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E.l.e.c.t.r.i.c D.r.e.a.m.s
Volume #14 Issue #2
February 2007
ISSN# 1089 4284
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C O N T E N T S
++ Editor's Notes
Richard Wilkerson
++ Global Dreaming News
Harry Bosma
++ Cover: "Stan's Maddox Effect Portal"
Caroling Geary
++ Column: An Excerpt from the Lucid Dream Exchange
Steve Parker Goes W.I.L.D.!"
Lucy Gillis
++ Column: The View World Dreams Peace Bridge
Reflections from the Full-Moon Nights
When the Mirror is Not Enough
Jean Campbell and Joy Fatooh
++ Dream: "Maddox Effect"
Stan Kulikowski II
++ Column: Introducing the Dream
DreamRePlay with David Jenkins, PhD
++ DREAM SECTION: From Kat Peters-Midland
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Editor's Notes
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Welcome to the February 2007 issue of Electric Dreams, your
portal to dreams and dreamwork online.
If you are new to dreams and dreamwork, there are a few e-
lists where Electric Dreams people seem to congregate that
might interest you. One is
dreamchatters@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe by going here and registering
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dreamchatters/
.. and another is the IASD bulletin board. Please, no
dreams interpreted here, just discussion of dreaming and
dreamwork topics.
http://www.asdreams.org/subidxdiscussionsbboard.htm
One would think that when the world is full of dream and
dreamwork events, that Electric Dreams e-zine would be
bigger than usual, but in fact just the opposite is true.
Why? Partly because most Electric Dreams staff are involved
in the projects we talk about, and there are lots of them
this month. So apologies for the late issue and without
further ado
In this issue:
Global Dreaming News editor Harry Bosma, brings you dream
news and events from around the world, online and offline.
If you have dream news you want to get out, please send
those to Harry for next months publication at
ed-news@alquinte.com
Lucid Dream Exchange editor Lucy Gillis searches the globe
for lucid dreamers and their experiences. This month is an
article on the how Steve Parker uses W.I.L.D. or "Wake
Initiated Lucid Dream" technique to achieve lucid dreaming.
Be sure to read "Steve Parker Goes W.I.L.D.!"
What is the World Dreams Peace Bridge? Jean Campbell and
Joy Fatooh bring you up to date on this global dreaming
community and the projects they manifest through dream
sharing in this month's View from the Bridge, "Reflections
from the Full-Moon Nights When the Mirror is Not Enough."
The dream contributed by Stan Kulikowski II this month,
"Maddox Effect," is also the inspiration for this month Electric Dreams cover by
Caroling Geary, Stan's Maddox Effect Portal". Find out
about the dream, the portal and how you too can experience
the Maddox Effect.
The way we tell a dream is rarely the way it actually
happens to us. How important is the way we contextualize
the dream telling, how do we contextualize dream fragments?
These and other gems of dreamwork wisdom are found in
DreamRePlay creator, David Jenkins, PhD as he explores the
many sides of the dream in "Introducing the Dream."
Smiling lobsters with human teeth, a water bottle sitting
inside the stomach, and people aging a thousand years in
just three seconds
another dream section of the Electric
Dreams magazine from Kat Peters-Midland!
Get your own dream published on Electric Dreams by
submitting at
http://dreamgate.com/forms/dream_flow.htm
Janet Garrett archives past issues so you can search out
specific articles and authors in an easy-to-access format.
These articles contain a wide range of information for
dreamers and dreamworkers. You can see her work progress
and view hundreds of article on dreams at:
http://www.improverse.com/ed-articles/index.htm
Cover by Caroling Geary, graphics by Stan Kulikowski II
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For those of you who are new to dreamwork,
be sure to stop by one of the many resources:
http://dreamgate.com/electric-dreams
http://dreamgate.com/dream/library
http://dreamunit.net/news-en/
Electric Dreams in PDF: Temporarily offline
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To Infinite Dreaming, and Beyond,
-Richard Wilkerson
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G L O B A L D R E A M I N G N E W S
FEB 2007
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Email all dream news to Harry Bosma at his special ed-
news@alquinte.com address.
Online:
- Radio Show - Dream Time - Wednesdays
- Dream Video Picks of the Month
- IASD Newsletter available to non-members
Physical world:
- Dreams and Culture - London Dream Conference
- Dream Fires at Vernal Equinox (Danish Assoc)
- Berkeley Dream Institute
Books, movies, research:
- Dream Videophile has Dream Movies
Reminders:
- Dreams Studies - Want to Help?
