Title: Electric Dreams Volume 1 Number 5 File: Electric Dreams 1(5) ========================================================== Electric Dreams back issues are available to the public and listed individually. For an index of Articles and dreams on Electric Dreams, See the IIDCC Research Tools area. ================================================================ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Electric Dreams | | Volume 1 Issue 5 | | 29 May 1994 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Please send suggestions, contributions, mailing list and back issue | | requests to cbeattie@uwspmail.uwsp.edu or cbeatty@worf.uwsp.edu | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedicated to sharing and exploring dreams __________________________________________________________________________ Notes for the week 1. This issue will be uploaded to alt.dreams, minus this notes section, to see if we can drum up more members. So, for those of you who frequent alt.dreams, here is your warning, you don't need to read this twice. 2. WE NEED MORE CONTRIBUTIONS! This applies especially to commentary on dreams that have been contributed in previous issues. You can comment on any dream in any issue, no matter how long ago the dream was printed. People who contributed dreams and have not recieved commentary on them, get back to me, and I will put a special request in the next issue for you. Here are some excerpts from a letter Pam Ryan sent me, reprinted with permission. It's a great forum, but I continue to be disappointed at the amount of commentary submitted. I've submitted a couple of dreams, but have received NO feedback, although I go to considerable effort each week to consider others' dreams, and post responses to them. I wish there were some way of encouraging more people to respond...... In the dream-sharing groups I've facilitated, the leader can ask directly for more opinions: "Hey, you've been quiet -- do you have any ideas about this dream?" And the face-to-face interaction also encourages participation. It seems to me, that if people would like to get something from the virtual-dream-community we've created (if they would like to hear the opinions of others about their dreams), it is only polite that they should be willing to offer ideas about others' dreams, as well. I'm not asking that every person respond to every dream posted, but is it unreasonanble to request that anyone who posts a dream, should also post at least *one* response for someone else? ..... Hope I'm not being high-handed, but it's terribly disappointing to look forward to the dream newsletter all week, hoping for some insight about your dream, only to find that it has fallen upon deaf ears. I'm certain this lack of feedback could contribute to an unwillingness to submit things in the future -- why go to the trouble, if your submissions are only ignored? Sorry to harp on this, but I do feel it's important. So please, send in your comments, even if they are only a few lines long. If there is something keeping you from writing that I can help with, please let me know. 3. I would like to give extra special thanks to Val Kaquatosh and Pam Ryan for the exellent job they've done with contributing material and keeping Electric Dreams going when submissions are low. Thanks much! =) __________________________________________________________________________ Dream Commentary ======The Waitress and Her Bodily Fluids-Issue 2========================== This dream fascinated me. The body fluids struck me as odd. Why vomit? Why was the blood diseased? Why not the fluids of sexual activity as opposed to just menstral blood? This dream seemed to capture fears about women. They are strange--the menses; they are deadly--diseased blood; they are unknowable, unhappy, and full of angst and problems and worries about getting short changed--vomit, sadness, concern about the tip. The idea of Keith returning and being perhaps different might have shifted in this segment of the dream into a general exploration of the strangeness of other people. --Cathy Decker **I don't know about this dream of BJ's, it's getting all the wrong attention. I know BJ personally and he's not the type of man who's afraid of women. He's the most feminine guy I know--he hangs around us women enough and a lot of times he IS female in his dreams. You could even call him a MALE FEMINIST. The only thing he has to fear about us is...well, I can't think of anything. I asked him about it and he just told me "she was just some waitress who served me this stuff." Chris and I have a running theory that perhaps he was the waitress. If you'd read the dream over, you'd discover that he was half buried in the median--where the waitress herself was also buried. Perhaps next time we could get BJ to comment/interpret his dream himself. What