Shortly after becoming obsessed again with the beauty, symbolism, and healing power of dreams, I discovered Carla Young’s blog, The Daily Dreamer. Her blog includes interpretations of her own dreams, the dreams of “guest dreamers,” and interviews with dream workers. Her site is going to be invaluable to me as I begin to learn the … Continue reading
I first heard of Tallulah Lyons at the Natural Sprituality conference I attended in Georgia back in 2009. At the time, I was first becoming interested in dreams and dream work and was getting my feet wet in the concepts of depth psychology. It was only later that I realized the important work that Tallulah … Continue reading
For a few years right out of college, I taught a World Literature course to high school students. Among the primary texts we examined was the Gilgamesh Epic. I always found the tale fascinating, as it is so old and so strange – one of the earliest surviving myths from one of the world’s oldest … Continue reading
In Eastern religions, mandalas represent the universe. For Jung, they symbolized the unconscious and wholeness in the personality. For me, I could stare at them for hours, noting their complexity and beauty. They are something to marvel at, works of art that point me toward curiosity and wonder. Continue reading
Within the past couple of weeks, I have had two dreams in which I have had the sensation that I was in France. In one in particular, I arrived in France and was in a sort of shopping mall that resembles a mall here where I live. I wanted to celebrate my arrival in France … Continue reading
