Twelve Holy Nights with the Groovy Greek Gods
Holy Nights, a special time of year. About two decades ago, I started to realize that my dreams seemed to …
DREAMS
Mindfunda about dreams
Early Christmas present
I have strange dreams… At night but also fantasies… No I have to disappoint you, this is not going to …
Holy Nights 2021 – 2022: Arthur and his Ladies
I was on the verge of waking up from a powerful dream. Roaming around a castle a voice over said …
Starting a Dream Group: Thoughts & Tips
Today’s blog is written by Christian Gerike: a dream researcher, writer, and teacher who has done dream work for 14 …
Celtic Cailleach Guardian of Holy Nights
Photo in Header: Rob Hurson Mindfunda has been organizing the Holy Nights Event for several years now. This year the …
Halloween, meet the Banshee
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.
The Fiction of Dreams, A Book Review
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.
Dreams that Guide You on Your Life Path
Finding your life path. It can be quite a journey… To my great enjoyment I saw that the International Association …
Midsummer Night Dreaming
The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet Are of Imagination all compact… Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Midsummer Night is …
Multiverse: a Dream come True?
I have this lovely theory that in my dreams, I visit a multiverse. In my dreams I step into this multiverse, live life and solve problems according to the laws that are applicable there.
Today’s Mindfunda tries to see if such a charming notion might be supported by recent scientific research.
June Solstice Online Dream Event
The June Solstice is a special, magic time. The perfect time to tune into the wisdom of your dreams.
You can do so on June 19th 2017 when you participate in the Mindfunda Midsummer Night Dreaming Event. This Mindfunda tells you more about this online dreaming Event.
Writing in the House of Dreams by Jenny Alexander
Dreams are stories that beg to be written. Writing an dreaming both seem to tap into another real of reality with different laws. A Mindfunda Book Review of Writing in the House of Dreams, written by Jenny Alexander.
Summer Solstice Online Dreaming
I want to invite you to celebrate the Summer Solstice with me. I have created a new online course that …
Best Books on Dreams 2017
What are the best books on dreams in 2017? And my question to you: what are the most inspiring books …
Cailleach: Dreaming about Archetypical Energy
The Cailleach is an ancient mother Goddess associated with winter and rejuvenation. Cailleach means “the Veiled one”. She is the giant blue faced goddess of winter, associated with death as well as with rebirth.
Body in Dreams: Gender, Animals and Out of Body Experiences
In this blog I want to explore how your own body can be a different gender in your dreams, the relationship between health and dreams and out of body experiences.
Dream Song: 5 Mental Notes that Might Help You Attribute Meaning
There are days I wake up humming a certain kind of dream song, playing in my dream. This blog explores the possible meaning of dreams and music.
Catcher in the Rye: One Dream, Two Layers
I have never read The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger. When I had to prepare a reading list for my English class, I felt that the yearning and depression of a young teenage male was far beyond my scope of interest.
So why would this book all of a sudden appear in a dream of mine?
Environment: 3 Ways a Place can Have an Impact on your Well Being
Your environment has got more impact on you and your state of well being than you’d imagine on first sight. Grounding Religion, a Book Review. It was only after reading this book that I could get a grip on how many aspects are involved in the intertwining of Ecology and Environment.
The Dream Interpretation Dictionary
The Dream Interpretation Dictionary. Symbols, Signs and Meanings. by J.M. DeBord Visible Ink, 2017, $16.50 paperback ISBN-13: 978-1578596379; kindle $16.09 ISBN-10: 1578596378 …
Yoga Practice for Enhanced Dream Recall
Do You know about a Yoga Practice to Enhance Dream Recall? Maybe you practice yoga on a regular basis. I …
Dream Journal: The Best Book You’ll Ever Read
This Mindfunda is about how you can set up a dream journal for your daily dream entries in a way …
Egg: Symbolism
Let’s celebrate Easter with a Mindfunda Blogpost about the symbolism of the egg. Don’t you find it is strange that eggs and easter have become so close?
7 Common Dreams: Exercise the Dream Muscles
Just like a hand is necessary in life, your dream muscles need exercise at a regular basis. And just like the hand, most of your dream muscles are not located in you dreams but in your daily life. This blog is about 7 common dreams and new ways of approaching them.
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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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 …
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.
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.
Book Review: 11 titles on Mindfunda 2016
Welcome to this years’ list of book review’s that I put on Mindfunda. At its core, Mindfunda is here to …
3 things you should know about a Visitation Dream
A Visitation Dream is like an orgasm. If you had one, you know it. There is no doubt about it. …
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Children Dream about Sleep Monsters and Superheroes
Sleep Monsters and Superheroes: Empowering Children through Creative Dreamplay Clare R. Johnson and Jean M. Campbell, Editors ABC-CLIO, LLC 2016, …
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How to Remember your Dreams
Today’s Guest Blog: Remembering Dreams is written by Christian Gerike M.A, who teaches The Psychology of Dreams at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, …