Lie back and fast asleep, if you could see what I could see ... Drip drop a lovely dream. Guster E.l.e.c.t.r.i.c D.r.e.a.m.s Subscribe: electric-dreams-subscribe@egroups.com Subscribe Online: http://www.egroups.com/group/electric-dreams Unsubscribe: electric-dreams-unsubscribe@egroups.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= E.l.e.c.t.r.i.c D.r.e.a.m.s Volume #7 Issue #11 November 2000 ISSN# 1089 4284 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.dreamgate.com/electric-dreams =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Download a Cover for this Issue! http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-covers Artist : Michael Lee Orme :: halograph.com and Richard Wilkerson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= C O N T E N T S ++ Editor's Notes ++ Event: Mutual Dream Destination for NOVEMBER 15: Jerusalem ++ Notes to the Editor/Dream Airing: + DreamGroups move + DreamChatters now has over 90 members + ASD offers 1 month free E-Study topic discussions ++ Column: An Excerpt From the Lucid Dream Exchange By Lucy Gillis ++ Column: The Dream Doctor By Charles McPhee, Ph.D. ++ Column: The DreamSpinner Column On vacation, back next month! By Bjo Ashwill ++ Review: 2000 Dream Links I: A Year In Review With Peggy Coats and Richard Wilkerson ++ Article: Digital Dreaming Series: Computer Dreams III : The Digital Shift in Culture. By Richard Catlett Wilkerson ++ Column: Madame Aionia's Astrological Dreaming Series: Dreaming Through the Houses: 11th House for November Madame Aionia G L O B A L D R E A M I N G N E W S - Peggy Coats NEWS * RESEARCH & REQUESTS * WEBSITE & ONLINE UPDATES * * DREAM CALENDAR for November and December 2000* ASD News Update! D R E A M S S E C T I O N : dream-flow.v002.n013.1 - dream-flow.v002.n019 This is the final dream-flow from dream-flow@lists.best.com New Series begins with dream-flow@egroup.com Digest #1 09/29/2000 This issue includes volume #1 – volume#20 D E A D L I N E : November 15, deadline for DECEMBER submissions M.U.T.U.A.L D.R.E.A.M T.A.R.G.E.T November 15, 2000 Jerusalem NEXT MONTH: End of the Year, life and everything dreams XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Send Dreams and Comments on Dreams to: Richard Wilkerson Send Dreaming News and Calendar Events to: Peggy Coats Send Articles and Subscription concerns to: Richard Wilkerson: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Editor's Notes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome to the November 2000 issue of Electric Dreams. Some Changes: Well, the servers in Mountain View, California that we were using for many of the Electric Dreams lists crashed and burned. So we have moved most of the lists over to www.egroups.com. You can stop by http://www.egroups.com and after registering, subscribe to any of these groups, or you can subscribe through e-mail. If you were on one of the lists before, I have probably already moved your account. The only drawback is a short 3-line advertisement added to each e-mail. A list can be sponsored for $60.00 a year if anyone is really bothered by the ads and wants to send me a check, with the name of the group you want to sponsor to have the ads removed. I will brag about you and your dream projects on Electric Dreams every month! Make the check out to DreamGate and send to Richard Wilkerson %DreamGate PMB 171 4644 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94118 Here are our new lists, and lists that are closely connected with Electric Dreams: electric-dreams@egroups.com [Monthly E-zine, occasional announcements] electric-dreams-subscribe@egroups.com http://www.egroups.com/group/electric-dreams dream-flow@egroups.com [Send in dreams for publication] dream-flow-subscribe@egroups.com dreamwheel@egroups.com [In-depth Dream Group] dreamwheel-subscribe@egroups.com e_d_r_e_a_m_s@egroups.com [In-depth Dream Group] e_d_r_e_a_m_s-subscribe@egroups.com dreamtree-WestDreamers@egroups.com dreamtree-WestDreamers-subscribe@egroups.com WestDreamers is an email discussion group comprised of dreamworkers, dream explorers, and others interested in dreams and dreaming throughout California, Alaska and Hawaii. The group meets online or through email to share information and foster a sense of community around a common enthusiasm for dreams. dreamchatters@egroups.com dreamchatters-subscribe@egroups.com For the discussion of dreams, dreaming and related issues, especially online and making community cyberdreams@egroups.com [Intuition Network discussion of dreams, psi dreams, mutual dreaming] cyberdreams-subscribe@egroups.com As I mentioned, you have probably been automatically moved if you were on these lists before. -------- Special note to dreamers who are having ELECTION DREAMS: There are two research projects going. Please send dreams about elections to: Kelly Bulkeley: see http://www.kellybulkeley.com Dreams about Gore or Bush are requested by Dee at Dee777@aol.com Bjo is on leave this month and sent us this note: "The regular DreamSpinner Column will not occur this month due to the fact that Bjo Ahwill is temporarily "laid up" from foot surgery. Be sure and check out her new improved website http://www.spinner-soft.com. Leave one of your dreams on the Spinner Dream Database and join the message board. The DreamSpinner Column will return next month. Thanks. Bjo" This month's excerpt from Lucy Gillis's "Lucid Dream Exchange" includes a series of book reviews by Arthur Gillard on children's dream books. Charles McPhee returns