1 comments about Goal Mapping: How to Turn Your Dreams into Realities.

1. I really identified with Brian's method and his style of writing. I like his working back from the goal method and how he peppers the whole books on each with quotes from famous people including the Bible on goal setting and success achievement. I've read Shakti Gawain Creative Visualisation which was nice but did not give me a roadmap; Brian does and shows not only how it has helped himself but others. A superb book for those of us who don't know where we are going, much less how to get there.

2 comments about Dream Cards.

1. While being a deck of cards, this is not a tarot deck, and there was a learning curve that took me a couple of days to work out. However, this is a very imaginative and interesting look at the use of dream interpretation, and I was pleased with my end results.
   
   First of all, the deck. This is like most Lo Scarabeo decks, being 2.5 by 4.75 inches, which is hand size, so they deal and shuffle easily. The cardboard is standard stock, and it comes in a box for storage. There is the usual little tiny booklet in five languages with just enough information to use the deck.
   
   However, this deck is not really all that hard to work with. The introduction of the booklet suggests that these images, which display common oneiric themes, can be used to interpret dreams. The last page in English suggests some spreads, which are illustrated on the inside front cover. There is a very brief meaning of the cards in the upright and reversed positions. You draw the cards, and look at suggested meanings. While this may be good for the beginner, and I have to admit I did it for a few hands, I found the images to be more telling than the booklet, and resorted to bypassing the booklet meanings and looking directly at the cards.
   
   The cards are uncanny, to say the least. I would say they are very surrealistic, in a modern sort of way. The artwork is quite good, a mixture of cartoon and realism, almost Dali meets Peter Max in some respects. The images bounce between colorful, happy cards and shades of grey and ominous, depending on the mood the card is trying to create for the topic chosen.
   
   There are 78 cards, plus two cover cards. There is no correspondence to any tarot deck, so you need to start from scratch here. But it's quite simple, really. Shuffle the deck, draw some cards, or fan them out and let your client draw some cards. Then look at the topic, maybe reference the booklet, but more than likely you allow the card to suggest the topic and issues and see the connections between the cards drawn.
   
   There are 78 different topics. The images suggest the use of the topic. To give some examples:
   
   The first card is Adolescents. It shows two young figures, male and female, I assume. The male figure is very androgynous, and could, for the sake of argument, be considered either. They stand on a pastel multicolored path, which extends into the wall. There appears to be a large gate comprised of a 3 dimensional artwork, slightly open to the outside world, which shows very grey and stormy. According to the booklet, it is read as "thrilling encounters. Good friendships. Encouragement." Reversed "Monotony, Vacuity. Tiredness."
   
   Yes, I got friendship from the image. I also got how youth looks at their world, within vs. the outside world. Anyone with an adolescent at home knows it can sometimes come down to "us and them" types of issues. Their world is what is important, while the outside world intrudes on their reality. Well, so much for my own observations. Next card...
   
   Number two is Tree. OK, this is very stylized, the tree is also a tower, is also the face of a man, is very stone in appearance, rather than wooden, with just a hint of organic in the form of a plant and maybe a root shoot. There are some other flowers which also appear stone. It has a "Tower" appearance, like the broken tower in the tarot deck. Other parts have an M C Eicher quality to them; stairs and passages that lead up, down and backwards. The male face appears to have an ominous look about it. It is in shades of gray, with a muddy green background. There is a hint of color in the organic plant, but for the most part, it appears to be blue grey in tones.
   
   The booklet reads "Promising future, new home, industriousness. Reverse is Disputes, Existential reflection, family troubles." Well, I didn't get that, really. I was looking for a more spiritual meaning here, a bit darker, and nothing to do with a home. Learning curve, or personal interpretation, you can go either way with this one.
   
   The third card I got right away. It is called "Flirting" and shows two people entwined, a more clearly defined male and female, in a very Peter Max meets Dali type of design. Very colorful, in a soft way, and very lovely. Booklet says "Engagement. Celebrations, Prosperity. Reverse: Superficiality, Fleeting pleasures, Escape." From the design, yes, I can see that, and the card reversed would be the opposite of the design.
   
