Dreaming our way to the heart of the world
If we could fold time, travel forward a century or two, and then look backward, I believe we would find abundant confirmation that the rise of the dreamwork movement

posted 12:15:40pm May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

Celtic dream healing with Sequana
At the shrine of Sequana, at the source of the River Seine in the Dijon area of France, ancient Celts came to seek healing dreams in the sacred night. Cloaked pilgrims jou

posted 8:00:52am May. 13, 2013 | read full post »

May your roses bloom
Tonight and tomorrow, May 5-6 are Hidrillez, a major bayram, or festival, in Turkey and among Turkic communities that celebrates the meeting of Khidr and Elijah on earth. The word Hidrillez conflates the Turish versions of their names. This is a time to write wishes and tie them to rose bushes, o

posted 10:12:38am May. 05, 2013 | read full post »

Causing a bear: a belated response to Tolkien
I once dreamed I met C.S.Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien in the New York Public Library. Tolkien told me, "You must study Scandinavian mythology." Years later, when I was writing my Dreamer's Book of the Dead, Lewis appeared in a kind of visitation. I asked him, "Where's Tolkien." Lewis said, "Tolkien won't

posted 7:47:47am May. 04, 2013 | read full post »

Carl Jung, shaman of the West
If you want to know what a true shaman of the West would be like, consider Carl Jung, as he is now revealed in his Red Book. He culled the material for the Red Book - whose fine calligraphy and vivid illustrations and decorative features make it resemble a medieval illuminated manuscript - from the

posted 7:48:41pm Apr. 24, 2013 | read full post »