to comment on dreams. If you haven't seen his new Dream Doctor site, I recommend stopping by and adding some dreams to the growing collection and special teen section! http://www.dreamdoctor.com New dream sites throughout the year are displayed on the Global Dreaming News. Once a year we try to review all these sites and update the Electric Dreams link pages. We had some technical difficulties, but Peggy and I have part one ready and will update more next month and get those links up and jumping. These reviews give us a sense of what is going on over the length of a year in terms of the Dream Movement online. See Dream Links 2000, part 1. Speaking of viewing changes over time, I have included another installment of Digital Dreams, looking at how the computer as a dream image is developing in our dreams. This phase of the project will be also interface with the DreamRegistry, an independent project to have a friendly, online dream database that will communicate between all the databases, or at least, all the ones that are interested in communicating and sharing dreams. Be sure to read through the comments and dreams in "Digital Dreams series: Computer Dreams III : The Digital Shift in Culture." Madame Aionia continues to explore the relationship between astrology and dreams in this issue. Madame Aionia looks at dreaming in the 11th House. Peggy Coats, from dreamtree.com, has been gathering the news about dreaming from all around the Net and has the latest conferences, the best workshops, the finest dream events and all the updates on the latest and best web sites. Be sure to look over the Global Dreaming News for the events in your area. Our Dreams this month come from all around the Net and have been organized by the software developed by Harry Bosma. Be sure to look through the dreams and see what on the mind and soul of dreamers in Cyberspace. Are you new to dreamwork and dream sharing? Please send in an e-mail to scoop@dreamgate.com for a list of suggested steps and resources in learning about dreamwork and dreaming online. The Mutual Dream Target: This issue will be sent before the meeting destination for October, which is Stonehenge around Halloween. (see the web site for details). But next month on the 15th we are meeting in Jerusalem, to see if we can help out a bit. Thanks again to Jenn Fraser we are within a couple of months of completion of the Electric Dreams Articles Project! You can now access articles by author, or search topics, at: http://members.telocity.com/rcw666/ed-articles or with advertising at: http://members.tripod.com/ed-articles/ We still need a host that will exchange space for a small ad that is dream related. If you can offer us about 8 MB of web space, contact me at rcwilk@dreamgate.com If you would like a cover for your Electric Dreams, I have teamed up with Michael Lee Orme from halograf.com this month to provide you will an absolutely exquisite cover for your issue. The cover is at http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-covers Be sure to see the rest of MLO's projects at http://www.halograf.com ASD has two special cyber-offers this month, please read about them in the Dream Airing. -Richard Wilkerson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dream Airing: News, Notes and Events =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ////////////////////////////////////// If you would like to get more information about the monthly class, the History of Dreams, send and e-mail to the autoresponder at dreamclass@dreamgate.com -Richard ///////////////////////////////////// The Association for the Study of Dreams On November 29, 2000 at 7 PM Pacific Standard Time Strephon Kaplan Williams, M.A. co-founder of ASD and author of Dream Cards and many other publications will be our featured guest. His topic will be: How To Discover Issues and Teachings in Dreams For details, send an e-mail to chat@asdreams.org ///////////////////////////////////// The Association for the Study of Dreams Special Offer: One month free E-Study participation. ASD offers discussion lists hosted by the experts in area of dreams and dreaming. The lists include dreams and clinical work, dreams and spirituality, nightmares, cyberdreaming, dreams and the humanities, dreams and film and many more. You are invited to join as many as you like, and for one month they are free! After that time ASD asks you become a member. This is a great way to support the dream movement and chat with the world's most famous dream researchers at the same time! http://www.asdreams.org/study //////////////////////////////////////////////// Join the Dreamchatters list! ******** Dreamchatters began in December 1999 as an adjunct to mailing-lists; to keep up communications between dream-interested individuals. The hope is to be a catalysts to creating a clearer path to the future of dreaming online. Currently there are 98 members subscribed. Be subscriber 100 and subscribe today! Dreamchatters is an egroup aimed at discussing dreams, dreaming and making those online with an interest in these subjects able to keep in touch as it suits them. Although dreams are discussed there, the primary focus is dreaming community, rather than individual dreams. It is enlightening to see messages from individuals with diverse backgrounds. If any group member finds an interesting web site or article online, we pass it on and often that will begin a new thread of discussion. There is a capacity for a group calendar, member profiles and links