One of the first questions I ask when a client finishes telling me a dream is, ‘How did you feel in the dream?’ People usually mention the big emotions they encounter in a dream: fear, anger, sadness, but otherwise focus on telling the dream story. If you keep a dream journal, and you haven’t studied
My guest this episode is Gillian, from the south coast of Australia. Gillian has had a recurring dream theme about forgetting to look after a baby, or neglecting a baby in some way, so when she had a dream about a baby with a positive ending, she was excited to discover what it meant. In
Have you ever had a dream where you met the divine, or touched upon a sense of life’s deepest spiritual mystery, or were filled with indescribable awe? A numinous dream is one that arouses spiritual or religious emotions, inspires deep awe, or carries a sense of the sacred or mysterious. You might wake from a
We begin with a dream about a plane journey, or, to be more accurate, a dream about a plummeting plane. What does the dream mean, and what can we learn from journeying into our dreams? Next up, a dreamer takes a more fantastical journey into a television set, ending up inside a video game. How
“I’ve had a recurring dream for 20-25 years,” said Josh, calling into a breakfast radio show last week, “and I’ve always wondered what it means.” I was talking about dreams and chatting with callers on Sarah Howell’s breakfast show on ABC Sunshine Coast. I always enjoy engaging with listeners about their dreams on radio, even
Have you ever thought of joining a dream group, or founding one? We begin this episode exploring the practicalities of running a dream group, and perhaps, by the time you’ve finished listening, you’ll be inspired to get going and set up a group of your own. You’ll be on the move. I’m on the move,
There’s a land somewhere between dreaming and waking that I call Doodle Dreaming. It’s rare that I find myself there, but when I do, it’s mesmerising, and I linger as long as I choose. The gate to Doodle Dreaming, for me, is found at the end of a long and luxurious dreaming night. I wake
Join hypnotherapist and Women’s Business and Transformation Coach, Caty Pasternak, and I in this episode for a conversation about what our dreams represent and how we can use them to live a more expansive life. And oh, yes, along the way Caty asks about her recurring dream of getting back with an ex and things
Once upon a time, about twelve years ago, I bought new and rather edgy eyewear, quite different from the more-or-less transparent frames I had been wearing. I stepped out, expecting comments from people who knew me well. “I love your jacket!” several people said, while others asked if I’d changed my hairstyle, and almost everyone
We blend the science of dreaming with the mysteries of synchronicity to distil clarity and meaningfulness from a dream I had earlier this year. There’s nothing like synchronicity to jolt you into new levels of awareness, or to drive you deeper into an appreciation of life’s mysteries, and when that synchronicity relates to a surreal