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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Dreams & their interpretation
Integrating traditional dream analysis with family psychology,
clinical science, and parapsychology, Edward Bruce Bynum, Ph.D.,
ABPP, details how our personal unconscious is interwoven into our
larger family unconscious. He shows how these dreamlife connections
and patterns are as old as humanity itself, exploring ancient dream
traditions from around the world. He explains how the dreamlife of
a family can be viewed as a shared field or hologram, where each
family member is enfolded into the dreams of the other members.
This shared reality reveals itself in family and personal
illnesses, in nightmares and unusual dreams, and during critical
times such as crisis, pregnancy, conflicts, and medical
emergencies. It also reveals itself in cases of simultaneous shared
dreams and telepathic and precognitive dreams, explaining why so
many people have dreams in which a family member appears to say
good-bye, waking the next day to discover the same loved one has
passed away.
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) has been called the "father of holistic
medicine" and the most documented psychic of the 20th century. For
more than 40 years of his adult life, Cayce gave "readings" to
thousands of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing
illnesses and revealing lives lived in the past and prophecies for
the future. According to Cayce, when it comes to intuition, we are
our own best psychics, and one way to hone these abilities is
through a better understanding of our dreams. What are dreams? Are
they a series of unrelated, unfinished thoughts from the day, or do
they provide a portal into the deeper subconscious, helping you to
investigate all the important matters in your life? By following
Cayce's techniques of dream interpretation, you will be able to
learn what dreams are and how you can better access, understand,
and work with them.
'Dreams are products of the mind, and do not come from any external
source' Artemidorus' The Interpretation of Dreams (Oneirocritica)
is the richest and most vivid pre-Freudian account of dream
interpretation, and the only dream-book to have survived complete
from Graeco-Roman times. Written in Greek around AD 200, when
dreams were believed by many to offer insight into future events,
the work is a compendium of interpretations of dreams on a wide
range of subjects relating to the natural, human, and divine
worlds. It includes the meanings of dreams about the body, sex,
eating and drinking, dress, the weather, animals, the gods, and
much else. Artemidorus' technique of dream interpretation stresses
the need to know the background of the dreamer, such as occupation,
health, status, habits, and age, and the work is a fascinating
social history, revealing much about ancient life, culture, and
beliefs, and attitudes to the dominant power of Imperial Rome.
Martin Hammond's fine translation is accompanied by a lucid
introduction and explanatory notes by Peter Thonemann, which assist
the reader in understanding this important work, which was an
influence on both Sigmund Freud and Michel Foucault.
Why did dreams matter to Jews, Byzantine Christians, and Muslims in
the first millennium? Dreams and Divination from Byzantium to
Baghdad, 400 - 1000 CE shows how the ability to interpret dreams
universally attracted power and influence in the first millennium.
In a time when prophetic dreams were viewed as God's intervention
in human history, male and female prophets wielded was unparalleled
power in imperial courts, military camps, and religious gatherings.
The three faiths drew on the ancient Near Eastern tradition of
dream key manuals, which offer an insight into the hopes and fears
of ordinary people. They melded pagan dream divination with their
own scriptural traditions to produce a novel and rich culture of
dream interpretation. Prophetic dreams enabled communities to
understand their past and present circumstances as divinely
ordained and helped to bolster the spiritual authority of dreamers
and those who had the gift of interpreting their dreams. Bronwen
Neil takes a gendered approach to the analysis of the common
culture of dream interpretation across late antique Jewish,
Byzantine, and Islamic sources to 1000 CE, in order to expose the
ways in which dreams offered women a unique opportunity to exercise
influence. The epilogue to the volume reveals why dreams still
matter today to many men and women of the monotheist traditions.
Falling, flying, making love to a stranger, being naked in public – we’ve all woken up, wondering ‘Why did I dream that?’ In this lively and thorough guide to the world of night time fantasies, nightmares, and visions, dream specialist Gayle Delaney helps readers interpret, understand, and direct their dreaming. Drawing together dream history and the latest techniques, she lets readers in on the most fascinating new thinking about dream interpretation and explains how the ancients used and understood dreams.Delaney shows readers how to live their dreams and direct what they dream about and when. She also offers a complete resource guide of ‘dream-y’ books and tapes, study groups, and web sites. From a fascinating survey of dream history – Aristotle to Jung – to the stunning new ways business, arts, science, and health care use dreamwork today, Delaney presents an enchanting – and practical – dream ‘bible’ sure to find a place on the shelf of every curious, fascinated dreamer.
