Dreamwork and Self-Healing

by Bogart, Greg

• ISBN13: 9781855757585
• ISBN10: 1855757583
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Karnac Books

Summary

There have been many previous books on the physiology of dreaming, the history of dream interpretation, and the meaning of specific dream symbols. But there have been relatively few books exploring the moment-by-moment process of interpreting dreams. This book guides you through this interpretive process, and illustrates how dreamwork promotes emotional, relational, and spiritual transformation. It explores how working with dreams enhances our emotional life, deepens our capacity for relationship, and helps us gracefully navigate change and transitions. It also explores the technique of the Dream Mandala as a method of self-transformation through the union of opposites--the charged polarities of the personality. Dreamwork and Self-Healingwill interest all readers who wish to learn about dreams and their healing potential.

Author Biography

Greg Bogart is a professor of Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Permissions	p. xii
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
About the Author	p. xix
Therapeutic Dreamwork	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Dreamwork and Psychotherapy	p. 9
Dreamwork and Relationships	p. 27
Twenty Dreams of a Young Artist: A Case Study with Mythic Dimensions	p. 49
Jungian Dreamwork	p. 73
Archetypal Themes	p. 75
Unfolding the Complexes in Dreams	p. 117
Persona and Shadow in Dreamwork	p. 141
Anima and Animus in Dreams	p. 165
Dreamwork and Individuation	p. 181
The Dream Mandala	p. 219
Synchronicity and Dreams	p. 229
Spirit and the Body in Dreams	p. 247
Case Study	p. 265
Taming Wild Horses: A Study of Animal Symbolism and Male Sexuality	p. 267
Epilogue	p. 285
Conclusion	p. 287
References	p. 289
Index	p. 295
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