to urls to be stored at egroups.com, so that new members may explore first. It is a place to beta test chat venues'; to try and help make the currently available technology and capabilities of the Internet more accessible to as many people as possible. Not only do current and potential group members have differing computer hardware and software, but we also live in different parts of the world, so there has been discussion about "universal time" , time zone conversion, and scheduling formal chats at staggered times so that no one time zone is expected to always be up at, for instance, local 3am. You can opt to receive individual emails, daily digests, or to read it online at http://www.egroups.com To subscribe, send a message to dreamchatters-subscribe@eGroups.com ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// J.o.i.n a d.r.e.a.m.g.r.o.u.p The Electric Dreams/DreamGate Dreamwheel and eDreams group have moved to a new list-server! http://www.egroups.com/group/dreamwheel http://www.egroups.com/group/e_d_r_e_a_m_s (note the"_" marks on e_d_r_e_a_m_s These e-mail dream groups are easy, fun and very insightful. Instructions come at every step. To join just stop by http://www.egroups.com and take one minute to register there for free. Then go to the dreamgroups page and subscribe. You can email me at rcwilk@dreamgate.com with a request if you have difficulties. `````````````````````````````````````````````````` DreamWheel Information File ````````````````````````````````````````````````` * Sign-up * Question Phase * Comment Phase * New Dream Instructions come with every phase of the group from a group moderator. Dreams are sent in to the moderator and sorted. We go through the dreams as a group one by one. The first phase is the question phase, asking non-defensive clarification questions of the dreamer [who may or may not respond as they chose]. Then in the comment phase each person in the group takes the dream as-if-it-were-their-own. The process is non- defensive, fun and very revealing. The process is modeled on the work of John Herbert, Jeremy Taylor, Montague Ullman, Sarah Richards, Jayne Gackenbach, Richard Wilkerson and others. Each moderator may add his/her own style to the process. For sample sessions of the group see Sample Session - Herbert http://users.aol.com/john0417/dmgp/dg16.html Sample Session - Electric Dreams Dream Wheel (Wilkerson & Hicks) http://www.asdreams.org/asd-13/2lb12.htm Sample Session - Electric Dreams Dream Wheel (Wilkerson -Coins of Life) http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-backissues/ed5-9.txt Sample Session - Electric Dreams DreamWheel (Wilkerson - Dreaming with Serbia) http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/serbia To read John Herbert's research work comparing face to face groups with online groups, go to http://users.aol.com/john0417/HuSci/Greet.html Herbert, J.W. (1991) "Human Science Research Methods in Studying Dreamwork: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Face-to-Face and Computer Dream Work Groups" Unpublished Manuscript, Saybrook Institute, San Francisco. For a quick history and summary of this work, see: Wilkerson, R. & Herbert, J. (1995). John Herbert and the Internet Group Dreamwork . Electric Dreams 2(6) http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/articles_rcw/ed2-6jh.htm or A Short History on the Rise of Dream Sharing in Cyberspace - Richard Wilkerson Electric Dreams October 1998 Volume 5 Issue 9 www.dreamgate.com/electric-dreams The DreamWheel follows the guideline of ethical conduct set forth by the Association for the Study of Dreams. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Dreamwork Ethics Statement" The Electric Dreams community celebrates the many benefits of dreamwork, yet recognizes that there are potential risks. We agree with the ethical position taken by the Association for the Study of Dreams (http://www.asdream.org), in that we support an approach to dreamwork and dream sharing that respects the dreamer's dignity and integrity, and which recognizes the dreamer as the decision-maker regarding the significance of the dream. Systems of dreamwork that assign authority or knowledge of the dream's meanings to someone other than the dreamer can be misleading, incorrect, and harmful. Ethical dreamwork helps the dreamer work with his/her own dream images, feelings, and associations, and guides the dreamer to more fully experience, appreciate, and understand the dream. Every dream may have multiple meanings, and different techniques may be reasonably employed to touch these multiple layers of significance. A dreamer's decision to share or discontinue sharing a dream should always be respected and honored. The dreamer should be forewarned that unexpected issues or emotions may arise in the course of the dreamwork. Information and mutual agreement about the degree of privacy and confidentiality are essential ingredients in creating a safe atmosphere for dream sharing. Dreamwork outside a clinical setting is not a substitute for psychotherapy, or other professional treatment, and should not be used as such. We recognize and respect that there are many valid and time-honored dreamwork traditions. We invite and welcome the participation of dreamers from all cultures. There are social, cultural, and transpersonal aspects to dream experience. In this statement we do not mean to imply that the only valid approach to dreamwork focuses on the dreamer's personal life. Our purpose is to honor and