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Favorite Practical Dream Contest

SUN, MAN, MOON, INC, Publishers is announcing a "FAVORITE PRACTICAL DREAM CONTEST". Here's how:

1) submit your favorite practical dream from history and tell why it is your favorite. For example - Pharoah's dream of seven fat and seven lean cattle followed by seven fat and seven lean ears of corn could be yourfavorite because it saved an entire nation from starvation during drought conditions.

2) Submit your favorite practical dream from your personal experience. For example - you dreamed you reached up over your head and took a notebook off a shelf. When you pulled it down, several small and three large black widow spiders came with it. They landed on the floor except for one large one which landed on your bare arm. You brushed off the large one and began stomping on the ones on the floor. A man appeared behind you and stomped out all the spiders. End of dream. That morning at work the Big Boss asked you to work on a report that had been submitted by your immediate boss. He felt it had some mistakes you could correct. This was like reaching up over your head into the area of your immediate boss's work. You did it. When she, your immediate boss, found out, she "jumped on you" about it. This was like the large, poisonous female on your arm. Her two best friends/co-workers joined her in protest. Then the Big Boss backed you up and stomped out all opposition. You had found her report to be a mess and made necessary corrections.

The dream gave you warning and confidence about following orders and co-worker relationships.

All over 18 are eligible and welcome. Deadline for arrival of entries is May 31, 1999. Send entries to: Sun, Man, Moon; Box 2914; Seal Beach, CA 90740 or by email to: jbaylis@earthlink.net 

PRIZES: First prize - Complete works of Janice Baylis, PhD. $100.00 value. These are - Books: Sleep On It! The Practical Side of Dreaming, Personal Dream Journal and Light-in-the-dark Pen, Dream Dynamic and Decoding:An Interpretation Manual and Sex, Symbols and Dreams. Audio tape - Sex as Symbol in Dreams

Videos - The Genius of the Dreaming Mind, The Slanguage of Dreams, Psychic Dreams. Two Second Place prizes: $30.00 value: Books - Sex, Symbols and Dreams, Personal Dream Journal and Light-in-the-dark Pen.

 

Introduction to Dreamwork: 11 Feb -- 18 Mar 1999 in London, England

Dreams are the most personalised form of the Oracle, and often the most miraculous, in that they are created-each night

-specifically for every one of us. One function of our dreams is

to point out our blind spots and correct narrow or one-sided viewpoints; because of this it helps to tell them to a sympathetic listener who can provide objective insight and feedback. Using symbols and metaphoric imagery, dreams employ a language that-with a little help and practice-anyone can learn. In fact, the very act of working to understand your dreams is usually supported and rewarded by the Oracle, who seems to respond when it knows that acts messages are being heard. Although much goes on in your dreaming life that is not meant to be interpreted, working with dreams over time is an excellent way to connect with a sense of meaning in your life.

Nora Leonard will be running a 6 week course in dreamwork

beginning 11 February 1999 in West Ealing (London, England).

The course runs for 6 weeks, two hours per week, and covers such topics as:

keeping a proper dream diary;
learning to ask the right questions of a dream;
how dreams portray our current situation in metaphoric terms;
the need to bring in individual associations and amplifications to dream imagery; recognising and dealing with mythological motifs;
how dreams often picture our own inner dynamics as outer relationships and situations- for example using our own parents in dreams as images of how we
"mother" or "father" ourselves.

Theory will be translated into practice using dreams brought to the sessions by course participants. The classes will be kept to 6-7 participants so that each member gets a chance to present their dreams.

The cost will be 60 pounds sterling for the 6 weeks. Please phone 0181-998-2366 or email nleonard@vatamoen.u-net.com

for further details.

ASD Regional Conference - Dreams and the New Millennium

A one day event co-sponsored by the Department of Consciousness

Studies, John F. Kennedy University and the Association for the Study of Dreams. Featured Speakers include Patricia Garfield, Ph.D. The Universal Dreams; Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Shamanic Dreamtime, Lessons for the New Millennium; Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D. The Future of Lucid Dreaming. Presentations, Seminars and Workshops include Loyd Auerbach, M.A. Precognitive Dreaming and its Relation to Time. Fariba Bogzaran, Ph.D. Unfolding the Spiritual Dimensions in Dreaming. Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D. & Alan Siegel, Ph.D. Exploring Childhood Dreams and Nightmares.

Daniel Deslauriers, Ph.D. Integral Approach to Dreamwork.