   As I pondered the use of the cards, I wondered about the connection between dreams and using these cards to interpret them. I found that it was more logical to say that by using dream symbolisms, and drawing the cards, we may find clarification to some of our own issues or queries, and that some dream issues may surface. If someone came to me and said, I had a dream and saw this particular scenario and I want to know what it means, these cards could be drawn covering the image described by the client and we could look for a connection. I found for my own personal readings, I cam up with some good connections and some different insights, based on these dream interpretations.
   
   This is an interesting deck. It has some lovely artwork, and the use as suggested by the authors is unique in its approach. I would say if you are into dream interpretation and want to experiment with a different approach to interpretation that may delight your clients as well as offer some new insights, you may want to pick up this deck and work with it a bit. I am going to give it a try with some of my clients and see if it works as well as it did for my own personal readings.
   
   The artwork makes this a unique deck to work with and if you are into surrealistic and oneiric symbolisms, you will find this deck to be intriguing as well as insightful. boudica



2. The Dream Cards consist of surreal imagery that really do look like they emerged from someone's strange dreamscape. Figures morph in and out of other people and objects and you can never be quite sure of the setting in which the images occur. Some of the card images can be unsettling to some people, but overall, they are fascinating.
   
   Prior to using this deck I examined the imagery for several days before I even attempted to do a reading just because it is so highly unusual and thought-provoking.
   
   The deck is very useful from an intuitive sense. The accompanying booklet does give thorough explanations as to the cards' meanings (many of which do not correspond with a traditional tarot deck), however, I find the deck more useful if one does not refer to the booklet at all. The images alone help your intuitive side to come up with its own interpretations. As you examine the images it makes your mind look at them as if you're remembering one of your own dreams. We've all done that - had a really weird dream, we wake up and think to ourselves, "what the ...?" Then we sit there and attempt to figure out what our dream may mean to us. That is how these cards make you think. Sometimes you can't make heads or tails out of the imagery and your intuitive brain kicks into full gear and you find your OWN meaning to the card, then you move on to the next card in your spread.
   
   I really enjoy this deck and have been recommending it to my tarot students because it is a valuable tool that will help users connect more fully with their intuition. You don't need the little guidebook that accompanies this deck. Trust your own intuition when you view the images and you'll see just how incredibly accurate your own readings can be for you.
   
   I recommend this deck more for those who have used a variety of tarot and oracle decks, but I also believe that beginners can get a lot out of it, as well.

5 comments about El gran libro de los sueños.

1. This book is thin in every sense of the word. I was especially disappointed because the previous reviews had sung its praises. I have to admit that I was a bit embarrassed as well because it was a gift for my spanish speaking girlfriend and I could see she was disappointed. I've never come across an english language dream dictionary that's as basic as this.



2. MUY SENCILLO... Y lo es, aunque para muchos de nosotros, eso es una virtud. Si queremos textos complicados, podemos leer a Freud...Sería espléndido leerlo en alemán!
   Pero si lo que busca el lector es un libro sencillo que le diga todo clarito y sin echar rollos, ESTE ES LO MEJOR PARA INTEPRETAR SUEÑOS



3. Y ESTE LIBRO ES EL BOLETO PARA LLEGAR AHI...

   EXTRAORDINARIO...
   No desperdicies este viaje UNICO a tu interior....




4. Tres veces, he tenido sueños premonitorios que consulté en este libro..¡Y SE CUMPLIERON !
   Si pones este libro en tu buró y es lo primero que ves al despertar, podrás saber cosas increíbles de ti misma, y también de tu futuro y el de los tuyos...
   PRUÉBALO, amiga !



5. La peor compra que he hecho en mi vida. Solo 123 paginas en letra grande.
   Este libro no contiene nada de informacion. Me siento robada por el autor. Y, me enoja muchisimo haber perdido mi dinero en esta porqueria de libro.
   Gracias

5 comments about The Dream Workbook: Discover the Knowledge and Power Hidden in Your Dreams.