respect the person of the dreamer as well as the dream itself, regardless of how the relationship between the two may be understood. The Electric Dreams Community, March 2000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Electric Dreams DreamWheels are sponsored by DreamGate and the Electric Dreams Community. http://www.dreamgate.com/electric-dreams //////////////// end dream airing //////////////////////// =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Mutual Dream Destination, November 15, 2000 Meet You In Jerusalem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "The eastern world, its is exploding, violence flaring, bullets load'n. But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend, ah, you don't believe, were on the eve of destruction." Eve of Destruction Are you a daring dreaming? I suggest we send some dream energy towards the Middle East by meeting at the Rock. We can do what we can do in the dreams, and then share them, and then send them to our friends in the Middle East. You can share them on Dreamchatters or Dreamshare, two www.egroups.com discussion lists, or you can send to Judith and indicate whether you are comfortable posting them to the Dreamshare conference. About Mutual Dreaming: See Linda Magallon's Mutual Dreaming FAQ: http://members.aol.com/dreampsi/archive/mutualdreaming.html#anchor456487 Where would *you* like to meet in the future? Contact Judith E-mail : coamdre@mindspring.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= An Excerpt From the Lucid Dream Exchange By Lucy Gillis =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Besides articles, poetry and a wide variety of lucid dreams, the LDE also features book reviews. Included below are book reviews of some children's books with a dreaming theme. ***************************************************************** BOOK REVIEWS By Arthur Gillard Lately I've become interested in children's books about dreaming. As I work in a library, it is easy for me to find such books (half the time, they find me). A wonderful example of this genre, that would please adults as well as children, is "FREE FALL" by David Wiesner. The inside dust jacket has the following text: In the silence of a dream our adventures move in seamless progression as we conquer our dragon, explore uncharted lands, climb to the highest pinnacle, and float free descending in a sudden free fall to the new day. The book itself, however, contains no text whatsoever, rather telling a fabulous dream story in a series of visually pleasing illustrations which perfectly capture the visual and conceptual anarchy and surrealism of dreams. If you know any little people whose interest in dreams you'd like to cultivate, this book would make an excellent gift. I think that a young child could appreciate it, but an older child or even an adult would enjoy it as well. "WILLY THE DREAMER" by Anthony Browne is another wonderful book on dreams for young children. The book starts with Willy, a young gorilla, asleep in an armchair with the caption "Willy dreams." Each page that follows has an illustration of a different dream activity; they are delightfully surreal, and each parodies famous paintings. One fun thing about this book is that each painting prominently features bananas (well, it is a gorilla dreaming after all, though I'm sure Freud would have something to say about the preponderance of banana symbolism), often magically transformed - e.g. a ballerina with banana slippers, or an octopus whose tentacles become bananas at the tips. Each time I look at this book I see more of them! I love the last page especially, which shows Willy sitting in the armchair as in the first picture - but in a magically transformed dream- version of the room. The carpet is now grass, the wallpaper is covered with tiny faces, and Willy himself is translucent, obviously in his dream-body. He has one eye open and is smiling. To me this picture connotes Willy waking up in the dream world and is therefore evocative of lucid dreaming. "DREAMS ARE MORE REAL THAN BATHTUBS" by Susan Musgrave (writer) and Marie-Louise Gay (artist) is another children's book about dreaming that I think is worth checking out. It is a strange, funky little book with one main idea that I think children should be exposed to as much as possible: "Dreams are more real than bathtubs. Dreams are more real than houses." Although it doesn't give kids any useful advice on how to use dreams or deal with nightmares, I think it would be a great book to read with small children and use as a launching point to talk about dreaming. I also find it interesting that the text of the book consists of things that her child actually said to her, which lends it a certain air of authenticity. The 1989 British movie "PAPERHOUSE," directed by Bernard Rose, is a very entertaining movie involving lucid dreaming. In this movie a girl who is sick discovers that when she dreams she goes to a house she drew at the beginning of the film. She learns that if she changes the drawing, the dream scene changes correspondingly. Meanwhile, she meets a boy in the house who turns out to be a real boy suffering from a serious illness. Overall I was pleased by how dreams are portrayed in this film, though her dreams differ from those I have personally experienced - much more solid and stable for one thing. I particularly enjoyed the theme of psychological development in the dream world. "PAPERHOUSE" is based on "MARIANNE DREAMS," a children's novel by