DreamTending

We will not be doing this . . . 

New perspective - curiosity, wonder, attentive

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What is your experience of dreaming?

Have you ever found guidance in a dream?

Are your dream images nonsensical?

Do you suffer from nightmares?

Are dreams nothing more than fairy tales?

Preparation

• Meet the Dream in the Way of the Dream
• Open Body Awareness
• Become Present in the Here and Now
• Engage the Dream in the Attitude of Not Knowing

It is crucial to sidestep the ego's desire to understand, make meaning, and dominate. p. 25

The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.

See if you can get a Sense of "take care of, wait upon"

Pay particular attention to the feelings running through your body.

Pay attention to the details surrounding you

Positive state of not Knowing

• confusion
• overwhelm

We allow ourselves
the comfort of not
having all the answers
about a dream. p. 28

animal (n.)early 14c.
"any living creature" (including humans),
from Latin animale
"living being, being
which breathes, of the air,"
from anima "breath, soul."

Let the soft animal of your body feel what it feels

Anima is the Latin word for Soul

When you add attentiveness to breath
and the feeling body
you are in the realm
of anima and
the way of the Dream.

Contacting the Archetypal Ego

Who is visiting now?

What is happening here?

Vivify your Dream Images

Host your Guest

"feel its smooth, thick horsehair, see its huge, soft eyes, and smell its undeniable horsey-ness. p. 43

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