Ray Greenleaf, M.A., MFCC and Mary Hull Webster, M.A. Archetypes,

Alchemy, and Dreams. Shirley Coburn and Chuck Coburn Shapeshifting Reality: Redreaming the Past to Change the Future.

Amit Goswami, Ph.D. and Laurie Mikulasek, M.A. A New Science of

Dreams:Presentation by JFKU Dream Studies Students and Alumni

Marilyn Fowler. Dreams, Problem solving and Decision making: A New Paradigm for Business. Nancy Lund. Tibetan Dream Yoga: Lucid Dreaming and Beyond. Julie Knowles, M.A. Dreams: Mirrors of Conscious Evolution.

Dream Art Space

Accomplished performing artists from JFKU will create a dream theater and express their artistry by bridging dream reality into waking. Artists: Seth Hunter Eisen and Gloria Lamson and Diane Sherman, M.A. and Charles H. Trapolin and Mark Wagner M.A.

Dreams and the New Millennium, Conference Coordinators

Program Chair: Fariba Bogzaran, 925/258-7322

Assistant Chair: Nancy Lund, E-mail: ouroboras@aol.com

Program Assistant: Marylin Fowler, 925/258-7326

February 27, 1999, 9:00 am - 6:30pm 9:00am.

Location: John F. Kennedy University (Village Campus, Room 201)

12 Altarinda Road, Orinda, California(East Bay, Hwy 24, Orinda/Moraga exit, left at traffic light,right at next light (Santa Maria) that becomes Altarinda. Campus at the right)

Cost:$110 General $65 Students Registration: 925/254-0105

Information: 925/258-7322, E-mail: ouroboras@aol.com

http://www.asdreams.org/conferences/regional/99millennium.htm

checks payable to John F. Kennedy University, Dream Event

John F. Kennedy University Graduate School for Holistic Studies

12 Altarinda Road, Orinda, California 94937

 

SAGE HEALING WOLF'S DREAMJOURNEY CIRCLES

Co-ed group meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.

Women's group meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month.

Both are open to new members and meet in Emeryville.

The cost is $10-40 sliding scale per circle. Each group features a workshop on shamanic dreaming, a dream sharing circle, intensive dream exploration and shamanic ritual.

 

Dreamwork Facilitators Mailing List

Recently, I established an e-mail list exclusively for use by those currently engaged in the facilitation of dreamwork groups especially those of us centered in the Southeast United States, but not restricted to any particular area. Interested facilitators and group leaders can find out more by writing

dreamgroup@webtv.net . This is not really a dream-sharing list. Many very fine such lists already exist. The primary purpose of this list is to facilitate networking and the sharing of ideas regarding the actual responsibility of forming, organizing and facilitating an ongoing group.

Anything truly important is worth doing to the best of our ability. For all the training we may receive, all the books we read, all the experiments we try in our own groups, who would not jump at the chance to improve our leadership skills by association with others engaged in the same work. Together we can swap ideas, trade "exercises", provide feedback to each

other, or, if our groups are reasonably close to each other, even plan joint projects. There is great potential for such an association.

Pleasant Dreams,

Tom Goad

Nashville Dream Awareness Circle

 

CALL FOR YOUR DREAMJOURNEYS

I am writing a book on spiritual dreams, "Dreamjourneys: A Shamanic Path to Healing and Spiritual Awakening." You are invited to submit for possible inclusion in the book descriptions of dreams that featured a powerful spiritual message or journey. Types of dreamjourneys include: SOUL JOURNEYS, CREATIVE DREAMS (and their art!), HEALING DREAMS, PRECOGNITIVE OR PSYCHIC DREAMS, POWER ANIMAL (TOTEM) DREAMS, ANGEL DREAMS, DREAMS OF SPIRIT GUIDES, AND SHAMANIC INITIATION DREAMS. This dream probably felt like "more than just a dream." This is an opportunity for you to share your dream with many other people who validate your incredible experience, and the telling of it may help you or other readers. Please send a typed description of your dream to shaman@sirius.com  (e-mail preferred) or to Taylor Kingsley a.k.a. Sage Healing Wolf, Dreamjourneys Project, 1678 Shattuck Ave. #275, Berkeley CA 94709. Please include any background information you feel may be relevant to the dream, and tell how it changed your life and/or spiritual life. There is nomonetary compensation, but you may be credited by name if you so desire. Please state whether you wish to be credited by name, pseudonym or anonymously. Include your name, mailing address, email and/or phone number so the author may contact you if there are any questions. Many thanks, many blessings, and sweet dreams... -

