Become the Dream: The Transforming Power of Hypnotic Dreamwork

by Churchill, Randal

• ISBN13: 9780965621830
• ISBN10: 0965621839
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Crown House Pub Ltd

Summary

In this revised and updated edition, the author introduces a revolutionary combination of therapies that brings Gestalt dreamwork together with hypnosis. Gestalt dreamwork brings the dreamer into a deeper experience of the dream itself and allows the individual to find the unique relationship of the dream to his or her own existential experience. The addition of a wealth of hypnotic techniques take the dreamer much further, with a variety of effective options such as hypnotic deepening, ideomotor methods, regression and positive suggestions for further integration. Actual transcripts include a wide range of fascinating dreamwork sessions. This is a powerful and practical teaching tool for hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, counselors, Gestalt therapists and dreamworkers.

Table of Contents

acknowledgments	p. xiii
foreword	p. xv
preface to second edition	p. xviii
preface to first edition	p. xix
The Transformational Nature of Hypnotherapy	p. 21
The Subconscious is the Key	p. 21
Hypnotic Phenomena	p. 22
Facts and Fallacies	p. 26
The Experience of Hypnosis	p. 30
Karen's Story	p. 33
Kenn's Story	p. 35
Frank's Story	p. 38
Hypnotic Dreamwork: Subconscious Access Galore	p. 41
Dreamwork from the Gestalt Perspective	p. 41
Basic Gestalt Dreamwork Methods and their Hypnotic Effects	p. 44
Combining Further Hypnotic Processes with Gestalt Dreamwork	p. 46
Providing a Supportive Presence	p. 48
Common Steps in Hypnotic Dreamwork	p. 49
Dream Recall and Hypnosis	p. 51
Preparation for Improved Dream Recall	p. 51
Awakening and Remembering	p. 52
Kay's Dream: The Kidnapped Boy and the Goldfish Messenger	p. 55
Interview One Week Later	p. 66
Rachel's Recurring Dream: Back in the House of Israel	p. 69
Commentary	p. 78
Rachel Writes Three Years Later	p. 78
Susan's Dream: Rosemary's Baby	p. 79
Commentary	p. 90
Post-Session Dreamwork One Week Later	p. 91
Susan Writes Three Years Later	p. 94
Patrick's Dream: Pulling the 747 Jet	p. 95
Commentary	p. 103
The Return of Sharon's Recurring Childhood Nightmare: The Broken Blinds arid the Staring Stranger	p. 105
Commentary	p. 113
Interview One Week Latern	p. 113
Sharon Writes Nine Months Later	p. 115
Questions and Answers	p. 117
Cheryl's Dream: The Magic Bus Appears in Mexico	p. 127
Cheryl Writes Three Years Later	p. 135
Cheryl Writes Nine Years Later	p. 135
Cynthia's Recurring Dream: Not You, Mother!	p. 137
Commentary	p. 147
Introduction to the Use of Regression in Dreamwork	p. 149
Regression and Gestalt Theory	p. 149
Purposes and Methods of Transitions into Regression	p. 150
Christine's Dream and Regression: Crawling Over the Six-Inch Hurdles	p. 153
Commentary	p. 171
Interview One Week Later	p. 172
Christine Writes Two Weeks Later	p. 173
Liz's Dream and Regression: The Assassin and Victim Number Six	p. 177
Nina's Fairy Tale Dream: Saving her Russian Village	p. 197
Commentary	p. 203
Jim's Dream: The Crashing Waves on the Computer Screen	p. 205
Interview One Week Later	p. 214
Lucid Dreams and Their Hypnotic Development	p. 215
Techniques for Checking In	p. 216
Developing Lucid Dreams	p. 217
Hypnotic Dreamwork with Lucid Dreams	p. 218
Hypnodreams	p. 221
Eliciting a Hypnodream	p. 221
Guided Hypnodreams	p. 223
Delores' Hypnodream: The Soaring Bicycle Ride to the Golden Planet	p. 227
Commentary	p. 237
Delores Writes Nine Years Later	p. 238
The Evolution of Tom's Hypnodream into Regression: The Drowning Woman	p. 239
Commentary	p. 259
Karen's Dream
The Golden Child in the Moving Painting	p. 261
Karen Writes Four Years Later	p. 272
Jan's Dream: journey to the Sacred Mountain	p. 273
Barbara's Dream Thousands of Butterflies in the Living Room	p. 281
annotated bibliography	p. 293
Afterword: The Dream of Restoring Our Future	p. 297
Index	p. 303
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