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Since before the times of Homer’s Iliad, or even the Epic of Gilgamesh, all manner of media have served as source material for dream imagery, from storytelling around stone-age campfires to modern film and video games. We are all upon the Hero’s Journey in this Game called Life, and visions representing this waking struggle may come to us as mythic Quests in our dream-worlds, where we find ourselves braving Dark Forests and slaying Monsters, determined to confront unknown dangers.
Thanks for listening!
~ Benjamin
Sometimes we may only see the best path forward by looking back upon where we have already been using the mirror of self-reflection. Though many will close their eyes against the light of this truth and simply run away, a brave few will have the courage to stand so exposed and therein find inspiration to sprint towards their chosen future. Caution: OBJECTS ARE LARGER THAN THEY APPEAR… and such images more important than we may ever know.
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~ Benjamin
Depression is a Liar. It is the worst kind of Con Artist, seeking to steal our Life itself by trickery. To effect this fraud, it insists we believe our suffering is so intense and infinite that we are helpless to resist. In truth, it shills this sham to demoralize us because it is impotent, all Shadow without substance, and it cannot withstand any real determination to find the Light of Hope in the darkness.
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~ Benjamin
“People you love never die… not completely. They live in your mind, the way they always lived inside you. You keep their light alive.” ~ Matt Haig
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~ Benjamin
Few life experiences generate more frustration than being cheated out of a win well-deserved by right of superior skill and diligent effort; to have powers beyond our control put their callous or cruel thumb on the scale and deliver bitter defeat at the threshold of sweet victory. ~ Leah and Sandy’s episode for this dream at Anchor.fm:
https://anchor.fm/leah-hartgens/episodes/Your-Noodles-Cant-Stop-Me-eq54c3
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~ Benjamin
The human brain is an amazing, self-programming, biological machine, constantly problem-solving, even in sleep; developing functional Routines to sort Objects by Class, applying these Methods to known Parameters, and parsing Global Optima to write new Arguments for undefined Variables. As social animals, we can even Crowd-Source novel Algorithmic builds unimaginable in isolation.
Fight or Flight… or FREEZE. Too many of us forget that this third response often occurs when confronted by overwhelming threats, the experience so traumatic that we can do nothing but succumb to a physiological paralysis of inaction, literally Scared Stiff.
We are all works in progress, many elements of ourselves composed of layers upon what was once only a rough sketch on a blank canvas. Over the years we may alter the subject, fix proportions or change positions, but the traces of that original sketch always remain, and we are never again entirely new.
Achieving success often depends on accurate predictions, not only about what will likely happen, but whether we will be satisfied with the results. Firm resolve to walk a given path may call the dreaming mind to ponder past instances of similar choices in warning of potential consequences.
The Hero’s Journey very often begins with one pressing and unavoidable question: do you stay at home and don a Mantle of Responsibility within a familiar culture and territory, or do you set forth into the unknown to become a Stranger in a Strange Land? Must we leave behind Old Ways in search of New Beginnings?
Water is an icon of deep meaning across many dimensions of Human Experience. Calm at rest, then Flowing with gravity and Crashing dynamically. Water finds ideal Balance, and becomes the Shape of the Cup, infinitely Adaptable. Water is Life, yet may also threaten Death when we are in over our head…
This week’s dream comes to us courtesy of Will at The Skeptic Metaphysician podcast and his lovely wife/co-host, Karen. Join us as we attempt to solve the mystery of this reoccurring dream and the cause for such a specific repeating formula.
Be sure to visit Will’s podcast for my interview on WED the 19th!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1713040/8531232https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician
Humankind suffers few Fears more inhibiting than the possibility we will fail to achieve our own Potential. This aversion is so strong that many prefer to dwell in bland mediocrity rather than risk the crushing emotional pain of defeat. When such terror grips our heart, the Spirit of Leopard may offer Guidance, inspiring the courage needed to stalk and capture our own unique majesty.
Our ability to envision the Future is often a Blessing, but becomes a Curse when we succumb to Avoidance at the prospect of being overwhelmed. Though purely Imaginary in origin, a real Panic may transform a manageable Problem into the Disaster we feared.