- Various calendars
- Strephon Says: Podcasts and blog
- Ritual DaFuMu for Peace
* * * ONLINE * * *
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- IASD News: Radio Show
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IASD is excited to announce "Dream Time," an Internet radio
program. This new show will focus on the Science of
Dreaming and will aired be on Modavox's VoiceAmericaT
Health & Wellness Channel You can also listen through a
link from the IASD, DreamScience.org. The show will be
hosted by IASD Past President and Executive Officer, Bob
Hoss. Live Feb 21, 2007 and broadcasting each Wednesday at
9am Pacific (Noon Eastern), the show will air with a
rebroadcast 12 hours later.
www.health.voiceamerica.com
www.dreamscience.org
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- Dream Video Picks of the Month
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Creating and sharing videos is now easier than ever before.
What are dreamers putting online?
Lucid Dreaming videos - how to, all about, odd experiences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEcqb6f7itA
How to Lucid Dream and have OBE I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqlhkPkpNMM
How to Lucid Dream and have OBE II By Matt Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEcqb6f7itA
Have you found other dream videos, or created your own, let
us know. -- Richard Wilkerson
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- IASD E-Newsletter
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Not just for IASD members, the IASD E-news keeps you up on
all events sponsored by the International Association for
the Study of Dreams. Editor, Jacquie Lewis, Ph.D.
Subscribe here
iasd-eNews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
* * * PHYSICAL WORLD * * *
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- Dreams and Culture - London Dream Conference
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Dreams and Culture
2nd International Conference
of the
Nordic and North European Network
for the Study of Dreams
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, England
7-9 September 2007
Each and every person dreams. Our dreams reflect the
culture in which we live, our culture shapes our dreams and
in some societies, dreams have shaped culture. This
conference explores the ways in which our dreams and
culture interact and encourages submissions from a range of
disciplines. These may include anthropology, the arts and
humanities, psychology, biology, physiology, education,
religion, philosophy, spirituality, and clinical and
therapeutic disciplines. Themes may include: explorations
of dream content in different countries and cultures;
dreams in film, art, the media and literature; the impact
of religion upon dreaming; dreaming in the curriculum;
cross cultural approaches to dreams; working with dreams
from different perspectives; spiritual and philosophical
approaches to dreams, amongst others.
Submissions for the following are invited:
Paper presentations (20 minutes plus 10 minutes for
questions). Submissions for papers from students are
strongly encouraged for a student symposium
Workshops (1.5 2 hours for the practical demonstration of
an approach with maximum audience participation and minimum
time spent on presenting material)
This conference is brought to you by an international team
from different cultures. The conference venue is suitably
located for this theme in the beautiful Roman city of
Lincoln: a city of culture and history crowned with a
Norman castle and Medieval cathedral. The conference is
being hosted by Bishop Grosseteste University College
Lincoln a small, friendly, Higher Education institution
founded in 1862 and set in its own leafy grounds.
http://www.asdreams.org/england07/index.htm
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- Dream Fires at Vernal Equinox
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Dream Fires at Vernal Equinox
21st March 19.30- 21.30 p.m.
Danish Association for the Study of Dreams (FFSD)
At vernal equinox day and night are of equal length. Light
and darkness meet, and we move along with Spring into a
period of increasing light.
-- From olden times such passages have been important to
the culture, to the inner and outer growth, and to man's
attachment to and respect for the rhythm of the earth.
The Association is intent to reiterate at each vernal
equinox this ritual, which is based on old traditions,
renewing it with contemporary meaning.
We shall use our dreams as a portal into the inner world
and through the fire unite with the power of nature.
Contacting the dreams and the fires will create a
connection between people on this earth as well as a
tangible and shared network of light and consciousness.
We invite everybody to meet in small or large groups,
public or private, on this particular evening. Or, of
course, do it on their own.
We suggest to follow below points so as to create a common
reference, thus intensifying the bond and facilitating the
sharing of experiences:
1. Time and date: Wednesday 21st March 19.30 21.30 p.m.
2. The participants to gather in groups. If you are alone,
you might visualize the connection to other groups or
participants.
3. A fire to be lit, or alternatively a candle symbolizing
the fire.
4. The participants to share their dreams around the fire.
This can be done in different ways like e.g. telling the
dreams, drawing them or showing drawings of them.
Meditation, songs, dance, and music are other options.
5. Dream incubation. Before the end of the ritual to focus
on the dreams of the coming night. Each individual to
visualize the fire before going to sleep.
6. Reflection. Anybody having the desire and energy to do
so, is invited to share their evening by mailing
experiences, thoughts, dreams, drawings, etc. to the
Association.
The material that we receive will be edited and maybe put
on our website.
We intend to present our Equinox Dreams Project at the
North European Dream Conference in Lincoln, England next
September. The theme of this conference is Dreams and
Culture.
