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Jungian-Senoi dreamwork manual
Book by Williams, Strephon Kaplan
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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December 7, 2012
Excellent set-up, with each chapter including an introduction to a style/method of dream-work, a brief vignette as an example, and step-by-step instructions for how to work with one's own dream. Thrilled at the section about Nightmares as this is often overlooked in counselling and psychological interventions, and the chapter in this text is patient, validating, and action-oriented.
I was disappointed, however, in the shoddy writing and found some of the "inspirational" pieces to fall short. I also got the impression that Kaplan Williams is sort of angry at Jung. I also disagreed with some of his interpretations of Jung's work- especially that interpretation and meaning of symbols can be applied. Although Jung did develop Western research on archetypes and mythological symbols in dreams, he constantly encouraged people to develop their own meaning within the symbols, and explore how the collective unconscious influences those symbols during sleep.
I felt a little bit like this manual impresses upon people to try a little harder toward self-actualization, and that does not really fit my philosophy. I found myself trapped in my own unrestful sleep while reading this book, desperate to remember parts of dreams, actually dreaming about waking up and documenting my dreams. Then I reminded myself of Christopher K. Germer, who said "Mindfulness is not about improving the self. It is about ending the compulsive striving to do everything better."
I was disappointed, however, in the shoddy writing and found some of the "inspirational" pieces to fall short. I also got the impression that Kaplan Williams is sort of angry at Jung. I also disagreed with some of his interpretations of Jung's work- especially that interpretation and meaning of symbols can be applied. Although Jung did develop Western research on archetypes and mythological symbols in dreams, he constantly encouraged people to develop their own meaning within the symbols, and explore how the collective unconscious influences those symbols during sleep.
I felt a little bit like this manual impresses upon people to try a little harder toward self-actualization, and that does not really fit my philosophy. I found myself trapped in my own unrestful sleep while reading this book, desperate to remember parts of dreams, actually dreaming about waking up and documenting my dreams. Then I reminded myself of Christopher K. Germer, who said "Mindfulness is not about improving the self. It is about ending the compulsive striving to do everything better."
July 30, 2010
This manual was a slow read, but gave me some valuable strategies for dream analysis. The theoretical framework was shaky and deviated from Jung towards a more "new-age" approach. Lacking the empiricism of Jungian theory caused its value to shrink, but the practical techniques have proved helpful in analyzing some dreams.
July 8, 2021
This was my fav dream book ever. It provides ancient techniques that are unique and helpful!
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