Electric Dreams Vol 5.9 October 1998
Editors' Notes
Richard Wilkerson rcwilk@dreamgate.com
Its been a couple of years since we have published a full transcript of an online dream group, and so most of this issue will be devoted to this. But first...
Have we been missing out on much of dreams significance by our focus on psychological interpretations? Linda Magallon calls for a new approach that will take a wider group of perspectives into account in her Dream Trek Column, A Call To Expand Dream Interpretation.
Nancy Huseby Bloom gives a healing interpretation to a dream in her Watch Your Dreams Column, and includes dream tips.
Peggy Coats has an extensive network of dreaming news which is kept at the DreamTree.com and shared each month with Electric Dreams in the Global Dreaming News. Here you can find conferences, online events, new web sites and other resources.
There is a last minute note I wanted to mention for those of you who are members (or would like to be) of the Association for the Study of Dreams: There is a special members deal from Patricia Garfield. In October, the membership price will go up, so get in now! www.asdreams.org
Need a cover for your issues of Electric Dreams? You can visit our Electric Dreams Covers Gallery and download the cover of your dreams. Acutally, we have several galleries. You can access them via www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-covers /
You may have noticed that the art for Electric Dreams sites has improved dramatically in the last few months. All thanks to Bryan Smith. Be sure to visit his site and see even more wonders. www.thinkpiece.com
Bob Krumhansl bring you this last month's dreams that have come into the Electric Dreams community as well as notes on dreaming and comments. Be sure to read the Dream Section and Bob's editorial. By the way, the dream section takes a lot of time to put together and Bob would love some help. If you can devote a few minutes each month and would like to join the Electric Dreams Staff, drop Bob a line at bobkrum@erols.com
The Online Dream Groups. A few years ago we started the DreamWheel and it has been a pleasure for everyone who has participated. What is it like to have a group of people focus on your single dream for two weeks? Quite intense, very insightful and always a delight. This month on Electric Dreams we are reprinting a full transcript of a dream group (anonymously) that took place this August. Be sure to read "The Coins of Life".
Besides satisfying your curiosity about what goes on in these dream groups, we also would like to open them up for other to join, or for you to try out your own groups online. We have no desire to possess the process and are more interested in the best ways to use the Net for dream sharing. An so the instructions are also included, though I would recommend you try out one session with us.
Where did these groups come from and how did they evolve? I am including a short history of dream sharing on the Internet. If you have had groups and meetings online, we would be very interested in publishing your accounts here. Send them to Richard Wilkerson rcwilk@dreamgate.com
Also, if you would like to join a DreamWheel, drop me a line.
NEXT MONTH: Halloween! It's time again for a focus on Nightmares and Scary Dreams. So get out all those night frights and send them in for publication. I'd also like to see the online FAQ's on Nightmares expanded and some book reviews.
There will also be a annual Halloween Swarm, where we travel around the Internet, visit old dream haunts, update with friends and deliver our scary dreams! Watch on Usenet alt.dreams and other places for more information on the Swarm.
See you all online,
Richard Wilkerson
rcwilk@dreamgate.com