Lucid dreaming-waking up and becoming fully conscious in your
dreams-has intrigued legions of those seeking to explore their vast
inner worlds. Yet for many, "getting lucid" for the first time can
be elusive. And for those who have, there are few resources that
show us how to use this extraordinary state for the greater goal of
awakening to all of reality, day or night. With Dream Yoga, Andrew
Holecek brings us a practical guide for meditators, seasoned dream
travelers wanting to go deeper, and total beginners eager to
experience lucidity for the first time. Here, you'll join this
expert teacher of dream work and meditation to learn: How to awaken
in your dreams naturally by using modern scientific principles with
the insights and practices of Tibetan dream and sleep yoga * Proven
guidance to overcome common obstacles, enhance dream recall, focus
and amplify awareness while dreaming, work with nightmares safely,
resolve emotional blockages, and glean wisdom from your dreams * A
wealth of practices and tips that have helped thousands enjoy
successful dream-time exploration * Essential Buddhist teachings
and tools for navigating the many realms of sleep (dreaming is just
one of them) * Direct insights into the continuation of
consciousness beyond the physical body and death * How to bring
your skills together to engage with the hundreds of thousands of
dream opportunities that most of us forget or dismiss Have you ever
wondered what happens when you sleep and dream? Desired to wake up
in your dreams and have the time of your life? Or wanted to use
your sleep hours to fully explore these dimensions, heal, and
evolve? Dream Yoga answers these questions-not academically but
directly-by showing you how to access this profound universe for
yourself.
Understanding the Dreams You Dream: Biblical Keys for Hearing
God's Voice in the Night not only provides insight into your dreams
and life, but also includes a comprehensive dictionary of dream
symbols
You will be guided through the complex world of dreams by a
minister with decades of experience receiving, understanding, and
interpreting dreams of his own and for others.
Through Scripture-based meditation, much can be understood about
your dreams; but many Christians don't know how to meditate. This
problem is addressed in three different ways:
Specific, detailed directions are given on how and upon what to
meditate.Personal examples of dreams from the author's own
experiences.Practical dictionary of symbol definitions is
included.
This book presents both normal and not-so-normal dream
situations. You will learn that to apply only one type of dream
interpretation to all dreams is restricting each symbol to only one
possible definition, which is incorrect. And you will learn how to
tell the difference between a dream from God-and those from evil
sources.
Anthony Peake explores the relationship between consciousness and
reality and in the process puts forward a hypothesis that can
explain many enigmatic phenomena, including deja vu, precognition,
near-death experience and altered states."
This title helps you learn how humanity has viewed dreams through
the centuries, and what their significance is for us today. It is
an exploration of the many types of dreams including lucid
dreaming, dream archetypes, nightmares, recurring dreams, erotic
dreams and dream logic. You can begin a voyage of discovery as you
learn what particular importance your dreams have for understanding
yourself and the way you live your life.
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Used alone or with a partner, The Dreamwork Handbook offers a
radical programme of practical exercises to cut through the muddles
of our waking thoughts and reveal the wealth of insight and
revolutionary power that dreams can have. This interactive book
helps you harness the power of waking and sleeping dreams to
navigate through the emotional labyrinth towards clarity and
fulfilment: Thought-provoking exercises and specially devised dream
scenarios offer dozens of step-by-step ways to use dreams to
enhance our love lives, as well as our relationships with family
and friends. Discover new ways to benefit from your dream life,
based on visualizations, role play, storytelling, and other
techniques for solo or mutual dreamwork. Go beyond dream symbolism
and get to grips with the detailed language of dreams, allowing you
to explore your deep subconscious spirituality, health, self-esteem
and desires. Dream together with others and discover the dream path
of love. The Guided Daydreaming Toolkit offers a practical series
of exercises to gently conduct any relationship back into
alignment.
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