Book description
There have been many previous books on the physiology of dreaming, the
history of dream interpretation, and the meaning of specific dream
symbols. But there have been relatively few books exploring the
moment-by-moment process of interpreting dreams. This book guides you
through this interpretive process, and illustrates how dreamwork
promotes emotional, relational, and spiritual transformation. It
explores how working with dreams enhances our emotional life, deepens
our capacity for relationship, and helps us gracefully navigate change
and transitions. The author shows that dreamwork is a natural
antidepressant, is effective in transforming anger, bereavement, couples
conflicts and impasses, and aids the process of individuation. The book
explores archetypal themes and complexes, synchronistic experiences and
spiritual awakening in dreams, and representations of the body in
dreams. The final chapter, "Taming Wild Horses", explores
animal dream symbolism and its importance for enhancing our human
sexuality. The book also describes the Dream Mandala, a method of
self-transformation through the union of opposites - the charged
polarities of the personality. Dreamwork and Self-Healing will interest
all readers who wish to learn about dreams and their healing potential.
