Nightmare Remedies: Helping Your Child Tame the Demons of the Night

Excerpted from Dreamcatching: Every Parent’s Guide to Exploring and Understanding Children’s Dreams and Nightmares by Alan Siegel and Kelly Bulkeley Random House: Three Rivers Press (c) 1998 Our children do not have to suffer their nightmares in silence, brooding about the lingering feeling of suffocation left by the formless ghost or shuddering at the memory [...]

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Guidelines for Coping with Nightmares After Trauma

As I prepare for my upcoming trip to Japan, I will post articles here on  nightmares for those of you who have been affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami.  Each of the authors I will feature are active members of the International Association for the Study of Dreams.  In addition to being a founding [...]

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NIGHTMARE REMEDIES: RESCRIPTING BAD DREAMS

After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, many people in Japan and throughout the world have been experiencing scary dreams.  This is a very good article on working with nightmares by my friend Alan Siegel. For more excellent articles, please click here to visit Alan’s website. NIGHTMARE REMEDIES: RESCRIPTING BAD DREAMS Alan Siegel, Ph.D. Copyrighted [...]

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Dreaming is Big News

Thanks to the movie Inception, Dreaming is big news these days. Here are just a few of the latest articles and news clips.  Many feature IASD members. Can Dreams Be Manipulated? NBC News Video July 24: The hit summer movie “Inception” is renewing interest in dreaming – the short movies that play in our head while [...]

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PSIber Dreaming Conference Call for Proposals

The Stuff Dreams are Made Of If you have been following the buzz from the new Leonardo DiCaprio film Inception, you know that we might be up for a rollicking good time at the PsiberDreaming Conference this year!  The International Association for the Study of Dreams is even exploring the possibility of having some of [...]

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Lucid Dreaming Tips

Lucid Dreaming Tips – How to do Reality Checks As a result of the movie Inception, there has been a surge of interest in lucid dreaming.  The following video has some nice tips for becoming lucid in dreams by learning to distinguish between waking and dreaming reality. More information on Lucid Dreaming Robert Waggoner’s website [...]

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IASD Code of Ethics for Dreamworkers

Dreams are big news these days. There’s an article on dreaming in the New York Times comparing the spread of dream groups over the past five years to book clubs. The author points out that the leadership for such groups ranges from skilled professionals to self-proclaimed experts.  If you are thinking of leading a dream [...]

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Responding to the Press About Dreams

There is an good article in USA Today about dreams entitled Like ‘Inception’, psychologist Dr. Marcia Emery enters your dreams. I was particularly impressed with how well Marcia Emery responded to the interviewer’s request to interpret the dreams of others. Marcia deftly addressed this issue by focusing on the universal nature of dreaming while staying [...]

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Movie Inception – IASD Reviews & Commentary

Several IASD members have written essays in response to the new Christopher Nolan movie Inception. In this thought-provoking collection, Robert Waggoner addresses the topic of lucid dreaming while Deirdre Barrett focuses on the differences between the surreal world of dreaming and the tightly scripted world of thriller films.  Jean Campbell writes about the experience of [...]

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Presentation on Dreaming at Inception Opening

Join me for my presentation on dreaming before the opening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new movie Inception at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley this Thursday (July 15) evening at 11 PM! If you can stay awake that late, I look forward to seeing you there! For a good discussion [...]

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