Taking Dreams More Seriously Than Scientists Do ($)
Lincoln Stoller2023-07-13T00:16:40-07:00While we cannot reduce dreams to symbols, we can reduce them to threads whose “meaning” lies in the patterns they weave.
While we cannot reduce dreams to symbols, we can reduce them to threads whose “meaning” lies in the patterns they weave.
If your intellect draws your focus, and your emotions motivate you, then dreams are your recollection of who you are.
Are these boundaries good and helpful? Do you believe them?
Just as there are many false religions, there are false sciences. There's a foolproof clue to identifying them: money.
I can teach you how to wake up. It’s the way to fulfillment, but the path won’t be clear. Therapeutic dreaming is a process of waking up.
It may be correct to say that the first and last step in becoming a master craftsman of the mind is recognizing the fluid nature of reality. It is both a prerequisite for playing a constructive role in developing your identity, and it is a powerful tool for reshaping your dreams.
Dreams are a way of thinking different from that of our conscious mind but not formless or lacking in goal. We can navigate closer to the well-spring of our thoughts.
Dreams are your peek into the solar system of your personality. They are a dynamic astrology in which you can play a role. This is the goal of dreamwork.
Half of understanding your dreams rests on how well you know yourself, the other half on what you hide.
For those who want good sleep but won't put themselves at risk to get it, my sleep class is an iron fist in a silk glove.
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I’m feeling the panic, I have a situation, I have a resolution, but I don’t have a conclusion, and I’ve run out of time. Here is what I do in my hypnopompic state: I begin by sitting with it and then I go beyond that.