Meaning of Dreams: 8 Ways to Start Interpreting Dreams
The meaning of dreams. If you remember a dream and it was intriguing, or emotional, the first thing you want […]
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Spirit: Sensual Guide or Senseless Spirituality?
This Mindfunda is about Spirit. It is not about how to perform a séance. It is about connecting with the
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Mind Your Motivation
Motivation is a funny thing. It comes and goes like the waves of a tide. I have not published as many Mindfunda’s as I set out to do at the beginning of the year. I wanted to write a Mindfunda every other day. And in numerous textbooks that i had to learn at University, I know that the ultimate form of motivation comes from within. Intrinsic motivation. I agree with you that it is an incredible vague concept. Let’s try to define it in more tangible form.
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Girl Interrupted:
This Mindfunda is about the film Girl Interrupted, directed by James Mangold in 1999. The film is based on the
Tarot Card Hanged Man
What does the tarot card of the hanged man have in common with Odin, God of Norse Mythology? This blog, part of the Mindfunda online Norse Mythology course finds out
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Loki, a Loud Loser or a Lucky Lord?
This is a blog about Loki, subject of our third lesson in the online Norse Mythology Course. The first lesson,
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Odin: Ongoing Original Inner Wisdom
Odin is the Norse Father God. This blog is about my new online Norse Mythology course that starts March 20,
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Dream Meanings: Should You Use a Dream Dictionary?
This blog is about dream meanings. Whenever someone remembers a vivid, sometimes even terrifying dream they only want to know one thing: what does this dream mean?
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Who thinks Dreams have a Place in History? A Review in 4 Questions
Can information about the past gained through dreams, spirit possession rituals, or dancing performances count as history? This Mindfunda Book Review of Dreaming and Historical Consciousness in Island Greece
by Professor Charles Steward PhD, asks you 4 questions to re-write our own narrative.
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International Woman’s Day: Be Bold for Change
Each year on March 8, it’s International Woman’s Day. The theme of 2017 is: Be BOLD for change. And
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Start of Spring: An Invitation to Dream an Ode to Freya
The Start of Spring is always a very good time of year to start dreaming. Literally, in the night, and mentally by visualising new goals to take you to new places on your life’s path.
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Joseph Campbell: 5 Secrets to Yield Your own Yoda
A Mindfunda Book Review: Joseph Campbell The Mythic Dimension, a compilation of essays. This book will help you undertand groundwork of mythology according to Campbell
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4 Features of the Dreams of the Crone
Each woman goes through phases of life: the young and fertile Maiden, the nurturing Mother and the wise Crone. A Crone is a woman who has been through hell and back, and on her travels she has gained secret knowledge.
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Four Fabulous Food Tricks
Food. We all have a complicated relationship with it. Blame it on our mothers: we got something sweet when
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Trickster Gods: Tricky Ways to Discover the Self
Trickster Gods are tricky. They tease you, they obstruct your path, and when you look back at your life you see how much they have helped you.
A trickster breaks the rules. The Trickster Gods have knowledge beyond this world. They can be mean, but they always put the hero on the path of his life.
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Ramon y Cajal: Father of Neurology and his Vision on Dreams
A Book review of The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal by Benjamin Ehrlich
In this blog you will find out:
why the Nobel price winner Cajal wanted to proof Freud wrong
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The 5 Finest Fundamental Female Ways to Become Authentic
Female mythology is about being initiated into the secrets of femininity. Mindfunda Mythology offers archetypes and questions to discover your authenticity in five steps. This blog gives you a bonus tip as well!
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Yggdrasil: Tree of Life, Portal to Nine Worlds
Explore the profound symbolism of Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology, through Maria Kvilhaug’s illuminating book The Seed of Yggdrasil. From Odin’s universal spirit to the serpent gnawing at the roots, this book offers a deep dive into Old Norse myths, their parables, and their connection to the human experience. Discover Yggdrasil as a metaphor for the human body, psyche, and collective unconscious, interwoven with comparative mythology and Goddess traditions. Ideal for mythology enthusiasts, this book unlocks the rich wisdom of ancient Norse tales.
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4 Secrets about Male Mythology: What you Should Know Before You Get One
Mindfunda Mythology of Men explores hormones as messengers, social expectations, typologies, the four male archetypes and gender differences in dreams. You can take this course at your own speed, in the privacy of your own home.
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Four Smart Questions and Answers About Dreams You had not Thought of Yourself
Most people want to know what their dream means. They assume a psychologist or a dream dictionary will give them instant access to deeper meaning. They even assume a dream might give them a prediction about their future. Mindfunda sets the record straight. It is up to you. Here are 4 smart questions and answers that will instantly help you make much more sense of your own dreams.