We do hope that the above will inspire you to participate.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to put them to
us by mail to mail@ffsd.dk
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- Berkeley Dream Institute
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The Dream Institute
1672 University Ave. Berkeley, CA 94703
510-845-1767
How to get your name on the Dream Institute newsletter list
- call and leave your name and address at 1-510-845-1767
The year began with a moving and wonderfully successful
eventJacqueline Thurston presenting, Lana Nasser
performingto bring sacred images from ancient Egypt to
life. We had to turn eager folks away! Suggestions for
future programs are most welcome.
As the featured dream shows, the time for new wine is
here. Dreams were recognized by most indigenous and
traditional religions as a source of renewal. Culture
Dreaming may become one of the new wineskins. The Dream
Institute is the only California venue offering it.
A new series begins this month; if you havent yet
attended, make time to come to this dynamic event.
NEW STARTING THIS MONTH
ART & DREAMING Emily Anderson starts Sat Feb 10
This workshop opens the space for ones natural imagination
and creativity to emerge through different art-making
processes. Emily Anderson, M.A., is a multimedia artist and
former co-director of the Oakland Art Gallery. Meets
alternating Sat and Thurs: Feb 10 & 22, March 10 & 22,
April 14 & 26.
CULTURE DREAMING a new series begins Sat Feb 10 3-5pm
Participate in this exciting new mode of dreaming for
social change. After a brief meditation, we tell dreams as
they emerge; we then look at cultural aspects of the
big dream just co-created. Observers welcome.
DREAM GROUP Richard Russo & Meredith Sabini begins Feb 15
An 8-session dream group to meet twice a month on Thursday
evenings
beginning Feb 15. See enclosed flyer.
CONTINUING PROGRAMS OPEN TO ALL
Study Group for CULTURE DREAMING Feb 3 March 3 April 7
This began in January, continues through April. A focused
group for those whove previously attended. To join now,
please plan to attend all 3 sessions. Call to reserve.
DREAM STUDIES OPEN FORUM Monday Feb 12 7:30-9:30 pm
Mike Morrison and Kelly Bulkeley (GTU) present, Caregiving
in Time of War:
PTSD and dreaming among military veterans
DANCE & DREAM Lana Nasser Sunday Feb 18 2-4pm
This class combines Middle Eastern dance movements,
breathing exercises, vocalizing/sound, and visualization to
work with dreams in an embodied way.
IASD LECTURE SERIES Wednesday Feb 21 6:30pm, lecture at 7
Dr. Alan Siegel will present. (IASD members & students $10)
JFK DREAM-SHARING Tuesday Feb 27 7-9:30pm
Open to current students and graduates of the Dream
Certificate Program.
Hosted by Judy McEnroe.
OFFICE & LIBRARY Open Hours & WORK EXCHANGE
Open Mon, Wed, Fri. Call 3 days ahead if youd like to
come.
Work in the Wisdom House 4 hours/monthmake copies, stuff
and stamp envelopes to send
out our newsletter in trade for an event or workshop of
your choice. Time & day relatively flexible.
Dream Institute of Northern California EVENTS
DREAMS & TAXES Friday Feb 23 7-9pm refreshments served
What if we reviewed and summarized our years dream log as
we do our finances? Come and learn ways to creatively
survey a years dreams, which you can continue at home. You
will marvel at the recurring themes that emerge. Bring your
dream journal. Follow-up meeting will be arranged. With
Meredith Sabini.
SPRING EQUINOX RITUAL Sunday March 25 2-4pm
In March, Winter turns to Spring, a time of rebirth. Save
this Sunday afternoon
for live music, storytelling, and dream-sharing around our
outdoor firepit.
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Call for Art
We are always looking for art from local (Bay Area) artists
to display at Fox Commons Art Gallery, which is housed in
The Dream Institute. You can send slides, or call to bring
your work by.
FEBRUARY Dream Institute Events
18: DANCE & DREAM
Lana Nasser 2-4pm $20
21: IASD Lecture Series
Alan Siegel 6:30pm $15
23: DREAMS & TAXES
Meredith Sabini 7-9pm $25
27: JFK DREAM GROUP
7-9:30pm $10
MARCH
10: ART & DREAMING
Emily Anderson 10am-1pm
12: DREAM STUDIES
OPEN FORUM
7:30-9:30pm $5-15
25: EQUINOX RITUAL
2-4pm $10-20
* * * BOOKS, MOVIES, RESEARCH * * *
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- Dream Videophile has Dream Movies
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Interested in films with dream-themes? Deirdre Barrett, PhD
and others have reviewed dozens of films and have them
listed and reviewed. Join the dream-movie craze and see
them all!
http://www.asdreams.org/videofil.htm
* * * REMINDERS * * *
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- Dreams Studies - What to help?
