Lineage: The Idea of the Ideal, Part II: The Lens of the Personal

Small and hidden is the door that leads inward and the entrance is barred by countless prejudices, mistaken assumptions, and fears.Carl Jung, CW 10, Page 154 A digression, of sorts. When I was 18, my father sat me down at his small kitchen table and told me revised...

Lineage: Jung and the Idea of the Ideal, Part I

In my first dream session with my first dream practitioner (who would eventually become my teacher, my colleague and then someone I had to step away from), I brought a single, terrifying dream. The dream is long, but the heart of the dream is this: I am a six-year-old...

Dispatches: From the Pandemic – Where We Are Supposed To Be

We are supposed to be in Oregon tonight, on our way to an annual dreamwork retreat at the gorgeous Breitenbush Retreat Center. Two weeks ago, we were supposed to be in Chicago for my nephew’s wedding, which got postponed and, as of tonight, postponed again. Last...

Locating “Meaning” in Dreams

We have all done it. Had a dream that completely started us, terrified us, made us laugh, made us cry, then, later, gone to find out what it “means.” Dream dictionaries online, in bookstores. Our friends. We want to know why we had that dream that haunts us. Maybe it...