Very often do life circumstances force us into “Survival Mode” where we must prioritize the physical needs of safety, sustenance and shelter. Over time, such essentials secured, the erstwhile privation of emotional desiderata come to the fore and demand our attention.
Those among us not inspired to conformity by the Liturgy of Cultural Ritual alone, and thus March to the Beat of their Own Drum, often feel the greatest obligation to carefully consider the Steps of their Dance through Life.
Relationships are not easy, and require reasonable Compromise. Yet, we must also beware the temptation to surrender our Identity and abandon Healthy Boundaries in pursuit of living out a Fantasy Romance that is not reflected in our experience of Reality.
This week’s Dream adventure is brought to us by Liz Lawson of “The Reluctant Historian” podcast. Follow her Journey through the mysterious depths of South Korean subway tunnels as Liz navigates the Labyrinth to find a path forward in the present day with help from the Icons of past companions.
https://www.instagram.com/thereluctanthistorian/
Tales of the Dearly Departed appearing in our Sleep are abundant in Historical Dream Literature. Psychologically, few Dream experiences may have more impact, or be more important for processing Grief and Moving On.
Self-awareness is a truly Scientific endeavor. Though we cannot help but achieve it through the filter of our Beliefs, every new Life Experience presents an Opportunity for deeper and more meaningful Understanding.
Setting Healthy Boundaries is never easy, especially when Family and Friends have expectations for behavior that clashes with your Natural Temperament and Social Comfort Zone. How do we communicate this message when conversations are the stressor that needs a boundary?
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” – Freewill, Rush
“A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.” – Rita Mae Brown
Author Mike Oppenheim: mikeyopp.com
Just as the Rising Sun signals the start of a New Day, and the Fall of Night marks its end, High Noon bestrides a midline, offering an Afternoon of opportunity in which to reflect upon what time has passed in the Morning, while time yet remains before Dusk.
https://www.towardhappyandfulfilled.com/
In the Twilight between Sleep and Consciousness, a vast expanse of timeless Borderland unfolds. Lost in a Wilderness without Landmarks, we may have only our Gut Feelings to guide us.
https://IntuitiveNature.com.au
The Healing Power of Laughter is much more than mere cliché; in fact, it may literally hold the Secret to Saving the World.
https://www.dannywhitsonmagic.com/
Traumatic events which frustrate our Passions often have such impact that we ever-after revisit those Iconic structural Themes to process and persevere through Stressful Experiences that similarly challenge our Identity.
https://www.KarenSalita.com/
101 Soul Seeds for Reinventing Yourself:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1625248210/
Would that we all embodied the Wisdom of Solomon in applying necessary Judgment to ourselves and others. How Just could the World be if we all so aspired?
Elijah Ware’s “Zephyr” Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zephyr/id1570638123
Abject apologies to our fantastic guest Dreamer, Soul-Based Life Coach Lisa Jara, for the rare and random “reverb” her audio acquired sporadically on the trans-Atlantic journey from Germany.
Website: lisa-jara.com
Facebook: @lisajaracom
Instagram: @lisajaracom
YouTube: Lisa Jara
There is a Vicious Cycle to our habits of Thought and Action, one which will repeat like an ever-turning Wheel until we choose to break that recurring pattern by an Act of Will.
https://jemfuller.com/
Jem’s #TedTalk
https://youtu.be/7lxeRsIi1S0
Our most important Relationships often feature prominently in #Dreams, expressing Hopes and Fears, as well as Love and Admiration.
https://packyourownbag.com/
Lived experience and spiritual perspective will often inform the imagery and narrative of our Dreams. From this hierography we may better understand who we are and what we want to achieve.
https://ambikadevi.com/https://linktr.ee/AmbikaDevi
The drive of Curiosity is both Blessing & Curse as we inevitably discover every Answer yields more Questions, and an erstwhile delightful Amusement is frustrated by the impossibility of Omniscience.
https://septemics.com/
You cannot control the Waves, but you can learn how to Surf!” – Anonymous
“…the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.” – Mathew 14:24-25
https://rchristianbohlen.com/
“Dream” is often a synonym for Goal or Aspiration, and rightly so; for what could be more natural than seeing the very thing we hope to accomplish in our Nocturnal Visions?
