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The Long List: Books A–Z

This comprehensive reading list spans the full landscape of dream studies, including many of the classics in the field. It is compiled from recommendations by IASD members and updated each year in August. Most titles are available through major booksellers, while some may now be out of print.

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Books by IASD Presidents and Founding Members

Books on dreams, dreamwork, and dreaming research by IASD presidents and founding members, newest first. Book list last updated February 2022.

Deirdre Barrett, PhDPresident 1995–1996 and 2023–2027

2012 Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams: The Evolution, Function, Nature, and Mysteries of Slumber with Patrick McNamara
2010 Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose W. W. Norton
2010 Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (2 vols.) editor; Praeger/Greenwood
2007 The New Science of Dreaming (3 vols.) editor, with Patrick McNamara; Praeger
2001 The Committee of Sleep: How Artists, Scientists, and Athletes Use Dreams for Creative Problem-Solving—And How You Can, Too Crown Publishers
2001 Trauma and Dreams editor; Harvard University Press
1999 Pregnant Man: Tales from a Hypnotherapist's Couch Times Books/Random House

Mark Blagrove, PhDPresident 2001–2002

2003 Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations Cambridge University Press

Robert Bosnak, JDPresident 2002–2003

2007 Embodiment: Creative Imagination in Medicine, Art and Travel Routledge
1998 A Little Course in Dreams Shambhala
1997 Christopher's Dreams: Dreaming and Living With AIDS Bantam Dell
1997 Dreaming With an AIDS Patient: An Intimate Look Inside the Dreams of a Gay Man With AIDS Diane Publishing
1996 Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming: Exploring Interior Landscape Through Practical Dreamwork Bantam Dell
1989 Dreaming With an AIDS Patient Shambhala

Translations

2003 Klein droomcursus Lemniscaat
1997 La práctica del soñar Obelisco

Kelly Bulkeley, PhDPresident 1997–1998

2009 Dreaming in Christianity and Islam: Culture, Conflict, and Creativity editor, with Kate Adams and Patricia M. Davis; Rutgers University Press
2008 American Dreamers: What Dreams Tell Us About the Political Psychology of Conservatives, Liberals, and Everyone Else Beacon Press
2008 Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History NYU Press
2005 Dreaming Beyond Death: A Guide to Pre-Death Dreams and Visions with Rev. Patricia Bulkeley; Beacon Press
2004 The Wondering Brain: Thinking About Religion With and Beyond Cognitive Neuroscience Routledge
2003 Dreams of Healing: Transforming Nightmares into Visions of Hope Paulist Press
2001 Dreams: A Reader on Religious, Cultural, and Psychological Dimensions of Dreaming editor; Palgrave Macmillan
2000 Transforming Dreams: Learning Spiritual Lessons from the Dreams You Never Forget John Wiley & Sons
1999 Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology SUNY Press
1998 Dreamcatching: Every Parent's Guide to Exploring and Understanding Children's Dreams and Nightmares with Alan Siegel; Three Rivers Press
1997 An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming Praeger
1996 Among All These Dreamers: Essays on Dreaming and Modern Society editor; SUNY Press
1995 Spiritual Dreaming: A Cross-Cultural and Historical Journey Paulist Press
1994 The Wilderness of Dreams: Exploring the Religious Meanings of Dreams in Modern Western Culture SUNY Press

Jean Campbell, MAPresident 2006–2007

2016 Sleep Monsters and Superheroes: Empowering Children Through Creative Dreamplay editor, with Clare R. Johnson; Praeger/ABC-CLIO
2006 Group Dreaming: Dreaming to the Tenth Power Wordminder Press
1980 Dreams Beyond Dreaming The Donning Co.

Michelle Carr, PhDPresident 2021–2023

2025 Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind Henry Holt and Company