Catherine Storr. I found it quite entertaining - in fact, I wish I had read this novel when I was a child, in which case my interest in lucid dreaming might have started at a much earlier age. There are significant differences in the novel and the movie, but overall the plots are very similar. The nightmarish subplot in "PAPERHOUSE" involving the girl's father is absent in the novel, which focuses almost exclusively on the relationship and interaction between the two children who meet in the dream world. There was a pleasant feeling of the story unfolding over a much longer timescale in the novel version, and the storyline is more subtle. The novel ends quite differently than the movie, and while I think there is something to be said for each, overall I much preferred the novel's conclusion, which is considerably more ambiguous and open to interpretation. These two works complement each other well, and I would recommend the novel to children about 10 years old (or adults who are interested in dream-related fiction). Unfortunately, it's out of print. There isn't even a copy in my local library system - I had to do an inter-library loan to get it. But I think it is worth looking for. ************************************************************************ The Lucid Dream Exchange is a quarterly issue featuring lucid dreams and lucid dream related articles, poetry, and book reviews submitted by readers. For further information contact Lucy Gillis at lucy_gillis@hotmail.com ------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The Dream Doctor Charles McPhee, Ph.D. http://www.dreamdoctor.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "My Birthday Suit" I have had my share of "naked" dreams over the years, but in this latest dream I was confronted by a person in my dream who asked me why I was in the office in my underwear. Before, my nakedness was invisible to everyone but me! Recently a new boss took over, and he has informed me that my position is being "restructured" and "eliminated." Thanks for interpreting! --Anonymous, Age 47, Manistee, MI, USA Hi Anonymous - Thanks for writing in with a dream that illuminates so ...ummm ....transparently.... the symbolic significance of nudity in dreams! Nearly everyone has had a "naked in public" dream, and they always leave us feeling... well.. a little awkward. Why are we naked at the mall, at our old school, on main street, or, in your case, on the job? The answer, not surprisingly, revolves around feelings of exposure that we feel in any of these public situations. Usually the dreams occur when we feel that someone can "see through" our otherwise composed demeanor. If we're a teen in high school, we may be worried that our friends don't think we're as cool as we try to be. If we're a business- person preparing to deliver a speech in public, we may feel vulnerable in our knowledge of the subject matter. Naked dreams also are common after we commit any type of social gaffe or "faux pas;" we're embarrassed, and we imagine the whole world must have "seen" our blunder. In yet another scenario, if we are actively keeping a secret from the world - any type of clandestine "affair" will do - naked dreams typically represent our fears of being caught. The addition of a new boss to your workplace has added a twist to your dreams. Whereas previously your nakedness went unnoticed (a common theme in exposure dreams, indicating that others do not perceive our short-comings as readily as we do) - recently your co-workers have begun to "see" your undress. What accounts for this change? In the past, your naked dreams most likely reflected a normal sense of vulnerability that you felt, from time to time, on the job. Did anybody notice that you took all of Friday afternoon off? Could they tell that you bluffed your way through the accounting meeting? Today, however, the mood at work is much more serious. All positions and personnel are under increased scrutiny, and you recently were informed that your position is being "restructured" and "eliminated." Is it any wonder that you feel a thousand eyes are upon you? What's the message of this dream? It's easy! Now more than ever, you want to make yourself visible on the job as a "key personnel" - preferably fully attired - and definitely in your best business suit! (Not your birthday suit!) We wish you the best of luck! ######## =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2000 Dream Links I: A year in review With Peggy Coats and Richard Wilkerson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The following site reviews are collected from submissions sent to Peggy Coats pcoats@dreamtree.com and the Global Dreaming News, a service of DreamTree.com and Electric Dreams. Consider this collection "Part I" of several parts we will publish in the next two months. There were some technical difficulties this month. These links will be added to our link site this month as well. For many of the classic and wonderful sites about dreams and dreaming, please visit the Links page at http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/resources. Peggy and Richard =============== Ann Sayre Wiseman http://www.annsayrewiseman.com The creative dreamworker Ann Wiseman, is now online. You may know her from the popular Nightmare Help manual for children where she teaches children how to come into relationship with their nightmares and make meaning out the madness through art. The site at this time its mostly an e-commerce site and there is not