1. Want to learn your own personal dream symbolism? This book will teach you how to get the most from your own dreams not someone elses'. This is a great guide to personal insights into who you are and how you process your own experiences through dreams. This is a great Dream Workbook.



2. I've had a lot of success using the techniques prescribed by Jill Morris in The Dream Workbook. She obviously has researched her subject thoroughly, presenting theories from sources as diverse as Jung and the Senoi aborigines, in a highly readable way. As a dream analyst herself, Jill Morris speaks with authority.



3. This is a GREAT book - it helps you to help yourself. It shows all kinds of ideas and all sorts of theories. I got A LOT out of it. I really recommend it above all other dream books!!!



4. This was not exactly what I was seeking in a workbook. It has quite a few excercises, but only a few of them really grabbed me. Many of them felt self evident to me, which would have been fine if she had developed them in more detail. Instead this book was emphatically written in layman's terms, and I felt like each chapter hurried on to the next. While the dream examples are unique, and riveting, I felt the author depended on them too heavily. I would have prefered more general instruction from the author. I am keeping this book in my collection though. Maybe I will come back to it and appreciate it more in the future.



5. In my opinion, a workbook is something with exercises to fill in and activities. Don't be fooled - this is just a book to read. i have a pretty short attention span, so being that it wasn't what I expected and the pages were yellowed and the type was small I returned it without even reading it.

5 comments about Notes from the Cosmos: A Futurist's Insights into the World of Dream Prophecy and Intuition.

1. If you have studied Edgar Cayce at all, there is not much new here but I always enjoy reading about someone's spiritual journey. A good primer to this book would be Church's "Edgar Cayce: The Story Of The Soul." I applaud Scallion for his courage and convictions although there is a strong sell for his newsletter.



2. I'm already reading this book for a second time; I could not absorb it all the first time. Maybe I'll end up reading it a third time; feel good, nurished.

   The "Notes from the Cosmos" has a genuine feel about it; the material itself is not "new" as I've been familiar with much of it. There is an account of Gordan's contact with his higher self who he calls his "Monad" ... where Monad is defined by another (ie: Manly P. Hall) as the entity that manifests (projects) part of itself on the earth plane (being pure and beyound defination). A direct contact with one's Monad would be pretty rare and unusual....and if it's true...and I feel it is...then alot of the material in the book can be taken seriously.




3. On page 173:
   The purpose of prophecy is twofold. On one hand, it
   allows those who read the signs to prepare for what
   may come -- a warning. On the other hand, it
   allows some who read the signs to change that which
   may come to be.



4. Although gordon Michael Scallion is a decent human being, like most self-discovered or self-proclaimed "prophets" in this day and age they usually modify predictions to fruition, ignore failed predictions and hail realized ones; and whats worse, many of the realized ones had a 50-50 chance of coming true. Of course something "bad" will eventually happen: the real prophet knows when EXACTLY. LOOK UP PREDICTIONS ON "GOOGLE" FOR SUCCESS RATE ON HIS GUESSES.



5. This is utter nonsense. Don't waste your time reading his material. It is a shame that so many people are sucked into this nonsense. If you want to waste your money, go ahead, be my guest, but don't blame me that I did not warn you. Do your own research on the internet, before you buy any of his books.
   
   Amazon should come up with a negative star rating for material of this caliber.

5 comments about Building Your Field of Dreams.

1. Morrissey's personal story is inspiring, and many of her suggestions about how to make your dreams reality are excellent. But I found the book disappointing in one important respect: it assumes that you already have a firm grasp of what your dream is, and just need encouragement and guidance on how to make it come true. Some of us aren't clear WHAT our dream is, for reasons ranging from outright brainwashing by the parents and teachers we were trying to please ("you WANT to be a schoolteacher when you grow up, don't you?") to "never gave it much thought," and this book is no help whatseover if that's your predicament. I recommend instead Barbara Sher's "I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was," or Martha Beck's "Finding Your Own North Star," both of which will help you take that necessary first step towards identifying your dream.



