Dream Workshop - Inservice DTCC August 2007Steve Steinwedel, EdD Student SErvicesBooks:
- “Man and His Symbols” - Jung
- “Dreamwork” - ???
Dr. Steinwedel’s Thoughts:All dreams come in the service of health and wholeness - even bad dreams, which usually take that form to make sure we are paying attentionAll dreams have multiple layers of meaning - the longer the process the deeper the layers that can be exploredAll dreams come to explore new territory in your psyche - new insights and understainding await, dream always presents new material to integrate, day residue is present but often only the beginning of the storyDream Group Process & Rules:Proper Etiquette and respect for Dreamer
- Dreamer is only one who can verify with any reliability what a dream might mean, group is there to only support in the process. “Tingle Test” - the “aha” moment of recognition.
- Group shares reflections in First Person as if they are interpreting the dream for them… If this were my dream …
- Importance of anonymity and confidentiality
Dream Group Processes
- Dreams are shared in First Person Present Tense as if having the dream right now
- Group members listen intently to dream as if it is their own
- Group members invited to share any feelings that come up as they take ownership of the dream
- Clarifying questions if any are addressed to dreamer
- Group members invited to “project shamelessly” on dream
- As much insight is available to them in others dreams in ownership process, as if it were their own
Silent Lucidity
What if you slept And what if In your sleep You dreamed And what if In your dream You went to heaven And there plucked a beautiful flower And what if When you awoke You had that flower in your hand Ah, what then?- Samuel Taylor Coleridge“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” - John Steinbeck
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