Spiritual and nonspiritual approaches to dream work: effects on clients' well-being.(Research)

From: Journal of Counseling and Development | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

From antiquity to the present, some people have viewed dreams as possible links to spiritual realms and sacred forces (Van de Castle, 1994; Wollmering, 1997). Virtually every religious tradition throughout history has sought spiritual guidance, divine revelation, and creative inspiration from dreams (Bulkeley, 1999). This point is illustrated by the 98 specific references to dreams and dreaming in the Old Testament (Wollmering, 1997).

William James (1900/1958) philosophized that dreams may come from the nonrational part of our psyche that is the source of deep religious ...

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