Dreams Light Up the Night!

Contribute now to IASD's 2012 Pledge Drive at https://asdreams.org/pledge2012/

DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS:
DECEMBER 15, 2012

 The deadline for conference proposals is approaching. High quality proposals are invited addressing any of the following tracks: Research and Theory; Arts and Humanities; Culture and Anthropology; Education; Religion, Spirituality and Philosophy; Clinical Approaches; Dreamwork Practices; Extraordinary, PSI and Lucid Dreams; the Dream Castles Conference theme and two new tracks: Mental Imagery and Dreams and Healing. Deadline is December 15, 2012. Submission Categories include: Paper Presentations; Symposia; Panels; Workshops; Special Events or Major Presentations; Morning Dream Groups; and Research Hot-off-the-Press and Poster Papers (due March 1, 2013). All submissions must be made online at: www.asdreams.org/2013 

The Venue • Virginia Beach Resort Hotel and Conference Center is located on the beach at 2800 Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia with sweeping views of the Cape Henry bay. The hotel provides complimentary bicycles, a fully-equipped health club, pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and a professional massage service. Located less than a mile from a wildlife sanctuary at First Landing State Park, your experience will include cypress swamp, salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater wetlands and dunes, as well as the bay shoreline.

The Conference will feature three world-renowned keynote speakers, over 160 presenters from around the globe, an opening reception, the Dream Art Exhibition and reception, a Dream Hike, the annual Dream Telepathy Contest, the ever popular costume Dream Ball, and other fun special events appropriate to the beachside location.

2013 Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. Tenzin Rinpoche is founder of the Ligmincha Institute near Charlottesville, Virginia, and is author of The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep.

Kevin Todeschi is the Executive Director and CEO of Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment and Atlantic University. Author of twenty books and a nationally recognized resource on the interpretation of dreams and symbols, Kevin has taught thousands of students the art of dream interpretation.

Mark Blagrove studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and is now Professor of Psychology at Swansea University, Wales. His sleep laboratory has over many years provided empirical evidence relevant to theories of the function of sleep and of dreaming.

CALL FOR IASD BOARD NOMINATIONS

The IASD Nominating Committee is soliciting recommendations for members to serve on the Board of Directors for the term beginning in July 2013. Nominees should be members in good standing who are willing to serve. Please send your recommendations to Katja Valli, Nominating Committee Chair, at: katval@utu.fi  by December 31, 2012.

IASD STUDENT AWARDS FOR DREAM RELATED RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

We are pleased to announce that the anonymous donor who has generously provided funding for the Student Research Award for the past seven years has graciously agreed to provide matching funds for the 2013 competition! The IASD board of trustees will provide the balance of funds.

As in previous years, there will be two $500 awards. The first is for the best student submission of original scientific research on dreams and dreaming. The second is for the best submission of original historical, literary, artistic, or theoretical research. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit papers. Please view the following for additional details: https://asdreams.org/2013/callforstudent/

All participants must submit their presentations in electronic form, preferably through email to office@asdreams.org or if necessary by mailing the files, copied to a CD or a DVD, to the IASD office by March 15, 2013.

IASD-Student Research
1672 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703 USA
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Text submissions must not exceed 6,000 words. Participants should submit text in MS Word, and artwork in .jpg, .tif, or .pdf formats.

Participants may also electronically submit videos in AVI formats, or music in MIDI or MPS formats. In the case of papers with multiple authors – in terms of the ideas presented as well as the description of the results – the contestant must indicate clearly, in either the text of the paper or in an accompanying letter, what portions are the submitter’s work.

Submissions must include a copy of your student ID. Alternatively, you can fax a copy to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scan and email an attachment to office@asdreams.org. Include a note or cover letter that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify which of the two awards they are applying for.

Winners will be announced at the IASD annual conference, which will be held at the Virginia Beach Resort & Conference Center, Virginia Beach, VA, June 21 - 25, during the General Membership Meeting. Check the schedule of conference events to find out the exact date and time.

Curtiss Hoffman
Student Research Awards Chair

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

IASD Member, Linda Mastrangelo, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

I have been on a dreamer’s path since childhood but felt alone in my dreaming experiences. I read voraciously on esoteric subjects but it was not until 2003, when I experienced a most curious dream, that the trajectory of my path began to show itself. In the dream, I was an exiled monk in the 1500’s shunned by my village and later welcomed at a holy sanctuary of alchemists. They assured me I was one of them and I had just “forgotten the ways.” I named this community of mystics “The Dreamers.”

Two years later, I began studying dreams more seriously with Justina Lasley at IDS and attended my first IASD conference – where I dressed up as that exiled monk, and where I did indeed find my tribe!