do you say? Also, read my commentary on his dream from Issue 4. Let's compare notes! --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) =====The Indianapolis/naked Victor/Village People Dream-Issue 2=========== This dream about Victor is intriguing. Victor "makes Stuart Smalley" look hip. Stuart is the 12 step junkie and a vulnerable sweetie- -so is Victor pathetic? or is he just a dowd? or is he sensitive? If hip your evaluation level of men, perhaps the dream is trying to tell you there is more to men than "hipness." I don't know about your life at all so this could be wildly off, but could your dream be trying to work out a tendency to judge men by what other people think of them--is he cool? is he cute? very superficial things--and the way your girlfriend has chosen her man--the sensitive, lets hug and relate and be kind type-of-man? Your embarrassment in the dream over Victor (whom you associate with Stuart Smalley) could be embarrassment over people discussing life's traumas (the 12 step programs). You may have your own suppressed problems and the thought of being a Stuart or Victor and talking of them scares you so you run away as you did in the dream--Then Again it is just a dream and maybe you watched Sat. Nite Live the night before and talked about Victor!! Cathy Decker =====Women in Flying Dreams-Issues 2====================================== I have to concur with others who have responded to this -- I have had flying dreams most of my life. They did NOT start when I was thirty, as that author tried to suggest. My first flying dreams were more like "floating a few inches off the ground" dreams. Gradually, I increased my abilities (at first, it was like swimming in molasses!) and by high school, I had reached a fair amount of proficiency. Now, I can zoom off into outer space, if I want! --Pamela Ryan =====Ronald-Issue 3======================================================= I believe this dream was telling you to view life differently. You may be a vegetarian, but there is enlightenment in the eating of "meat" as well. (And when I say "meat" I mean the "meat" of the world-- all and everything around that you may overlook). Something ordinary, mediocre, and commercialized (like McDonald's food) has meaning in life. All things are extraordinary when you really think about it. The meaning of life and death is in all things. The knowable is also the Unknowable. No one can truly "know" about everything all at once. You understand life by knowing what it is to "live." This dream could also be telling you to appreciate life more, acknowledge that death is a part of life, and us meat-eaters can be just as enlightened as you vegetarians! --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) ======Land Cruiser-Issue 3================================================ This is interesting. A father driving (ambition? authority?). There's a woman inbetween you and your mother (could you be torn between a mother and lover-figure?). The woman curls up next to your Mom, then comes to you, seemingly to carry on a "motherly-smotherly" role. When she says that she can't "move in with you because you want to live in a boat", I believe she might be accusing you of insincerity. When you "live in a boat" you are floating on the SURFACE of water (water being a Universal Symbol of EMOTION). When you tell her that you don't care about "the water" as much as you care about her, you are really saying that you'd rather "abandon" or ignore what you are really feeling deep inside in order to have her. To have her, you'd give away yourself away. Your first love is Yourself. This woman did not want you to lose your identity in hers. This dream could be telling you to break away from relationships that ask you to give yourself away. In order to have true bliss and harmony, seek out lovers and friends who are your equals--people who won't ask too much of you and who will accept you for who you are. --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) ========Death, Rebirth-Issue 3============================================ I have something to share about this dream. I just recently lost a close friendship and I had many fits of "choking"--to the point where I thought I would surely die. The "choking" sensations came on during dreaming and waking life. I couldn't eat or even breathe properly. Everytime I got into an elevator, I, too, experienced paranoia. But the worst fear of all was confronting my lost friend again. I didn't do anything wrong to be rejected by him, but I thought, "he hates me, otherwise he wouldn't have left..." I went to the doctor and got some therapy. It turned out that the "choking" was a case of Severe Anxiety. This condition is not uncommon for people experiencing separation and loss to have. You're lucky. You only experienced it in a dream. Yet, whether