Taylor Kingsley/Sage Healing Wolf

 

Results of Planetary Dream Project

French: http://perso.club-internet.fr/oniros/reves98.htm

English: http://perso.club-internet.fr/oniros/EASD/planetarydream98.html  

PLANETARY DREAM 98

Night of the winter solstice, 20th to 21st of December 1998

To celebrate the Planetary dream 98, a ® FLYING PARTY¯ took place in Paris the night of the 18th of december. Then around the world dreamers put the intention in their minds to have dreams of flying (transcendence). The dreams are now online at the Oniros/EASD site. The Planetary dream 98 is part of the project ®Alcheringa¯ which will lead us in the year 2000 to the aboriginal australian land, at Uluru (Ayers Rock), in the center of Australia. The cyberspace, link between the real world and the dream world, will serve as main support for the exchanges which will go with the project via ø mailing lists like ®onirama¯ .

ø the program IRC (mIRC), channel ®oniros¯ (network FR.Undernet.org or other Undernet server). ®Flying instructors¯ will help you if you have difficulties to fly in your dreams...

 

SHAMANIC DREAM CIRCLE

You are invited to join a circle of dream adventurers which meets weekly in Emeryville and enjoys retreats in the Sierras for vision questing and dreamjourneying. This group focuses on dreams as spiritual journeys and messages but also honors Jungian and other psychological dreamwork techniques. The Shamanic Dream Circle features educational workshops on dreamjourneys (led by Sage Healing Wolf, author of Dreamjourneys: Dreams of Spiritual Awakening), dream sharing, and shamanic ritual to honor the Dream spirits and incubate dreams of healing, guidance and empowerment. Far more than the usual "talking" dream sharing group, we utilize multicultural shamanic ritual, soul retrieval and power animal retrieval, as well as dream re-entry, dream theater, dream art and many other powerful experiential dreamwork methods to catalyze your dream life and your waking life. For more information, call Taylor/Sage at (510) 653-7293 or email to

shaman@sirius.com .

 

Dreams@intuition.org eList - Crisis

Dear Dreamers,

For some years now, the Intuition Network has been providing a service to the consciousness community by sponsoring our e-mail discussion groups, at no cost to the users.

Now, however, we are in a new situation. The foundation grant that has supported our work expired several months ago. It is up to us to generate other sources of revenue.

Our intention is to continue the operation of our computer conference system for as long as possible. However, the cost of doing so is not negligible. Internet costs, telephone costs, and computer support staff (not counting my own time which is now donated) amounts to about $1000 a month. Each month now, our limited cash reserves are dropping; and unless steps are taken to change this situation, the time will come when we will have to unplug the computer conference system. Instead, we should be upgrading!

So the time has come when I must request volunteer donations from those of you who are using this system and feel so moved. Do not hesitate to be generous. Your donations will all go to keeping this system alive.

If you would like to help us keep this system running, please send a check to Intuition Network, 369-B Third Street, #161, San Rafael, CA 94901. Make your check out to Intuition Network, and mark on the check "computer conference".

Thank you for your support.

Warm regards,

Jeffrey Mishlove

President, Intuition Network

www.intuition.org

 

Book Update : "Doing Internet Research: Critical Issues and Methods for Examining the Net" edited by Steve Jones (1999, Sage, paperback, 299 pgs.). It includes 13 chapters and an introduction to conducting social-scientific research online.

Introduction: Forests, Trees and Internet Research

1. Studying the Net: Intricacies and Issues

2. Complementary Explorative Date Analysis: The Reconciliation of Quantitative and Qualititative Principles

3. Recontextualizing "Cyberspace": Methodological Considerations for On-Line Research

4. Studying On-Line Social Networks

5. Cybertalk and the Method of Instances

6. Configuring as a Mode of Rehtorical Analysis

7. From Paper and Pencil to Screen and Keyboard: Toward a Methodology for Survey Research on the Internet

8. Measuring Internet Audiences: Patrons of an On-Line Art Magazine

9. Analyzing the Web: Directions and Challenges

10. There is a There There: Notes Toward a Definition of Community

11. Researching and Creating Community Networks

12. Beyond Netiquette: The Ethics of Doing Naturlistic Discourse Research on the Internet

13. Thinking the Internet: Cultural Studies Versus the Millenium

Order info UK (14 GBP):

http://www.Amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761915948/cybersocandcyber  

Order info USA/Rest of World (US$20):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%0761915948/cyborgaanethnogrA/  

 

Buy Dream Books Online and support the Dream Tree

The Dream Tree is now an official associate of Amazon.com. What does that mean? If you want to buy quality dream books and videos, you can do so directly from The Dream Tree's website! For each book you buy as a result of linking through The Dream Tree, Amazon will credit The Dream Tree with a small referral fee. Help support your online dream resource center! www.dreamtree.com .


