Dreamspeak: Lights of the Night

Dear Toko-pa; what is the significance of the moon, stars and constellating night skies in dreams? – Astrodreamer
Dear Astrodreamer; This past spring I was invited to go caving with a friend of mine who is a seasoned spelunker. Naturally, I was terrified at the thought of going underground into total darkness to [...]

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Dreamspeak: Radical Trust

I was sixteen when Nelson Mandela was set free. He was interviewed upon his release by Oprah who asked him how, after 27 years of incarceration, he wasn’t angry. “My people need my leadership,” he replied, “there is no time for bitterness.” That was the beginning of the end of apartheid, and I loved him.  [...]

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Dreamspeak: Stretching Your Dreambody

We think of dreams as occurring only in the night, but the truth is we dream all day long. Waking dreams are the experiences of the day that hold a meaningful charge for us and are no less significant than the nightly ones. The more intimate we get with our symbolic life, the richer [...]

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Dreamspeak: The Animal Heart

Behind logic, below reason, underneath the skin of objectivity, lives the animal heart.  She has lived longer than any of us can remember – it was from her belly that we were born.  Unsophisticated as we are, we forget and deny her, adding still to the platform of greed that we’ve built upon her grave.  [...]

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Dreamspeak: Mything the Everyday

After spending most of his lifetime comparing the myths and fairy tales of different cultures from around the globe, Joseph Campbell discovered that there was a powerful relationship between myths and dreams. He said myths are public dreams, while dreams are the private myth.
More than 100,000 years ago, paintings on cave walls depicted that [...]

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