ed-smal.gif (7720 bytes)Electric Dreams Vol 5.5 May 1998

Editors' Notes
Richard Wilkerson rcwilk@dreamgate.com


It's Summer in San Francisco and it is time to put some sun tan lotion on your dreams. Get past your fears of really having fun in your dreams and with your dreams. Linda Magallon encourages us in her Dream Trek column to join her in on a dreamcycle built for two (or more).

Our friend in Australia, Southern America and below the equator can have just as much fun even if winter is coming for you!

Sage Healing Wolf. Aka Taylor Kingsley, returns this month with an update on the DreamJourneys project. Taylor used to write a regular column for us and this project is an interesting one. What happens when we consider our dreams as sacred journeys? This view leads to approaches that can draw on traditional interpretive methods, but also allow the individual connection to the great spirit. Take a look at this project and get ready for an transformation.

In February Tony Dubetz put his dream book online and has the discussion mail list open for chat (ed-core@lists.best.com ) Electric Dreams is also publishing this work in parts. This month concludes the series and shows how to apply all the previous theory and examples to waking life. For the full text go to www.dreamgate.com/dream/dubetz/ 

Dr Deus continues the use of dreams to explore the divine nature of your soul as exampled by the world famous "rarissimo" oneric spiritual phenomena of Ascensions on the Winged Horse. See Divine Reutrn in this month's Divine Messages.

Well, I promised that this article would focus on all the ways new folks to the Internet could participate in cyberdreaming. I don't quite have this in place. In the mean time, you can stop by the CyberDream Library and read the Scoop file. Www.dreamgate.com/dream/library/ 

Ever thought that dreams are poorly represented in film? That for the most part the essence of dreaming is twisted to meet the films needs rather than allowed to develop like a character? Me too. I was asked recently by a film maker to comment on this and have reproduced that extended comment here.

Also, I would like to direct your attention to the ASD conference next month. (Association for the Study of Dreams) Whether you will be there in person or would like to peek in via cyberspace, you will sure be welcome. The conference itself will be in Hawaii, but you can watch from three different venues. First, the ASD homepage www.adreams.org  Second the Remote Presentation on the History of Dreaming in Cyberspace www.dreamgate.com/dream/history   and finally via real live chat that will be made available by Roger Ripert and his crew who will be flying in from France.

Don't miss the "Notes to the Editor - Question airing Forum". We have some projects that really need your attention and some research that really needs your dream inputs.

Are you happy with the way dreams are portrayed in films and TV? I have a few comments and suggestions to producers in How to Portray a Dream in Film.

Did you miss the DREAM SECTION last month? If so, you can pick up a copy at the Electric Dreams Backissue page. http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-backissues/ed5-4.txt  

Are you interested in the events, conferences and projects that are concerned with dreams and dreaming? If so, be sure to read Peggy Coat's Global Dreaming News. This forum will update you on what is happening in the world of dreams, both online and off. If you have information you feel should be on this news, contact Peggy at pcoats@dreamtree.com  or stop by the newly upgraded www.dreamtree.com  .

Don't forget we now have an illustrated version of Electric Dreams! Sounds too! You can get a zipped copy right to your own email box once a month that you can view in your own favorite browser offline. It is nice to have pictures and formatted text! Be sure to send Dane Pestano your thank you notes for putting this together each month. I soon hope to have graphic artists contributing more art as well. Volunteers always welcome!

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Dreams: Many people didn't get the DREAM section last month, so I'm sending that along with this issue. ~this~ issue's dream section should be out later this week or next.

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Richard Wilkerson
rcwilk@dreamgate.com