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You can help dream research gain a better understanding of
the amazing realm of dreams through participation as a
subject! Do you qualify? See the IASD Bulletin Board for
a list of research projects looking for subjects.
http://www.asdreams.org/research/research_idx.htm
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- Various calendars
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Nicole Gratton (Canada):
http://www.nicole-gratton.com/calendrier_01.htm
Robert Moss (USA):
http://mossdreams.com/xcalendar.htm
Jeremy Taylor (California):
www.jeremytaylor.com/pages/schedule.html
International Association for the Study of Dreams
http://dreamtalk.hypermart.net/bb2005/viewtopic.php?t=1851
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- Strephon Says: Podcasts and blog
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Strephon Kaplan-Williams is an international expert on
dreams and dreamwork. Now in retirement age Strephon gives
his podcasts.
http://strephonsays.com
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- Ritual DaFuMu for Peace
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The World Dreams Peace Bridge, on the 15th of each month,
is holding a monthly DaFuMu - a collective dream of good
fortune - to support peace.
For more information go to:
http://www.worlddreamspeacebridge.org/dafumumonthly.htm
To join the World Dreams Peace Bridge discussion group,
just send an e-mail to worlddreams-
subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
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Cover : "Stan's Maddox Effect Portal"
Caroling Geary
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Caroling Geary read Stan Kulikowski's dream, the "Maddox
Effect", (see below for reprint) on the DreamShare list.
Inspiring! She wrote, " ... this is a plan." She saw it as
an evolutionary technology or ritual and responded to the
need to visualize the geometry of the planets in a poster
with the horoscope. She channeled the graphic as she would
work on her own dream, letting it flow without preconceived
ideas of the result. In imagination, she went into the
dream, stepped on the ferry, and experienced the portal
rift. The top part of the graphic is the finding of
elements and the bottom part finding the alignment. Later
she asked, "could the dream be showing you a chart where
working with magnetic energies would be enhanced?"
Caroling explains her dream background on her website:
wholeo.net.
See http://www.wholeo.net/Trips/Art/MR/dreamJournal.htm.
Her works are Copyright 2007 Caroling, wholeo.net. All
rights reserved. You may copy them for non-commercial use,
if you use this attribution.
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An Excerpt From The Lucid Dream Exchange
Steve Parker Goes W.I.L.D.!
(c) Lucy Gillis 2007
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The heart and soul of The Lucid Dream Exchange is its lucid
dreamers. From their first-hand accounts, readers can learn
a lot about the lucid dreaming phenomena. This month, Steve
Parker shares his experiences with the W.I.L.D.
technique.
Steve Parker Goes W.I.L.D.!
Editor's Note: A "W.I.L.D" is a "Wake Initiated Lucid
Dream"; a dream in which the dreamer enters the dream state
consciously, without first falling asleep. The term
"W.I.L.D." became popularized after it appeared in Stephen
LaBerge's ground-breaking book, "Lucid Dreaming". See this
book for further information.
I have been trying the W.I.L.D. technique. I was able to
obtain very vivid dreams with this technique. I finally
became lucid using the W.I.L.D. (I only have time to try it
on the weekends. During the week I have to get up at 4:00
a.m. every morning for work. On the weekends I sleep in. It
is a great time to try the W.I.L.D. technique.)
Sunday August 13 2006 7:00 a.m.
Several times I have tried the W.I.L.D. technique. Usually
I try the technique in the afternoon or after a good
night's sleep. I wait for the images to pass by. I then try
to catch onto an image. When I do this I keep repeating "I
am dreaming". A couple of times this sent me immediately
into very vivid dreams. I was getting close but not quite
lucid.
The Sunday morning after a lot of sleep I tried the
W.I.L.D. technique. I saw images go by and almost fell
completely asleep. I tried to keep my consciousness awake.
In a half-sleep state I was able to grasp an image. I saw
grass below my feet. I said "I am dreaming" and the image
became more clear. When I realized I was becoming lucid
because of the W.I.L.D. technique I almost woke up. I kept
repeating, "I am dreaming". This kept me lucid.
I then suddenly stepped into this image and found myself in
a lucid dream environment. I was walking down my street. It
was daytime and I was looking at the front lawns of my
neighbors. The dream environment was very realistic. As I
was walking down the sidewalk enjoying the summer day I
decided it should snow. Snowflakes started falling and soon
the sidewalk was covered in snow.
I then decided there should be a strong wind blowing
against me. A very strong wind blew up out of nowhere and
it was hard to even take a step forward. I decided it
should become hurricane strength. The wind intensified. I
decided to fly up into the air and let the wind take me. I
floated up and the wind took me sailing away. I swooped up
and down, my nose coming inches from the pavement. I was
not worried and was enjoying this great sensation. I could
feel the wind and how powerful it was. I was able to keep
this going for a while and had a lot of control of this
lucid experience.