Laurel Clark, DDPresident 2016–2017

2012 Intuitive Dreaming

Gayle Delaney, PhDPresident 1983–1985 · Founding Member

2007 Your Sleeping Genius: Harnessing the Hidden Power of Your Dreams Hachette Audio, “Your Coach in a Box” series (audiobook)
1998 All About Dreams: Everything You Need to Know About Why We Have Them, What They Mean, and How to Put Them to Work for You HarperSanFrancisco
1997 In Your Dreams: Falling, Flying, and Other Dream Themes: A New Kind of Dream Dictionary HarperSanFrancisco
1996 Breakthrough Dreaming: How to Tap the Power of Your 24-Hour Mind Nightingale-Conant (audio)
1996 Living Your Dreams: The Classic Bestseller on Becoming Your Own Dream Expert revised edition; HarperSanFrancisco
1995 Sensual Dreaming: How to Understand and Interpret the Erotic Content of Your Dreams Ballantine Books
1995 The Dream Kit: An All-In-One Toolkit for Understanding Your Dreams HarperSanFrancisco (book, tape, and cards)
1994 Sexual Dreams: Why We Have Them, What They Mean Fawcett Books
1993 New Directions in Dream Interpretation editor; SUNY Press
1988 Living Your Dreams: Using Sleep to Solve Problems and Enrich Your Life revised edition; HarperCollins

Translations

1997 Las cartas de los sueños Robin Book
1994 El mensaje de los sueños sexuales Robin Book

Jayne Gackenbach, PhDPresident 1988–1989

2017 Boundaries of Self & Reality Online: Implications of Digitally Constructed Realities editor, with J. Bown; Elsevier/Academic Press
2013 cyber.rules with Joanie Gillespie; Norton
2012 Play Reality with T. Snyder; Original Cliché Entertainment (2nd ed. 2019)
2012 Video Game Play and Consciousness editor; Nova Science
2007 Psychology and the Internet: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Implications (2nd ed.) editor; Academic Press
1998 Psychology and the Internet: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Implications editor; Academic Press
1991 Dream Images: A Call to Mental Arms Baywood
1989 Control Your Dreams: How Lucid Dreaming Can Help You Uncover Your Hidden Desires, Confront Your Hidden Fears, and Explore the Frontiers of Human Consciousness with Jane Bosveld; Harper & Row (reprinted 1994; ebook 2012)
1988 Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming editor, with Stephen LaBerge; Plenum
1987 Sleep and Dreams: A Sourcebook editor; Garland

Patricia Garfield, PhDPresident 1998–1999 · Founding Member

2007 Mourning Dove: Dream Poems Numina Books
2003 Dream Catcher: A Young Person's Journal for Exploring Dreams Tundra Books
2002 The Dream Book: A Young Person's Guide to Understanding Dreams Sagebrush; winner of a Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
2001 The Universal Dream Key: The 12 Most Common Dream Themes Around the World Perennial
1997 The Dream Messenger: How Dreams of the Departed Bring Healing Gifts Simon & Schuster
1995 Creative Dreaming: Plan and Control Your Dreams to Develop Creativity, Overcome Fears, Solve Problems, and Create a Better Self updated edition; Fireside
1993 The Healing Power of Dreams Simon & Schuster
1991 Women's Bodies, Women's Dreams Perennial
1984 Your Child's Dreams Ballantine Books
1979 Pathway to Ecstasy: The Way of the Dream Mandala Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Translations

2002 Den universelle drømmenøgle Aschehoug (Danish)
2001 El poder curativo de los sueños Robin Book (Spanish)
1999 La créativité onirique: Du rêve ordinaire au rêve lucide J'ai lu (French)
1999 Luovaan unennäköön Unio Mystica (Finnish)
1999 Sognare, pensare, creare Gruppo Editoriale Futura (Italian)
1999 Teremtő álom Bioenergetic (Hungarian)
1998 Droomberichten De Boekerij (Dutch)
1994 Guérir par les rêves Albin Michel (French)
1993 El poder curativo de los sueños Robin Book (Spanish)
1992 Frauen träumen anders Piper (German)
1989 Comprendre les rêves de vos enfants France Loisirs (French)
1988 Creatief dromen Servire (Dutch)
1986 Wat droomt je kind? Lemniscaat (Dutch)
1984 Yumi kuriniku Hakuyosha (Japanese)
1983 La créativité onirique La Table Ronde (French)
1981 Der Weg des Traums Ansata-Verlag (German)
1981 Skapande drömmar Almqvist & Wiksell (Swedish)
1980 Kreativ träumen Ansata-Verlag (German)
1977 Sonhos criativos Nova Fronteira (Portuguese)

Robert P. Gongloff, MAPresident 2011–2012

2019 Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture, Volume 2 editor; ABC-CLIO
2017 Dreams That Change Our Lives editor; Chiron Publications
2006 Dream Exploration: A New Approach Llewellyn