2. We are using this book as part of a class to learn about finding our hearts desires and making them coming true. This book speaks to this and uses the analogy of a garden to talk about what we reap and sow and plan as intentions.



3. There are two books I turn to when I need a little pick-me-up. One is Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love," and the other is Mary Manin Morissey's "Building Your Field Of Dreams". Both veer towards the New Agey and talk about Jesus in ways that may turn readers off. But, if you can get past that, I recommend them. I've read both several times, and each time I do I feel better about the world for a few days. Mary Morissey's story is personal and inspirational, and I find that it has helped my career in many ways. This book understands that an essential part of succeeding in life is not allowing yourself to settle for less than what you want. We all do this from time to time, but are compelled by a still voice inside us telling us we aren't happy. When we actively pursue that which we're passionate about, time disappears and we live in the moment.

   I believe most people have a pursuit that makes them blissful, but making a living that way isn't always easy to conceptualize. It's easy to get mired down in a job that pays the bills, and that looks good on the resume. If you are in that place, this book may help you to move on. I turn to it when I am tempted to to settle, and I have found that its advice rings true. One step is titheing, which I never would have believed if I hadn't done it a few times. When you're down to your last money, give 10% to charity, Morissey advises, and you will attract money into your life. I've done this, and each time within three days money had appeared in my life from an unforseen source. I'm not sure why this works, but I have found that it does.

   Much of this advice can be found elsewhere; it is a general "think positive" type of book. I like this one in particular, though, because Morrissey is a dynamic personality. She was a teenage bride and mother, and has built an impressive career based on the principles outlined. She writes in a simple, well organized way that is easy to digest.




4. 4/8/05: UPDATE: Mary Morrissey has struck a bargain with prosecutors. She has agreed to pay back $10 million to parishioners. Her husband, Ed Morrissey, may serve up to three years in Federal Prison for money laundering. For more info, join my group or see this site:
   
   http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10835
   
   I find the overall message of BUILDING YOUR FIELD OF DREAMS inspiring. The message, of course, is that you can achieve your dreams. Who wouldn't like a message like that? However, I don't find the presentation or the message itself terribly original. I've heard it all before. Perhaps this is what comes from over a decade of dedicated self-help readership: I've come to notice that all self-help authors basically say the same thing. It's all about owning your power and remembering that what you think about yourself matters far more than what others think of you; so think positively! Experience has shown me that this advice works. But how many times can you hear the same message repeated over and over before it starts to sound redundant?
   
   What makes up for the redundant nature of the self-help genre is that authors often weave this standard message of empowerment into the retelling of their own struggles. And, of course, if their struggles mirror yours then you feel you have found a sympathetic mind. "They've been here too, and they got out! Maybe I can too," you'll think. And herein lies the key to my relative indifference to BUILDING YOUR FIELD OF DREAMS. It's not so much that the message of empowerment is unoriginal, but that as a twentysomething male I simply cannot relate to the idea that an out-of-wedlock pregnancy is terribly controversial or could destroy a person's life, as Morrissey writes it did for her. Certainly this was taboo in the 1950s and 60s, but growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, I have trouble believing that unwed teenage pregnancy was ever an issue. It's almost the norm these days. I can't relate to Mary's experience. (That's not to say that Mary Manin Morrissey has not helped me. In fact, her work has helped me greatly in my life ... by pointing me in the direction of other spiritual paths and teachers. It was almost a decade ago that I was introduced to A COURSE IN MIRACLES and Arun Gandhi, the Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, at Mary Manin Morrissey's church called Living Enrichment Center, headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. Both the Course and Arun Gandhi have remained important in my life.)
   
   So, perhaps it's a generational issue. The message of BUILDING YOUR FIELD OF DREAMS is universal, but the form - Mary Manin Morrissey's personal story - is not. If you are over 40 you may find Mary's story can relate to your experience. If you are under 40, you may need to look elsewhere. And, who knows, Mary Manin Morrissey's work may be able to point you in the direction of what you are looking for. That's what her work did for me.
   