we experience it in a dream or not, everyone deals with death and is eventually "reborn" after a great loss. --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) =======Rattlesnake Garden-Issue 4========================================= The image of planting is, for me, a symbol of "building" and the fertility of creativity. But the worms, to me, are not necessarily good. Earthworms help to fertilize the soil, yes, but they are blind and smushy. I love snakes for they are a Universal Symbol of healing, transmutation, and wisdom. A Rattlesnake never strikes without warning. The snake could've been warning you that things aren't going as well as you'd like to believe. You and your husband are riding in a driver-less vechile, heading into an unknown direction without guidence. The policeman stops you and you're frightened because, lacking direction and guidence, you're bound for trouble. When you show the cop your plants (which happen to be in little boxes) it is an attempt to say, "look, this is what we've been doing, could you give us a break?" You're worried you'll be punished because those "little" things don't seem to be enough. Are you and your husband currently working on a new project of some sort? Perhaps before you guys start work, you should seek out some helpful advice to get you moving on the right track (with one of you driving this time!). The information might be invaluable and you won't be so worried. (Worries can be big distractions, believe me!) --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) =======Dream Snippets-Issue 4============================================= Okay, BJ, here are a few comments on your snippets: The person shouting, "he's got a gun!"--is this guy with a gun you or someone else? To me a gun symbolizes "phallic" masculine power. Could someone be aiming this at you? Or is your mind replaying that one scene from Star Trek VI? (Cool scene, kudos to Kirk and the gang!) The expressway being a river: flow of feeling, emotion. Then, Sand: cut off, dry, death... A feeling of loss and confusion: Helplessness? Unable to change things, guilt? I hate it when my eyes cake up, too. Ick! Aliens: strange, foreign, unfamiliar. Cassettes: form of communication, portable music, exchange of sound. Purple writing utensils: catch up on your letters. Flood: a rush of emotions, again got an image of drowning: fear, isolation, despair, trying to save yourself. Phone call from high school friends and hanging up on them: cutting yourself off from the past, or could it be you're "hung-up" on the past? Discovery of Gillian's Island: rescue, new things, new ideas, the end of being lost and alone, you are free! --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) ======Faerie Goat-Man with Golden Genitals-Issue 4======================== This dream, of making love to the silvery goat-man with the golden genitals, makes me think of Pan, the god of nature. Sex is a natural part of life, and "connecting with" nature like this has a very magical quality, for me. In the dream, you have wings, which is also a nice symbol of freedom and spiritual ability. Other associations: Treasure, masculinity, "largeness" of nature. --Pamela Ryan __________________________________________________________________________ Dreams ======Dream by mdbrown@artsci.wustl.edu (Marilyn)========================= HASTA LA VISTA! I dreamed that my ex-husband walked into the house, informed me that his second wife had left and so-- since he deserved to be married-- we would remarry on August 14, our anniversary. (Actually, he had the date wrong.) I tell him that I've been very happy in the ten years away from him and am not interested. He reminds me that my happiness is not the question; he needs to remarry. I leave and go have a drink with two of my friends (a couple) in celebration of my walking away again. (In fact, I don't drink, but I do celebrate in a variety of ways.) In the dream, while I am sipping the drink, I think about the advantages remarrying him would have, first for financial reasons, then for the pleasure it would give our adult children. For the second time around, I realize those are not adequate reasons for ME to stay with an emotional bully ... who clearly, in the dream, has not changed much. mdbrown ======Dream by mettw@newt.phys.unsw.edu.au (Matthew)====================== Egg I sent this dream to alt.dreams a while ago and got no response, which supprised me a bit untill I received a letter from someone wanting to know if I really did have the dream or not. So I try again, and yes I did actually have this dream. My question for everyone is what is the worst nightmare you have ever had? I have only ever had a couple in my life but those I have had were pretty bad. Is this dream an extreem or is ther someone out there who has had a worse one? 15/8/93 