After awhile it became a vivid dream. While in this vivid
dream I became lucid again. I started floating again. I
then woke up.
I found in this W.I.L.D. induced lucid dream that I was in
more control of my dream environment. In clarity and other
aspects it was not any greater than other lucid dreams. If
you are taking a nap or oversleeping this is definitely a
quick way to become lucid. Do not try hard, and allow your
mind to relax. Keep repeating "I am dreaming" and grasp
that image and do not let it pass by.
Here is another example of a W.I.L.D. attempt and what
appears to work for me.
Sunday August 20 2006 8:00 a.m.
I have had a very good nights' sleep. I am lying in bed
very relaxed. I start drifting off repeating, "I am
dreaming". I can now see my hands. I am observing them. I
am lucid. I have used the W.I.L.D. technique. I now shift
to another image. I am looking down on a huge city. It may
be a map. The city is in 3D. Each building stands out
clearly. The W.I.L.D. technique is working. I now say "I am
dreaming". I feel the rush of wind as I separate from my
sleeping body. At this moment I wake up. It is
disappointing to wake up now. I was ready to enter my
W.I.L.D. lucid image.
In this state of alpha sleep it is easy to wake up.
W.I.L.D. seems to work best when you are relaxing after a
good nights' sleep, or trying to take an afternoon nap. I
find it does not matter what position you are lying in as
along as you are comfortable. Also you feel your body is
warm but not hot.
Now you let your mind relax and drift into a light sleep.
At this time you will find yourself in dream clips that do
not last very long. While in these dream clips keep
repeating, "I am dreaming". Your mind is still awake. Upon
studying a dream image remind yourself that you are
dreaming. This helps to put you into the dream that you are
observing. The trick now is not to wake up while you are
aware that you are dreaming. Hold onto the lucid dream and
do not panic. Now you can enjoy a lucid dream.
W.I.L.D. WITHIN A VIVID: A brief lucid experience. It is
interesting in only that I was able to conjure up a
"W.I.L.D." while dreaming.
Monday October 23 2006 a.m.
I am having a vivid dream of an amateur boxing tournament.
They want me to officiate. I do not mind since I used to
officiate amateur boxing for nine years. I do not have my
referee uniform. It is okay, they will allow me to wear my
street clothes. I walk over to my judging chair. I sit down
and look around. I do not recognize anyone here, which is
unusual. I relax, as there is some time yet to the first
bout. I decide to close my eyes and see if I can initiate a
W.I.L.D. It works. A large wooden house appears before me
in great detail. I now say "I am dreaming". I approach the
house and get closer and closer. I know I am lucid in this
W.I.L.D. experiment but I cannot hang onto it. I now wake
up.
Happy lucid dreaming,
Steve
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THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Reflections from the Full-Moon Nights
When the Mirror is Not Enough
Jean Campbell and Joy Fatooh
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I was wondering how to communicate in this month's View
From the Bridge the response that came to last month's very
stressful communication on The World Dreams Peace Bridge
about the execution of Saddam Hussein. How could I say
that the response was, for many, to return again to the
image of the child? My question was answered with this
spontaneous, poetic, summary from Peace Bridge member Joy
Fatooh.
Reflections from the Full-Moon Nights when the Mirror is
Not Enough
Anna to the Bridge:
"The images of a Baby in so many dreams have made me notice
that a Baby is the blessed mingling of 2 very different
beings - something New, of each one, yet unto itself. Maybe
as we continue to share with one
another our deepest longings - who knows what new life we
will create? So important that we do - from Love, in its
deepest, highest, most intense expressions."
Rita to the Bridge:
"The way I related to the baby in your dream (which was not
at all what it had to say to you yet was a gift to me)
found its way in a dream of mine last night - as I was
dreaming with Joy - I was looking in the
mirror at myself when I was in my early 20's - after a long
dream that reflected my courage and my faith - and told
myself how much I loved myself."
David to the Bridge:
"That sounds like an amazing dream. I really enjoy dreams
of mirrors. It is so interesting to see what is reflected
back to you, and love for yourself is about as good as it
gets. Thank you for sharing."
Rita to Joy:
"all I remember... is the end scene where I am looking at
myself in the mirror and find that I love myself very
deeply and at the same time Chip [the cat] is waking me up
and licking my face:)) I wake up light and happy."
Joy to Rita:
"Connecting with the mirror fragments in my dream, and my
waking up light and happy.... Now why did my mirrors cover
multiple containers of food? Many opportunities for self-
nourishment beneath the protective
cover of self-love? So cold, though! - all floating in cold
water. Needed to be warmed."
