Inside Dreaming

In today’s episode, we are going to broaden our understanding of the art of alchemy. We will begin with its definition, explain a bit of its origins and then move on to how the process works both in physical sense and as a spiritual metaphor. 

Then we will explore its transformative process to help us better understand how to use it with our dreams for greater meaning and growth. We will explore the first component to alchemy, called prima materia or first matter and how to identify it when it shows up in your dreams.

Today's episode is inspired by a dream series that highlights the archetype of the divine child. We will review, in greater depth, Jung's concept of the archetype, it's definition and meaning. Then we will explore the child or divine child archetype and what it might mean when it appears in your dreams, dream series or recurring dreams. 

With so much illness taking center stage nearly every day, I thought we might explore the topic of healing. I’m going to share some stories from ancient Greece and Greek mythology to illustrate the deep and long history that dreams have with the healing arts. We’ll talk about the archetype of the wounded healer. And then I’m going to outline 6 ways that dreams can impact our body, mind and spirit to beginning the healing process.

In this episode we will review the significance of recurring dreams and further expand on the idea of dreams that occur in a series. From there I will introduce you to a expression that I created,  called dream detective. What is it and how can it help us better understand our dreams? I provide a comprehensive list of tips that you can employ to becoming your own dream detective, and discover even more meaning from your dreams.

Today's episode was inspired by a random idea and what happens when you give some "air time" to that idea. We explore the importance of understanding the symbiotic nature of not only learning new things from our dreams but the critical next step, which is putting those insights into practice.