“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” – Henry David Thoreau “From Nowhere To Nothing” - https://jbouchard.podbean.com/
Author: Benjamin the Dream Wizard
Benjamin Davidson (aka “The Dream Wizard”) is a psychological professional with over 20 years experience in mental health, offering eclectic dream analysis, editing historical dream literature, and sometimes playing video games, all for entertainment and educational purposes only. These works do NOT dispense Counseling, Therapy or any other licensed service. If you are in acute psychological distress, please contact the national Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) at 1-800-950-NAMI.
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Dreamscapes Episode 117: Measured Approach
“It is good for a professional to be reminded that his professionalism is only a husk, that the real person must remain an amateur, a lover of the work.” – May Sarton Katie Wenger https://higherfulfillment.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 116: Sanguinary Dramaturge
“You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it. It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” – Jordan B. Peterson
Dreamscapes Episode 115: The Sum of Subconscious Thoughts
"The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dreamscapes Episode 114: Practical Magic
“There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.” ― Richard Rorty https://www.instagram.com/empower.create.encourage/
Dreamscapes Episode 113: Resolution
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” - William Shakespeare https://www.michaelbharris.com/book
Dreamscapes Episode 112: Making Progress
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” - Leo Tolstoy https://www.instagram.com/realjohnsacco/
Dreamscapes Episode 111: Persistence & Priorities
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou https://www.ontheotherside.life/
Dreamscapes Episode 110: Over the Edge
“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose; the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” ― Napoleon Hill https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Girls-Screaming-Kern-Carter/dp/1770866450
Dreamscapes Episode 109: Competence & Control
“Mediocrity is never a desirable destination. … At least, not when practice might transform mediocrity to competence, or even skill.” - Napoleon Bonapart https://elitebusinessconversations.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 108: Relative Perspective
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” - William Shakespeare https://thegrownupmillennial.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 107: Trials and Tribulations
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” - 1 Peter 4:12 // “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance…” - Romans 5:3 https://DavidPasqualone.com
Dreamscapes Episode 106: Signs of Somnambulism
“What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see.” – Jean Piaget https://GameAndWord.Substack.com
Dreamscapes Episode 105: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
“Dream is the personalized myth, myth the depersonalized dream; both myth and dream are symbolic in the same general way of the dynamic of the psyche. But in the dream the forms are quirked by the peculiar troubles of the dreamer, whereas in myth the problems and solutions sown are directly valid for all mankind.” – Joseph Campbell https://resilientmanproject.com
Dreamscapes Episode 104: A Chance to Say Goodbye
“To love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you've held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands... and you say, yes, I will take you I will love you, again.” ― Ellen Bass https://www.instagram.com/zanelandin
Dreamscapes Episode 103: Dakshinamurthy of the Crossroads
“Set Thy Heart Upon Thy Work; But Not On Its Reward.” – Krishna, The Mahabharata // “We behold what we are, and we are what we behold.” – The Bhagavad Gita https://www.instagram.com/mrutahrealestate/
Dreamscapes Episode 102: The Game of Life
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.” — Randy Pausch // “Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.” — Sai Baba
Dreamscapes Episode 101: The Lay of the Land
“Lack of boundaries invites lack of respect.” - Anonymous // "Good fences make good neighbors.” - Anonymous https://headscape.me/
Dreamscapes Episode 100: Mystery Guest
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ― May Sarton // “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ― Carl Gustav Jung
Dreamscapes Episode 99: True Colors
Some say a leopard cannot change his spots; but, even if he could, he would still be a leopard. Just so, the character and nature of a person will always reveal itself, no matter what superficial appearance they choose to project. https://thesagemethod.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 98: Guardian Angel
“Blessed are the legend-makers with their rhyme of things not found within recorded time.” – J.R.R Tolkien // “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1 https://jvhilliard.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 97: Fall Into Place
“When we cultivate mystical awareness or transcendent identity - which is a natural outgrowth of meditation and other practices - what happens is that we begin to take a witness position on our own lives, and that includes our minds.” – James Redfield https://celestefrazier.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 96: In The Course of Ordinary Events
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are ultimately to be at peace with themselves. What humans can be, they must be.” – Abraham Maslow https://www.becauseeveryonehasastory.ca/
Dreamscapes Episode 95: Purpose, Prosperity & Possibility
“You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own.” — Mark Victor Hansen https://yu2shine.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 94: Conflict of Interest
Every relationship begins with an attraction, be it physical, emotional or intellectual; but, mere animal magnetism alone is ultimately insufficient to guarantee a suitable match. https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristianWatson https://twitter.com/OfficialCWATSON
Dreamscapes Episode 93: The Brave & The Fair
