We’ve just added a new worldwide dream events calendar — and we’re hoping you’ll help us spread the word about dream workshops, classes, seminars, and other events that you know about so we can share them with others!
By August 21st, 2011, under
Dreams and Imagination: Healing Pathways Conference, Sydney, 19-22 April 2012
This is the 1st Australian Regional International Association for the Study of Dreams Conference
The program will offer plenaries, workshops, panels, discussion groups, dream groups, film and art program. The emphasis is on knowledge and information sharing in an environment that encourages experiential learning, dream sharing, individual and group processes, social gathering and celebration. Areas of interest are:
- Dreams and physical illness
- Precognitive dreams
- Trauma, nightmares and healing dreams
- Dream incubation practices
- Creative dream practices
- Dreamgroups
- Dreaming, imagination and social cultural landscapes
For more information, visit the website.
By January 9th, 2012, under
Online Journal Showcases Dreamers’ Songs
by Nancy Mosher
The newest issue of deLuge, an online literary and arts journal related to dreams, features an anthology of original music, inspired by the archetypal journey. Published by North of Eden, an organization devoted to Archetypal Dreamwork, deLuge traditionally features poems, personal essays, and visual art inspired by dreams. This is the first issue featuring original songs, adding a new dimension to the arts journal concept.
This issue of deLuge contains 12 original songs, written and performed by 10 dreamers. Some had never written songs before. Others, such as accomplished Vermont musicians Jeremiah McLane, Susannah Blachly, and Bob Murray, are bringing the message of their dreams to life in evocative new ways.
Each song reflects the raw and intensely individual journey of Archetypal Dreamwork, which challenges dreamers to discard their understanding of themselves and enter into an exploration of the unknown through their dreams. Many describe a discovery of their own relationship with the Divine, as revealed through their dream journeys.
Jane Mackenzie’s song “Untitled” is a striking example of the way dreamwork unleashes creative expression. Jane, a fledging songwriter, sings her story with haunting grace and simplicity. Accompanied by soft bluesy piano arpeggios, “Untitled” describes how Jane’s fear, “like a shroud, like a veil” becomes the gate that can set her free. As the song unfolds, we can hear the transformation of the sorrow in Jane’s richly textured voice, as she describes lifting her “voice to the sky.” The song closes with these lyrics:
There’s angel’s breath beneath my wings,
Lifting me in song,
Soaring higher, riding in His arms.
Although this song’s story is uniquely Jane’s, the way music can take us out of the mind prisons in which so many of us live is universal. It is a gift to be able to hear Jane lead us through her journey from fear, through song, to the loving arms of God.
Jim Goss offers another manifestation of the profound spiritual connection that can arise from dreamwork. His song “From Within Me,” with its urgent guitar rhythms and echoing harmonies, is lyrically simple, describing his devotion and humility as he seeks the divine connection deep within himself.
From within me. From where I cannot see. From within me. From where my Father speaks
Make me weightless. I have no more need for right. Please turn me slowly. Turn my face toward the light
Jim’s musical artistry is impressive. His vocals, both precise and flexible, weave beautifully with his highly skilled guitar work. The song is beautifully arranged. Jim’s closing guitar work evokes the breadth and scope of the long journey into what Carl Jung describes as “the spirit of the depths.”
deLuge also contains a rich array of writing and artwork related to dreams. The founders of Archetypal Dreamwork, Marc Bregman and Christa Lancaster, share an excerpt from their new book Flesh Off the Bone: Dream Descent through Past Life Trauma, which explores their own breathtaking dream journeys through the catacombs of the unconscious to discover profound healing, a newfound love for each other, and a deep connection with the Divine.
Music has a way of penetrating our thorny protective exteriors and opening us to what is most true inside us. This diverse group of songwriters, exploring their own deepest truths and willing to share the most vulnerable parts of themselves, brings us a rare and visceral musical experience, and enlightens us about the courage and commitment it takes to open to the knowledge of our own deepest selves.
The deLuge music issue can be seen and heard at www.northofeden.com/deluge4/
By November 3rd, 2011, under
Love Across Lifetimes: One Couple’s Journey Through Dreams
Flesh Off the Bone: Dream Descent through Past Life Traumas
Marc Bregman and Christa Lancaster
ISBN 978-0982999592
Review by Annie Perkins
The latest release from North of Eden Press, Flesh Off the Bone: Dream Descent through Past Life Trauma, chronicles the intensely intimate and moving story of Archetypal Dreamwork founders Marc Bregman and Christa Lancaster as they follow their dreams into the caverns of hidden trauma experienced in their past lives to rediscover a spiritual life and a deep and abiding love they had once shared.
While Bregman and Lancaster’s new book is rich with insight about dreams, archetypal mythology, working with trauma and the rise of the sacred feminine, Flesh Off the Bone is primarily a love story — told with grace and humor — that invites the reader into not only the passion and excitement but also the excruciating vulnerability of this couple’s coming together.
