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Appreciating Dreams
Our dreams speak to us in a language all of us can learn. Eloquently written by the dream specialist of our age, Appreciating Dreams develops a comprehensive technique for exploring dreams in small group settings. The shared trust and safety of a group structure can stimulate creativity and imagination and help the dreamer find her or his way into the dream. This approach to understanding dreams shows how natural and effective dream work with groups can be. It is always exciting to help the dreamer hear what the dream is saying in its own true voice. "In Appreciating Dreams, Ullman continues to empower the dreamer, providing detailed instructions for laypeople who are motivated by a quest for mutual growth and self-understanding." - Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Saybrook Institute "Appreciating Dreams makes available to people, not just patients, a supportive, protected method for establishing a living contact with our valuable inner experiences." - Milton Kramer, M.D., University of Cincinnati "Appreciating Dreams is a wonderful book. It is a complete handbook for dream group leaders and for anyone interested in working with dreams in a group." - Ernest Hartmann, M.D., Tufts University
308 pages, Paperback
First published April 8, 1996
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August 19, 2009
This book is well-written, interesting, and a classic in the dream world. It is certainly an asset to any dreamer, especially those in the beginning stages of dreamwork who are searching for the method that works for them.
However, the method Ullman presents does not work for me. It is too structured, too involved with its many steps, and it feels a bit awkward. I plan to take several hints and tips from him on being a good facilitator. I also, of course, agree with his contention that projective dreamwork is successful only when the participants do not try to tell the dreamer what his or her dream is about. Instead, they must strive to work through the dream as if it is theirs and see what insights come for them and the dreamer through this process.
However, the method Ullman presents does not work for me. It is too structured, too involved with its many steps, and it feels a bit awkward. I plan to take several hints and tips from him on being a good facilitator. I also, of course, agree with his contention that projective dreamwork is successful only when the participants do not try to tell the dreamer what his or her dream is about. Instead, they must strive to work through the dream as if it is theirs and see what insights come for them and the dreamer through this process.
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