Archive for December, 2010

EVERY END IS A BEGINNING: A DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISE

Posted in DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISES, VICTORIA'S ARTWORK on December 28, 2010 by dreamingarts

OUROBOROS

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a dragon, snake or serpent swallowing its own tail to sustain its life in an eternal cycle of renewal. The enigma of the dream is like the paradox of the Ouroboros who emerges from the clash of opposites – the beginning that originates from its own end. This ‘feedback’ process is parallel to the experience of working with dreams throughout our lives.

The perpetual cyclic nature of our dream narratives can create a self-fertilization for the integration and assimilation of “the opposite” in which we incorporate our shadow.

Your Mission should You Choose to Accept it….

Drop your preconceive notions about the recurring themes in your dreams and in your life.Turn your dream situations upside down and inside out. Balance your assumptions about the meaning of your dream by visualizing polar opposites. Nothing is fixed or unalterable in the world of dreams. “Shift Happens” by simply wandering through the dreamscape.



THE GIFT OF THE MAGI: A DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISE

Posted in DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISES, VICTORIA'S ARTWORK on December 21, 2010 by dreamingarts

The Three Magi were Zoroastrian Persian Priests who could interpret dreams. As they were looking for a sign to guide them to the birth place of God incarnate, a star more brilliant than all others aroused their adoration. The Star of Bethlehem beamed with a brightness that illuminated the darkness with the light of divine grace.

The Three Magi followed the star to the birthplace of Jesus. Upon their arrival in Bethlehem, they offered precious gifts.

YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…

Find or create a gift to present to one of your compelling dream images from 2010. The gift can be an object that sits on your dream altar; or a photo, drawing or collage in your dream journal.

LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE: A DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISE

Posted in DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISES on December 14, 2010 by dreamingarts

A shrine is a place of worship where one can find communion, peace, forgiveness, assistance,  atonement, repentance, healing, and love. The altar is a container for cherished treasures, keepsakes, mementos and antiquities that have survived the passage of time. It holds objects that honor deities and the memory of loved ones.

The dream, like a shrine, is a container for relics. It holds a collection of memories, emotions, hopes and beliefs. So often, all that remains of our dreams are fragments, yet each image, like a token on an altar, is imbued with powerful vestiges of feelings and associations.

ALTARED STATES

Regardless of your affection or repulsion for the dream images, consider the power within each of the dream images.

Create a shrine to honor the sweet, the bitter, the painful, the mysterious and the sacred dream images.

PERPETUAL LIGHT: A DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISE

Posted in DREAM JOURNAL EXERCISES on December 8, 2010 by dreamingarts

The celebration of Chanukah comes in the darkest time of the year to recall a dark time of the heart when the soul of our identity was assaulted. For eight nights, when the candles are lit, we are reminded that we must always keep our faith and resist tyranny. Chanukah reminds us that there is always a drop of pure oil hidden deep in the heart of everyone, which, if kindled, can burst into flame. The Miracle we celebrate is one of Light; the inner Light that cannot be extinguished.

All the world’s problems stem from light being withheld….
Wherever we find light,
we must rip away its casings, exposing it to all,
letting it shine forth to the darkest ends of the earth.
Especially the light you yourself hold.
Tzvi Freedman adapted from the writings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

YOUR PERSONAL FLAME

The dream, like the story of Chanukah, takes place in the dark where identity and soul are challenged nightly. Is there an image of light within your dream that cannot be extinguished? How can you rekindle or rededicate your inner light?

DECEMBER 2010 WORKSHOP CALENDAR

Posted in CALENDAR on December 8, 2010 by dreamingarts
PERPETUAL LIGHT
Tuesday, December 7,  12:00-4:00
DreamingArts Studio, Santa Fe
12-2 pm: dream sharing circle   $25.00
12-4 pm: complete afternoon with creative writing and collage in the studio $55.00
LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE
Tuesday, December 14, 12:00-4:00
DreamingArts Studio, Santa Fe
12-2 pm: dream sharing circle   $25.00
12-4 pm: complete afternoon with creative writing and collage in the studio $55.00
GIFT OF THE MAGI
Tuesday, December 21, 12:00-4:00
DreamingArts Studio, Santa Fe
12-2 pm: dream sharing circle   $25.00
12-4 pm: complete afternoon with creative writing and collage in the studio $55.00
EVERY ENDING IS A BEGINNING
Tuesday, December 28, 12:00- 4:00
DreamingArts Studio, Santa Fe
12-2 pm: dream sharing circle   $25.00
12-4 pm: complete afternoon with creative writing and collage in the studio $55.00
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