Ramana Maharshi: “All That We See is a Dream…”

Ramana Maharshi: “All That We See is a Dream…”

Ramana Maharshi 1979 ~ 1950 India’s beloved Sage, Ramana Maharshi, the Buddha of Southerm India, would discuss the nature of dream- and waking-reality with his followers.  Ramana is one of my most valued teachers, and in January of 2012, I travelled to live at the foot of the sacred mountain where meditated and shared teachings … Read more

“Last night I dreamed of a hamburger, but it was eating me”

“Last night I dreamed of a hamburger, but it was eating me…”  “… It is an irony that so many people think that dreams are irrational and nonsense and yet accept as logical and sensible many of the crazy rules and behaviours that maintain our ailing world. But increasingly people have lost faith in the monster … Read more

When Hitler Visits

When Hitler Visits

“It’s not about massacre”, my friend reassures me, as Hitler strides towards me down a narrow corridor, “It’s about myth.” And then I wake up. A few hours later, I share my dream in a workshop with Margaret Bowater at Australia’s first conference on dreams.  Needless to say, the room falls silent. I’ve pulled the … Read more

Congrats to Australia’s First Conference on Dreaming!

I recently returned from Australia’s first conference on dreaming, Dreams & Imagination: Healing Pathways, hosted by Dream Network Australia in Sydney. This professional conference brought together a rare combination of scientists, environmentalists, academics, and counsellors, who stand united on the importance of dreaming to our health, our sense of community, and and our connection to the … Read more

A (Less) Dangerous Method: History vs. Hollywood

A Dangerous Method is a gripping historical film mixing sex and psychoanalysis, while depicting the demise of the most influential relationship in psycho-history: the bond between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. The film shows Freud protecting his “authority” by not sharing a revealing dream, but omits the crucial importance of dreams in Freud & Jung’s … Read more