Discover the profound symbolism of the snake in dreams as a guardian of ancient wisdom, a healer bridging intuition and reason, and a grounded companion of the earth. Drawing from mythology, Jungian analysis, and dream interpretation, this blog explores the snake’s enduring connection to the divine feminine, rebirth, and primal energy.
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Explore the symbolic meanings of dogs in dreams. From loyalty and aggression to depression and transformation, this blog uncovers the rich archetypical implications of our canine companions in the dream world.
Dog in dreams: 3 archetypical implications Read More »
Discover how to calm the inner critic and quiet the chitter-chatter in your mind. Explore Ethan Kross’s insights on managing negative self-talk and transforming it into a tool for growth and resilience.
Calming the Chitter-Chatter: Conquering Your Inner Critic Read More »
The podcast explores the fascinating tradition of the 12 Holy Nights, the period between December 25 and January 6, as a sacred time for dreaming. Susanne van Doorn, who has been leading online dream adventures on Mindfunda for over fifteen years, shares her insights into dream incubation, group dreaming, and how these practices come together in her annual Holy Night Event. This year’s theme, Guided by the Star, reimagines the Christmas story as a Jungian journey of self-discovery, fostering a deeper connection between the earthly and the spiritual.
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Guided by the Star: A Holy Night Dream Journey
Embark on a transformative 12-night experience this holiday season! From December 25, 2024, to January 6, 2025, explore the sacred wisdom of the Holy Nights—a time when dreams hold the power to guide your year ahead. This unique event blends ancient traditions, Jungian archetypes, and spiritual growth as we journey through universal symbols like the Star of Bethlehem, the Divine Child, and the Three Wise Men.
Each night offers a new archetype, guided meditations, and reflective insights to illuminate your inner wisdom. Uncover personal growth, connect with like-minded seekers, and honor the light within.
✨ Sign up today to begin your journey into the profound mystery of the Holy Nights!
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Discover how the Moon influences your dreams and explore the transformative power of lunar cycles. Learn how alchemy’s stages—nigredo, albedo, and rubedo—connect to dreamwork, and find inspiration for personal growth through guided dream incubation and Moon-based practices
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Join a transformative month-long journey of dreaming with the Moon. Explore the phases of the Moon—New, First Quarter, Full, and Last Quarter—and their deep connection to dreams. Through mythological stories, guided dream incubations, and shared reflections, uncover the wisdom of your subconscious and embrace the Moon’s mystical energy.
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Embark on a transformative spiritual journey with our annual Holy Nights’ Journey 2024. Explore the 12 Labors of Hercules, from conquering the Nemean Lion to navigating the underworld. Each night offers profound reflections and mythological insights, helping you tame inner struggles, embrace patience, and balance your life’s challenges. Dive into this epic adventure and rediscover the hero within.
Travel Brochure Hercules’ Holy Nights 2024 Read More »
Holy Nights the time between December 24 and January 6 is a time for contemplation on the new year. Dreaming during this time could give you insights into a new journey. This Holy Nights Event will give you mythology, dream incubation and dream sharing
Announcing Holy Nights 2024: Hercules 12 Labors Read More »
Join us for the online event Chasing the Light where we are going to learn about Icelandic myths and sagas during the month of May 2023.
Holy Nights, a special time of year. About two decades ago, I started to realize that my dreams seemed to
Twelve Holy Nights with the Groovy Greek Gods Read More »
I have strange dreams… At night but also fantasies… No I have to disappoint you, this is not going to
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Holy Nights, King Arthur, Merlin,
Camelot’s Celtic Christmas: Arthur and his Ladies Read More »
Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Arthur and his Ladies Travel Brochure Here you can read where we are going
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I was on the verge of waking up from a powerful dream. Roaming around a castle a voice over said
Holy Nights 2021 – 2022: Arthur and his Ladies Read More »
Discover the transformative power of meditation in Christian Gerike’s insightful blog. Learn how meditation calms the mind, enhances focus, and fosters self-awareness. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned practitioner, find practical tips for starting and maintaining a meditation practice. Embrace mindfulness, reduce mental chatter, and connect with the fundamentals of existence through this timeless practice.
Meditation: A Brief Introduction Read More »
Today’s blog is written by Christian Gerike: a dream researcher, writer, and teacher who has done dream work for 14
Starting a Dream Group: Thoughts & Tips Read More »
I wake up in the darkness. Outside the wind howls a song of desire: ‘come out, come out now, we
Holy Nights 2020-2021: Wander With Wotan Read More »
‘There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door; those that come in by
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Read More »
Photo in Header: Rob Hurson Mindfunda has been organizing the Holy Nights Event for several years now. This year the
Celtic Cailleach Guardian of Holy Nights Read More »
Unveiling the Hero’s Journey of Joseph Campbell: A Review of Correspondence 1927–1987
Dive into the intricate tapestry of Joseph Campbell’s life as chronicled in Correspondence 1927–1987. This compelling collection of letters offers an intimate look into the mind of the legendary mythologist whose “Hero’s Journey” framework reshaped storytelling. From his early days in Paris discovering symbology, to his intellectual exchanges with luminaries like Angela Gregory and Jiddu Krishnamurti, the book maps Campbell’s evolution as both scholar and seeker.
