Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing: Beyond the Looking Glass PDF
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Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing: Beyond the Looking Glass Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing: Beyond the Looking Glass synthesises methods to work with one’s dreams through art therapy and introduces the reader to brief creative methods, Gestalt and Jungian experiential methods, and research on lucid dreaming and dream re-entry. The author provides a unique, clear and concise synthesis of 19 available dreamwork methods to find the message of your dreams, with examples from her own 35 years of psychotherapy practice. Along with a classification of types and functions of dreams, chapters include information such as how to keep a dream journal, how to remember one’s dreams, how to identify 25 different dream types and how to follow your own dreamwork process. This book provides a succinct blend of available dreamwork methods for readers to find the existential message of their dreams and grow from them. Johanne Hamel is a psychologist and art psychotherapist who has been teach- ing art therapy for 20 years in university programs in Canada. She is currently an international lecturer in Thailand, the USA and Europe. More information can be found at her website johannehamel.com. Hélène Hamel is a self-employed translator who holds an Honors degree in translation and has been working mainly from English to French for more than 30 years. She occasionally accepts translation work from French to English. Over the years, she has developed a great interest in therapy prac- tices and alternative medicine, and the publishing world is where she is now heading. She can be reached at [email protected]. “Readers interested in dreaming and dream interpretation need a good book on using art therapy and time-honored techniques for dreamwork, and Johanne Hamel has the qualifications, experience and skills to make that a reality!” Robert Waggoner, author of Lucid Dreaming – Gateway to the Inner Self and co-author of Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple “This book offers a unique, indispensable integration of art therapy, psycho- therapy and dreamwork but is not limited to that; it also encompasses writing methods, lucid dreaming, and other aspects of creativity. As a long-time dream journalist, and a psychologist, I am intrigued by this book very much and I am sure that it would attract and inspire many other readers as well.” Misa Tsuruta, PhD, psychologist/psychotherapist (Tokyo, Japan) “Already published in French, the success, uniqueness and clear depiction of this book on Art Therapy and Dreams makes it a valuable contribution to the field. Johanne Hamel’s many years of experience in the field as a mental health professional has given her the insight and the expertise required to write on this topic. Her many years of involvement in the art therapy field, her books and her research, have spread the knowledge of dream work to many parts of the world including Thailand, where she teaches on a regular basis.” Lucille Proulx, MA, ATR, RCAT, Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing Beyond the Looking Glass Johanne Hamel Translated by Hélène Hamel Originally published in French as: Rêves, Art-Thérapie et Guérison, De l’autre côté du miroir © 2017, Québec Livres, division of Groupe Sogides Inc. (Montréal, Québec, Canada) All rights reserved First published 2021 by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 Taylor & Francis The right of Johanne Hamel to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Swan-Foster, Nora, editor. Title: Art therapy and childbearing issues / edited by Nora Swan-Foster. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2020011477 (print) | LCCN 2020011478 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367436513 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367436506 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003004837 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Art therapy. | Mothers--Mental health. | Pregnant women--Mental health. | Mothers--Counseling of. | Pregnant women--Counseling of. Classification: LCC RC489.A7 A767 2020 (print) | LCC RC489.A7 (ebook) | DDC 616.89/1656--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020011477 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020011478 ISBN: 978-0-367-46045-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-46044-0 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-02662-4 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon and Helvetica Neue by Servis Filmsetting Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire Dedication This book is especially dedicated to all my art psychotherapy clients and art therapy students who worked their dreams with me along all these years and thus helped me develop these methods to elucidate their meanings. Thank you to all of you. With love, Johanne Hamel. & Taylor Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Contents List of Figures x Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Excerpt from a Dialogue Between the Dreamer and the Clown Character 1 What the Dream Is … 2 Chapter 1 − Dreams and Existential Messages 4 Writing Down One’s Dreams 4 The Existential Message, Potential for Self-Growth … 5 Dream Types and Their Functions 5 Symbolic Dreams 5 Clear Dreams 7 Hypnagogic Dreams 7 Initial Dreams 9 Nightmares 10 Anxiety Dreams 11 Death Dreams 12 Grief Process Dreams 14 Resolution Dreams 16 Resources Dreams 17 Validation Dreams 18 Creative Dreams 18 Healing Dreams 19 Incubation Dreams 20 Transpersonal Dreams 21 Paranormal Dreams 23 Lucid Dreams 26 Prelucid Dreams 28 Recurring Dreams 29 Dream Series 30 Chapter 2 − How to Keep a Dream Journal 33 Left Page of the Dream Journal: The Dream Story 33 Numbering a Dream 34 Setting a Date 34 The Dream Type 34 viii CONTENTS The Existential Message 34 The Dream’s Title 37 The Dream’s Story 37 Important or Recurring Images 38 Describing Recent Life Events 38 Right Page of the Dream Journal: Decoding the Dream’s Message 39 Elucidating the Dream’s Message 39 Practical Applications 40 How to Remember Dreams 43 Chapter 3 − Creative Writing Methods for Dreamwork 44 Spontaneous Associations Methods 44 Spontaneous Associations to Dream Images (Written Form) 44 Spontaneous Associations to Dream Images (Graphic Form): The Heuristic Map 46 Identifying the Key Feeling from a Dream 48 Meditating on an Elusive Sensation from a Dream 49 Taking Away a Part of a Dream 50 Changing the Ending of a Dream 51 Rewriting a Dream 52 Programming Changes in Recurring Dreams 53 Programming Incubation Dreams 54 Exploring Dream Symbols 55 Dictionary of Symbols 56 Chapter 4 − Experiential Dreamwork Methods 58 Identification with Dream Figures 59 Description of the Method 60 Application Example 61 Gestalt Dialogue with Dream Figures 63 Description of the Method 64 Application Example 69 Jungian Dialogue with Dream Figures 70 Description of the Method 71 Application Example 72 Exploring the Sounds and Movements of a Dream 74 Description of the Method 75 Application Example 76 Dream Re-entry 77 Application Example 78 Chapter 5 − Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods 80 Three Common Steps for the Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods 81 Step #1: Exploring Dream Images Through an Art Medium 81 Step #2: Finding Meaning in The Art Experience Through Writing 81 Step #3: Decoding the Existential Message 83 CONTENTS ix Four Art Therapy Dreamwork Methods 83 Drawing or Painting a Dream 83 Three-Dimensional Reproduction of a Dream Object 87 Drawing or Painting an Elusive Sensation from a Dream 91 Quick Sketch to Appease a Nightmare 94 Chapter 6 − Lucid Dreaming and Awakening of Self 96 The Meaning of Lucid Dreaming from a Psychological Perspective 98 How to Induce Lucid Dreaming 100 Incubation of Lucid Dreaming 100 Linking Waking Life to Dream States 101 Overcoming Fears and Resistances to Lucid Dreaming 102 Looking for Gratification in Dreams 104 Therapeutic Use of Lucid Dreaming 105 Being Mindful of Lucid Dreaming – a Word of Caution 107 Chapter 7 − Process Dreamwork: A One-Month Intensive Dreamwork 109 Finding One’s Own Pace 109 Description of the Intensive Process 110 Following One’s Process 111 Conclusion 117 A More Fulfilled Individual 117 A Proactive Individual 118 A Lucid and Courageous Individual 119 Achieving Higher States of Consciousness 119 Bibliography 121 Author’s Index 128 Words and Expressions’ Index 129
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