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Readers will occasionally write and tell us about a book on or about dreams that they particularly enjoyed. Visitors to the IASD Bulletin Board also provided recommendations for their favorite dream titles. The listing below is alphabetized by author's name, followed by reader remarks. This is a perfect place to shop for anyone you'd like to share your interest in dreams with.
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"An amazing book on dreams and synchronicity, it covers dreams and, in a metaphysical and scientific context, how they affect our lives. Jane is a scientist so the book really spoke to the rational, logical and spiritual sides of me."
"Explores the significance of the content (and context) of daydreams. Very practical, down-to-earth, a pleasure to read."
"One of the most powerful books I have ever read on dreaming."
"A desperate man running from a crime crashes his way into the world of Ata. The kin of Ata lead him on a healing spiritual journey through the power of dreams."
"One of the most practical books about scary dreaming I know."
"For the children, my current favorite is a retelling of an old Swahili folk tale. Imani must outwit a beast who swallowed her children and most of the village people. Imani was desperate and feeling hopeless. Her mother comes to her in a dream and gives her guidance. Because of a dream that led her to courage and faith, Imani saved her children and inspired a nation. Although the dream sequence in this little story is short, it is pivotal and the story holds the attention of children. (I found some grownups like the story too!)"
“This is an excellent dream book that looks at dreams from a more spiritual perspective.”
"...is a true eye-opener. Prior to having read this book, I was very confused about the meaning of my dreams. This would sometimes become quite stressful for me. Now, with the help of this book, I am able to explore my dreams further and make sense of them. Rather than thinking my dreams are "weird", I can use the information in them to explore issues occurring in my life. This book is extremely insightful."
"The results of her dream work provide an example of the transformative power of the mind-body-spirit... If you have never benefited from your own dreams, I urge you to read this book and use it as a catalyst for your own journey to Individuation. I encourage you to read, enjoy and build your own Spiritual House!" C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.
"One of the most powerful books on dreams I have ever read."
"A book about dreams reflecting our love life and our evolving sexuality."
"My current favorite dream book is actually a sleep book. THE PROMISE OF SLEEP is just recently out from William Dement, Ph.D., M.D, the man who discovered REM sleep. He has some excellent information on what dreams are, but also the best and most current information on why Americans are so sleep deprived and the effects of sleep deprivation. Dement has spent the past several years developing the field of sleep medicine. There's also a list of sleep disorder clinics all around the country."
"The sweetest book I have ever encountered about dreams and our relationship to ourselves."
"Not a dream book, but reading (and practicing) this book usually enhances my dream work."
"Hillman relates dreaming to the poetics of mythology (especially the myths of the Underworld). It's not what you would call an "easy" book, but I found it very thought provoking and inspiring."
"My favourite dream book. I love Jung's insights which lie like jewels all through his essays. Here are discussions of the collective unconscious, projection, dream interpretation and even Jung's own interpretations of a series of dreams - and all utterly readable - like having Jung chatting to you beside the fire!"
"A book about the author's experiences leading a dream circle which is more of a how to. She and her group closely tracked their dreaming to the phases of the moon and which astrological sign the moon is in, and the information they've collected is very interesting. Connie provides a chart that is useful for this kind of tracking. This book is also very "tasty" and easy to read as well as rigorously inspiring."
"This is a great resource for dreamgroup leaders with a very sound approach to dreamwork and to the leading of a dreamgroup. And what is so great about it: it gives lots of ideas for dreamwork in a group. A hands-on book."
"This book talks about subjects like dream telepathy, psi, incubating lucidity, and mutual lucidity in a sensible, and well researched manner."
"Another book about dreams reflecting our love life and our evolving sexuality."
"I tend to like dream work that is less verbal and more action-oriented. Jill Mellick has lots of creative and non-traditional exercises for dealing with dreams, like poems and working in clay, and lots of others."
"Both are wonderful guide books for the Dream Explorer, the second an indispensable handbook for understanding and interpreting dreams and personal dream symbols and images. Those who have used CONSCIOUS DREAMING as a guide to remembering and understanding their dreams have become more aware of the importance of their dreams. This leads the dreamer to an even deeper understanding of dream exploration into inner worlds and to other worlds in DREAMGATES. The challenges are limitless when the dreamer can cast away the artificial boundaries of perceived time and space and begin to explore the challenges set by dreaming cultures since the beginning of conscious thought."
"This is a wonderful novel that flows from the author's dreams as well as from historical research. It is the story of the relationship between a German refugee, who was Pennsylvania's Indian interpreter, and the Mohawks. The novel includes the story of the initiation of Island Woman, a powerful dreamer, and her great dream traveler & teacher, Longhair."
"Another book about dreams reflecting our love life and our evolving sexuality."
"I've only just begun to read this book, but it seems to be a pretty good book. She did her homework so the book is more than just a book about the practice of dream yoga. Narcissus is peering into a deeper pool."
"The nicest book I know on explaining lucid dreaming."
"A wonderful anthropological report about how in their dreams the Temiar communicate with all kinds of spirits. In dreams spirits teach them songs to heal diseases. There's a CD sold separately called Dream Songs and Healing Sounds in the Rainforests of Malaysia so you can hear these songs yourself."
“This is an excellent dream book that looks at dreams from a more spiritual perspective.”
"This is the best survey of historical and modern attempts at understanding dreams that I have had the pleasure of being exposed to. Shafton, whose deep appreciation of his subject is evident on every page, writes with a clarity and cogency which is refreshing to find anywhere, and particularly in a field which sometimes equates rationalism with superficiality."
"Those interested in scientific research will find not only theory here, but lots of dreams too, so the whole is typically 'empirical.' The book is full of pie charts containing basic statistics, and best of all, the authors do not mislead the reader by representing their own opinions and personal "Nur von mir" insights. The book is devoid of any wild speculations and imprudent statements. It is cool, sober, highly intelligent, entirely based on work in the laboratory. It is, compared to most other books on the topic of dreams, rare."
"The author describes how she used dreams to gradually recover from serious health complaints that could be summarized as CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). I'm a CFS patient myself, but I think it's an interesting read for non-patients as well."
"This autobiography is a delightful and intense page-turner. Heather Valencia was married to the spiritual head of the Yaqui nation for many years and lived with him on the Yaqui reservation in southern Arizona. A powerful dreamer since birth, she worked closely with the dreaming women of the Yaqui and participated in the cultural and spiritual traditions of the tribe. She now leads dream circles in the Yaqui tradition. Powerful stuff! Lots of fun to read too."
"The other most practical book about scary dreaming I know."
“When a loved one dies, a huge hole is ripped out of the fabric of our lives. In the midst of that painful void, something mysterious often happens—a dream will come that reconnects the dreamer to the loved one, not so much denying the physical death as deepening our understanding of what life, death, and human love are ultimately all about. In Grief Dreams T.J. Wray and Ann Back Price have written a sensitive, intelligent guide for people who are grieving the death of a friend or family member and who want to learn more about the strange dreams they are experiencing. Written for both caregiving professionals and ordinary lay people, Grief Dreams is a trustworthy companion in the mourning process."
— Kelly Bulkeley, PhD, is former President of the Association for the Study of Dreams and author of Visions of the Night and The Wilderness of Dreams.
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