much besides links to publications, information about Ann and shows and events where she will be. There is one really nice exception, and that's the art gallery. As Ann has been sketching dream pioneers at ASD conferences for decades, the dreamworld mostly knows of her art through these drawings. But her range of painting skills extends quite wide and this site provides an overview gallery of her work. She has also talked about putting up articles on dreams and dreaming and we all hope this occurs soon. Akasha Dream Software - Journal, Dictionary, Newsletter. http://www.dreamtemple.com/ Dreaming and the Dream Temple™ software and support site. Here is the pitch: "Are you satisfied with the way you record these inner experiences? Can you effortlessly track down dreams you had five years ago, or instantly create a list of all the dreams you've ever had that contained specific names, words, symbols, or meanings? Can you look up the various meanings, check spellings, print your dreams, or email them to friends with the click of a button? The Dream Temple™ v.2.0 is a dream documentation application that can assist you in organizing and reviewing your dreams. It is our hope that by simply organizing your dreams in a searchable database you will be able to reveal deeper patterns in your dream life." The Association for the Study of Dreams http://www.ASDreams.org The Association for the Study of Dreams is a non-profit, international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. Its purposes are to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenas; to encourage research into the nature, function, and significance of dreaming; to advance the application of the study of dreams; and to provide a forum for the eclectic and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and information. The site provides online continuation of all their projects, including information about the annual International conference, articles from the peer reviewed journal Dreaming, articles from the magazine, Dream Time, and many other helpful texts and forums on dreams and dreaming, such the paranormal dreaming forum, common questions about dreams and dreaming, nightmare help and a 24 hr moderated bulletin board. Other online resources include information on dreams and cyberspace, monthly online Dream Time Live chats with the field's top experts and ongoing e-study groups covering all topics in dreams and dreaming. Here is how to reach ASD: E-Mail: asdreams@aol.com http://www.ASDreams.org If you have questions on dreams and dreaming, please stop by our bulletin board http://www.asdreams.org/subidxdiscussionsbboard.htm Bird's Lucid Dreaming Website The Bird offers an inspired collection of information on lucid dreaming and links to all the major lucid dreaming sites and projects. Articles and projects are also offered on the site, as well as the DreamInitiative egroup. "We are conducting dream research, organizing projects and testing out different dreaming techniques. We document our experiences, give feedback and share our progress with the group as a whole and the Internet community at large in an attempt to shed some light on the fascinating field of dreaming." No lucid dream enthusiast should miss the trip. http://how.to/luciddream http://go.to/mindvoyages http://come.to/dreamresearch http://www.egroups.com/messages/thedreaminitiative Brain Wave, Mind Voyages http://members.xoom.com/mindvoyages/home.html A journey in Flash Technology from the Lucid Bird Site. Cyberdreaming: A Special Issue of ASD Dream Time http://www.asdreams.org/cyberdreams The cyberdream-pioneer Richard Wilkerson edits a very special issue of Dream Time, the magazine of the Association for the Study of Dreams. This online issue includes the greatest pioneers in online dreamwork, including Jayne Gackenbach, Jeremy Taylor, John Herbert, Fred Olsen, Robert Bosnak, Walter Logeman, and the online dream research project of G. W. Domhoff. Cyberdreamwork http://www.cyberdreamwork.com As a community of online dreamworkers headed by Robert Bosnak and Jill Fischer, cyberdreamwork has been pushing the envelope regarding online dreamwork. The core of their investigation at this time explores the use of audio or real-speech over the Net to access more emotionally deep dreamwork. You can learn to be a cyberdreamwork coach through their training program or ask for dream consultation from the coaches. The site also offers discussion and information. Exciting new projects in GSR and Haptic technologies are already underway and will be part of the cyber-paradigm shift that is occurring globally. CycleLogic http://www.cyclelogical.org Maria J. Mateus, psychological astrologer, offers the CycleLogical Services and products site. Maria feels that we benefit from our the understanding of the unconscious by way of studying and sharing images and how they manifest through the astrological framework and through our dreams. The site offers a quarterly newsletter, Chat Room, articles, research participation, professional services, dream workshops and many opportunities to get involved in research. "This site came about out of a necessity to see the integration of some of the symbolic systems into a more holistic framework and through my need to communicate the theoretical overlap of the two disciplines. It is my hope that the site will grow with the contribution of dream and astrology enthusiasts and that the research we are planning will help to illuminate the processes by which imagery is