https://debbykrusz.com/
Medical events which impact the brain can disrupt not only mental and physical function, but our ability to accurately distinguish waking reality from the world of dreams.
https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/signs_symptoms
Even when the structure of one’s life is no longer fit for purpose, and imminent progressive collapse demands a new footing, we can still expect resistance to taking on the stress of an eccentric load.
https://createconversationllc.com/
“You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own.” — Mark Victor Hansen
https://yu2shine.com/
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are ultimately to be at peace with themselves. What humans can be, they must be.” – Abraham Maslow
https://www.becauseeveryonehasastory.ca/
“When we cultivate mystical awareness or transcendent identity – which is a natural outgrowth of meditation and other practices – what happens is that we begin to take a witness position on our own lives, and that includes our minds.” – James Redfield
https://celestefrazier.com/
“Blessed are the legend-makers with their rhyme of things not found within recorded time.” – J.R.R Tolkien // “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1
https://jvhilliard.com/
Some say a leopard cannot change his spots; but, even if he could, he would still be a leopard. Just so, the character and nature of a person will always reveal itself, no matter what superficial appearance they choose to project.
https://thesagemethod.com/
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ― May Sarton // “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ― Carl Gustav Jung
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.” — Randy Pausch // “Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – enjoy it.” — Sai Baba
“Set Thy Heart Upon Thy Work; But Not On Its Reward.” – Krishna, The Mahabharata // “We behold what we are, and we are what we behold.” – The Bhagavad Gita
https://www.instagram.com/mrutahrealestate/
“To love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear
crumbles like burnt paper in your hands… and you say, yes, I will take you I will love you, again.” ― Ellen Bass
https://www.instagram.com/zanelandin
“Dream is the personalized myth, myth the depersonalized dream; both myth and dream are symbolic in the same general way of the dynamic of the psyche. But in the dream the forms are quirked by the peculiar troubles of the dreamer, whereas in myth the problems and solutions sown are directly valid for all mankind.” – Joseph Campbell
https://resilientmanproject.com
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” – 1 Peter 4:12 // “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance…” – Romans 5:3
https://DavidPasqualone.com
“Mediocrity is never a desirable destination. … At least, not when practice might transform mediocrity to competence, or even skill.” – Napoleon Bonapart
https://elitebusinessconversations.com/
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou
https://www.ontheotherside.life/
“You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it. It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” – Jordan B. Peterson
“It is good for a professional to be reminded that his professionalism is only a husk, that the real person must remain an amateur, a lover of the work.” – May Sarton
Katie Wenger https://higherfulfillment.com/
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” – Henry David Thoreau
“From Nowhere To Nothing” – https://jbouchard.podbean.com/
“Humbleness, truthfulness, and harmlessness, Patience and honor, reverence for the wise. Purity, constancy, control of self, Contempt of sense-delights, self-sacrifice, Perception of the certitude of ill In birth, death, age, disease, suffering, and sin; Detachment, lightly holding unto home, Children, and wife, and all that bindeth men; An ever-tranquil heart in fortunes good And fortunes evil, with a will set firm To worship Me–Me only! ceasing not; Loving all solitudes, and shunning noise Of foolish crowds; endeavors resolute To reach perception of the Utmost Soul, And grace to understand what gain it were So to attain,–this is true Wisdom, Prince.” – Bhagavad Gita
Maya Acosta: https://www.healthylifestylesolutions.org/
“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.” — John Joseph Powell
“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.” ― Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound
https://rkblog.com/
“Catharsis is about cleansing and healing at one and the same time – healing memories and attitudes, healing the spirit and the heart.” ― Desmond Tutu
https://www.instagram.com/timdinhbui
“Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.”
