Dreamways

“In the Face of Royalty” reads the headline above the color photo showing a man and a woman. To the left of the picture, we see a middle-aged fellow wearing a suit, white shirt, and striped necktie. His hair is dark and short. He has a VanDyke beard. There is nothing unusual about his appearance. However, he has contorted his face, eyes crossed, nose flattened out and his mouth drawn up into a silly pucker of a grimace. With both hands he is holding onto a large, black leather horse collar that sits atop his head and around his shoulders.  read more »

“Vilnius is a city of dreams.” This compelling assertion appears in an article about the capital city of Lithuania (“Vilnius: Dreaming with Eyes Wide Open,” Baltic Outlook, October/November 2007). Indeed, both Lithuania and its capital have had a number of major dreams come true, with significant goals realized and long-held ideals made manifest.  read more »

"The instructions are simple: 'Read the Prayer … / Drink the Water … / Believe in God! / Believe in Yourself!‘ Spiritual Water, the faith-inspired venture of two Sunrise, Fla., businessmen, offers its drinkers clearer focus, positive thinking and connection to a higher power.“ This fascinating waking dream is desribed by Audra D.S. Burch in her article "Sip your way to salvations with Spiritual Water?“ (The Denver Post, 06 May 08).
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"The practice of equanimity is particularly helpful for nightmares. Of all the practices you could apply, it is most helpful and comforting, after you have awakened, to generate a sense of equanimity – the similarity of aim – between yourself and the dream-monster.“ Jeffrey Hopkins offers a Buddhist, meditative perspective on interacting with sleep nightmares ("Dealing with Nightmares,“ Snow Lion newspaper & catalog, Spring 2008).
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"If you can’t tell which futures are better than others, it’s hard to find happiness. The truth is, bad things don’t affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That’s true of good things, too.  read more »