We were playing pool on a long table with a conveyor belt next to it full of balls. I was playing with some woman against two guys. The first guy hit the white ball into the corner pocket, but it was stuck at the top. I tried to hit it out but it didn't work, and then tried to squash it down the hole but that didn't work either. I searched the return chute for a new white ball but most of them had thier air let out (they were volleyballs). I found a firm one and when I put it on the table it became a mandarin which I couldn't play the shot with properly. I knocked the mandarin up in the air and belted it in frustration. The other guy played a shot and all of the balls on the conveyor belt suddenly fell into the pocket and shot out of the return chute. I started picking them up and throwing them back onto the conveyor belt but someone said I have to be gentle with them. David J. got onto the conveyor belt and lay on it as it moved. Something was said about it belonging to Jenny Craig (she owns a series of weight loss centers in Australia) and being able to get one and run on it. I threw a pack of cheesels or something onto it. I found an egg on the floor and showed it to the woman, saying that we should place it on the table for the white ball as a joke. She asked if it was edible and I said I didn't think so as it was hard boiled. I cracked the side of one and saw a half developed foetus in it. I told the woman that she didn't want to see it and went around the corner to a very large egg at the end of the hallway in my parents house. The egg was full of row after row of dead, undeveloped chicken foetuses. I put the one I was holding into it and started pulling one out of my mouth. The sight in the large egg was so horrible I could barely look at it and I couldn't get the one out of my mouth quick enough. There was some shell left in my mouth so I went into the bathroom where Steve was taking a shower and Dave C. and Fiona were standing outside the shower, I tried not to interupt. I spat the shell into the sink and then thew up, hitting my head on the tap. I woke up, reasuring myself that it was only a dream and then fell back into it. I saw that there was a large gap between one of my front teeth and the gum, I was worried that it may fall out. --Matthew Parry 'What we do in dreams we also do when we are awake: we invent and fabricate the person with whom we associate - and imediately forget we have done so.' FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Beyond good and evil =========ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu======================================= Dream Series: "I'm Death, BJ's the Crow, and We Hunt Down A Serial Killer" VMK DREAM JOURNAL ENTRY #79 Vol. 5, March 20, 1994 Part Two: "An Indecent Proposal" The bus--I was on the bus again. It took me to New York City where I was dropped off at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Inside there was some sort of fashion show going on, but it wasn't an ordinary show. Mannequin-like, living models were standing still as mimes in sexually suggestive poses. They were standing on a conveyer belt--that's how they were moving forward down a very long hall. In the distance I heard really loud Rave music. The music was coming from where the models were coming from. By this time, I knew I was dreaming, so strange logic told me to change the direction of the conveyer belt, stood on it, and it led me to the opening of this dance club--it was where the models and music were coming from. By the front door was my friend Trevor dressed up as a perpetual Queen--with a mesh shirt, chains, and leather pants. I noticed I was no longer on the conveyer belt and was standing outside at night on the streets of New York in front of the dance club, facing Trevor. "You gotta come inside, Val!" Trevor waved at me and stamped a smiley face on my left wrist. That's when I noticed I was all dressed in black. I was thin, pale, and I looked just like Death out of the SANDMAN comics. Infact, I WAS DEATH! "BJ's waiting for you inside," Trevor continued, winking strangely, "I'll come in with you to watch." "Watch?" I asked, "Watch what?" He just gave me this look that seemed to say, 'You'll see...' Inside the dance club, the music was by Trauma and Madonna was writhing on a stage floor with a very hot male model with long dark hair (kind of looked like Fabio, but not as muscular or rugged, he looked pretty and feminine--yet still definitely a guy). Madonna had this really cool full body tatoo of a phoenix--with firery wings all along her back and curving over her breasts. She also had a nipple ring with a chain that was connected to a nose ring on the male model. Madonna and the male model were both nude and even some of the dancers in the club were nude. Both homosexual and hetrosexual couples were