Ancient
and modern sages alike have shown us thatmindfulness is the direct path to emotional
healing
and spiritual awakening. So many of us long for
a teacher or guru to guide us in our efforts.
Now Mindful Dreaming helps you to find that guru
in your nightly dreams. In this highly practical
and easy to understand guidebook, psychologist
David Gordon, Ph.D. shows how every dream
corresponds to one of the four universal stages
of healing and growth that Joseph Campbell
called the Mythic Journey—our “search for
bliss.” Throughout the Journey our dreams urge
us to learn ten perennial lessons in mindfulness taught by
spiritual traditions in every era and culture.
A breakthrough in the field of mindfulness
practice and dreamwork, Mindful Dreaming teaches
you the simple language of dreams and how they
promote mindfulness in our everyday lives.
Dreams prompt us to release distraction and
honor solitude, release control and accept
guidance, release attachment and learn to
grieve, release judgment and embrace compassion,
and to release impatience so that we may live
more consciously and fully awake in the present
moment. You’ll also discover how dreams provide
a non-judgmental and compassionate mirror that
reflects your ongoing progress on the Journey to
mindfulness.
Relying on thought-provoking exercises and
abundant examples from the life-changing dreams
of the author, his clients and friends, Mindful
Dreaming demonstrates how dreams lead us to
overcome the emotional blocks that keep us
feeling stuck and conflicted in love
relationships, frustrated in work or stagnating
in our creative goals.
Above all Mindful Dreaming provides the
knowledge of a profound spiritual map—the Mythic
Journey—ten sacred principles in mindfulness by
which to live and the gift of dreamwork to guide
you in daily life and relationships, embrace
each phase of the Journey, and awaken to the
energy of the Divine in your everyday life.
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Praise for Mindful Dreaming
From Amazon.com
5.0 out of 5 stars A
welcome supplement to Buddhist studies shelves,
May 12, 2007
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See
all my reviews
David Gordon, Ph.D. (membership chair for the
International Association for the Study of
Dreams) presents Mindful Dreaming: A Practical
Guide for Emotional Healing Through
Transformative Mythic Journeys, an insightful
blend of Buddhist wisdom, spiritual practice,
and mindful dreaming techniques. Mindful
Dreaming explores what nightmares as well as
happy dreams have to teach us, and offers
techniques for constructing dreams of
apprenticeship, embrace and mastery, embodiment,
and being (witnessing consciousness). "The mood
of each dream, and in particular, the mood at
the end of your dream, are great measures of
whether you are in alignment with your Calling
and acting with wisdom and compassion for your
own needs - or not." A welcome supplement to
Buddhist studies shelves, as well as a certain
help for anyone seeking to better understand and
control their own dreams.
From Amazon.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 10, 2010
By Julie T. (Ypsilanti, MI) -
Excellent book for those interested in dreams
and Buddhism. A practial guide with examples. I
have it next to my bed for a good reference.
"The level of artistry demonstrated in David
Gordon, Ph.D.'s Mindful Dreaming is
unique. To merge a deep understanding of dream
work with the mindfulness techniques of Buddhist
practice brings a new light to bear on each of
these subjects. Exercises and examples make
Gordon's writing accessible even to the novice
in one subject or the other, while providing a
blend that augments each. Bravo!"
-- Jean Campbell, president, The International
Association for the Study of Dreams.
"Mindful Dreaming gives us both depth and
practical advice about how to use our own inner
wisdom to traverse the landscape and arrive
home. A must-read for all those who are going
about the pursuit of awakened consciousness."
-- Kathleen Brehony, Ph.D., author of Awakening
at Midlife, Ordinary Grace, and Living a
Connected Life
"Dr. Gordon provides a framework in which
dreamers can become 'mindful' of changes in
their outer and inner lives, while discovering
and nurturing those values that are necessary
for survival in a world that has become
seriously out of balance."
-- Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., co-author of
Extraordinary Dreams and How to Use Them
"David Gordon illustrates how dreams speak
directly to our unique daily experiences in the
broader context of life's mythical journey. A
truly unique guidebook to your waking and
dreaming life's journey -- highly recommended."
--Robert Hoss, M.S., author of Dream Language,
president of the DreamScience Foundation
