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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 each of us. You’ll

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 dreams. When

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 dream incubation

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 up, horrified at your dream action, but strangely calm.

When you look back over a lifetime of dreams, how many recurring underlying themes spring to mind? At first you may think about some of the common dream themes that many of us experience from time to time – teeth falling out, flying, being chased, being late, being unprepared to give a speech, and so on. Write those down and then close your eyes and relax and see what else pops up, beyond the more

What is dream therapy, and what does a dream therapist do? If you are skilled in understanding and working with dreams, you might consider offering your services as a dream interpreter, a dream analyst, a dream alchemist, or a dream therapist. Or you might choose to facilitate a dream group, or to introduce dream exploration as an adjunct to your work with clients in a related field. So, let’s distinguish between some of these offerings

I was interviewed by Blake Gardiner, a self-confessed sceptic when it comes to dreams, and his partner, Erica Mann, a passionate dreamer, back in May. The video podcast has just been released and I think you’ll enjoy the ground we cover. Erica asked questions about dreams and dreaming, while Blake focussed more on questions about my career path. They ask about my background, how I work with clients (I include some techniques), my teaching platforms,

“Where do you feel or fear this in your life?” It’s a simple question you can use when interpreting a dream, and one that can yield deeply rewarding insight, but at first glance it looks a bit odd. After all, isn’t fear a feeling? Let’s start with an example. If you dreamed of driving a car and reaching a block on the road, you might ask, “Where do I feel blocked in my life, or

I woke up this morning shortly after meeting a man, in my dreams, who told me about his website: ‘Unconsciouswealth.com.blog’. Actually, all he told me was the name of the site, and he was quite specific about the ‘dot com dot blog’ part. It was an isolated dream, just the brief meeting, the mention of the website, and then I was awake, grinning from ear to ear. I had gone to sleep knowing I needed

Two weeks ago, I was sitting here at my desk writing when I noticed billowing smoke outside my window. Seconds later, flames burst from the abandoned house two doors down. A neighbour was already outside, calling emergency services, and within minutes three fire engines had arrived. No-one was hurt, but the already dilapidated house was a goner. The view from my window had changed in a single afternoon. Although the house had been left to