Abraham Lincoln’s Dreams
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, and in honor of his birthday I am reposting a brief essay about four dreams he reportedly experienced while President: a visitation dream, a dream... [Read more of this post]
The Impact of September 11 on Dreaming
This is an article I wrote with Tracey Kahan, Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California that examines the dream journals of twenty-one college students in the... [Read more of this post]
Review of “Dreaming in the World’s Religions”
Here is a review of my book in the journal History of Religions, August 2010, volume 50, number 1, pp. 107-108, by Kimberley C. Patton of Harvard Divinity School. History of Religions review... [Read more of this post]
Seeking Patterns in Dream Content: A Systematic Approach to Word Searches
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Religious and Non-Religious People: A Survey of their Dreams
People who are not Christian and not religiously observant report higher dream recall and a higher frequency of most typical dreams. That’s one of the initial findings from a study I’m... [Read more of this post]
A Dream Before Dying
Life’s profound problems often get resolved in the sleep that comes before the final rest, these authors say By Anne Underwood Newsweek Magazine July 25, 2005 issue As a hospice chaplain... [Read more of this post]
Jung’s Seminar on Children’s Dreams
Children’s Dreams: Notes from the Seminar Given in 1936-1940 by C.G. Jung, edited by Lorenz Jung and Maria Meyer-Grass, translated by Ernst Falzeder with the collaboration of Tony Woolfson (Princeton... [Read more of this post]
Detecting Meaning in Dream Reports: An Extension of a Word Search Approach
A new article I co-authored with Bill Domhoff is appearing in the latest issue of the APA journal Dreaming (vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 77-95). The abstract is below. What amazed me about this project... [Read more of this post]
Dreaming in Christianity and Islam
At a time when Christianity and Islam appear to be mortal enemies locked in an increasingly bloody “clash of civilizations,” new insights are needed to promote better mutual understanding... [Read more of this post]
14 Weirdest Dreams in Hollywood
The April 2010 issue of the British film magazine Empire includes a feature in which I interpret the dreams of 14 movie actors and directors: Robert Downey, Jr., Kate Winslett, Peter Jackson,... [Read more of this post]