Ken to the Bridge:
"Hi Victoria, sorry to hear you are feeling that way about
the romance side of life, hope things turn around for you (
big full moon out there and as I look at it the words 'wait
for Henry' keep coming to mind, might be nonsense but ya
never know! When the right chemistry is there everything
will go well for you i'm sure."
Joy to Rita:
"Gradually lost recall while I lay between waking/writing
and drifting back to sleep - all I recall is having access
to a big compartmented stainless steel thing as if in a
restaurant kitchen that has multiple wells for prepared
ingredients, ready to be used, floating in their liquids;
one would expect the wells to be rectangular but they're
parallelogram-shaped, and covered with parallelogram
fragments of broken mirror than simply rest atop the
foodstuffs, tofu and mushrooms and so on, pale and wet and
cold to touch. Later while drifting the association 'while
Suzanne holds the mirror,' last line of a song I'd been
thinking
of, comes drifting in....
Joy to the full moon, same moon shining on us all:
Suzanne by Leonard Cohen
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/album1.html#0
(editor - including link to Suzanne lyrics, I'm not sure
they aren't copyrighted - RC )
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
..And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
...for the tune, history and commentary
http://www.globalpoet.com/cohen.htm
which maybe answers, what has all this to do with peace?
Leonard Cohen quoting Irving Layton:
"A poet is deeply conflicted and it's in his work that he
reconciles those deep conflicts. The place is the harbor.
It doesn't set the world in order, you know, it's the place
of reconciliation. It's the consolumentum, the kiss of
peace."
Joy to Rita:
"Felt myself waking - looked up and found myself in the
pale blue sky in the presence of the Sun and the Moon, and
that was enough! I rose up toward them, and woke."
The Moon is the mirror of the Sun and reflects its light
with serene impartiality over all the world. The Moon is
the mirror of all who look up at it and wonder who else is
looking at it now.
...sometimes one must indulge in reflective poetics before
starting work in the morning! Anyone who has read this far
was in the mood to do so; bless you all,
Love,
Joy
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Dream: Maddox Effect
Stan Kulikowski II
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DATE : 17 jan 2007 10:20
DREAM : maddox effect
=( yesterday was a tuesday. it was cold and overcast all day, but i got to the university
for my daily exercise and back without getting rained on much. i got some groceries and
fixed dinner as usual. i listened to some music CDs and then mother's television
programs at least were not reruns. i got to bed around midnight and went right to sleep.
)=
i have been living in mexico city since the fall of civilization.
with the decline and loss of various central services there is a certain sense of
independence developing in everyone. government and political activities were the first
to fail, then broadcast entertainment and satellite communications. hospitals closed in the
united states because doctors and medical technicians were unable or unwilling to work
without the comfortable profits they took from their traffic in human suffering.
transportation became unreliable when the fuel supply broke down. the electrical grid
was one of the last major services to collapse, taking with it the last feeling of
cooperative security.
many of the third world developing countries were slower in their decline, not having so
far to fall, and so i came to live in mexico city. i could struggle with the language but
eventually got enough fluency to get by.
the last weekend of each month i attend the meetings of the local club of the macintosh
paranormal users. we attend lectures and demonstrations devoted to a mixture of
computer technology and occult themes. such as, how to keep the batteries on laptops
charged with hand cranked personal generators, or the manufacture of candles to
illuminate hidden messages from angels. this club meets at a conference facility outside
of the city, and i usually get a ride with another member who lives on the edge of town.
i go to the catholic church to meet him. there is a garden of statues devoted to various
saints that i must cross before i climb down the steep sides of a grotto. at the bottom i
find him waiting as usual in his van which he somehow manages to keep supplied with
petrol. it looks like a volkswagon van, but its body has been modified with strange
features. he sits up front in the driver's seat with a steering wheel as expected, but to start
the engine he must stroke several cylinders on the dashboard until the vehicle begins to
purr then the engine fires up. he must convince the machine to take us where we want to
go.
we ride a few kilometers through empty fields and vacant groves.
most of the agricultural activites continue but only on a level for local consumption
which requires less time and fewer laborers. soon we come to a forested mountain. a
small village about half way up is where the convention center is found.
once inside, i see that there are fewer attending the meeting than there was last month.
this drop of participation is to be expected as more and more of the technical equipment
that we possess becomes inoperative. that is part of the reason why arcane processes
have been added to our activities as these are the replacement when engineering fails. if
this pattern of attendence continues the club will cease its activities later in the year.
