Dream Themes - A Modern Translation of Animals in Dreams

Book Description

Animals in dreams are often symbols for behaviors, attitude and thinking patterns we have based the one characteristic of the animal that stands out most. Birds in dreams usually represent transcendence and freedom as we overcome issues. Unusual or rare birds often symbolize very specific behaviors, attitudes, and thinking patterns we have. Like animals, bird symbolism is usually based the one characteristic of the bird that stands out most. Birds in dreams are symbols for transcendence and liberation. Escaping boundaries and limitations. A symbol for progress towards wholeness and harmony. They are your goals, aspirations, and hopes. The type and color of the bird is very important in decoding the meaning (e.g. black birds or vultures are not positive symbols).

Prof. Ivan J. Thomas

Throughout more than four decades I have been involved in a personal search for the secrets of mind and spirit In those years I have also been involved in teaching thousands of people techniques of deep relaxation meditation and methods of self exploration Wanting to dig deep I explored the use of dreams and taught individuals and groups how to use these visions of the night to explore the deepest issues in themselves and to touch the high ground of their spiritual awareness I worked for twenty years as a psychotherapist using several approaches one of which was a way of honoring the body as a doorway to the mind and emotions During the years of seeking the wild wondrous beasts of the soul and spirit I dared my own inner adventure But I also traveled with other people sharing their experience of fear and wonder as they unveiled and set loose their fountain of perception I have trod countless dream pathways traversed the timeless with those using drugs and wrestled with the vitality of the body as it mimed and shouted its deepest intuitions through movement dance and voice So I write about dreams about daring visions about the power of growth and creativity within a person that attempts to burst through the restrictions and fears hemming in ones trans-formative power They break through because the person dares to allow their habitual response to the world to be silenced for a while so other voices other views can be known I write about this voice and vision that arises out of the silence for the person who willingly faces the ferment of discovering what their life means and what understanding they can gather from the world around them It is for those who do not mind the discomfort of