Category Archives: Nightmares
Nightmares
Greetings, creative dreamers! For the last while, I’ve been busy with my private practice, finishing up my long teaching career in psychology at the University of California at Santa Cruz, giving talks, making art, traveling into the wilderness, spending time … Continue reading
Scary Kids
Happy Spring, dreamers! I’m enjoying the natural world as it unfolds its blossoms and surrounds us with a living metaphor for creating new plans, hopes, and dreams… Last night, I was the guest of Esme Murphy on CBS’ WCCO 830 news … Continue reading
Zombie Dreams
Greetings, creative dreamers! Winter is melting here, with warm days and blossoms appearing overnight on the cherry trees. What dreams are you exploring as the days grow longer? Last month, my former student, Michael, wrote: “I am aware the winter … Continue reading
Dreams and darkness
Greetings, dreamers! We are approaching the winter solstice, the day that turns the dark to light for the next six months of the year… Just as light is a metaphor, so is darkness: in dreams, the dark can stand for … Continue reading
Wars, conflicts, and dreams
Happy March, dreamers! The chill is receding in my town, and everyone seems to be opening up, shaking off their contracted spirits, and beginning to twirl with anticipation of sunshine. One cat is curled up around a cup of Imperial … Continue reading
Attacker Dreams
Greetings, dreamers! The weather has turned, here, from a strange heat wave to chill, thunder, lightening, and rain. In the garden, the last heart-shaped leaf on our bright redbud tree dropped to the ground this morning. It’s time for a … Continue reading