A Story of Parts. “Part of me wants to stay, part of me wants to go. I’m stuck! How can I resolve this predicament?” It’s in our everyday language: “There’s a part of me that doubts my ability,” “I’m equal parts creative and intellectual,” “The scientific part of me wants more proof, the intuitive part of me feels this is the right path to take,” “I’m partly extrovert, partly introvert – it depends on the …
How to get back to sleep. How can you get back to sleep when you find yourself wide awake in the middle of the night? There’s a very simple method that I use, either to get back to sleep or to fall asleep in the first place if I haven’t drifted off within a few minutes. Whenever I’ve recommended it to people, they’re always surprised that something so simple is so effective. Perhaps you’ve woken …
Fossil Cove. I heard about Fossil Cove on the grapevine. A place known to some locals, shh don’t tell! It’s a conservation area, a short drive from Hobart, where I live, and a steep climb down well-managed tracks and steps that lead to a magical feast for the senses. Etched abundantly across the rock shelves are snapshots of marine life some 250 million years ago. The closer you look, the more your eye adjusts, and …
Dream journeys. How many of your dreams are about journeys, going somewhere, or trying to get somewhere? Perhaps you’re driving a car, riding a horse, taking a plane. Maybe the journey is fluid and easy. Or is the car falling apart, does the horse have its own ideas of where to take you, and is the plane taking off without you while you’re still struggling with your bags on the escalator? The first step in …
Moving through life. “One of the greatest gifts of yoga,” my teacher’s voice rang out as we grappled with a challenging yoga pose last week, “is more finely-tuned proprioception, which helps you to move more mindfully through life.” “One of the greatest gifts of today’s class,” I thought to myself at that moment, “is a fabulous opening line for my next blog.” Words floated in the air, dancing a connection between my yoga teacher’s observation …
The Dream Show Quest. If you’re a Dream Academy student or graduate, you’re probably familiar with my long-running podcast, The Dream Show with Jane Teresa Anderson. Perhaps you’ve listened to a handful of recent episodes, or, like many of our dedicated students, you may have perused the back catalogue. It’s a huge back catalogue! It all began in early 2009, when a friend urged me to create a podcast show about dreams. I’d like to …
When dream symbols change. If you’ve followed my work for a while, you’ll know that I advise against the use of dream dictionaries because our dream symbols are drawn from our individual conscious and unconscious experiences. The blue teacup, or horse, or craggy mountain in your dream relates to your unique experiences, while the blue teacup, or horse, or craggy mountain in my dreams relate to mine. As dream symbols, they have different meanings for …
Anxiety dreams. How many of your dreams are delightful, inspiring, creative, and uplifting? How many are mundane? How many are terrifying nightmares? And how many are stressful – not exactly in the scary nightmare category, but unsettling, anxiety-ridden dreams? It’s estimated that over half our dreams are ‘anxiety dreams’, although it’s possible that we sleep through many of our more pleasant dreams and tend to remember those that wake us up: the nightmares and stressful …
Dream incubation. Can you order up a dream about a specific person or induce a flying dream or an answer to a question you pose before sleep. Is this possible? It’s known as Dream Incubation, and I’m going to offer you some practical tips on how to do this before sharing a dream incubation experiment I conducted, many years ago, that yielded some exciting insights into the relationship between dreams, synchronicity, and manifestation. How does …
When you get angry with someone in a dream. Have you ever been so angry with someone in a dream that you shout at them at the top of your lungs, squeezing out every last word until you lose your breath? Or have you been so angry that you’ve been violent with the person in your dream, perhaps picking them up and throwing them around with superhuman strength? With all your anger spent, you wake …