The Dream Show Podcast

Spot the theme: Lady Gaga has a recurring dream about being asked to cut her wrist, a dream she worries is connected with the Illuminati, while Kate, our guest from episode 57, had dreamed of chopping off her leg so she could look inside. In this episode I interpret Lady Gaga’s dream, and report on Kate’s progress since her appearance on the show. Kate’s been doing her dream alchemy, and has some great results to

Carolyn is my guest with a short fearful dream featuring a caravan (mobile home) she wants to stop from entering her garden, and two dark, shadowy men who grab her hands and threaten rape. Our darkest dreams can be our most enlightening, though fear can hold us back from shining light into the shadows. Listen as Carolyn firstly finds difficulty relating to her shadows and then, step by step, makes the connection and sees the

What’s the connection between a flagon of gin and seeing the world upside down? Here’s a clue: it’s got nothing to do with getting drunk. Here’s another clue: it’s got everything to do with how the brain hears what it wants to hear and sees what it wants to see. In short, the brain has a mind of its own. Now – that’s got you thinking, hasn’t it? Your dreams can help you to understand

My guest is Jules, who received a shock medical diagnosis last week. That night she had a vivid dream involving a healer and the search for Fergie, a corgi she once owned, who was lost in the dream. Jules was faced with a choice in her dream, a choice between a piece of gold and a piece of murky brown stuff. How can this dream choice assist her as she moves forward with her life,

My guest, Kate, dreamed she chopped off her leg so she could look inside the calf muscle. She sort of managed to put it back together but, well, you know, the leg bone’s connected to the ankle bone and that ankle bone, she realised, would need microsurgery to get it working again. Along the way she got angry with her healer and glimpsed a scorpion, momentarily, like a flashcard across her dream. Meanwhile, in waking

Andrea is my guest with a dream about mutant beings – half human, half demon – who want her to become one of them. The process involves a head shave and a toxic shampoo. Does Andrea go along with their plan? What special talent does she discover along the way? And what’s the story with the dork in the bookshop? Andrea had this dream three years ago, and she’s able to look back in hindsight