The Dream As Compost: A Special Dream Essay For Earth Day
There is so much richness in the poem “This Compost,” by Walt Whitman. Whitman uses the compost metaphor beautifully. Perhaps you can relate to the natural cycling process that he walks us through. It speaks to me personally, reflecting my inner landscape and experience with dreamwork. It also points to a natural journey we all experience as humans on this earth.
Father’s Day
June is a month we celebrate Father’s Day…and how often we see in dreams male figures that come in many ways…fatherly, manly, frightening, challenging, dismissive and more. When we step into a dream we explore these figures to see what it is they want us to feel…feelings often hidden under the surface story of the dream.
Your Brain On... Dreams (An Interview With Rodger Kamenetz)
Listen to a podcast interview with Natural Dreamwork Founder Rodger Kamenetz from “The Brain Docs,” Ayesha and Dean Sherzai, neuroscientists and public health advocates. In their words: “An amazing conversation. Rodger speaks of the cross-cultural significance of dreams in a way the interviewers describe as ‘profoundly beautiful.’”
Soul’s Clear “Yes” And “No” In Our Dreams
Recently I have been learning from my dreams about the clarity with which soul’s desire is felt and expressed. The dream figures I meet speak with simple, immediate responses and invitations. “Yes!” they say when I dare ask for what I desire. And when I try to diminish it, they respond with a strong “No!”
Dreams Of Our Departed
An area our dreams can be helpful is in the area of grief and loss. There are many reasons the departed might show up in our dreams, a reassurance, a message, a deep healing. Our dreams can offer us a renewed relationship with those who have crossed over.