one of the members gives a demonstration on how to repair a CD ROM drive from a
common failure that has developed when playing disks with a certain format. another
speaks on how to detect gremlins who are attracted to some forms of computer
networking. the backbone of the internet broke long ago with the failure of the satellites,
but some of us continue to use local area networks in corporate buildings, or, in my case,
my house. my friend who drove me here today talks on the maddox effect which is some
use of magnetism to influence celestial forces during certain astrologic events. i do not
follow much of his presentation because i have trouble visualizing the geometry of the
planets as he speaks too quickly.
i sit in the back of the room as usual. there are several other members of the club's
governing board who greet me. i was once on the planning committees and some of them
remember me.
when the meeting is over, we return to mexico city in the van. my friend has brought a
couple others back with us. when we pass through the small village on the mountain
side, i can see that he had found time to put up some posters about the maddox effect.
one of them has a horoscope showing the alignment of planets which would have been
useful during his lecture if he had displayed it.
when we get back to the catholic church on the edge of the city, i thank him for the ride
and remind him that if he ever needs my help with vehicle maintenance, i would be glad
to be of assistance. i have many tools which i know how to use. he tells me that he does
need a new cup head starter motor, but i do not have one anymore.
as i depart to go back home, i get the feeling that something is not right with the sunlight
and gravity of this place. whenever i leave him, i must use the symbolic ferry in the
middle of the statue yard beside the basilica. it is a small flat top boat in a pool which
floats on the water for only a meter or two to the other side. you are expected to give a
coin for charity to the nun operating the ferry when we reach the other side. i think that
during this short ride the sky changes. i look up at the sun through the cloud cover but i
can not detect any obvious shift in its appearance. if i were here on a starry night, i could
probably tell when the dimensional shift happens. somehow, the paranormal club is not
part of this planet any longer and i have found a way to attend using an unknown portal
rift in the church yard.
=( awake at 09:30. i have never been to mexico city. i did have a VW van for a few
years when i lived in amherst. i am currently a member of the pensacola macintosh users
club which meets once a month to discuss things related to apple computers. it is a good
source for assistance in trouble shooting problems which most repair shops do not
support. i was also a member of a UFO society that met in gulf breeze a few years ago,
but they have disbanded mainly due to personality conflicts of the leadership. these two
experiences seem to have combined in this dream. much of this content seems directed
by others outside myself and i am just going along trying to make the best of the
situation. my unnamed friend drives the van, others give lectures, and a nun operates the
strange ferry ride while all around us the social structure of the world is falling apart. this
may be just an assessment of my current situation because if it portends that i should take
a more active role in my fate, i do not see where such effort should be directed. i would
naturally lean toward science and technology for any rational solution, but those seem to
be the processes that are failing while the paranormal and superstition take over. i doubt i
would very happy in a world where this inversion happens, but this dream seems to
suggest that i could at least survive even if i did not control my progress through it. )=
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=== no wise bird tries to charm a snake
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--- stankuli@etherways.com
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Introducing the Dream
DreamRePlay
David Jenkins, PhD
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When someone says "Tell me your dream," you rarely begin
with the actual dream. Before delving into the plot, the
drama and the details, you usually start with an
introduction. Although seemingly a formality, introductions
actually hold important cues about the dream.
Various Introductions
"I've only got a fragment"
"You won't believe this dream"
"This dream happened the night my boyfriend and I had a
fight"
"This is a very boring dream"
The introduction might be as short as a sentence. It might
be longer than the entire dream. For example, identifying a
particular character in the dream might become a larger
task than describing the dream.
Introductions tell you when or where the dream occurred--
"Tuesday night" or "At my uncle's."
Sometimes they prejudge the dream--"It's not very
important."
Occasionally they issue a challenge--"You'll never be able
to interpret this one."
The introduction can be a comparison--"Everyone's had the
dream where. . . " or No one has ever had a dream like
this one.
Quite often, the introduction apologizes for the dream--
"All I can remember is. . . " or "It's only a snippet."
The Importance of Dream Introductions
I realized how important the introduction can be when I was
telling my own dream in one of my groups. Like so many
other people I said, without thinking, "It's only a
fragment."
At that moment I knew that I was apologizing for the dream.
I have heard thousands of dreams and I know that, at the
start, the dreamer has little idea what adventure might be
in store. But here I was, trying to forestall any
surprises, to put some spin on my own dream.
Underneath, I had two very different worries. Firstly, that
everyone would be bored stiff; that no one would have
anything to say about this worthless dream. Secondly, I
hoped that the dream might help me with a particular waking
problem, but I didn't want to feel disappointed if that
didn't happen.
Knowing that I had both high and low expectations of this
dream work helped me understand the dream better.