making out and caressing each other in the buff as they slowly danced to the music. I felt confused and out of place. Trevor led me to BJ who was dressed, again, as the Crow, but this time he had a sawed-off shotgun strapped to his back. In the neon, dance club lights, BJ looked ghostly, yet cool--and he had this whimsical, yet meloncholy look on his face that seemed to suggest (I got the feeling) that his mind was going a mile a minute, real deep in thought. "Hey!" I yelled at him and the ankh (Death always wears an ankh) at my chest fell hard onto my chest and started to glow with this cold, white light--as if moonlight was glinting off it. BJ didn't say much to me, he had a drink of some funky blue stuff (probably a Smart Drink) in hand and was drinking the stuff. He handed me the drink (after he drank two more careful sips) and told me to drink from it. I did. It tasted very sweet and tart and it gave me this warm feeling in my belly. "Do you like it?" He asked me. I told him Yes and Trevor started to laugh. "Do you guys want to go out there and do _that_?!" Trevor pointed at Madonna and her male model love-slave. Both BJ and I turned up our noses. "Not with my nose hooked to someone's nipple!" BJ exclaimed. "And never in a crowd--for the world to see!" I exclaimed after BJ's exclaimation. "You guys don't know how to have fun," Trevor retorted, "Say, BJ...I know that you want to. How about the three of us--yeah--the three of us go out there and _do_ it?" I folded my arms over my chest. I didn't like this. But, it was kinda funny. BJ almost looked like he was considering it! "Don't tell him what to do!" I scolded Trevor. "And don't give him any nasty ideas! I'm sure he's got plenty of his own fantasies...and they'd have nothing to do with me or you." This started an argument between BJ and I--but it was a teasing, friendly argument, not serious. I don't remember hardly any of the dialogue that was exchanged between us during the "funny" argument. I just remembered seeing us two laughing and having a good time with it. We laughed a lot. We drank the rest of the drink together and decided to leave. "It's better at my place," BJ told me, "it's safe..." Then, I woke up. __________________________________________________________________________ Dream Project Last issue, I asked you all to send in one weeks worth of dreams to see if we can tell anything about your personality from them. Here is the first of our project entries. Now, I need your input for the next part of the experiment. Please send in your opinions on what you think this person is like. I will publish all the entries, and the person who sent in the dreams can let us know how close we came. May 15 I've missed an airplane. Others around me (my family) are frantic, upset about this. But I am content and calm, still packing my things, not worried about getting to my destination on time. My family tries to make me pack faster -- throws my stockings in my sutcase all jumbled up -- but I insist upon folding everything neatly. May 16 My sister and I are in a car accident -- rear-ended. We end up locked in a school, trying to escape May 16 I'm living in "Lapland" -- a snowy place. I'm cheerful, embroidering bright-colored designs on a dark blue dress. May 18 (Pan Garden, previous submission) Plant a garden in a cake pan, then find a rattlesnake there. My husband and I are riding in a car that has no driver. The police stop us. We show the officer little plants. I'm worried we'll be punished. May 19 Flying dream -- don't remember details. May 20 I am naked, making love to an invisible man. Another man is in the room, watching us. This was a pleasant experience. Remember, I need as many replies as I can get to make this work, so please jot down any thoughts you have and send them in. __________________________________________________________________________ Dream Articles =====submitted by ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu (Val)======================== A BASIC DREAMCRAFT RITUAL by Valentina, the Dream Shaman 1. Before getting into bed, cleanse, dress yourself, and make sure you will have no distractions. Relax. Play soothing music, if you wish. Make sure you have plenty of time to meditate and sleep. If you have to be somewhere early in the a.m. and you're just getting into bed late, you might have a problem. 2. Prepare a Dream Potion (several recipes are included following this article). Inhale the steam. Breathe deeply and slowly. Hold the cup of tea before you and clear your mind of all "chatter." Gaze deeply into the tea. Pay close attention to how it looks, feels, and smells. Let the cup of tea be the "focus" that will aid you in total relaxation. 