USING DREAMWORK TO INTEGRATE PSYCHEDELIC VISIONS
three-part series of FREE talks
PART THREE
Dreamwork for Opening to the Source During Sacred Medicine Experiences
FREE TALK: Sunday, August 29, 2021 / 10-11am / zoom
There is a source of profound understanding in each person. All religions point to the importance of contacting this source, which expresses itself to us in a language that is just for us. My dream language will be different than your dream language. It reflects the uniqueness of my nature, just as your unique nature will have a special language that speaks to you. In some ways, dreamwork is learning to decode this source language that is meant just for you.
There are two dimensions of our dream language. One works with the personal language from our current life experience and the other works at the archetypal level. This archetypal level is another dimension of who we are, but it isn’t from our experience in this lifetime. It’s a dimension that is collective or transpersonal. Encountering an archetypal energy in a medicine journey, if not done in a conscious way, can be dangerous and can have all kinds of repercussions in our life when we return to the normal state. Dreamwork familiarizes us with archetypal energies and opens us to our own inner guidance, so we are less likely to fall prey to the dangers involved in opening to the archetypal realm.
In this free talk, I will explore how archetypal experiences in dreams and medicine journeys open us to the uncanny and mysterious. I will discuss how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks involved when these energies arise during sacred medicine ceremonies. I will also introduce material from different mystery religions that involve oracles and mediumship, which I believe have a lot to offer us when these energetic patterns arise in dreams and dreamlike experiences.
There are two dimensions of our dream language. One works with the personal language from our current life experience and the other works at the archetypal level. This archetypal level is another dimension of who we are, but it isn’t from our experience in this lifetime. It’s a dimension that is collective or transpersonal. Encountering an archetypal energy in a medicine journey, if not done in a conscious way, can be dangerous and can have all kinds of repercussions in our life when we return to the normal state. Dreamwork familiarizes us with archetypal energies and opens us to our own inner guidance, so we are less likely to fall prey to the dangers involved in opening to the archetypal realm.
In this free talk, I will explore how archetypal experiences in dreams and medicine journeys open us to the uncanny and mysterious. I will discuss how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks involved when these energies arise during sacred medicine ceremonies. I will also introduce material from different mystery religions that involve oracles and mediumship, which I believe have a lot to offer us when these energetic patterns arise in dreams and dreamlike experiences.
FREE TALK, Part Three
Encountering archetypal energies in dreams and medicine journeys.
Encountering archetypal energies in dreams and medicine journeys.
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FRANK ECHENHOFER conducted neuroscience research on advanced meditators at the Dalai Lama's monastery in India and on Ayahuasca shamans in the Amazon jungle. He is currently doing qualitative research on San Pedro. He is Professor Emeritus in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at the California Institute for Integral Studies and sees individuals privately for psycho-spiritual integration work. Frank’s spiritual path has included deep study and practice of both Tibetan Buddhism and Sufism, as well as sacred medicine work. He is dedicated to identifying and exploring the spiritual truths that lie beyond all systems and theories.
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