Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. When we listen, we offer with our attention an opportunity for wholeness. Our listening creates sanctuary for the homeless parts within the other person. ~Rachel Naomi Remen, M. D. When someone shares their dream with you they stand naked before you (think X-Ray Machine level naked!) Their soul is exposed and the most vulnerable, fragile, brilliant, and dare I say genius aspect of them is truly laying face... Read more
Inspirations never go for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. ~Brendan Francis Let’s face it, sometimes you have time for a luxurious dream interpretation session, and sometimes (probably more often than not) you will need a drive-through formula to get you through a hustle-bustle day. For those moments when you are on the go and need a dream interpretation “quickie”, simply do the following: Briefly write your dream down in your dream journal. As if your dream... Read more
“Though we appear to be sleeping, there is an inner wakefulness that directs the dream…that will eventually startle us back to the truth of who we are.” ~Rumi The SADDLE formula came to me one day during a live interview in response to a series of questions being asked by a radio show host. The questions he asked I must have heard a thousand times…but something snarky (I’m not normally snarky) bit its way through me. The interview went... Read more
Again and again some people in the crowd wake up. They have no ground in the crowd and they emerge according to broader laws. They carry strange customs with them, and demand room for bold gestures. The future speaks ruthlessly through them. ~Rainer Maria Rilke Perhaps you will be inspired to up the ante of your dream work/play when you realize you and your dreams are in good company. In fact, the greatest thinkers, scientists, artists, visionaries, and leaders throughout... Read more
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing… ~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer Just as all the love songs tell us, there’s someone for everyone. Luckily, finding the right dream buddy—someone who won’t laugh at you or call the men in the white coats when you tell them about your nighttime dreams—may be slightly more difficult than finding a bed... Read more
Dreams are like letters from God. Isn’t it time you answered your mail? ~Marie Louis von Franz At this point, if you’ve been reading this blog chronologically, you know what a dream catcher is…now it’s time to become one! Incorporate as many of the following suggestions in your early morning awakening routine, and you will be well on your way to remembering more of your dreams and becoming a more masterful dream catcher. <<<Click here to watch a video about... Read more
The Great Spirit has many ways of communicating with the human being…through dreams, imagination, intuition, inspiration, or a hunch. We need to pay attention to our dreams. Don’t cast them off as being silly or useless. Be respectful to our dreams and feelings. ~White Bison-Elder Most people don’t associate spiders and spider webs with the notion of having sweet dreams…unless you are from the Ojibwa Nation. The Ojibwa (a Native American tribe) are the ones who first created the... Read more
There are absolutely no worldly circumstances, under which you can’t or shouldn’t be making the very best of things. -TUT (Mike Dooley) Is your bedroom an obstacle course of laundry piles, credit card slips, and mismatched socks and shoes? Does your nightstand threaten to topple over like the Leaning Tower of Pisa with magazines, books, newspaper clippings, water bottles, tissue and and cough drops? Have the dust bunnies beneath your bed become so big that they’ve grown teeth? While... Read more
You see things; and you say, “Why” But I dream things that never were; and I say, “Why not?” -George Bernard Shaw On of the most powerful things you can do toward creating your dream-life is to create a dream collage that you gaze upon (or meditate on) prior to entering dreamland. I know someone whose entire life changed as a result of hanging her dream collage over her bed. She began dreaming about her collage and thinking about it... Read more
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. ~Lao Tzu The most important things to know about programming your dreams is…that the moments bookending sleepare prime real estate. These are the moments most people watch the news or read the newspaper and fill their minds with worldly worry. If we were wise we would take advantage of this natural state where the walls between the worlds are... Read more
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