Having worked closely as colleagues for over twenty years, Bregman and Lancaster shared a deep friendship and an unshakable commitment to bringing Archetypal Dreamwork into the world. After failed marriages for each of them, they suddenly found themselves dreaming of a more intimate relationship together. What they could not have imagined was the intensity with which their past lives would rise to meet them in their dreams as they surrendered to the passionate feelings they had for each other.
Their dreams clearly led them back to the 1200s and a lifetime in Southern France where they lived together as spouses and teachers but ultimately were killed for their Gnostic faith. This path required them to face into the terror and trauma of their persecution lifetimes ago, as well as open themselves wholly to the incredible love and support of the divine world which has safely held their souls for hundreds of years. After lifetimes apart, they reclaimed not only their souls, but their life together, united in love and a deep commitment to bring God’s work, as they once lived it, back to the world. Flesh Off the Bone is truly a book for everyone — a compelling and intensely intimate portrayal of one couple’s commitment to creating an authentic relationship as well as the story of answering the call when the soul beckons. In reading this book and taking this fascinating journey, I was reminded of the quote by Robert Frost: “the only way round is through.” Bregman and Lancaster show us that although the way back to the soul can be arduous, there is nothing to do but dive in. In The Red Book, Carl Jung writes “The knowledge of the heart is in no book and is not to be found in the mouth of any teacher, but grows out of you like the green seed from the dark earth.” Like Jung, Bregman and Lancaster believe that “dreams are the guiding words of the soul” and so they simply followed them home. Their extraordinary descent speaks to that desire in each of us to reacquaint ourselves with the land of our hearts. Since their own transformative journeys, Bregman and Lancaster have been helping others recognize and work with regressive dreams — going beyond the realm of psychological healing and into the descent of the soul where the human spirit can be made whole again. “The healing work of the dream is nothing short of the complete resolution and reclamation of the soul’s capacity to evolve,” they write.
This important book opens new territory in the fields of both psychological and spiritual healing, territory open to all who have the courage to take the journey offered by their dreams.
By October 29th, 2011, under
Your help needed in dream survey about The Departed
Author Gillian Holloway is conducting research on dream visitations by those who are departed. Gillian says: “One of the hallmarks of the visitation dream: when you awaken from it, you have a powerful feeling that you have just been with the person. Over the years, I’ve been able to collect stories like this one, and to compare the similarities and differences. Visitation dreams come to believers and non believers, to people of all faiths and all ages. They are often punctuated by family members shared experiences, waking life coincidences that appear to follow up the dream.” Have you been visited by someone you’ve lost in dreams? If so, take a few minutes to complete Gillian’s online survey.
By October 15th, 2011, under
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-09
- Scientists reconstruct brain's visions into digital format — may eventually be able to transcribe dreams: http://t.co/bKng0sel #
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By October 9th, 2011, under
Scientists Reconstruct Brains’ Visions Into Digital Video — Video Dreams May be Next!
UC Berkeley scientists have developed a system to capture visual activity in human brains and reconstruct it as digital video clips. Eventually, this process will allow you to record and reconstruct your own dreams on a computer screen.
They used three different subjects for the experiments—incidentally, they were part of the research team because it requires being inside a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging system for hours at a time. The subjects were exposed to two different groups of Hollywood movie trailers as the fMRI system recorded the brain’s blood flow through their brains’ visual cortex.
The readings were fed into a computer program in which they were divided into three-dimensional pixels units called voxels (volumetric pixels). This process effectively decodes the brain signals generated by moving pictures, connecting the shape and motion information from the movies to specific brain actions. As the sessions progressed, the computer learned more and more about how the visual activity presented on the screen corresponded to the brain activity.
After recording this information, another group of clips was used to reconstruct the videos shown to the subjects. The computer analyzed 18 million seconds of random YouTube video, building a database of potential brain activity for each clip. From all these videos, the software picked the one hundred clips that caused a brain activity more similar to the ones the subject watched, combining them into one final movie. Although the resulting video is low resolution and blurry, it clearly matched the actual clips watched by the subjects. Read more….
By October 8th, 2011, under
Lucid Dreaming Symposium October 19 in San Rafael, CA
Lucid dreaming, dreams in which we know we are dreaming, is becoming one of the most talked about phenomena in dreams in the past two years. On October 19, 2011, Lucid Dreaming, Consciousness and Non-duality, a one-day symposium will gather experts and pioneer researchers in the field of lucid dreaming from across the country and Canada to present, dialogue and discuss the phenomena of lucid dreaming. This remarkable event is part of the Science and Non-duality Conference (SAND) being held from October 19-23, 2011 at the Embassy Suites and Marin Center in in San Rafael, California.
There will be both a morning and afternoon session; afterward there will be a table discussion and then time for questions by the audience. Robert Waggoner (Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self) who is presenting at the main conference will also join the final discussion.
