My Training as a Dream Warrior
A few years ago I realized I’d been unconsciously living [...]
Waiting In The Lucid Void
Since I was a child, I have had conscious dream [...]
Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine
What is the universal symbol for medicine? Chances are, you [...]
The Ancestor Effect: How Your Roots Boosts Confidence
We all know that giving thanks is something we “should” [...]
Lucid dreaming as a spiritual practice
Lucid dreaming is the art of becoming more self-aware in [...]
Urine Dreams and the Creative Flow
Ever had a dream about going to the bathroom somewhere strange and wonder what it meant?
Dreams about our most primal daily functions—such as urination and defecation—are fairly common but seldom talked about. Are these dreams just a cue to wake up and take care of business? Doubtfully. Dreams, like all thoughts and acts of imagination, have multiple layers of significance beyond the obvious, and this includes dreams of finding relief.
Turtle Power: honoring a dream with action
Over the holidays, I read an introductory book on dreams [...]
Archaeodreaming: Myths, Dreams and Sense of Place
Many of us struggle to deepen our relationship to where [...]
Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud
Unfortunately, in our Western culture, where dreaming has long been considered insignificant, advances have been slow due to a lack of funded research. No one has yet offered a holistic theory of dreaming that accounts for how dreams form in the brain, what they mean, and why human cultures around the world draw significance from them. Instead, we have many competing theories, all of which look at different aspects of the dreaming world.
The Wolves and the Gift
For years, I was tormented by dreams of being chased by wolves and packs of angry dogs. Usually I would wake up from fright, but sometimes not before one of them sunk their teeth into me or scratched at my hands and face.