Ernest Hartmann, MDPresident 1987–1988

2000 Dreams and Nightmares: The Origin and Meaning of Dreams Perseus Publishing
1998 Dreams and Nightmares: The New Theory on the Origin and Meaning of Dreams HarperCollins
1994 Dreaming: Journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams Kluwer Academic
1991 Boundaries in the Mind: A New Psychology of Personality HarperCollins
1987 The Nightmare: The Psychology and Biology of Terrifying Dreams reprint edition; Perseus Books
1987 The Sleep Book: Understanding and Preventing Sleep Problems in People Over 50 Addison-Wesley
1978 The Sleeping Pill Yale University Press
1974 The Functions of Sleep Yale University Press
1970 Sleep and Dreaming Little, Brown
1967 The Biology of Dreaming Charles C. Thomas

Robert J. Hoss, MSPresident 2003–2004

2019 Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture editor; Greenwood/ABC-CLIO
2017 Dreams That Change Our Lives editor; Chiron Publications
2013 Dream to Freedom: A Handbook for Integrating Dreamwork and Energy Psychology Energy Psychology Press
2005 Dream Language: Self-Understanding Through Imagery and Color Innersource

Clare Johnson, PhDPresident 2018–2019

2020 The Art of Lucid Dreaming Llewellyn
2018 Mindful Dreaming: Harness the Power of Lucid Dreaming for Happiness, Health, and Positive Change Conari Press
2017 Llewellyn's Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming: A Comprehensive Guide to Promote Creativity, Overcome Sleep Disturbances & Enhance Health and Wellness Llewellyn
2017 Dream Therapy: Dream Your Way to Health and Happiness Orion
2016 Sleep Monsters & Superheroes: Empowering Children Through Creative Dreamplay editor, with Jean Campbell; Praeger
2010 Dreamrunner novel, as Clare Jay; Little, Brown
2009 Breathing in Colour novel, as Clare Jay; Little, Brown

Translations

2018 Curarsi con i sogni Vallardi (Italian)
2009 Mijn dochter in India as Clare Jay; Arena (Dutch)

Strephon Kaplan-WilliamsFounding Member

1997 Dreamwork “Elements of…” series, reprint edition; Element Books
1991 Dream Cards: Understand Your Dreams and Enrich Your Life Fireside
1991 Dreamworking: A Comprehensive Guide to Working With Dreams Journey Press
1991 The Dreamwork Manual: A Step-by-Step Introduction to Working with Dreams HarperCollins
1991 The Elements of Dreamwork Element Books
1987 The Healing Archetypes: A Unified Field Theory of the Archetypes Book People
1980 The Jungian-Senoi Dreamwork Manual revised, expanded edition; Journey Press

Translations

2000 Durch Traumarbeit zum eigenen Selbst: Kreative Nutzung der Träume Ludwig, München (German)
1995 Der Schlüssel zum Unterbewusstsein: Das Handbuch der Traumdeutung Gondrom, Bindlach (German)

Milton Kramer, MDPresident 1986–1987

2013 The Dream Experience: A Systematic Exploration
2010 Sleep and Mental Illness with S. R. Pandi-Perumal
2007 Sleep and Psychosomatic Medicine with S. R. Pandi-Perumal and Rocco R. Ruoti
1993 The Functions of Dreaming editor, with Alan Moffitt and Robert Hoffmann; SUNY Series in Dream Studies
1969 Dream Psychology and the New Biology of Dreaming

Stanley Krippner, PhDPresident 1994–1995

2009 Perchance to Dream: The Frontiers of Dream Psychology editor, with Debbie Joffe Ellis; Nova Science
2008 Personal Mythology: Using Ritual, Dreams, and Imagination to Discover Your Inner Story (3rd ed.) with David Feinstein; Energy Psychology Press/Elite Books (also from InnerSource with a 3-CD audio supplement)
2007 Healing Stories: The Use of Narrative in Counseling and Psychology with Michael Bova and Leslie Gray; Puente Publications
2007 Healing Tales: The Narrative Arts in Spiritual Traditions with Michael Bova, Leslie Gray, and Adam Kay; Puente Publications
2004 Becoming Psychic: Spiritual Lessons for Focusing Your Hidden Abilities with Stephen Kierulff; New Page Books
2003 Dream Telepathy: Experiments in Nocturnal Extrasensory Perception with Montague Ullman and Alan Vaughan; Hampton Roads
2002 Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work With Them SUNY Press
2000 Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence editor, with Etzel Cardeña and Steven Jay Lynn; American Psychological Association
1999 DreamScaping: New Techniques for Understanding Yourself and Others Lowell House
1991 Dreamtime and Dreamwork: Decoding the Language of the Night Putnam
1989 Dream Telepathy: Experiments in Nocturnal ESP (2nd ed.) McFarland & Company
1988 Dreamworking: How to Use Your Dreams for Creative Problem Solving Bearly Ltd.
1988 Personal Mythology: The Psychology of Your Evolving Self St. Martin's Press
1977 Song of the Siren HarperCollins
1970 Dream Studies and Telepathy Parapsychology Foundation