https://alyssasullinger.com/
“If you choose to not deal with an issue, then you give up your right of control over the issue and it will select the path of least resistance.” ― Susan Del Gatto
“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
― C.S. Lewis
https://www.habits4miracles.com/books
“Consciously experiencing one’s own victimization instead of trying to ward it off provides protection against sadism; i.e., the compulsion to torment and humiliate others.” ― Alice Miller
https://growthfromdarkness.com/
“The secrets of alchemy exist to transform mortals from a state of suffering and ignorance to a state of enlightenment and bliss.” ― Deepak Chopra
https://ldcstrategies.com/
“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.” ― Euripides
https://shelleydhiers.com/
“A wise man is not showy about his wisdom; he guards it carefully. He is silent when he comes to a stranger’s home. The wise man seldom wanders into harm, for you can never have a more faithful friend than a good supply of wisdom.” ~ The Poetic Edda
https://linktr.ee/MidgardMusings
A lost work of Historical Dream Literature from 1669, preserving the letters of a French Knight in an English translation wherein he details a “dream dictionary” approach to interpretation by referencing the collected musings of ancient authors on the subject. ~ 195 pages. 69 footnotes describing obscure terms and historical figures. 28 page Alphabetical Dream Index referenced by type of symbol, behavior, icon or general hierography.
ABC Book 2: “The Mystery of Dreams” (2021)
Preacher Phillip Goodwin delivers this sermon upon Divine Dreams from the Year of Our Lord 1658, detailing means and methods for discerning God’s True Visions from the Delusions of the Devil. ~ 379 pages. 265 footnotes describing archaic terms and historical figures. 14 page Alphabetical Dream Index referenced by type of symbol, behavior, icon or general hierography. 19 pages of Bible Chapter and Verse cross-referenced to text citations.
ABC Book 3: “Oneirochronologia: Volume I” (2021)
The Evolution of Dream Interpretation from the 16th to the 19th Centuries (Part 1 of 3). A Chronological Anthology of Historical Dream Literature from 1528 through 1644, consisting of three shorter texts, including the most famous work of it’s day, The Most Pleasant Art of the Interpretation of Dreams (1528), The Divine Dreamer (1641), and The Oneirocritica of Artemidorus Daldianus (1644). ~ 315 pages. 189 footnotes referencing historical figures and detailing archaic terms.
ABC Book 4: “Oneirochronologia: Volume II” (2021)
The Evolution of Dream Interpretation from the 16th to the 19th Centuries (Part 2 of 3). A Chronological Anthology of Historical Dream Literature from 1668 through 1841, including numerous shorter texts: A Discourse on Divine Dreams (1668), Oniropolis: Dreams Interpreter (1670), Inaugural Dissertation on Sleep and Dreams (1791), several chapters of The Philosophy of Mystery (1841), and many others. ~ 391 pages. 449 footnotes detailing archaic terms and historical figures.
ABC Book 5: “Oneirochronologia: Volume III” (2021)
The Evolution of Dream Interpretation from the 16th to the 19th Centuries (Part 3 of 3). A Chronological Anthology of Historical Dream Literature from 1859 through 1890, including Goode’s New Dream Book (1859), the Rational Dream Book (1876), A Monograph on Sleep and Dreams (1878), Lord Byron’s Dream Book (1886), H.P. Blavatsky’s 7th pamphlet on Dreams, and more! ~ 407 pages. 84 footnotes detailing archaic terms and historical figures.
ABC Book 6: “Studies in Dreams” (2021)
Mary Arnold-Forster’s treatise on “Lucid Dreaming,” featuring critical analysis of her own dream experiments in light of the latest science in her time. This classic work is now greatly enhanced, expanding upon the author’s scant footnotes and bringing the total citation count to 93 references detailing obscure terms, pioneers in psychology and other historical figures. ~ 221 pages.
ABC Book 7: “Tyrion’s Dreams & Visions” (2021)
The 1689 Treatise by Thomas Tyrion, Student of Physic, detailing the medical author’s understanding of such nocturnal phenomena, including recommendations for receiving True Dreams by means of virtuous living and diet, with an extensive Appendix on the late-medieval conception of Mental Health disorders and sundry cures. 37 footnotes detailing obscure terms and historical figures. ~ 188 pages.
ABC Book 8: “Literature & Curiosity of Dreams: Volume I” (2021)
In 1865, Frank Seafield delivered this work of truly epic scope in two massive volumes, taking the Reader on a guided tour through over 2000 years of speculations concerning the mystery of dreams and visions, presenting records of curious and well-authenticated dreams, and expounding on the various modes of interpretation adopted in ancient and modern times. [VOL 1] Extensive 26 page bibliography. 192 footnotes. ~ 405 pages.
