In Dreaming about the Divine, Bonnelle Lewis Strickling argues that people dream about the divine in forms that fit their current emotional and spiritual condition. Using Jungian psychology and the philosophy of Karl Jaspers, Strickling contends that dreams about the divine occur in the context of existential issues; psychic and emotional crises which open us to the experience of the divine. She concludes that working with dreams of the divine can be spiritually, psychically, and emotionally helpful both to people who are engaged in a spiritual search and also to people who are already committed to a spiritual tradition.
Author(s): Bonnelle Lewis Strickling
Series: SUNY Series in Dream Studies
Edition: 1
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 172
Dreaming about the Divine......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction: Point of View......Page 12
1. The Divine......Page 20
2. Some Basic Considerations......Page 28
3. Dreaming about the Divine......Page 46
4. Dreams of Help,Comfort, and New Life......Page 60
5. Dreams of Energy......Page 76
6. Bad Dreams about the Divine......Page 84
7. Tiffany’s Transformation......Page 96
8. Grace’s Grace-Filled Journey......Page 104
9. Transference and Spiritual Connection......Page 124
10. Coming Home......Page 134
11. Dreams: The Divine Connection......Page 146
Notes......Page 152
Bibliography......Page 162
C......Page 166
D......Page 167
J......Page 168
R......Page 169
V......Page 170
W......Page 171