Another turning point at this time occurred when I also learned the mystical vocation of my great aunt. According to my father, my Zia was a dream worker and healer in her village in the region of Puglia, Italy. People would come from far and wide to discuss their dreams and she, in turn, would give them practical and spiritual guidance.

A whole new world opened up for me. I felt a deep validation for the first time in my life and, more importantly, a sense of community and soul’s calling.

Since then, I’ve made a commitment to bring dreamwork to those who don’t have access to this material. Through bereavement counseling, writing articles about dreams and speaking in front of a classroom of students, I’ve realized that people are hungry for this information and need support. I believe that by sharing our dream stories we are sharing the story of the Universe, something that is certainly much larger than ourselves.

In January, I will be collaborating with an integral health physician and some of her patients on how to work with dreams and will continue training interns at a hospice in the spring. My hope for 2013 is to finally finish my book, a culmination of years of direct dream experiences and research. I also look forward to the conference in Virginia Beach to be with my tribe again!

Thank you Linda Mastrangelo, IASD Board Member, for contributing to the Membership News this month, and for your work as its Editor!

Please check out Linda’s twitter feed: twitter@sfdreamexaminer to learn more about her dream knowledge, writing and artistic endeavors.

If you are interested in contributing to the Membership News, please do not hesitate to contact me: degreig2002@yahoo.ca

Be sure to join our Facebook group page. We have 625 friends and growing! In addition, let your Facebook friends know about IASD’s fan page (with 1289 Likes), and its website. Also, check out IASD’s new page on Google+.

From Susan Benson, Regional Chair

As 2012 draws to a close, it is a good time to recap the year and say “thank you” to all the regional representatives and members who supported and contributed to the regional network in 2012. It has been an outstanding year with multiple regional events on offer and a growing regional network membership list that has expanded to 66 members.

Exciting new initiatives have taken place in Australia and Toronto, Canada. The Dreams and Imagination conference in Sydney was a 4-day event and a new regional initiative for Australia that attracted 100 participants and 4 new IASD members. In Toronto, a new group has formed and meets quarterly. The 4th European Conference in Berne was a very successful 2-day event. Other areas where events were on offer included Southern California, Montreal, and Chicago. Several regional network representatives offered workshops, participated in local community events and were interviewed.

Regional Event Calendar 2013

Looking ahead to 2013, the regional event calendar opens with the Boston, Massachusetts’ conference, The Creative Power of Dreams, hosted by Curtiss Hoffman. Full details of the program are given below. Reminder: Early bird registration closes December 15, 2012.

New England, USA Regional: “The Creative Power of Dreams”
January 12, 2013, Regis College, Weston, MA. Host: Curtiss Hoffman

For millennia, creative people in all cultures have relied upon their dreams for inspiration. Come and celebrate the creative power of dreams at this one-day IASD regional conference! Keynote speakers are Deirdre Barrett, the author of The Committee of Sleep, and Ernest Hartmann, the author of The Nature and Functions of Dreaming. In addition, there will be a performance of excerpts from Curtiss Hoffman’s Gilgamesh Cantata, based on dream texts from C.G. Jung’s Red Book and using musical themes derived from dreams. Additional speakers will present papers on various aspects of dreaming and creativity.

Pre-registration will be available by late October, as well as a more complete listing of speakers and topics and transportation information for getting to Regis College. Registration will be $68 for IASD members, $78 for non-members, and $48 for students and those with limited incomes. This fee includes registration and a catered lunch.

Contact: Curtiss Hoffman, teximus@comcast.net

THE IASD TORONTO GROUP

The IASD Toronto Dreamers group will hold their next quarterly meeting on January 20, 2013. For further information contact Mara Zadnoff at mara@healgently.ca

COLLOQUE REVE III, MONTREAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE

The third Montreal Regional Conference will be held on April 13, 2013 at Collège de Maisonneuve Host: Claude Desloges. Program details to be announced.
Contact: Claude Desloges, claude.desloges@videotron.ca

Regional Representatives Network

Please check the IASD website for up-to-date names and contact information for the regional representative in your area. The Regional Representative webpage  is divided into regions, making your search more user-friendly. If you do not have a Regional Rep for your area, consider volunteering to become one! You could serve an important networking role for IASD.

To volunteer to become a Regional Representative, contact Susannah Benson at: dreamtracking@gmail.com or Diane E. Grieg at: deg66@me.com

For corrections or feedback on member contacts from Regional Reps, contact Claude Desloges (Regional Representative Eastern Canada) at: claude.desloges@videotron.ca

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