weaved into our manifest lives." MJM Der Ring http://www.access.ch/private-users/cgassmann/ring.html This site is the unfolding vision of Christoph Gassmann, which is all in German. His favorite book on dreams "Seth, Dreams and Projections of Consciousness" by Jane Roberts (New Awareness Network 1998), which may give you some idea as to the magnitude and scope of the visions that Christoph wants to unfold. Dreams, Sufi thought and Seth are all part of the Der RING. Dream Chimney http://www.dreamchimney.com What a creative site! I really like the send-o-dream gram where you can send a friend one of the listed dreams. The illustrated dream was really a step forward. I think they are using Flash. If your dream gets selected as popular, they will make a cartoon movie of it. People can read the dream while watching the illustrated movie. Also provided is an online journal and database for people. Much of the site has java technology that is very unstable, but I am hoping they will fix this soon. Dreamlynx is back! For those of you who used to surf the Net when there were only 2 or three dream sites, you may remember Dream Lynx. It was first called "Dream Links" then shifted to avoid confusion with Laberge's lucidity equipment. Linton Hutchinson and his crew put together a wonderful dream site with dream submission forms, bulletin board dream groups, dream education, links to research and more. Linton was programming CGI when the rest of us were still trying to figure out basic HTML. DreamLynx presented at the ASD 13 conference in Berkeley and provided a dream-beacon for many years. Now its back with its own domain name. http://www.dreamlynx.com Dream Journal : Skots Dream Anthology http://www.armory.com/~skot/DREAMS/ "More guest appearences than the Tonight Show" This dream journal is currently active and Skot adds to the journal each week. Visitors and researchers can also find dreams from skots early childhood, giving a whole time spectrum of dreams. The site also contains bibliographic information for researhers and interested voyures. The Dream Journalist http://www.nauticom.net/www/netcadet/ At the 1997 conference of the Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD), a number of people who have been keeping dream journals for many years met to compare the techniques and ramifications of managing their dream records. This site is really borne of that meeting, to showcase the exciting and cutting-edge approaches that were shared. Cynthia Pearson, the author of the website, is a writer whose professional and personal paths have been deeply influenced by dreaming. As the co-author of The Practical Psychic (Samuel Weiser, 1991), she concluded that there are many means to enlisting our psychic resources, but dreams are the most immediate, regular and available. While writing Parting Company: Understanding the Loss of a Loved One--The Caregiver's Journey (Seal Press, 1999), she documented a number of instances in which dreams seemed to span the boundary between those who had died and the survivors who had cared for them. She became interested in starting a dream database when she discovered that her dreams contained frequent instances of precognition, and she wanted to devise a means to document and study them. Whatever reasons you have for studying your dreams, you will find something useful here. DreamKeepers http://home.earthlink.net/~valleyr/wsnBAD4.html The purpose of DreamKeepers is to have a monthly gathering of dreamers in the Dallas area who support one another to explore dreams in a creative and meaningful way. Valley Reed RMT is a life long dreamer and dancer. She follows her dreams as a source of wisdom and guidance as well as creative inspiration. She has incorporated dreams into poetry, song lyric, dance performance, as well as in her private session therapuetic massage dreamwork. She also conducts group dreamwork. She is available for lectures on dreaming & power napping, or meditation & stress reduction. She recently gave a series of lectures at KPMG, a fortune 500 corporation, on dreams and power napping. eSpirituality http://64.224.111.145/board7/ eSpirituality.com has a bulletin board for dreams called Dream Analysis. Dreamers may respond to one another's dreams, and there are monitors called "DrDoctors" that add comments as well, generally relating the dreams to spiritual concerns the dreamer might be having. eSpirituality characterize themselves as "a New York based New Media company founded in 1999 to create a nonsectarian and entertaining spirituality site catering to individuals seeking more meaning in their lives, self-empowerment and inner peace. The site can be found at www.eSpirituality.com" Jane Anderson's Dream Network http://www.dream.net.au/library/faq.cfm A quick tips sites on many aspects of dreaming, and products for sale if you would like to explore further. There is an online journal to leave your dreams, questions and answers sections, FAQ, and an area I like, how to give a talk or paper on dreams, with lots of ideas depending on the age of your audience. For a monthly or annual fee, you can hear audio recordings, have access to more information and talk about your dreams in private conference systems. The site has a dream gallery for dream inspired art and learning new interpretive skills. Joan Hanger - The Dream Clinic http://www.thedreamclinic.com/ The Dream Clinic is socialite Joan Hanger's gift to dreamers that would like a peek on the world of dream analysis at the level of