Dream to Dream
This page is devoted to a dialogue carried out through the medium of dreams. Dreams can be shared here, along with responses that take the form of other dreams, related images, associations, and/or poetry. In responding associatively, you might want to offer visual images, sounds, or music that could be embedded in your post or accessed through hyperlinks. Please do not submit interpretations or analyses of dreams.
When you send in a dream, give it a title and indicate the (approximate) date you had it, along with your name or initials, unless you wish to remain anonymous.* If you are responding to a dream that has already been posted, identify it by title.
Post your dreams and responses to:
stevenrosen@shaw.ca
(*If you decide to post website material anonymously, please identify yourself in your initial e-mail. Your anonymity will be preserved in publishing the material.)
Incomplete Disposal (John Dotson’s dream of September 20, 2010)
This dream involves a long narrative sequence with many details. Not a very dramatic situation, just sort of meandering in the ordinary. But then it becomes clear that there have been certain problems, associated with certain persons, and there are those around me who I become aware are associated with eliminating these problems and these […]
East (Seite’s dream of about six years ago)
‘I am walking to the East, walking towards a conflict; I sense it as a war, a great war pushing westward. I pass many people, many refugees, they are fleeing, heading west. One of these people stops me, he is a religious man, he cries “do not head east, there is great conflict, great misery”, […]
Stone Carving (John Dotson’s dream of August 30, 2010 — in response to Steven Rosen’s “The Body Lays Down its Wholeness”)
I’m vigorously at work on a large and complex structure. It’s engaging, challenging, rewarding. The expression for this work is: stone carving. At some point, my thumb becomes sore from overexertion. Action needs to be taken. Suddenly, a friend/alter ego is the one with the sore thumb, and I am observing him at work. I […]
The Body Lays Down Its Wholeness (Steven Rosen’s dream of June 20, 2010)
I am posting here the original audio recording of a dream recollection I had right after waking up. The dream seems to suggest that the healing process requires a tangible gesture of the body, one that may involve a carnal sacrifice on the part of the healer.
My Father as my Child (Steven Rosen’s dream of September 24, 1985)
I am now experimenting with presenting dreams through the medium of sound, since I feel this has the potential of communicating the dream process in a more immediate, more embodied way than is possible through the written word. This first audio dream was recorded digitally a couple of weeks ago from the original written record […]
Metamorphosis (John Dotson’s dream of June 1, 2010)
An extended vivid dream sequence in real time… a gathering of many folks for purposes of celebration but also for an expedition–though the details are unclear and departure is not imminent. There are multiple loops of activities and intrigues and light-spiritedness along with steadfast determination somehow interlacing all the actions. I meander into an outdoor […]
Animal and Anima (Steven Rosen’s dream of April 18, 2001 — associating to John Dotson’s “Dream within a Dream”)
My closest friends are gathered with me, visiting me. A terrible thing then happens: my friends are slaughtered by a group of wild animals (lions, tigers, etc.). The group is led by a mysterious black woman. I picture her in an African-style robe and holding a staff. I am utterly grief-stricken, weeping inconsolably. There is […]
Dream within a Dream (John Dotson’s dream of March 11, 2010)
The dream is richly architectured, the sequences occuring in a couple of highly familiar settings–school, workplace. The situation is that I am preparing to set out on a journey, and/or continue one. Some intricate planning, packing has been involved. A van is ready. Not traveling alone. One complete scene where unexpected companions arise [arrive?]–raising some […]
Liquid Stone (John Dotson’s dream of January 22, 2010)
In Tennessee, a gathering in the old neighborhood. In the old house at 914. Very dynamic, high energy. This is going to be a major convergence, and already is. Friends have come from Seattle, it appears, to take things in with me. Many family members, living and dead, are gathering. I am best off with […]
Necessity or Chance? (John Dotson’s dream of January 1, 2010)
This dream is very vivid and rich in sensory details. I have re-engaged with an experimental radio station where I once worked. Somehow, many folks have reconnected to give it another try. Several productions are in progress, and we are on-the-air. The productions are expansive and not limited to radio. The facilities are still coming […]