Program Schedule

 

9:15 to 10:30               Block I

A.  Panel discussion: 

Rich Paseman:  "DREAM VISITATIONS OF THE DEAD; Communion of Souls – Pillar of Dreams."
Dream visitations of the dead have been reported in cultures from antiquity to the contemporary.  Are they projections from the dreamer’s nighttime “cast of characters” or are they valid visits from the departed?  Early Christianity regarded such dream visits as a reality that was not inconsistent with the faith.  These phenomena are grounded in the communion of souls.  Dreams represent a “thin place” where the boundary between the holy and the ordinary becomes permeable.  Symbolically, the “pillar” is a biblical representation of the means by which souls ascend or descend in visitation between the two realms.

Athena  Kolinski:  "The Mythology of the Major Arcana: The Journey of the Fool."
The major arcana of the tarot is an empowering tool to map out one’s personal quest for wholeness by correlating dream symbols and images with the archetypal images of the tarot; thus, pinpointing where they were, are now, and are heading towards next in both dream and waking states.

B.  Walter Berry: "DreamMaps: A Resource for the Understanding of Dreams."
This workshop will explore a dream chosen from the group by making a Dream Map, which depicts symbolic elements of the dream. We will use Archetypal Projective Dreamwork, Gestalt and perhaps a touch of Dream Theater.  Humor and deep emotion are always present in this workshop.

10:30 to 10:45 –          Break

10:45 to 12:00 –          Block II

A.  Barbara Bishop:  “Replacing Spirits with Spirit:  Addiction, Spirituality and Dreaming."
Sober addicts sometimes find "God talk" off-putting, and resist the notion that spiritual development is a necessary part of recovery. Dreams can provide help in developing spirituality in an organic way (from within), rather than from ideas imposed from other people or organizations. This presentation and workshop will discuss three types of spiritual dreams: dreams with images with dual functions, that show both active addiction, and the possibility of spiritual growth; dreams with animal spirit guides; and dreams with traditional religious imagery. Participants are also encouraged to bring dreams that they wish to share and work with the other participants.

B.  Bonnie Tarwater:  “Honoring Dreams as Sacred Gifts: An introduction to the integration of religious and psychological practices of dreams as shown through art work.”

This presentation is an introduction to “Honoring Dreams as Sacred Gifts,” integrating the world religious traditions of dream practices with psychological approaches. This power point shows art work that illustrates how to make a visual dream journal and gives an introduction to how dreams communicate to us in symbols and metaphors. The presentation ends offering simple tools to create dream groups that create intimate community, as they honor the sacred inner worlds of participants.

12:00 to 12:15 – closing gathering, hand in evaluations, networking, restaurant maps etc.

 

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