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Families and the Interpretation of Dreams
Families and the Interpretation of Dreams Author:Edward Bruce Bynum Dreams reveal and illuminate not only our personal unconscious, but also our shared experiences -- especially our family life. In this original and breakthrough book, Edward Bruce Bynum explores the often hidden messages of our dreams as they relate to that intimate web connecting our parents and children, spouses and lovers, friends and the ... more »wider culture. Drawing on material from the ongoing Family Dreams Research Project, Bynum explains how to identify dreams in which family themes play a role; their impact on one?s emotions, decisions, and physical health; and also the cultural images embedded within all these. Bynum uses case studies to shed light on:
--family patterns in dreams, nightmares and those dreams that repeat themselves
--family dreams during pregnancy and physical illness
--dreams relating to adult children of alcoholics
--the use of dreams in individual, couples, and family therapy
--precognitive, telepathic and other unusual dreams
--and the family the history of dream interpretation in Asia, Africa, Europe, and ancient America "Families and the Interpretation of Dreams" is written for those individuals interested in seeing how their own lives are reflected in their own dreams, and how their own lives are intimately reflected in the dream-life of others.« less