Stephen LaBerge, PhDFounding Member

2004 Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life Sounds True (includes CD)
2003 Guide to Dreams (Keep It Simple) Dorling Kindersley
1997 Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Ballantine Books
1988 Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming Plenum
1987 Controlling Your Dreams Audio Renaissance (audio)
1985 Lucid Dreaming Ballantine Books

Alan Moffitt, PhDPresident 1989–1990 · (deceased 1997)

1993 The Functions of Dreaming editor, with Milton Kramer and Robert Hoffmann; SUNY Press

Angel Morgan, PhDPresident 2019–2021

2018 Dreamer's Powerful Tiger: A New Lucid Dreaming Classic for Children and Parents of the 21st Century The Dreambridge
2016 “Dragons, Angels, and Rites of Passage: The Universal Language of Children's Dreams” chapter in Sleep Monsters and Superheroes, pp. 69–87; Praeger
2011 Investigating Experienced Links Between Dreams and Creativity in the Work of Professional Creative Artists doctoral dissertation; ProQuest/UMI
2005 The Alphabliss of Miss as Angel Morgan Abell; Morgan Foundation

Richard Russo, MAPresident 2004–2005

1987 Dreams Are Wiser Than Men Publishing Group West

Carol Schreier Rupprecht, PhDPresident 1990–1991

1995 Dreaming in the Lotus: Buddhist Dream Narrative, Imagery, and Practice with Serinity Young
1993 The Dream and the Text: Essays on Literature and Language SUNY Series in Dream Studies
1985 Feminist Archetypal Theory: Interdisciplinary Re-Visions of Jungian Thought University of Tennessee Press

Alan Siegel, PhDPresident 1999–2000

2003 Dream Wisdom: Uncovering Life's Answers in Your Dreams Celestial Arts
1998 Dreamcatching: Every Parent's Guide to Exploring and Understanding Children's Dreams and Nightmares with Kelly Bulkeley; Three Rivers Press
1996 Dreams That Can Change Your Life: Navigating Life's Passages Through Turning Point Dreams reprint edition; Berkley

G. Scott Sparrow, EdDPresident 2012–2013

1982 Lucid Dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light
1976 Lucid Dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light: Based on the Edgar Cayce Readings

Jeremy Taylor, DMinPresident 1993–1994

2012 Dream Images photos by Diane Farris, dream reflections by Jeremy Taylor; Blurb.com
2011 Trickster's Many Roles in Myth, Dream and the Evolution of Consciousness Blurb.com
2011 World Tales & Mythic Narratives for Dreamers & Dream Workers Blurb.com
2010 Mastering the Art of Projective Dream Work: A Comic Book for Dreamers and Dream Workers Blurb.com
2009 The Wisdom of Your Dreams: Using Dreams to Tap Into Your Unconscious and Transform Your Life Penguin/Tarcher
2009 What Was That All About? A Comic Book About Dreams and What They Mean, With Special Emphasis on Projection Blurb.com
1998 The Living Labyrinth: Exploring Universal Themes in Myths, Dreams, and the Symbolism of Waking Life Paulist Press
1993 Where People Fly and Water Runs Uphill: Using Dreams to Tap the Wisdom of the Unconscious reprint edition; Warner Books
1992 The Wisdom of Your Dreams: Using Dreams to Tap Into Your Unconscious and Transform Your Life Penguin Books
1983 Dream Work: Techniques for Discovering the Creative Power in Dreams Paulist Press

Katja Valli, PhDPresident 2013–2015

2019 Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture, Volume 1 editor, with Robert J. Hoss; Greenwood/ABC-CLIO

Robert L. Van de Castle, PhDPresident 1985–1986

1995 Our Dreaming Mind reprint edition; Ballantine Books
1989 Psychic Dreaming: How to Prepare For, Send, Receive and Interpret Telepathic Dreams St. Martin's Press (audio)

Robert WaggonerPresident 2009–2010

2013 Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple with Caroline McCready; Conari Press
2008 Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self Moment Point Press