Our Dreaming Mind
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ContentsPreface: My Personal Odyssey in the Land of DreamsPart I: The Treasure Chest of Dreams 1: Dreams: Portals Between Our Inner and Outer Worlds 2: Dreams That Have Changed the World Part II: Early Thinking About Dreams 3: Dreams from the Dawn of History through Artemidoris 4: Dreams and Demons: The Second to the Eighteenth Centuries 5: A Romantic Era: The Nineteenth Century Part III: Dream Theories in the Twentieth Century 6: Sigmund Freud: Dreams as Disguised Sexual Wishes 7: Carl Jung: Dreams as Many-Splendored Things 8: Other Twentieth Century Dream Theorists Part IV: Experimental Studies of Dreaming 9: Early Research Approaches to Dreams 10: Contemporary Dream Research: The Era of REM Studies Part V: The Dimensions of Dreams 11: What's in a Dream? The Use of Content Analysis 12: Dreams Throughout the Life Span: The Effects of Gender, Society, Stress and Aging Part VI: The Twilight Zone of Dreams 13: Somatic Contributions to Dreams 14: Paranormal Dreams: Psychic Contributions to Dreams 15: Finding our Inner Light: Lucid and Spiritual Dreams Afterword Appendix A: Dream Resources Appendix B: Working with Your Own Dreams Notes Bibliography Index |
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This book can no longer be found on the shelves of your favorite bookstore. However, through a special arrangement with the publisher, Dr.Van de Castle is able to special-order paperback copies of his classic book on dreams and have them printed on demand. For a fee of $30.00, Dr. Van de Castle will send you a personally-inscribed copy of his book, which also includes a handwritten motivation-inspiring message for you. (The book sells for $27.00; mailing and handling charges are $3.00 in the U.S. For non-U.S countries, an additional charge will be made.). Send your check or money order to: Robert Van de Castle at 1225 Sunset Avenue Extended, Charlottesville, VA , 22903 and indicate how you would like it to be inscribed. |
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"Our Dreaming Mind is really a dream come true--the most comprehensive, authoritative, and inspiring book on dreams I know about. At heart,this book is about human consciousness and our place in the universe...A magnificent contribution." Larry Dossey, M.D. Author of: Recovering the Soul; Prayer is Good Medicine. "Van de Castle spreads before us the dazzling landscape of dreams, in its breadth and depth, showing how ancient wisdom and scientific discoveries apply to our personal dream lives. This book is packed with new and valuable information for all dreamers. " Patricia Garfield, Ph.D. Author of: Creative Dreaming; The Healing Power of Dreams. "When it comes to dreams, Robert Van de Castle has done it all. He has studied dreams in the laboratory, in the classroom, in the hospital, in the library, among indigenous people, and in workshop and psychotherapeutic settings... In Our Dreaming Mind, Van de Castle pulls decades of accumulated wisdom together in a sweeping panorama unsurpassed in the literature for its scope, its insight, and its ability to captivate readers." Stan Krippner, Ph.D. Co-Author of: Dream Telepathy; Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them. "This book unifies the field of dream studies like no other has done before. The range of its scope is dazzling. Not since The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud has a book been published that should be read by everyone who wishes to research the dreaming soul" Robert Bosnak, J.D. Author of: A Little Course on Dreams; Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming. "Wonderfully thorough and scholarly, yet easy to read, Our Dreaming Mind surveys just about everything we know about dreams and makes daring forays into what we do not know" Ernest Hartmann, M.D. Author of: Dreams and Nightmares; Boundaries in the Mind. "A masterpiece on dreams... Van de Castle has no peer among psychologists of the dreaming mind ... This book is a singular resource--encyclopedic and inspired by dreams ". Henry Reed, Ph.D. Author of: Getting Help from your Dreams; Dream Medicine. "Robert Van de Castle packs a lifetime of dream study into his new book ... the most interesting aspect of Our Dreaming Mind is the story it tells of Bob Van de Castle's personal journey as a dream explorer. He has been a uniquely central figure in the history of modern dream studies. More than just a reference book, Our Dreaming Mind is the intellectual biography of a man who's been in the very thick of the dream studies world for over 30 years." [from a book review in "Dreamtime," the newsletter of The International Association for the Study of Dreams]. Kelly Bulkeley , Ph.D. Author of: The Wilderness of Dreams ; Dreams of Healing. "My immediate and lasting impression of Our Dreaming Mind is that this is Robert Van de Castle's [magnum] opus, his life's work. This book is vast in scope, rich in detail, and abundant in scholarly, interdisciplinary, experimental and experiential resources... Our Dreaming Mind has the expert's touch--detailed references, engaging writing style, rare anecdotes, and artistic layout... peppered throughout are personal insights, and...we are treated to a rare glimpse of the master craftsman. Our Dreaming Mind represents a remarkable achievement. The book is divided into six parts representing fifteen chapters.... 'Paranormal Dreams '(Chapter 14) represents one of the most comprehensive overviews I have read in my own 25+ years of study and personal experience with psi (i.e., precognitive,telepathic and clairvoyant) dreams." [from a book review in the Journal of Parapsychology] Suzanne Brown, Ph.D. Book Reviewer |