resources
These are few of my favorite resources that have inspired me and where I return to again and again…
books
Jungian psychology - dreamwork - Myth - Symbolism - archetype
Man and His Symbols, Carl Jung
Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Carl Jung
The Wisdom of Your Dreams, Jeremy Taylor
Inner Work, Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth, Robert A. Johnson
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell
The Queen’s Cloak, a Myth for Mid-Life, Joan Chamberlain Engelsman
Eating in the Light of the Moon, Anita Johnston
The Book of Symbols, Reflections on Archetypal Images, ARAS (Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism)
Fairytale - Science Fiction - Fantasy
Time Quintet, including A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, Madeleine L’Engle
The Chronicles of Narnia, 7 book series, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkein
Tolkein On Fairy-stories, edited by V. Flieger & D. Anderson
After Life, Jack Thorne adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda, National Theatre London
Movement - Creative Embodiment - Flow
Free Play, Improvisation in Life and Art, Stephen Nachmanovitch
The Art of Dreaming, Jill Mellick
Your Body Speaks it’s Mind, Stanley Keleman
Liberating the Body, Tony Crisp
spirituality and faith
Walking on Water, Reflections on Faith and Art, Madeleine L’Engle
Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, Mirabai Starr
MUSIC
Captain Fantastic, Alex Somers (music from the film)
Upstream Dream, Slow Meadow
FILMS
Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Studio Ghibli
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, Akria Kurosawa, 1990, The Criterion Collection
Strawberry Mansion, Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney, 2021, Music Box Films
After Life, Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1998, The Criterion Collection
ORGANIZATIONS – EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The Haden Institute - two-year courses in Spiritual Direction and Dream Work Training, and an Annual Summer Dream & Spirituality Conference that will introduce you to a multitude of workshops, speakers, and an extraordinary community of dreamers. hadeninstitute.com
International Association for the Study of Dreams - an interdisciplinary organization promoting awareness, encouraging research, and advancing the application of the study of dreams. asdreams.org
Memberships
ARAS - The Archive for Research for Research in Archetypal Symbolism. aras.org
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology by Donna Jackson Nakazawa – an important book about complex trauma in early childhood that includes significant information about healing practices for survivors.
Adoptee Support
CeliaCenter.org - a non-profit organization providing support for all members of the foster care and adoption constellation.