3. Once you are completely relaxed and your mind is free of all trouble, picture in your mind what you'd like to be doing. Are you looking for a better job? See yourself at your favorite work and feeling happy about it. Searching for love? See yourself happy and in love with the person of your dreams. Low on cash? See yourself financially independent and happy. Health problems? See yourself well and enjoying life. 4. Concentrate on a specific image that will represent what you'd like to be doing. DO NOT let anything negative set you back. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO DROWN IN INSECURITY. Say you want to concentrate on a job promotion. (You've been working at the company for years and just need a break). You pick the image of the characteristic pin-striped suit and tie of an executive to represent the promotion- -a job promotion you _know_ you will have, regardless of your current position. (Put your positive thinking to the test!) 5. Next, hold in your hand a stone (moonstone or octahedron are best for this) or other small hand-held object (such as a dream-catcher, feather, locket, etc.). The stone or object will be your personal Dream Fetish. The Dream Fetish should always be with you at your bedside or underneath your pillow. It is your "magick key" to the Land of Dreams. 6. While holding your Dream Fetish, drink your Dream Potion. Savor each drop to the last (while still keeping that specific image of what you want in your mind). As you drink, let the image not only represent that job promotion, but let it also represent YOU. With each sip, imagine yourself putting on that pin-striped executive's suit. See yourself in your new position dressed in that suit, smiling and happy. 7. After drinking, hold your Dream Fetish tight and say these words to yourself: I HAVE DRUNK THE MAGICKAL BREW THAT WILL TAKE ME TO THE LAND OF DREAMS. I HAVE THE MAGICK KEY TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERY OF MY DREAMING. I HAVE THE POWER WITHIN TO MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE... SO MOTE IT BE! 8. Put the Dream Fetish beside your bed or underneath your pillow. 9. As you lie in bed, let yourself start to sleep, but remain awake. Twilight images will come to mind. Just keep the image of yourself and what you want locked in your brain. Again, DON'T WORRY. Keep the visualization light and serene. If you want, you can add details to it. 10. As you finally find yourself entering sleep fully, formulate these words in your mind: TO GREAT MORPHEUS* I SPEAK GRANT ME THE WISH THIS WORK** TO FIND. * If you are uncomfortable with referring to a pagan god or goddess, please refer to whatever other form of deity or entity you are more familiar with. ** LOVE, HEALTH, MONEY, etc. Use whatever words are more fitting. Change and elaborate, it's all up to you. 11. Within several hours, your bladder should wake you up (thanks to the tea you drank before bed) allowing you to recall the dream. After waking, record all that you can remember, even if it's just snippets and/or fragments. Recall all that you have felt, seen, touched, and heard from your dreams. There could be some invaluable clues in your dreams that will help you find what you seek. Even if you don't remember the dream, your subconscious knows and you will be unconsciously carrying things through to their fruition. __________________________________________________________________________ DREAMY HERBAL BREWS (from Val, the Dream Shaman's Magickal Kitchen) Preparing Herbal Brews: 1. Gather, grind, and mix the herbs. 2. Empower* the herbs with your magickal intent. 3. Heat about two cups water to boiling. 4. Place one handful of the mixed, empowered herbs into teapot or other heat-proof, non-metallic container. 5. Pour the hot water over the herbs. 6. Cover with an equally non-metallic, steam-tight lid. 7. Let herbs brew for about 13 minutes. 8. Strain through cheesecloth or a bamboo strainer. *Empowering is simply a personal "blessing" put over an object. Sort of like what a Catholic priest does during communion. If you are a Christain, you would say "grace" over the herbs. A Wiccan will give thanks to the Goddess, stating over the herbs: "May these herbs aid me in my goal, So mote it be!" NOTE: These herbal brews have been passed down for generations in my family and have long been celebrated for relaxing nerves, easing tension and mellowing the emotions. None of these herbal brews will emotionally enslave you to "dark" powers. If anything, the drinks should be regarded as medicines--a lot of the herbs in them are in actual perscriptions you'd take for illnesses! Use common sense and make sure you are not allergic to any of the herbs. DREAM POTION No.1 (To Dream of the Future) Mugwort one part Valerian two parts Peppermint 1/2 part Orange peel 1/2 part DREAM POTION No.2 (To Dream of Love) Mugwort one part Nutmeg 1/2 part Peppermint two parts Rose petals one part Orange blossoms one part DREAM POTION No.3 (To