Dreams & Relationships Interpret Your Dreams, Understand Your Emotions, and Find Fulfillment

by Heyneman, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9780811825276
• ISBN10: 0811825272
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

In the footsteps of Chronicle Book's best-sellingSecret Language of Dreamscomes this expertly written and gorgeously illustrated guide to understanding what dreams reveal about our relationships with partners, friends, and family.Dreams & Relationshipsdemystifies the hidden symbolism of dreams and shows how closely connected the emotions, anxieties, fears, and fantasies of the dreaming mind are to those exhibited in everyday interactions, offering new insight to any relationship, in good times or bad.Dreams & Relationshipsis a beautiful and practical tool for enriching valued relationships.

Author Biography

Nicholas Heyneman, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in sleep, dreams, and relationship therapy. The author of numerous publications, he teaches at Idaho State University and conducts professional seminars.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Dream Light	p. 10
Introducing the Dream World	p. 12
Dreams and Gender	p. 14
The Language of the Unconscious	p. 16
Lifting the Lid on Interpretation	p. 19
Remembering Dreams Together	p. 20
Letting in the Light of Recall	p. 23
The Emotions of Sleep	p. 24
Volcanoes and Moonquakes	p. 26
Pushing Back the Walls	p. 28
Emotional Needs	p. 30
Panic and Calm	p. 32
Joy and Sadness	p. 34
Case Study: Lost in the Snow	p. 36
Mirrors of Guilt	p. 38
Passion and Love	p. 40
Emotional Surges	p. 42
Summoning a Dream Hero	p. 43
The Dream Path of Love	p. 44
The Open Heart	p. 46
Hues of Love	p. 47
A Meeting of Souls	p. 48
Case Study: The Agony and the Ecstasy	p. 50
Unfolding Attraction	p. 52
Early Days	p. 54
The Treasure of the Self	p. 57
Erotic Dreams	p. 58
The Dream Pillow Book	p. 61
Perennial Love	p. 62
Tending the Garden	p. 63
Conquering Jealousy	p. 66
Conflict and Confusion	p. 68
The Oracle of Touch	p. 69
Swansong	p. 72
Working Together	p. 74
Dream Dialogues	p. 76
Sharing a Dream Journal	p. 77
A Communion of Symbols	p. 79
Talking and Listening	p. 80
The Tapestry of Meaning	p. 81
Weaving Stories	p. 84
The Director's Cut	p. 87
Shared Dreaming	p. 88
Case Study: A Bird in the Nest	p. 92
Dream Role Play	p. 94
Shooing the Monsters	p. 95
The Light of Reason	p. 96
Fighting Demons	p. 98
Shrinking the Dragon	p. 99
Keeping in Touch	p. 100
The Dream Connection	p. 101
Releasing Resentment	p. 102
Up and Away	p. 103
Liberating Desires	p. 104
The Beaufort Scale of Dream Sex	p. 105
Scents and Desires	p. 107
The Virtual Dream Kit	p. 108
Love Triangles	p. 110
Losing and Finding	p. 112
Voices	p. 114
Parting and Reunion	p. 116
Past and Present	p. 118
Friends, Family, and Foes	p. 120
Friendships	p. 122
Animal Magic	p. 123
The Family	p. 124
Case Study: The Policeman's Wife	p. 128
In the Workplace	p. 130
Dreaming of the Enemy	p. 132
The Shared House of Dreams	p. 133
The Relationship Oracle	p. 134
Bibliography	p. 140
Index	p. 141
Acknowledgments	p. 144
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