Dreams in the time of Covid-19
It’s during times of uncertainty, when we perhaps struggle with how to respond when the ground continuously shifts and shakes beneath our feet, when our survival feels threatened, that working with our dreams offers us opportunities to see our best way forward. Provided we can sleep! I write this blog at a time when most of us in the world are in varying degrees of lockdown, quarantine, self-isolation, and social distancing, while others are working
Blackbird calling: a synchronicity story
This little blackbird flew into our house on January 15 this year, and settled next to my nest of Orkney eggs, heralding both a synchronicity and a decision. Birds flying into our house are not a common occurrence. Thinking back over a lifetime I can only recall one other blackbird flying in, one dove walking in around 1996, and a bush turkey wandering in around 1995. So this little blackbird really drew my attention, as
Are dreams always symbolic?
Are dreams always symbolic, or are some dreams straightforward and obvious in their meaning? It’s easy to acknowledge that our weird and surreal dreams are symbolic, but what about those dreams that seem very much like our day to day life, give or take a few differences? If you dream about going to work and having an altercation with your boss, might this be a straightforward dream about your differences of opinion with your boss,
Social dreaming
Imagine this: as you fall asleep and dream, a musician sits at his piano and reaches into the music sphere, opening to the dream world, composing music to gift you upon awakening. Then imagine this: You, the dreamer, fall asleep listening to that very same composition, reaching into the dream sphere, opening to the music, awakening with dream symbols you draw upon to create the collage art work for the musician’s album. The musician is
A night at the Dream Oscars
This is an excerpt from my book, The Dream Handbook, (published by Hachette Australia and Little Brown UK), pages 17-20. Originally, I called it ‘A night at the Dream Oscars’ but the publishers felt it was safer, for legal reasons, to call it ‘A night at the Dream Awards’. I understand that, but here, in blog format, I think I’m safe to return to the theme of the Oscars. Enjoy: Thank you. I’ve got a
Visualisation versus dream alchemy
If you’ve been following my work, you’ll know that I encourage you to do dream alchemy visualisations to assist your unconscious mind in transforming blocks, but is there a place for doing ‘normal’ visualisations as well? One of our newsletter subscribers, Liziwe, recently asked if I would cover this topic in a blog, so this one’s for you, Liziwe! Oh, and for everyone else reading this blog too. Liziwe said, “I’m curious if you do
The hidden room in your dreams
Have you ever had a dream where you discover a previously hidden room, one that fills you with a sense of wonder and awe? What does it mean? It’s a common dream theme, so, chances are, you’ve either had this dream before, or you will in the future, but one thing is for certain: no matter how many millions or billions of people have dreamed of a wondrous hidden room, each version of the dream
Every dream needs a title
When you record a dream, do you give it a title? While it’s a creative way to respect a dream, to give it the honour of a name, there are some very practical reasons to title your dreams. First though, you do record your dreams in some way, don’t you? Whether you write them down by hand, type them onto your computer, pop them into an app on your mobile device, draw them, paint them,
Synchronicity Time
Are you ready for another little synchronicity story? I like to play with synchronicities as if they’re dreams, letting them unfold and tell their own tales: A couple of weeks ago I received a renewal notice for my driver’s licence, and decided to renew it for the maximum, another five years. It’s one of those things that can’t be done online, so I made a note to go and get it sorted while I had
The truth: what your dreams really mean
Your dreams come from you. They are the result of your mind and brain processing your experiences, and so they offer a wonderful, truthful insight into your mindset. Does this sound too scientific for you? Too mundane? Would you prefer to think that your dreams abound with messages from spiritual guides, with information from other planes, with astral meetings with soul mates, with glimpses of the future, with signposts to follow, with destiny revealed? Sometimes