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     RESEARCH    &   REQUESTS

Hag Dreams

I am writing an article on what is commonly known as "Hag Dreams" or "Old Hag". It is the sensation of feeling paralyzed yet awake. I am trying to get others experiences with this and was wondering if you have ever or would consider adding this as one of your categories? Or if you could direct me in any way as to where I might find some more info on this subject. Thank You, Kaumari@aol.com

Animal Dreams

I am collecting dreams of fish, worms, wolves, cats and salamanders, and also numinous dreams of any kind.

Series of any of these would be especially interesting. Please tell your dream(s) and then a little about what that symbol means for you. If you wish to show the work you have done, including drawings, to arrive at that meaning(s),that would be great, too, though not necessary.

Several meanings for a particular symbol are OK, since dreams are many-layered. I would also like to know how old you were when you had each dream. Thanks so much for sharing your dreams. Pat Patricia Kampmeier patkamp@pacbell.net

http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/kampmeier/

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   WEBSITE & ONLINE  UPDATES

Do you know of interesting new websites you=d like to share with others? Or do you have updates to existing pages? Help spread the word by using the Electric Dreams DREAM-LINK page www.dreamgate.com/dream/resources/online97.htm . This is really a public projects board and requires that everyone keep up his or her own link URLs and information. Make a point to send changes to the links page to us.

NEWS FROM THE DREAM TREE

The Dream Tree, an online resource center for dreamers and contributor of Electric Dreams' monthly Global Dreaming News, is pleased to announce it's newest features for your cyber- convenience and networking:

Online Bulletin Board with five different dream-related forums, including dream sharing; dream books, film and art; and dream groups. The bulletin board is free, and a great place to discuss dream stuff with other oneironauts online. http://www.dreamtree.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi

Guest Book drop by and let others know what you think and where you're from! http://www.dreamtree.com/cgi-bin/ugb.cgi

Buy Dream Books Online -- The Dream Tree is now an official associate of Amazon.com. What does that mean? If you want to buy quality dream books and videos, you can do so directly from The Dream Tree's website! For each book you buy as a result of linking through The Dream Tree, Amazon will credit The Dream Tree with a small referral fee. Help support your online dream resource center! www.dreamtree.com .

New site map (just click "Site Map" on the home page at www.dreamtree.com) will show you graphically or in outline form, all the pages at The Dream Tree.

New navigation tools to make it easier to find your way around.

The DreamLink

http://www.ipa.net/~drmlink

Byron Smith, author of the upcoming book "The DreamLink", talks about his work, and offers dream analysis to visitors at his website.

The New Gypsies Dream Place - Dream Poetry and Essays

http://home.earthlink.net/~cthomp1/jadewind.htm

Jade Wind Woman developed an interest in dream work, neo-Jungian style, before and after doing recent graduate work in psychology. She also did a Native American-style vision quest a decade and a half ago, guided by an Apache Medicine Person. Her poetry and dream influenced writings have been coming together over the years, with a recent focus on connection with

others who appreciate the messages for our lives the dreams offer.

 A Journey Within the Mystery of Being

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/5279/

A collection of thoughts on dream interpretation, symbolism and how to use both for spiritual growth. Many nice graphics. "A Journey within the Mystery of Being"

 

DreamWork at MSN

The New Age Communities at MicroSoft Network offers a discussion board on dreams and dreaming. Stop by and post a dream. Newsgroup format. http://communities.msn.com/newage/newsgroups.asp

 

Dreams and the Genetic Code

http://www.magiccomputers.com.au/bartholomew/

A paper presentation by Bradley York Bartholomew. This paper is part of a degree project for Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia. He would be most interested to hear from you concerning your thoughts about this theory, whether positive or negative. Please e-mail bartholomew@magiccomputers.com.au

 

The Daily Analyst

http://callisto.worldonline.nl/~cb008448/

Dutch psychoanalyst Willem Linschoten hosts a somewhat private feeling discussion list on dreams and their meanings. Heavy topics and deep sharing and personal revelations create an interesting reflective mood.

