Dreamspeak: How to Understand the Messages in Your Dreams - Softcover

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425181421 ISBN 13: 9780425181423

Publisher: Berkley, 2001

Synopsis

In her fascinating new book, dream expert Rosemary Ellen Guiley unlocks the door to the surreal world of slumber to translate the language of our dreams. Dreamspeak interprets some of the most common dream symbols and meanings, with chapters on:

* flying and falling * the body and its functions * clothing and nudity * sex, weddings, and marriage * money and valuables * celebrities and historical figures * animals * food * and much more

Dreamspeak also includes simple exercises to improve our ability to remember all-important dreams and fascinating anecdotes drawn from the author's own practice as a dreamwork facilitator. This unique addition to the genre shows us how to enrich our lives by listening to what our dreams are trying to say.

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Review:

In Dreamspeak Rosemary Ellen Guiley helps readers understand how dreams can be a nightly conduit to the unconscious or even higher self. The author of Dreamwork of the Soul has already proven herself to be a trustworthy and articulate guide in matters of the dream world. Here, instead of taking a dream dictionary approach (offering short, pat paragraphs beside each symbol that arise in a dream), Guiley's narrative discusses dream themes and what the unconscious is trying to convey. In the chapter about "Sex, Marriage and Weddings," she notes that "after the will to live, the sex drive is the most powerful force in life: thus, it's not surprising that sex colors most of our dreams." Even so, she assures readers that shocking sexual dreams can simply be innocent metaphors for passionate longings we have about many things in life other than an erotic partner. Within each chapter Guiley helps readers interpret the theme or mood of the dream, such as "Thwarted or Interrupted Sex" (something is interfering with the intimate bond between partners) or "Prostitutes and Other Women" (women may be dreaming about their own repressed sexuality). Guiley's reassuring and in- depth discussions create a rewarding and valuable resource for readers who long to dialog with the inner self through the rich, interpretive language of "dreamspeak." --Gail Hudson

About the Author:

Rosemary Ellen Guiley, the bestselling author of The Encyclopedia of Dreams, has written more than 20 books on dreams, spirituality, visionary experience, prayer, healing, angels, and other subjects. She is an Honorary Fellow of the College of Human Sciences, part of the International Institute of Integral Human Sciences in Montreal, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the United Nations. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, the academic affiliate of the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship International. An intuitive consultant and practitioner of energy healing, she presents workshops and lectures nationally.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0425181421
• ISBN 13: 9780425181423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304