Follow Campbell through trials of personal and professional struggle during the Great Depression, his transformative insights into mythology, and his eventual triumph with The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The letters also confront controversies, offering a nuanced exploration of Campbell’s philosophies, relationships, and the era’s intellectual currents.
If you’re a fan of Campbell or intrigued by the roots of modern mythology, this book is a treasure trove. Read on to learn how Campbell’s hero’s journey mirrored the mythic structure he so famously championed.
Joseph Campbell Correspondence Read More »
“What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb
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Holy Nights are a special time for dreaming. It’s believed that the air between the different realms of being is thin, and that information about past, present and future can be communicated with more ease in this time frame.
Invitation to join the Holy Nights Read More »
Christmas time, a time to Dream As a Dream expert, I noticed how powerful my dreams
Holy Nights 2018 – 2019 Read More »
Happy Halloween! Tonight, Banshees, and other fairies and spirits visit freely to reunite with loved ones.
Want to learn more about the Banshee that enchanted the God of Love of the Celts? Sign up and join tonight for a myth, an invitation to interpretation, questions to see how you have lived this myth and an incubation to tune into the energy of the Banshee.
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Are you looking for an online event that will help you to upgrade your ability for precognitive dreaming? Steven Ernenwein tells about the Holy Nights and how these nights have predicted his future year. It’s fun, affordable, feel invited to join us
Precognitive Dreaming During the Thirteen Holy Nights Read More »
‘When the light of the outer sun is faintest and its warmth feeblest, now is the time when the soul withdraws into the darkness but can find within itself the inner, spiritual Light that is kindled in the other darkness.
But for one whose eyes of spirit are opened the Thirteen Days and Thirteen Nights between the 25th of December and the 6th of January are a time of deep spiritual experience’.
Rudolf Steiner about the Holy Nights.
Hecate, Dark Goddess, Bright Star of the Holy Nights Read More »
Today’s post is a guest blog written by Lidia Urban Crone Tremblay, about her dreams during Mindfunda’s online Holy Nights Event
When you seem to have lost purpose in life, give yourself permission to spend four moments every season to reflect on your inner wisdom. Tapping into the well of your inner wisdom by reading a mythological story. Being challenged to interpret it. Getting guidance on how to work with mythology and archetypes. And last but certainly not least, to use the technique of dream incubation you’d be tuning into the wisdom that is locked in mythology.
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Book review of The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman. Danielle Dulsky asks us to look at our own stories and “tiny soulful treasures long-buried” for spiritual truth and to embrace our right to an authentic relationship with the sacred.
The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman Read More »
Celtic Mythology is rich in symbolism of life death and transition. No wonder that Halloween or Samhain is a remainder of Celtic Mythology. This blog explores it’s origin, and how it still influences our lives.
A short Mindfunda Movie about using supplements to improve dream recall
Improve Dream Recall using Supplements (I am not a doctor, inform yourself before using) Read More »
The Hidden Worlds is an easy to read book aimed at teen readers about using shaman techniques to address environmental problems. The Hidden Worlds introduces power animals, the four elements and mutual dreaming to enter the hidden worlds of perception.
The Hidden Worlds: Book Review Read More »
What can be possible meanings of animals in dreams? This blog contains an exploration into symbolism, our connection with our planet and our identity.
Dream Animals: Self and Planet Read More »
I have decided that I refuse to share he humiliating stories that I and many women have to live through. But this touches my heart so much that I can not stay silent. Please let there finally be the change in society that women long for.
Me too, But Now What? Read More »
The Trickster carries an enormous number of opposites and many of the adventures could be seen as arising from the tension that is found between these opposites. Let the Trickster inhabit the darker side of life, while we use that force, through his stories, to bring us to the good side of life. Let us have balance by leaving evil in the realm of the gods and keeping good in the realm of humanity.
Trickster Archetype: An Exploration in Writing the Tale Read More »
This Mindfunda Book review is written by Misa Tsuruta, Ph.D. I have asked Misa, a Japanese psychologist,to write this review as
Asian Journals: the Allegory of American Mythologist Joseph Campbell Read More »
Wanda Burch re-writes the American civil war in terms of dreams. She has collected a multitude of dreams that make you realize how important dreams were in that time period. Newspapers published dreams about the end of the war as a way to shed some light on the question when the war should end. A book filled with remarkable dreams. If you like history and love dreams, this is a book for you.
Civil War and Dreams: The Home Voices Speak Louder Than the Drums Read More »
Dreams are a manifestation of fiction. In The Fiction of Dreams Otto Rheinschiedt takes us on a journey to discover how dreams and fiction are part of the universal creation.
The Fiction of Dreams, A Book Review Read More »
Finding your life path. It can be quite a journey… To my great enjoyment I saw that the International Association
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