   Addendum: as of today, August 17, 2004, Mary Manin Morrissey has declared personal brankruptcy and resigned from Living Enrichment Center. The church itself plans to declare bankruptcy at some point as well, and upon doing so, Living Enrichment Center will cease to exist. There is talk of trying to resurrect the church with a different name, but most agree that this will not happen. The church was so completely founded on Mary's personality that it's almost pointless to have it without Mary as head minister.
   
   I have started a Yahoo! group to keep up-to-date with this situation. If you are interested, here's the address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lecworldrefugees/
   
   Andrew Parodi



5. Building Your Field of Dreams is a wonderful message shared in a very personal way making it very easy to apply to oneself -- always making it seem very possible. While these are very simple words, the impact is very strong.

2 comments about On Dreams & Death: A Jungian Interpretation.

1. This is a wonderful book about how the psyche believes in life beyond bodily death. It is full of stories, myths, and experiences that will wake you up. I have given away so many copies of this book that I always keep an extra on hand. I am glad it is back in print.



2. This Jung quote sums up the theme of this book:
   
   "If there is something we cannot know, we must necessarily abandon it as an intellectual problem ... But if an idea about it is offered to me - in dreams or in mythic traditions - I ought to take note of it. I even ought to build up a conception on the basis of such hints, even though it will forever remain a hypothesis."
   
   Von Franz uses dreams, alchemy (Komarios to Cleopatra), and Egyptian mythology as exploratory tools to convincingly show that for the unconscious life after death is axiomatic.
   
   Incredibly it seems the individuation process may continue after death!
   
   Von Franzs style and elegance make this a book that you will want to read more than once. Also a very nice 8-page forward by Emmanuel Kennedy-Xypolitas.

3 comments about Gypsy Dream Dictionary.

1. Zero another Zero How many of these fantasy books are you going to keep putting out there? Oh yeah I forgot this is America and you can suck as much money out of people who are looking for some magic in their lives as they are willing to spend. Shucks! Another book of immaturity and childish foolishness. These books should have specific classification of stupidity written on them. BTW all you poor people looking for one of these books can check them out of some libraries for free.



2. I'm not certain that I take dreams very seriously, but Buckland has Rom ancestry and if this is his family's tradition regarding dream interpretation... well, why not have fun with it? This text is not presented as a deeply academic work, and if you enjoy dream books, this one is at least as good as--and perhaps better than--most in print today. I like Buckland's writing style, and this book is fairly easy to use. (And, yes, I have Traveler ancestry myself.)



3. Usually, I am a fan of Ray Buckland's work. I was a bit disappointed with the Gypsy Dream Book though. Usually in any other book I have bought, there are a lot more topics and a lot more information contained under those topics. The Gypsy Dream Book lets me down on both aspects. The background information that Buckland provides on Gypsy dream interpretation does, however, make for interesting reading.

3 comments about 10,000 Dreams Interpreted: A Dictionary of Dreams.

1. The possible meanings of our dreams are as varied, as intricate,and as infinite as our thoughts. This book give you the opportunity to unlock the secret of your unconscious mind and explore the possiblities of your dream landscape.



2. This book is terrible. Some of the older releases of these books are very racist! I find it interesting that if you dream of a black man or black person (refered to as a negro p.399), that you will have bad luck... (what [junk])!
   If you want a reall Dream Dictionary, *HUNT* for "The Dream Book" or "Dream Dictionary" by Evad Aras. This is the best dream dictionary I have ever used in my life...



3. My wife and I spend the first few minutes of our morning describing our dreams to one another and I thought this would be a fun gift, or at least a great stocking stuffer. Before making the purchase (at Barnes and Nobel) I invested a minute to read the back cover of the book and scan a few pages, and believed that this was a book describing the meanings of symbols and further dream interpretation; however, this "reference" book was written to interpret symbol meanings so one could fortell the future. In my opinion, many of the examples are just plain rediculous. But, I am not a believer of this pseudoscience so in all fairness I gave it three stars because if you are looking into the future telling business than this book might be of interest to you. Good luck. As for my wife and I, we had a good laugh and I took the book back to the store.

No comments about Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions).