Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing: Beyond the Looking Glass

Cover
Half Title
Epigraph
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	Excerpt from a Dialogue Between the Dreamer and the Clown Character
	What the Dream Is . . .
Chapter 1 − Dreams and Existential Messages
	Writing Down One’s Dreams
	The Existential Message, Potential for Self-Growth …
	Dream Types and Their Functions
		Symbolic Dreams
		Clear Dreams
		Hypnagogic Dreams
		Initial Dreams
		Nightmares
		Anxiety Dreams
		Death Dreams
		Grief Process Dreams
		Resolution Dreams
		Resources Dreams
		Validation Dreams
		Creative Dreams
		Healing Dreams
		Incubation Dreams
		Transpersonal Dreams
		Paranormal Dreams
		Lucid Dreams
		Prelucid Dreams
		Recurring Dreams
		Dream Series
Chapter 2 − How to Keep a Dream Journal
	Left Page of the Dream Journal: The Dream Story
		Numbering a Dream
		Setting a Date
		The Dream Type
		The Existential Message
		The Dream’s Title
		The Dream’s Story
		Important or Recurring Images
		Describing Recent Life Events
	Right Page of the Dream Journal: Decoding the Dream’s Message
		Elucidating the Dream’s Message
		Practical Applications
	How to Remember Dreams
Chapter 3 − Creative Writing Methods for Dreamwork
	Spontaneous Associations Methods
		Spontaneous Associations to Dream Images (Written Form)
		Spontaneous Associations to Dream Images (Graphic Form): The Heuristic Map
	Identifying the Key Feeling from a Dream
	Meditating on an Elusive Sensation from a Dream
	Taking Away a Part of a Dream
	Changing the Ending of a Dream
	Rewriting a Dream
	Programming Changes in Recurring Dreams
	Programming Incubation Dreams
	Exploring Dream Symbols
		Dictionary of Symbols
Chapter 4 − Experiential Dreamwork Methods
	Identification with Dream Figures
		Description of the Method
		Application Example
	Gestalt Dialogue with Dream Figures
		Description of the Method
		Application Example
	Jungian Dialogue with Dream Figures
		Description of the Method
		Application Example
	Exploring the Sounds and Movements of a Dream
		Description of the Method
		Application Example
	Dream Re-entry
		Application Example
Chapter 5 − Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods
	Three Common Steps for the Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods
		Step #1: Exploring Dream Images Through an Art Medium
		Step #2: Finding Meaning in The Art Experience Through Writing
		Step #3: Decoding the Existential Message
	Four Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods
		Drawing or Painting a Dream
		Three-Dimensional Reproduction of a Dream Object
		Drawing or Painting an Elusive Sensation from a Dream
		Quick Sketch to Appease a Nightmare
Chapter 6 − Lucid Dreaming and Awakening of Self
	The Meaning of Lucid Dreaming from a Psychological Perspective
	How to Induce Lucid Dreaming
		Incubation of Lucid Dreaming
		Linking Waking Life to Dream States
		Overcoming Fears and Resistances to Lucid Dreaming
		Looking for Gratification in Dreams
	Therapeutic Use of Lucid Dreaming
	Being Mindful of Lucid Dreaming – a Word of Caution
Chapter 7 − Process Dreamwork: A One-Month Intensive Dreamwork
	Finding One’s Own Pace
	Description of the Intensive Process
	Following One’s Process
Conclusion
	A More Fulfilled Individual
	A Proactive Individual
	A Lucid and Courageous Individual
	Achieving Higher States of Consciousness
Bibliography
Author’s Index
Words and Expressions’ Index