ABC Book 9: “Literature & Curiosity of Dreams: Volume II” (2021)
In 1865, Frank Seafield delivered this work of truly epic scope in two massive volumes, taking the Reader on a guided tour through over 2000 years of speculations concerning the mystery of dreams and visions, presenting records of curious and well-authenticated dreams, and expounding on the various modes of interpretation adopted in ancient and modern times. [VOL 2] Extensive 26 page bibliography. 35 page “Dream Dictionary” Appendix. 97 footnotes. ~ 401 pages.
ABC Book 10: “The Witches’ Dream Book” (2021)
A charming 1885 work by author A. H. Noe weaving theories on dreams and dreaming into the broader late 19th century “pop-culture” fascination with occult mysticism and magic, complete with numerous recommended practices for receiving and interpreting dream messages among other fortune-telling methods. 1 footnote. ~ 318 pages.
ABC Book 11: “The Psychology of Dreams” (2021)
Doctor William Sebastian Walsh penned this 1920 work on the history and etiology of dream phenomena for the edification of both the curious layman and the scholarly adept, containing the latest and most scientific medical information available in the early 20th century concerning dream interpretation from a psychiatric perspective, as well as practical advice towards addressing a variety of nocturnal disorders. 285 footnotes. ~ 454 pages.
ABC Book 12: “The Philosophy of Sleep” (2022)
This exhaustively thorough work by Scottish native Doctor Robert Macnish may be the most cited text in books by subsequent authors expounding on sleep and dreams throughout the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Contained herein, Macnish presents a great breadth of material with an economy of words and an artistic flourish of literary style. 237 footnotes. ~ 316 pages.
ABC Book 13: “Dream Psychology” (2022)
Maurice Nicoll’s 1920 work blending his psychiatric training with the theories of Carl Jung in light of a burgeoning interest in Eastern mystic traditions, applying these broad teachings into an insightful understanding of why dreams occur and how we can make the best use of what they offer to move beyond mere recovery from mental illness toward the heights of human potential. 28 footnotes. ~ 228 pages.
ABC Book 14: “Dreams in Homer & Greek Tragedy” (2022)
William Stuart Messer’s 1918 doctoral dissertation to the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University, exploring the rich cultural history found in several epic literary works from antiquity, and representing an indispensable guide to the ancient Greek conception of sleep and dreams from which many subsequent authors and prominent psychological experts have drawn invaluable insights. 352 footnotes. ~ 232 pages.
ABC Book 15: “The World of Dreams” (2022)
This 1911 work by English physician Havelock Ellis stands as perhaps the most famous, comprehensive, and heavily-cited work of its time, second only to Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams (1900), exploring not only the elements of dream experience, but how logic, emotion, and memory function in dreams, as well as detailing contemporary theories on why they may be informed by both the physical and psychic senses. 393 footnotes. ~ 346 pages.
ABC Book 16: “Dreams & Their Meanings” (2023)
Horace G. Hutchinson, now considered “The Father of Golf Instruction” and erstwhile writer of works on the world of sports, brings us this engaging exploration of dream experience and symbology as submitted by correspondence with his readership, making otherwise technical and scientific concepts more accessible to the common man by his plain language and broad-strokes overview. 160 footnotes. ~ 353 pages.
ABC Book 17: “The Fabric of Dreams” (2023)
Little is known about the personal or professional history of American author Katherine Taylor Craig (1877 – 1918) beyond her legacy of books on the occult topics of astrology and dream interpretation, though this work amply demonstrates the depth of her curiosity, the dedication of her research, and the breadth of her accumulated esoteric knowledge on the subject of sleep and dreams not often captured by other authors, suggesting a deep and genuine spirit of inquiry which compelled her to spend a significant time of her life in study prior to ever putting pen to paper. 321 footnotes. ~ 341 pages.
Benjamin “The Dream Wizard” Davidson is a psychological professional with over 20 years experience in mental health, offering eclectic dream analysis, editing historical dream literature, and sometimes playing video games, all for entertainment and educational purposes only. These works do NOT dispense Counseling, Therapy or any other licensed service. If you are in acute psychological distress, please contact the national Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) at 1-800-950-NAMI.
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