In this episode:
We confront the dismissive attitudes that many people have about dreams and explore recent research that confirms the meaning and value of dreams.
Let's make this a conversation:
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Sources for quotes and more:
- “The dream is often occupied with apparently very silly details, thus producing an impression of absurdity..." ~ C.G. Jung in On the Psychology of the Unconscious from 'Collected Works, vol. 7.'
- Episode 19: Dreaming and Reality
- Francis Crick's "garbage dump theory of dreams" discussed in 'The Committee of Sleep' by Deirdre Barrett.
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Dreams That Warn of Breast Cancer
- Robert Bosnak's work on the post-surgical dreams of heart transplant patients discussed in 'The Committee of Sleep.'
- “Wakefulness may be described as a dreamlike state modulated by sensory experience.” ~ Llinas and Pare, quoted in 'The Neurobiology of the Gods' by Erik Goodwyn.
- “What proof could you give if anyone should ask us now, at the present moment, whether we are asleep and our thoughts are a dream, or whether we are awake and talking to each other in a waking condition?” ~ Socrates in Plato's 'Theaetetus.'
- “In waking life, too, we continue to dream beneath the threshold of consciousness.” ~ C.G. Jung in Problems of Modern Psychotherapy from 'Collected Works, vol. 16.'
- "Who Says Words With My Mouth?" ~ poem by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks.
- “All dreams reveal spiritual experiences.” ~ C.G. Jung in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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