Janette
Brown, MA, LMFT
(info-link)
600 1st Ave. N.E. Seattle, WA. 98104
(206) 524-3645
Dream Therapy
Entering
the realm of our own pre-consciousness __ that is that place where we
are aware of things that we are not conscious enough to express to
ourselves, let alone others __ provides us with wisdom. And wisdom that
comes from our own perceptions is the best kind.
There are
ways of accessing our pre-conscious mind, one of which is contemplating
our dreams. This material is different from 'daydreams', or 'lucid
dreams', over which we have some conscious influence. Dreams come in
our sleep, and cannot be manipulated by our own preferences or
biases. Because this is true, dreams offer a place where we provide
ourselves creative insight into the matters or relationships we care
about most.
Some ways of approaching dream interpretation include:
Individual
Dream Work
- Writing down the dream, fresh from sleep
- Keeping a journal of these dreams and contemplating them
over time
Group
Dream Work
- Joining or forming a group of people who keep track of
their dreams
- Taking turns listening and sharing the varied meanings a
dream has for each person in the group
Work with a Dream Therapist
- Taking our dreams to someone who has made a study of dreams
and their symbols
- Considering the ideas of that specialist in light of our
own intuition about the dream's meanings
"A dream is a
microscope through which we look at the hidden occurences in our soul."
- Erich
Fromm, social psychologist / humanist / author