A Six Week Community Dream Group
“The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the soul, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far our ego-consciousness extends.”
— -C.G. Jung, CW 10, 1934
In this series, we’ll deepen our practice of listening to the living psyche through dreamwork. In each of our six sessions, Satya will host live dreamwork for one or two class members and later invite all participants to add insights through safe facilitation. Satya will also introduce some key aspects of working with dreams, and perhaps also engage in other ways of listening to psyche through synchronicity, symbols, and pattern witnessing.
We’ll begin by establishing a compassionate, permissive frame for writing down dreams and witnessing the symbol-making function of psyche. Weekly attention will be paid to creative practice around dreams, be it through writing poems or prose, painting, dancing, sculpture, or creating ritual.
Some Details about Live Dreamwork:
In each session, we’ll spend time with the dream of a group participant (or two). Those who wish to work a dream in the group setting will be invited to submit their name in advance of the live meetings. Trusting synchronicity—and past success with this process—dreamers’ names are selected at random and dreamers are notified in advance. The process invites the right dream for all of us at the right time.
With each dream, Satya supports the dreamer to settle into their body and “feel into” the dream for associations and amplification of images, inviting personal reflections and self-exploration. After engaging with the dreamer, Satya then invites the community to safely contribute insights through the “if this were my dream…” format:a safe, guided query into the way the dream impacts and resonates with others. Through witnessing and exploring each dream together, we learn more about the process of dreamwork, the symbols that arise from our own psyches, and ways of working with the dreams of others.
Note: It is not necessary to have been a part of past dream groups to register.
Course Details:
- All sessions will take place online.
- Recordings are shared with registrants within 24 hours of live meetings. There is no expectation that those registered attend the live gatherings.
- Recordings will expire to protect the confidentiality of participants.
- Each session will involve some lecture and live dreamworrk.
- An online community space is available to all participants for between-session discussion and sharing.
Dates:
- November 6, 13, 20
- One week break for American Thanksgiving
- December 4, 11, 18