Source: Examiner.com
By October 4th, 2011, under
Ione’s 16th Annual Dream Festival
The Dream Festival is an international celebration of dreams and dreamers curated by Kingston based author and dream facilitator Ione. Going on its 16th year, this global community event includes artwork, performances and workshops by world-class artists, everyday dreamers and inspired beings.
Ione’s 16th Annual Dream Festival
October 1 – November 30, 2010
Calendar of Events
- October 1 from 3 to 9 pm – Dream Festival Opening with MARATHON OF DREAMERS and opening reception for La Leona Arts’ 100 Artists/100 Dreams Film Premiere. In collaboration with Stella May Productions. Stella May Gallery Theatre, 101 Greenkill Ave, Kingston, NY
- October 4 – Pauline Oliveros solo concert, BABEL PRAGUE Festival, Prague
- October 8 – Pauline Oliveros’ Rock Piece and King Kong Sing Along at the Kingston Farmer’s Market. Followed by a performance of Six For New Time at BackStage Productions. In collaboration with the O+ Festival. Wall St, Uptown Kingston NY
- October 9 from 12 pm to 7 pm - ART/LIFE Counseling with Linda Montano. Inside the window of X’CLUSIVE BOUTIQUE, Wall St, Uptown Kingston. In collaboration with the O+ Festival.
- October 9 from 3-5 pm – Stone Mountain Dream Group with Robin and Steven Larsen at Half Moon Books, 35 N Front St, Uptown Kingston
- October 15-November 15 –An online series of mini-concerts up to 20 minutes long from different locations around the world. Broadcast live at www.deeplistening.org
- October 29 from 11-1pm – Kids’ Dream Box Workshop with Sadee Brathwaite. For artists aged 4 – 12 years. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston NY
- October 28 & 29 - Deep Listening Band Residency, Lawrence University
- November 5 from 5 to 7 pm- Art on the Wall Virtual Gallery Opening Reception for “Caren Canier: Journey in Egypt.” Preview of Dream Box exhibit. Deep Listening Space, 77 Cornell St, Suite 303, Kingston NY
- November 5 at 8 pm – UNDER THE RADAR concert - String Surprise with James Ilgenfritz and Al Margolis. Deep Listening Space, 77 Cornell St, Suite 303, Kingston NY
- November 11 from 6 to 8 pm - Opening Reception for exhibit – Dream Boxes – Curated by Ione and the Dream Team. LOJ (Lift off Judgement) Jury for fun Dream Box prizes. Performance with Norman and Ezra Lowrey – Remember, Dream. Gallery One Eleven, The Shirt Factory, Kingston NY. www.galleryoneleven.com
- November 12 - In Parallel: Dreaming into Alternate Universes. Overnight for Dreaming Avatars in Second Life with Norman Lowrey.
For more information, visit Ione’s website at http://deeplistening.org/site/content/dream-festival.
By September 10th, 2011, under
Kinematics of The Brain Activities
From author Mostafa M. Dini comes a comprehensive two-volume book that aims to introduce a different attitude toward the brain’s outer layer function and define specific study projects according to the model. Kinematics Of The Brain Activities: Volumes I and II contribute to complementary and multidisciplinary studies to help trace brain behaviors, brain macro-scale structure, and brain activities.
In Volume I the attempt has been done to conceptually explain the study. In the next volume, an introduction to kinetic approach to brain behaviors is given. The point that makes this research exceptional is that, up to now, brain functions have been mostly studied by their established neurons connectivity networks; while in this study their imposed momentum on the related substrates have been taken into consideration.
This book suits different people from many different disciplines. Some physics and fluid dynamics background as well as basic neuroscience knowledge would be required to follow the subject easier. The chapters in this book are organized according to brain structural levels of components of a substrate, substrate, location-continued pathway, time-continued pathways, brain layers, and brain as a whole, guiding readers to smoothly follow and understand the proposed model on a macro-scale level of structure.
Volume II continues to explore brain activity; this time, it aims to model the mentation process in a kinematical macro-scale basis. Informative and innovative, this study of brain activities is an introduction to a methodology that can open a new front for future works in parallel to the works already going on.
The brain, as it was popular for years, is not a computer. The brain structure and mechanism are developed by evolutionary rules of nature. Basic physical rules in nature as well as tendencies in plants and instincts in animals are previous ways for integration with nature. The evolution of hard relations between substances to biological soft behaviors of life can be traced along with evolution of integration centers. If gravity center is the integration center for substance interaction to stay in a balance condition, digesting system is the integration center for plant tendency to grow by turning toward light, and nerve system is integration center for primary animal instinct to protect its survival, then the brain has been developed in millions of years for front lobe as human integration center to fulfill one’s self-identity and effective self-protection.
Find out more about the books and the author at the website.
By August 25th, 2011, under
Nefarious Napstealers
Check out this new website on dreams and dream interpretation: Nefarious Napstealers, at http://explainyourdreams.com/
By August 23rd, 2011, under
