Now Magazine interview in Good Health, of the good use of Dreams and Nightmares. Published in June 2005.
CHRISTINA BECKER , Jungian psychoanalyst, Toronto, Ontario
“Lucid dreaming is the ability to become conscious within a dream. You can learn to confront some of your demons and difficulties and deal with them though dreaming. One technique I promote most is meditation . If you can learn to be more conscious and more present in your waking life, that carries over into the dream life. Let’s say you constantly have a nightmare about being chased by a bear. Your unconscious reaction might be to run away, and it chases you until you wake up in a sweat. You can choose to have a different reaction . What would happen if you turned and faced it? What we find is that the figure, the antagonistic bear, transforms and becomes an ally. By engaging with your dark dreams, you’re creating a larger territory or set of resources with which to navigate your life.”
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