Though luck ever plays its part, there is no substitute for the resolve to endure, and it is ultimately those courageously determined to persevere beyond the frustration and fear of failure who find success. https://iamthatgalcom.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/iamthatgal_com https://www.instagram.com/iamthatgal_com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLLpY2b-ivARdSDg9rbk9A
Dreamscapes Episode 92: Shenomenal Transformation
Potential lives within us all, yearning for expression. A skillfully light touch is required to shine the light of inspiration through the shadows of discouraging critique, and illuminate a path to the fulfillment of possibility. Tasha Champion https://www.shenomenal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theshenomenalcoach/ https://m.facebook.com/people/TC-Champion/100081867739287/
Dreamscapes Episode 91: Terminal Velocity
To accomplish purposeful change, we must first determine a desired final destination, else we cannot gauge whether we are making timely progress or just walking in circles and going nowhere. https://ungraduated.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ungraduated-living/id1554764720 https://www.amazon.com/Ungraduated-Finding-dropping-outdated-systems/dp/1950721183
Dreamscapes Episode 90: Release the Kraken
Guest Dreamer, Njada, shares the person behind the Twitter persona in a candidly compelling conversation, capped off by a sizeable somnambulist sojourn of substantial symbolism! https://njada-art.blogspot.com/ https://njadadetrans.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/Herenotthere5
Dreamscapes Episode 89: Limit State by Design
Even when the structure of one’s life is no longer fit for purpose, and imminent progressive collapse demands a new footing, we can still expect resistance to taking on the stress of an eccentric load. https://createconversationllc.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 88: Office Space
Conflicting desires between social obligations and our own self-care needs can evoke imagery from childhood which allows us to more clearly see possible solutions. http://www.johndavidlatta.com/ “The Synchronicity of Love” – John David Latta https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/195527214X/
Dreamscapes Episode 87: Evanescent Purgatory
The Call to Adventure oft requires odyssey through barren limbo, where we confront the uncertainty of our choices absent the familiar landmarks which previously guided our path. https://ryandavidtuttle.com/ https://twitter.com/tuttleryandavid
Dreamscapes Episode 86: Dressed for Success
Some say that "the clothes make the man," but in the World of Dreams we can weave a fabric of inspired imagery which reveals so much more than mere surface-level appearance can capture. https://www.mattaponte.com/ https://www.instagram.com/themattaponte/
Dreamscapes Episode 85: Creative Drive
Echoes of the Past resonate strongly in our Dreams, summoning the image of distant memories to offer explanation in the Present. https://sockmonkeyoracle.com/ https://shannongrissom.com/ https://mobile.twitter.com/shannongrissom
Dreamscapes Episode 84: Stroke of Luck
Medical events which impact the brain can disrupt not only mental and physical function, but our ability to accurately distinguish waking reality from the world of dreams. https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/signs_symptoms
Dreamscapes Episode 83: Liminal Space
All Change occurs in the Boundary between two static States of Being; a vague Twilight Borderland of irregular Time and formless Possibility.
Dreamscapes Episode 82: Bona Fide Gestus
“Dream” is often a synonym for Goal or Aspiration, and rightly so; for what could be more natural than seeing the very thing we hope to accomplish in our Nocturnal Visions? https://debbykrusz.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 81: Riders On The Storm
You cannot control the Waves, but you can learn how to Surf!” – Anonymous “…the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.” – Mathew 14:24-25 https://rchristianbohlen.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 80: Aeternum Opus
The drive of Curiosity is both Blessing & Curse as we inevitably discover every Answer yields more Questions, and an erstwhile delightful Amusement is frustrated by the impossibility of Omniscience. https://septemics.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 79: It Ain’t Easy Being Funky
As the Fates continue to probe the limits of your friendly neighborhood Dream Wizard’s abilities, so has our guest Dreamer delivered a nocturnal vision that required a marathon interpretation of truly epic proportions! https://www.funkgod.com/ https://twitter.com/funkgodartist https://funklife.substack.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 78: Mother Goddess
Lived experience and spiritual perspective will often inform the imagery and narrative of our Dreams. From this hierography we may better understand who we are and what we want to achieve. https://ambikadevi.com/ https://linktr.ee/AmbikaDevi
Dreamscapes Episode 77: On The Fritz
Novelty is a powerful motivating force, a wanderlust only satisfied among strange civilizations & atop remote mountains, driving adventurers & explorers to brave the unknown for the thrill of new experience. https://www.jimifritz.ca/ https://www.amazon.ca/Confessions-Ethical-Drug-Dealer-psychedelic/dp/0968572111/
Dreamscapes Episode 76: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
Not a lifelong fascination with #Dreams, nor months of research poring over a millennia of #Dream lore in minute detail, prepared me for the curveball thrown by our guest #Dreamer, Tim Heale. https://thetimhealepodcasts.buzzsprout.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ordinary-people-with-extraordinary-stories/id1515278555 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrB-TlvqbAuRoSKg7oL6iEQ/featured
Dreamscapes Episode 75: Role Model
Though typically symbolic, Dreams may also feature quite literal representations of our personal aspirations, offering motivation by showing us how to become what we wish to be. https://www.facebook.com/TheWholePersonPodcastwithEvanHerrman https://www.instagram.com/thewholepersonpodcast/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-person-mindset-with-evan-herrman/id1476356135
Dreamscapes Episode 74: “Is It Live, Or Is It Memorex?”