stars and dignitaries. Joan's friends include such celebrities as Princess Diana to Deepak Chopra. The Dream Clinic is an online newsletter and information site that is somewhat reminicent of an astrology site. Find out about what it means to dream about celebrities, become a dream angel and gain access to more information. Fill out mini surveys on dreams and dreaming, and look up dictionary-like meanings to your dreams. News flashes about research on dreams (no references) and projects included. There is also an archive of past articles and other activities for all dream butterflies! Henry Reed: Dream Movement Pioneer and Titan Henry Reed is considered by many to be one of the key catalysts of the grassroots dream movement. His sites contain many gems for dreamworkers including: The Dream Helper Ceremony http://www.creativespirit.net/henryreed/dreamtelepathy/index.htm Dream Inspired Art Gallery http://www.creativespirit.net/henryreed/artgallery/index.htm Dream Meaning Article http://www.creativespirit.net/henryreed/meaning.htm The site also offers many of Henry's new projects with intuition and his services and products. Kelly Bulkeley Online! www.kellybulkeley.com Visit Kelly's new website and find out about his upcoming classes, publications and other recent dreamwork. Bulkeley was awarded the 2000 Religion and Science Course Award administered by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, for his course at Santa Clara University, "Dreaming: Religious and Scientific Perspectives", and is the author of numerous dream books, including his newest publication, "Transforming Dreams: Learning Spiritual Lessons from the Dreams You Never Forget" (John Wiley & Son, 2000). Also, many articles and chapter from his books as well as advice on dream interpretation. Montague Ullman - Articles, (Dream Appreciation) Newsletters, bookstore http://www.pp.htv.fi/msiivola/monte/ An excellent tribute to the dreamwork of Montague Ullman and his contributions to the field. Not only bibliographic information, but also article re-prints from a variety of journals, and the complete collection of Dream Appreciation Newletters. Bookstore and re-print information also available. Ullman is a major contributor to dreaming in two areas, dreamwork and parapsychological dreaming. Founder and director of the first fully operational community mental health center in New York City at the Maimonides Medical Center in 1967, he also initiated one of the first sleep laboratories in New York City at Maimonides Medical Center on 1961, a laboratory devoted to the experimental study of dreams and telepathy. Since the early 1970's Ullman has been energizing the Dream Movement by encouraging non-clinical, peer oriented dream sharing groups. His promotion of non- defensive techniques, now often referred to as the "Ullman Method" or "Ullman/Zimmerman" method, is know world wide and has deeply influenced grassroots dreamwork offline and online. The editor of his Dream Appreciation newsletter, Wendy Painer notes that the techniques has become popular, but not always followed as prescribed, and many of the "…if this were my dream." approaches leave off some of stages that Ullman finds crucial. This site will go a long way in informing group leaders and peer groups about the wider and fuller scope of Ullman's process. Nightmares Online http://www.nightmareproject.com Since the launch of this website in March, it has really grown. There are now (oct 2000) more than 450 Nightmares Online, and more being received almost every day. Based on visitor demand, the web-owners plan to add more information about dreams and nightmares in general, and to offer better options for visitors to exchange ideas about dreams posted in their archives. The Nightmare Treatment Center http://www.nightmaretreatment.com/index2.html This site offers a medical assistance approach to sleep and dream problems. Many people with chronic nightmares suffer from other sleep disorders and don't even know it. Ironically, their physicians and other health care providers don't recognize it either. Through this site shows you how to obtain a complete treatment plan. For those interested or suffering from nightmares, there is a quick 12 question quiz that will allow you to determine if seeking help would be beneficial for you. Barry Krakow, MD, offers books, tapes and an online Nightmare Treatment Center, which is available for consultations through a variety of telecommunications avenues, including e-mail, ICQ, normal or internet telephone, and (soon) video conferencing. krakow@nightmaretreatment.com. Obelisk Foundation http://www.obeliskfoundation.com/ This site by the Director of Behavioral Medicine at University of Massachusetts Health Services, Amherst, MASS, Edward Bruce Bynum, Ph.D. offers several key articles on dreams and dreaming, including The African Psychological Lineage on Dream States, Family Dynamics, The Unconscious and Beyond and Psi, the Shared Dreamscape and the Family Unconscious Psychic-Chats http://www.psychic-chats.co.uk Psychic-Chats offers you a chance to see how precognitive dreams can be used in real life. The frequently updated online documentation shows how dreams can be interpreted using other communication methods. The word-for-word documentation about the dreams and communications is available on request. You can test your ability to receive psychic messages. You can also order a psychic reading for yourself or ask about a meaning of a dream. Contact: : "Paula Rose"