The Dreams Page updater

http://www.eden.com/~sbonham/dream.htm

Sirley Marques Bonham has added articles on dreams and lucidity, spirit and other dream topics.

Electric Dreams Covers

www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-covers

Did you know that you can get Illustrated Covers for Electric Dreams? Some of our cover art goes back years. Be sure to stop by the gallery, find your favorite issues and download a nice looking cover!

Ian Wilson's Web Update

http://www.personal.img.net/iwilson/

Ian Wilson focuses on the "experience" of dreams and the range of experience, especially lucid and oobe. He offers a dream and information page as well as an online book/course on consciousness where dreams and dream states are discussed and enhancement techniques are offered. Special focus on Mutual, Lucid & Psi dreams, mixing the research of such noted

dream theorists as Linda Magallon and Jane Roberts (Seth) and Ian's own experiences. Ian Wilson email iwilson@img.net

 

The Nashville Dream Awareness Circle (NDAC)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/3780/

The Nashville Dream Awareness Circle (NDAC) practices a gentle form of dreamwork designed to help dreamers explore the themes and issues in our lives that have been highlighted by our nightly dreams. Through our "No Dictionary" approach, each dream is explored on it's own terms, not made to fit a pre-existing theory. The methods are chosen from most appropriate methods developed by psychologists and dream researchers worldwide, yet

they can easily be learned and practiced by anyone whatever their background. . This is not psychotherapy, and they are not affiliated with any other organization. They are a circle of everyday, ordinary people who have discovered the great value of working toward their potential in this extraordinary way. They welcome new people.

 Somniloquy Instutitute Dream Picture

http://www.xs4all.nl/~cuckoo/apnea/merry.html  

If you missed the very funny and cute picture put up for the holidays by the Somniloquy Institute, you can still view this photo online.

http://fly.to/suneye

SUNEYE Ultimate Out-of-Body and Lucid Dream Guide

There has always been a debate about how much of out of body experience is really lucid dreaming. Here is a site that examines the full range of these experiences and offers various induction methods. There is also an invitation to join the experiments. Many of the suneye techniques require a fairly arduous schedule (getting up and reading a hour during the night) but are based on fairly well tested research from other lucid dream

studies. Other parts of the site include testimonies, examples, and other help.

DREAMS: Art of the Collective Unconscious

http://members.aol.com/gbt1

New additions to the gallery make this site especially wonderful. This site takes dreams, illustrations and interpretations. Beautiful collection of artistically rendered dreams by Gail Bixler-Thomas "DREAMS: Art of the Collective Unconscious" invites dreamers to connect with their dreams by creating art and through self-interpretation. Artwork and interpretations (of real people) are shared on this site. The dream project was developed to raise general consciousness of the importance of dreaming via an Internet web site. Verbal invitations and email were used to gather volunteer participants. The following instructions were given: Record in writing a recent or recurring dream, in first person and present tense. Express the dream with a drawing or other art form. Record the emotions associated with the dream. Study the dream-inspired artwork and provide a written interpretation. Provide first name, age, occupation and

geographic location. Dreams were collected, digitized, formatted and made available on the Internet. Supporting materials B including historical information, dream theories and a summary of new research B were also prepared and placed online.

Dreaming with Eyes Open

http://www.geocities.com/~pae_sno/

This site not only includes special editions of Electric Dreams in PDF format for easy viewing, but also hosts a wide variety of other topics, including music, poetry and philosophy. If you haven't seen Electric Dreams Illustrated in PDF format yet, you are in for a treat.

Henry Reed

http://www.starbuck.net/henryreed/

Henry Reed is one of the Dream Titans, part of group of dream inspired pioneers who formed the early grassroots dream movement and revived many of the ancient dream techniques for contemporary use. Henry has recently added to his site an interview from DreamNet and new collections to his fabulous dream art gallery, which chronicles a lifetime of artistic inspiration.

DreamCatching

http://www.dreamcatching.com/

DreamCatching.com was originally a book announcement site but has now grown into a great resource site for dreamers that specializes in children and dreaming. The original book by Alan Siegel, Ph.d. and Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.d. _Every Parent's Guide to Understanding and Exploring Children's

Dreams and Nightmares_ is still available, but has been augmented by many other articles of the authors, including Creative Ways of Exploring Children's Dreams , Welcoming the Dream, Sharing Dreams Is Sharing Feelings, How Your Dreams Can Enhance Your Parenting Skills, Nightmare Remedies and The Natural Playfulness of Children's Dreams.