A remarkably comprehensive easy-to-read
short book about dreaming. Its organization makes it
an excellent vehicle for comparing major theories about
dreaming.
Families and
the Interpretation of Dreams, Awakening the Intimate Web
Edward Bruce Bynum (1993/2003).
Presents ways that our emotional
and family patterns, patterns capable of reflecting
across several generations, are reflected in one another's
dreams. It integrates dreams, culture, science, family
dynamics, mythology, and psychoanalysis. Published
by paraview.com
Crisis Dreaming,
Using Your Dreams to Solve Your Problems
Rosalind Cartwright and Lynn Lamberg (1992).
Presents a dreamwork method of
understanding and overcoming emotional stumbling blocks
for people in crises. Cartwright's crisis dreaming method
aims to change negative, hurtful dreams to positive,
healing ones. Out-of-print. Contact Harvest Booksearch
at www.harvestbooks.com.
Dreams and Nightmares:
The New Theory on the Origin of Meaning of Dreams
Ernest Hartmann (1998).
Explains a new theory on the origin
and meaning of dreams and nightmares based on recent
advances in psychology and biology. The book proclaims
that dreams are neither meaningless nor simple wish
fulfillment, but biological and mental process triggered
by internal forces.
Dreamworking, How to User Your Dreams
for Creative Problem-Solving
Stanley Krippner and Joseph Dillard (1988).
Demonstrates how dreamwork can be
a powerful tool for creative problem-solving by cultures
around the world. "While one's assumptions about the
usefulness of dreams are influenced by one's worldview,
dreamers can challenge cultural assumptions and use
their dreams in new, creative ways."
Dream Reader:
Contemporary Approaches to the Understanding of Dreams
Anthony Shafton (1995).
A uniquely thorough survey of contemporary
approaches to understanding and working with dreams.
Where People
Fly and Water Runs Uphill
Jeremy Taylor (1993).
Resourceful book with emphasis
on universal symbolism in dreams.
Our Dreaming
Mind
Robert C. Van de Castle (1994). www.asdreams.org member
pages.
Pulls decades of accumulated knowledge
together in a resource book most appropriate for any
reader interested in dreams. It especially fills a need
for dreamwork textbooks in counselor education and psychology
academic programs.Order through www.asdreams.org
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