Dream of Peace) Valerian one part Comfrey one part Rosemary 1/2 part Sage a pinch Vervain one part DREAM POTION No.4 (For Dreams of Spiritual Guidence) Valerian one part Marjoram one part Camomile two parts Parsley 1/2 part Peppermint one part **Prepare these four herbal brews in the usual way (mentioned above). Sweeten with sugar, lemon, or honey, if desired. Serve hot. Share with friends! DREAM POTION No.5 (A "Good-Night" brew; chases away nightmares) Rose petals one part Myrtle leaves one part Vervain one part **Soak rose petals in a pot of water for 3 days. Add more rose petals each day. On the third day, add the Myrtle and Vervain to the pot and let soak all day. That night, before going to bed, bathe your forehead with 3 handfuls of the brew. Use until gone. DO NOT DRINK! DREAM POTION No.6 (Morpheus Dream-Luck Passion Drink) Rosemary one pinch Thyme two pinches Jasmine flowers one part Mugwort one part 3 Fresh Mint leaves (or 1/2 tsp. dried) 5 Fresh Rosebud petals (1 Tbsp. dried) 5 Fresh Lemon Tree leaves (or 1 tsp. dried Lemon Peel) Nutmeg three pinches Orange peel three pieces Clove one part Lavender one part Honeysuckle flowers 1/2 part Ginger one part Cinnamon 1/2 part Red Wine two cups Cherry or Rhubarb juice two tsp. (optional) **(This special brew came to me from a dream where it was served to me by an Asian "butterfly" woman. It's rather good. It has a golden amber colour to it and it's like drinking liquid gold! A real magickal find). Instructions: Place all ingredients (except the wine and juice) into teapot. Boil three to four cups of water and add to the pot, pouring the water over the herbs throughly. Cover with a steam-tight lid. Let brew for 15 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth or bamboo strainer. Let cool. Add the wine and juice to the brew. Let sit for three days. Serve at room temperature. Makes a full pot. Share with good friends! DREAM POTION No.7 (Grandmother Moon's Milk) Jasmine flowers 1/2 part Peppermint one part Cinnamon one part Clove 1/2 part Marigold flowers 1/2 part Hibiscus one part Orange peel three pieces Milk two cups White Chocolate three Tbsp. Sweet butter one tsp. Honey one Tbsp. Coconut milk 1/2 cup Brown sugar one pinch **(This is also from the same dream mentioned above. It's really good and really thick. Goes down bitter sweet, but leaves a pleasant taste in your mouth). Instructions: Place the herbs into teapot. Boil two to three cups of water (depending upon desired thickness) and add to teapot, pouring water over the herbs. Cover with lid and let brew for 15 minutes. Strain and set aside. Heat milk, white chocolate, butter, honey, coconut milk, and brown sugar in separate pot. Remove from heat after mixture starts to boil. Pour herbal brew into mixture. Stir. Serve hot. Makes a full pot. Share with friends. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT'S DREAM! __________________________________________________________________________ Val, Creative visualization sounds kind of like Jung's Active Imagination. How do you think they compare? Does Wicca make a difference here? --Darlene (darlene@sherlock.stanford.edu) I'm not totally familiar with Carl Jung's Active Imagination, but, from what I've heard of it, I'd say Creative visualization is the same thing. The two are pretty much the same practice, they just have different terminology. If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to hear more about Jung's Active Imagination. Would you be interested in sending in an article? That way we can compare notes. As for Wicca making a difference or not, Wicca is just my spiritual background. There are many spiritual traditions, both east and west, that put much importance on dreams. I'd be very interested in hearing more about the spiritual/psychological views and practices of other cultures, religions, etc. in the future. Have any to contribute? Oh, and by the way... No, you _don't_ have to be Wiccan to practice Dreamcraft! Next week I'll go into Dream Pillows and Dream Herbal Bath Sachets. Send us your questions and let me know how things are going, til then... "Onenon, eneq saeh yaeh kataew waupan..." (Arise/Wake up, it will soon be daylight...) --Val, the Dream Shaman (ka109016@spstmail.uwsp.edu) __________________________________________________________________________ Final notes Sorry if anything looks out of place. I think I have everything formatted correctly and in proper order. I've started my summer schedule, which involves working sixty hours per week, so I don't have as much time as I did when school was in. In addition, my backup copy editor has left for the summer (again, thanks to Val for her input, help, and support). I still intend to get the newsletter out _on time, every Sunday!_, so keep looking for it and please let me know how I'm doing. See you all next week!