Working with Dreams
by Montague Ullman, Nan Zimmerman
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Originally published in 1979, this is a dream book with an outstanding difference: it takes the interpretation of dreams out of the realm of the professionals and gives it to the ultimate expert - the dreamer. Working with Dreams stresses the uniqueness of every dream and dreamer. With anecdotes and examples from their own dream groups, the authors show how to deal with the intimacy and honesty of a dream; how to explore its meanings without distorting them; how to let a dream tell us about show more ourselves and add to our understanding. Dr Ullman and Mrs Zimmerman start with the question of what is in a dream - what is real and what is symbolic? - and then go on to explain what happens during sleep and the way a dream develops. They cover remembering and recording dreams and dealing with the imagery of dreams. They illustrate the many predicaments that dreams depict, the self-deceptions we practice in relation to our dreams, and then show how dream groups - whether a family or a group of strangers - can work together to uncover the meaning of dreams. And they enrich their book by discussing everything from the history of dreams to the possibilities of dreams across space and time. The result is a storehouse of information about the world of dreams. show lessTags
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This is a very good book for people who like to work with their dreams, paticularly in a group setting. I've worked with a person who uses Ullman's method, which is designed for lay people to get a hold on where their dreams are pointing without the need for professional guidance. This is not a book of symbology, and there are no pat answers. But there is a process of unfoldment, where others in a group make the dreamer's dream into their own and reveal alternative perceptions, perhaps eeing some metaphors or correspondences that the dreamer does not see at first. The interplay between dreamers and group members brings about an orchestration so to speak where meaning and awarenesss become heightened.
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- Canonical title
- Working with Dreams
- Original publication date
- 1979
- Epigraph
- The Dream is a law unto itself; and as well quarrel with a rainbow for showing, or for not showing, a secondary arch.
The Dream knows best, and the Dream, I say again/, is the responsible party.
~ Dr. Quincy. - Dedication
- To all who, by sharing their dreams, deepened our appreciation of dreams.
- First words
- A number of years ago i set out to write a book about dreams meant for anyone interested in the subject.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It will not transform any reader into an expert as a dream-group leader - only a great deal of experience can do that - but no expert leadership is needed when people come together as peers in the art of working with dreams.
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.30)
- Languages
- English, Finnish, Norwegian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
- 1
