Dreams are the most direct contact people have with their unconscious, yet many are unaware of the secrets their dreams hold. THE DREAM WORKBOOK can help anyone discover the knowledge and power hidden in his or her dreams thorough a series of 29 concrete, enjoyable exercises. The insights gained from these exercises can help to solve real-life problems, conquer fears, enhance creativity, and enrich life.

Presented in a clear, concise, easy to read manner, the book does not expound one particular theory or point of view. Rather, it provides a wide compilation of techniques, many never before published, together with the theoretical information necessary to understand their intent and allow the reader to choose from among them.

Leon Edel, Henry James critic and author of Stuff of Sleep and Dreams, had this to say about THE DREAM WORKBOOK: "A clear and sympathetic book exploring and explaining new approaches to dream and fantasy work--the life of our inner selves. A rewarding experience."

Two chapters of THE DREAM WORKBOOK appeared in Glamour Magazine. An excerpt from the book follows:

You are being chased by an object of unspeakable horror; every fact of annihilation is encompassed in its form. And yet your legs can move only in slow motion; it takes unbearably long to take a single step, and your frantic struggle to run faster is futile. You pursuer looms inexorably closer and desperation becomes terror. You know you're not going to escape. You can't breathe, and hysterically gulp for air that isn't there. You are totally helpless, eye to eye with the instrument of your impending death.

Then you wake up, gasping for air, heart pounding, face wet with tears and cold sweat. It takes a few moments for you to reorient yourself to reality and relax, for your heart and breathing to slow down. Most of you will then thank God it was "just a dream" and go back to sleep. But for some people, the terror they've experienced makes them afraid to sleep, and this secondary fear can lead to insomnia and irritability.

Most of us, fortunately, don't respond quite so severely, but nightmares and other bad dreams can still be traumatic experiences. Sleep is a private, vulnerable time, and a nightmare can feel like an evil intruder violating us. But nightmares can also be viewed, and used, as positive experiences; what we feel has invaded us is really a part of ourselves fighting to come out. Nightmares can be catalysts for forcing us to recognize feelings that desperately need our attention, and can spotlight which of our many emotional needs should be a priority at that time. Dreamwork can be enormously helpful in decoding these dreams and providing access to the important insights struggling to reach our consciousness. All of the dreamwork exercises offered in this book can be helpful with nightmares, but the ones presented in this chapter are especially effective.

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