I realized that the introduction to the dream is part of
the dream work and a valuable asset. An introduction can do
three things: it orients the dreamer, it orients the
audience, and it shapes expectations.
What to Do with an Introduction
Exactly how the introduction is incorporated into the dream
work depends on the particular situation. Here are some
examples.
This dream happened when I was staying at my brothers. I
dreamed I was on a boat in a lake. Suddenly there was a
storm and I had no way of getting back to the shore.
Her brother was not in the dream but he was present in the
introduction. Therefore it's legitimate to bring her
brother's perspective into the dreamwork. The dreamer
should imagine the dream as though he had witnessed her on
the boat in these difficulties. It will be immediately
obvious to her whether or not her brother is an ally when
she is in trouble.
I can't believe anyone could have this dream. I dreamed
that the toilet was overflowing and there was mess all
around. I was disgusted.
The dreamer needs to know that bathroom dreams are quite
common.
This is just a snippet. I dreamed that an elephant was
eating a mouse.
The dreamer downplays the importance of the dream by
referring to it as a snippet. Perhaps it is unimportant
and perhaps not.
I love this dream. I dreamed that a brand new animal had
just come into existence. Everyone was crowded around,
admiring it. The animal was so pleased to be alive. It
loved all the attention.
That's a great dream and the introduction is consistent
with the dream.
I already know what this dream means. I dreamed that my
mother gave me a silver platter.
I would take the dreamer at her word and not try to offer
any interpretation. She simply wants to announce something
to the world.
Conclusion
The introduction is not part of the dream but it is part of
the dream work. Sometimes, youll find the introduction
contains the key to the entire dream.
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Whether you live far away or close by, a phone group allows
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With this new work, I hope to communicate the pleasure and
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Dream RePlay
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Smiling lobsters with human teeth, a water bottle sitting
inside the stomach, and people aging a thousand years in
just three seconds
another dream section of the Electric
Dreams magazine from Kat Peters-Midland!
Dream title: My Son
Dream date: 1/4/07
Dreamer name: firewolf
Dream text: I am in some type of school and am married to a
handsome young white man. We have a beautiful baby boy, and
he looks white, but has my big brown eyes. Even in the
dream, the impossible love I feel for my son burns bright
in my heart until its almost unbearable. My husband storms
in the room with our son, in his arms. He is furious.
Apparently someone insulted my son for having a biracial
mother (me). The next day I go into some school office. I
am scared and angry. I have lost my baby. And for hours I
roam helplessly looking for him. Close to tears. But then
as if by magic a crowd separates and there is my baby. And
once again I am overwhelmed by the love I feel for him.
Dream comments: I'm 15.
Dream title: none given
Dream date: none given
Dreamer name: anonymous
Dream text: I dreamt that a spirit left out my body. When
it came back in, I felt cold. I could talk but no one can
hear me. There was a body above me, wrapped in a sheet. I
couldnt see the face. Then the spirit came back in me and
then I could move again.
Dream comments: none
Dream title: Crustaceans with canines
Dream date: 12/29/06
Dreamer name: Allie
Dream text: There were lobsters in my friends yard. She
lives on a farm, and the lobsters were frolicking in an
empty field. The lobsters were smiling at me, and I came
to realize that they had human teeth.
Dream comments: none
Dream title: Water Bottle
Dream date: 12/21/06
Dreamer name: rickets
Dream text: There was a water bottle inside of my stomach
and I couldn't get it out.
Dream comments: none
Dream title: recurring dream:
Dream date: march 2005-til now most nights
Dreamer name: brown_eyed_girl07
Dream text: Im in this huge house-like building and there
I a lot of stairs and doors I have my 2 sons with me and
we're running away from something; we are climbing these
stairs that seems like forever. Then we go through a door
which leads out to a stage with an audience, so we run
right across the stage that leads us out to this net-like
thing. We have to climb across and my youngest son whos 5
gets stuck. Then he finally gets free and we hide in this
dingy room thats dark.
Dream comments: I have the same dream all the time.
Dream title: Flying
Dream date: 1/22/07
Dreamer name: narmen
Dream text: I was falling from a cliff but then I started
flying up. I did not fall.
Dream comments: none
Dream title: thousand years ahead
Dream date: 10.12.2006
Dreamer name: karben
Dream text: A girl and I stand in a room, maybe my home.
Then I get close to the girl and we both stand in front of
a mirror. Another mirror appears behind us, so there was a
doubling-holographic effect. We see each other thousand
times. Then nearly at the same moment we begin to age for
thousand years, so we look like grandma and grandpa in 3
seconds. This scares me and I wake up.
Dream comments: This felt very real so it scares me a lot
to get old in such a short time. I did practice some lucid
dreaming but this dream was out of my control, maybe it
means something.
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