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Q & A: 7 Questions and Answers about Dreaming and Mythology
Q & A: Questions and Answers about dreams, mythology and spirituality. As your trusted advisor on the subject of dreams, spirituality and mythology I have compiled a list of the questions people usually ask me about dreams, the meaning of dreams, mythology and spirituality.
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How to Analyse a dream with an Archetype in 4 Easy Steps
How do you analyse a dream that clearly features an Archetype ? This blog gives you three easy steps. This is part two of a series of HOW TO blogs about dreams on Mindfunda. Each one features a case study in which I carefully, step by step attribute meaning to dream symbols.
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Aging and Becoming: A Roadmap Towards Authenticity
Aging and Becoming, A Reflective Inquiry, written by Susan Scott and Susan Schwartz is a book that will try to paint a roadmap of your journey through aging, using the letters of the alphabet as gps points.
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How To Use A Dream as a Tool for Self Development: A Case study
A simple, short, but emotional dream is analysed in this case study. A step by step process showing you how to help people attach meaning to their dreams. Dreams are an important way to improve your self development.
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What are the best Spirituality Quotes?
Spirituality Quotes can really inspire you to face problems. Just a simple sentence can give you goosebumps because it reaches a core of authentic knowledge in your heart. This is the first time that someone finds the right words to capture that wisdom. Why do these quotes give you goosebumps? Because they give an intuitively correct answer to a question.
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Connect Your Inner Strength With The World
Connect your inner forces to become more balanced.
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Is a Dream A Story? Philosophy, Dreaming and Literary Imagination
People are story tellers. I have always had that romantic notion of Homo sapiens siting around the campfire in ancient times listening to stories. Like we, in this day and age sit around our television set and watch story after story. In the night we follow the stories of our dreaming mind.
But why hasn’t there been any book that explores the intersection of dreaming and literary imagination. A book that draws together neurocognitive, empirical, philosophical and literary sources. Until Michaela Schrage Früh stepped up the plate and wrote this juicy, well written book.
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Negative Dreams: 3 Positive Ways of Dealing with them
Why are dreams so negative? Turn open any book about dreams (here is a list of ten books about dreaming I recommend) and they all guide you into an inner conflict that needs to be resolved. Are we so addicted to the apocalypse? Or is there something else going on?
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Useful Link: 7 Dream Blogs That Inspire Me
I have been blogging about dream related subjects for almost two years now. My first blog was published in February
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Spiritual Soul Searching: Mindfunda Course
In our rational Western Society, dreams are no longer regarded portals into higher knowledge. Do something radical and challenge yourself to set aside everything you were taught about religion. Become your own guru and let your intuition and dreams guide the path of your life.
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The Amazing Animal: The Animal in Mythology
Myths are about the human struggle to deal with the great passages of time and life – birth, death, marriage, the transitions from childhood to adulthood to old age. Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine. Do you want to understand more about yourself, your dreams and the struggles of your life? Join our online course now.
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Freud in His Time and Ours
Freud in His Time and Ours by Roudinesco contains more than 400 pages of information about Freud, his life, his disciples and his personality. A must read for anyone who is interested in dreams.
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Nutrition, Neurons, and the Brain: Your Brain on Food Book Review
Gary L. Wenk’s Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings delves into the fascinating relationship between food, the brain, and our emotions. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding how nutrition can become addictive and impact mental health, Wenk, a Professor at Ohio State University, explains how food and drugs affect brain chemistry. From the effects of fat on taste to the role of antioxidants in brain health, this book uncovers essential insights about how our brain responds to the foods we eat and why food is so much more than just sustenance. Learn about neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and more, and discover why eating less is beneficial for both your body and brain.
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Conan Doyle: Gothic Tales
Gothic Tales* *Affiliate link by Arthur Conan Doyle Edited with and Introduction and Notes by Professor Darryl Jones Oxford University
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Holy Night Dreaming Event: My Experiences
This is a Guest blog by Lidia Tremblay, author of books like Nightshade, Contemporary Urban Crone: A journey into Aging in Today’s
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When the Veil between the Worlds is Thin: Holy Nights 2016-2017
Holy Nights, not one but 12 holy nights begin on Christmas eve. A time to search for wisdom within. A
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The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil
As a figure of ritual importance since the pre-Christian era, the Krampus is of archetypal significance. He lives in the cultural unconscious … and bidden or not, he will come.
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Cat Call for the Soul: the Bond between Cats and Humans
Call of the Cats What I Learned about Life and Love from a Feral Colony by Andrew Bloomfield New World
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Consciousness: the Ripples in the Lake of the Brain
‘A Day in the Life of the Brain – The Neuroscience of Consciousness from Dawn Till Dusk’ by Susan Greenfield
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3 things you should know about a Visitation Dream
Unlock the mystery of visitation dreams and connect with loved ones beyond the veil. Explore powerful rituals, dream incubation techniques, and ancient traditions tied to Samhain to prepare your mind for profound messages from the departed.
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