Our most important Relationships often feature prominently in #Dreams, expressing Hopes and Fears, as well as Love and Admiration. https://packyourownbag.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 73: Ouroboric Obstruction
There is a Vicious Cycle to our habits of Thought and Action, one which will repeat like an ever-turning Wheel until we choose to break that recurring pattern by an Act of Will. https://jemfuller.com/ Jem’s #TedTalk https://youtu.be/7lxeRsIi1S0
Dreamscapes Episode 72: Juxtaposed Journeys
A common Theme of many Dreams is re-visiting an unsolved Puzzle from the past. Some current urgency will often resurrect the Ghost of an enduring and undecided Concept for new consideration. https://www.juxtaposedjourneys.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juxtaposed-journeys/id1556577563 https://open.spotify.com/show/6RlXfhfXxOQMb6CNLJHIia?si=YtQOG8TpQWm8CHAT34GzTA
Dreamscapes Episode 71: Enigmatic Augury
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”- Hamlet
Dreamscapes Episode 70: From The Insight Out
At the Crossroads of Life, a Dream may come that shows us the Steps we have taken so far to aid in choosing the Best Path towards a new Destination. Website: https://www.nytality.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nytality Twitter: https://twitter.com/NilsTodd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyholmvitallifemethod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzP03trMr8LTcFzlOgoYrg
Dreamscapes Episode 69: Soul Survivor
Abject apologies to our fantastic guest Dreamer, Soul-Based Life Coach Lisa Jara, for the rare and random “reverb” her audio acquired sporadically on the trans-Atlantic journey from Germany. Website: lisa-jara.com Facebook: @lisajaracom Instagram: @lisajaracom YouTube: Lisa Jara
Dreamscapes Episode 68: The Man in The Wardrobe
Big thanks to our guest Dreamer, Billy Nomad, for sharing this fantastic exemplar of how intrafamilial comparison informs the assessment of our own abilities. https://www.instagram.com/thebillynomad/ https://www.facebook.com/thebillynomad/
Dreamscapes Episode 67: Judging Judy
Would that we all embodied the Wisdom of Solomon in applying necessary Judgment to ourselves and others. How Just could the World be if we all so aspired? Elijah Ware’s “Zephyr” Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zephyr/id1570638123
Dreamscapes Episode 66: Sense of Self
Traumatic events which frustrate our Passions often have such impact that we ever-after revisit those Iconic structural Themes to process and persevere through Stressful Experiences that similarly challenge our Identity. https://www.KarenSalita.com/ 101 Soul Seeds for Reinventing Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1625248210/
Dreamscapes Episode 65: Mirth, Magic & Mischief
The Healing Power of Laughter is much more than mere cliché; in fact, it may literally hold the Secret to Saving the World. https://www.dannywhitsonmagic.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 64: The Art of Intuition
In the Twilight between Sleep and Consciousness, a vast expanse of timeless Borderland unfolds. Lost in a Wilderness without Landmarks, we may have only our Gut Feelings to guide us. https://IntuitiveNature.com.au
Dreamscapes Episode 63: Meta-Analysis
In this week’s episode, our guest Susan Schwartz, PhD, offers a welcome opportunity for collaborative critique of The Dream Wizard’s interpretation approach from a broadly Jungian perspective. https://www.SusanSchwartzPhD.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Absent-Father-Effect-Daughters-dp-0367360853/dp/0367360853/
Dreamscapes Episode 62: Graziano di Pomeriggio
Just as the Rising Sun signals the start of a New Day, and the Fall of Night marks its end, High Noon bestrides a midline, offering an Afternoon of opportunity in which to reflect upon what time has passed in the Morning, while time yet remains before Dusk. https://www.towardhappyandfulfilled.com/
Dreamscapes Episode 61: Water Under the Bridge
Differentiating what we actually want to achieve from the well-meaning expectations of others often requires a Deep Dive into the Subconscious, where we may find the terrifying experience of being “in over our head” and struggling to break free. http://www.BarbyIngle.com http://www.facebook.com/BarbyIngleOfficial http://www.imdb.me/barbyingle https://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Heals-Barby-Allyn-Ingle/dp/1542600197
