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ABSTRACT Dream-In: Dreaming A New World Into Being
Rita Dwyer and Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Rita Dwyer is a
former research chemist, coauthor of papers and patents in the aerospace
field, ASD Founding Life Member, Chair of the Board (1987-90), Past
President (1992-93), Executive Officer(1993-99).
A founder and facilitator of the Metro DC Dream Community, Rita is
also a writer, lecturer, and certified pastoral counselor. email: DreamRita@aol.com Rosemary Ellen
Guiley is the author of Dreamwork for the Soul, The Encyclopedia of
Dreams, Dreamspeak: How to Understand the Messages in Your Dreams,
and Breakthrough Intuition as well as 26 other books on spiritual,
metaphysical and inspirational subjects.
She has done lay dreamwork facilitation for groups for more than a
decade. She is president of
Visionary Living, Inc., and is a former member of the board of directors
of the ASD.
Summary of Presentation Group dreaming can be a powerful force for positive social change. The Dream-In continues the work inaugurated by the Dream Activism Group, created in a workshop led by Guiley and Dwyer at the ASD’s 2002 conference. Participants will consider ways to engage in proactive dreaming, will be invited to join Dream Activism, and will experience a group dream incubation. Learning Objectives: 1) To educate the dreaming community on the power of united dreaming; 2) To teach incubated dreaming techniques; 3) To explore ways to implement the results of dream activism. .
Evaluation questions: Abstract At
the ASD’s 2002 conference at Tufts University, an exciting event took
place: the birth of the Dream Activism Group.
In the wake of the terrorist events of 9-11 2001, we (Guiley and
Dwyer) envisioned a project that would awaken people to the power of
focused dreaming for positive social change.
The group that came together at the conference discussed and
developed a platform for collective dreaming that would take place once a
month with an incubation affirmation: “Tonight I dream the awakened
heart... today I awaken the dreaming heart.”
Our affirmation was made as universal as possible in order to
address the personal needs and interests of the diverse dreaming
community. The
Dream Activism Group was inaugurated as one of the ASD’s online
study/discussion groups. Since
then, we have carried on a lively discussion of our enlightening
experiences dreaming as a group. We have experienced mutual dreaming,
possible precognitive dreaming, and energy-charged ideas we have
implemented. The group keeps written summary records, compiled monthly by
scribe Janice Ryalls. We (Guiley
and Dwyer) wrote a report of our formation and initial dreaming, published
in Dream Time. Our
intent is for our proactive dreaming will inspire and shape ways that we
initiate actions in the world for the social good.
The Dream-In takes the work of Dream Activism to a new level and a
larger audience. The
Dream-In can be divided into three parts: 1) Introduction, background,
summaries; 2) Invitation for participants to share their own ideas and
experiences; 3) Guided meditation dream incubation for the entire group.
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