Nightmares

10/29/20 • 29 min

In today’s episode we are going to talk about nightmares. What they are, why we have them, and how to deal with them.
We will explore several psychological reasons for nightmares, Jung’s concepts of the personal and collective unconscious as well as the personal and collective shadow.
I’ll give you 4 ways to make sense of nightmares with a couple dream examples that illustrate these perspectives. Lastly, I’ll put some rubber to the road and answer a dreaming question using these four approaches.

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The Dream Ego

In today’s episode I’m going to share a few new tools for your dreaming toolbox. The first is the technique of circumambulation, which is the process of "walking around" a dream image to gain insights from different angles.
Then we will define and explore the difference between our waking ego and our dream ego–why it matters and how it can enrich the dreamwork.
And finally, I’ll have a little fun and answer a couple of dreaming questions.

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Death Dreams

In today's episode we are going to talk about the uncomfortable subject of experiencing death and dying in dreams.
We are going to examine why death might appear and what it means to our waking life and then we’ll look at an example to help us further understanding death’s loss and potential.
Lastly, I will share five tips on how to best cope with death dreams as they challenge us to face fears and look at life differently.

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