Australia IASD Presentation on Youtube

The First Australian Regional Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams starts on April 19, and I have prepared a video talk... [Read more of this post]

The Dreams and Nightmares of Harry Potter

More than four hundred million people, most of them children and teenagers, have read the Harry Potter novels of J.K. Rowling, immersing themselves in... [Read more of this post]

The Interpretation of Snake Dreams: A Short Film

By far the most frequent question that leads people to this website is, how do I interpret my weird dream about a snake?  I’ve written some general... [Read more of this post]

How to Interpret Snake Dreams

I’m amazed at how many people have powerful dreams about snakes.  Serpents are truly the most memorable creatures of the dream world.  Their presence... [Read more of this post]

What do Dreams of Snakes Mean?

Below is a chapter about the history of snake dreams, using psychology and religious studies to explore their meanings.  It comes from my book Spiritual... [Read more of this post]

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