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.