Dreamscapes Episode 60: To Brave New Worlds
Life itself presents the unavoidable challenge of choosing who we will become from a plurality of possibilities, and this becomes a courageous leap of faith when we accept that every decision necessitates a sacrifice of alternative potential. https://twitter.com/DemitriWylde https://www.instagram.com/demitriwylde/ https://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Blue-Pill-Fantasy-Longing/dp/1796609676 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-cosmic-journey-with-demi-and-j/id1505359730
Dreamscapes Episode 59: Breaking Bread
Sometimes, even a Transformational Shaman needs the eccentric alchemy of a Dream Wizard to achieve unique insight into her Nocturnal Visions. Big thanks to Kelle Sparta for sharing this brief but meaningful experience with us! http://www.KelleSparta.com http://www.SpiritSherpaPodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/kellesparta
Dreamscapes Episode 58: Work In Progress
Everyone feels the need to create their own ideal Work-Life Balance. Key to this assessment is identifying what you truly value in life, and whether the work itself is the purpose or only the means to another end. http://www.patrickdfarley.com https://www.instagram.com/patrickdfarley_art/
Dreamscapes Episode 57: Split Decision
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt “You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” – Freewill, Rush “A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.” – Rita Mae Brown Author Mike Oppenheim: mikeyopp.com
Dreamscapes Episode 56: Social Butterflies
Setting Healthy Boundaries is never easy, especially when Family and Friends have expectations for behavior that clashes with your Natural Temperament and Social Comfort Zone. How do we communicate this message when conversations are the stressor that needs a boundary?
Dreamscapes Episode 55: Struck Speechless
Self-awareness is a truly Scientific endeavor. Though we cannot help but achieve it through the filter of our Beliefs, every new Life Experience presents an Opportunity for deeper and more meaningful Understanding.
Dreamscapes Episode 54: In Loving Memory
Tales of the Dearly Departed appearing in our Sleep are abundant in Historical Dream Literature. Psychologically, few Dream experiences may have more impact, or be more important for processing Grief and Moving On.
Dreamscapes Episode 53: The Reluctant Historian
This week’s Dream adventure is brought to us by Liz Lawson of “The Reluctant Historian” podcast. Follow her Journey through the mysterious depths of South Korean subway tunnels as Liz navigates the Labyrinth to find a path forward in the present day with help from the Icons of past companions. https://www.instagram.com/thereluctanthistorian/
Dreamscapes Episode 52: Fool’s Paradise
Relationships are not easy, and require reasonable Compromise. Yet, we must also beware the temptation to surrender our Identity and abandon Healthy Boundaries in pursuit of living out a Fantasy Romance that is not reflected in our experience of Reality.
Dreamscapes Episode 51: Liturgia non Refrenarae
Those among us not inspired to conformity by the Liturgy of Cultural Ritual alone, and thus March to the Beat of their Own Drum, often feel the greatest obligation to carefully consider the Steps of their Dance through Life.
Dreamscapes Episode 50: Arachne of Venus
Very often do life circumstances force us into “Survival Mode” where we must prioritize the physical needs of safety, sustenance and shelter. Over time, such essentials secured, the erstwhile privation of emotional desiderata come to the fore and demand our attention.
Dreamscapes Episode 49: Chimeric Catastrophe
Our ability to envision the Future is often a Blessing, but becomes a Curse when we succumb to Avoidance at the prospect of being overwhelmed. Though purely Imaginary in origin, a real Panic may transform a manageable Problem into the Disaster we feared.
Dreamscapes Episode 48: Nkwe Kgogo
Humankind suffers few Fears more inhibiting than the possibility we will fail to achieve our own Potential. This aversion is so strong that many prefer to dwell in bland mediocrity rather than risk the crushing emotional pain of defeat. When such terror grips our heart, the Spirit of Leopard may offer Guidance, inspiring the courage needed to stalk and capture our own unique majesty.
Dreamscapes Episode 47: The Skeptic Metaphysician
This week's dream comes to us courtesy of Will at The Skeptic Metaphysician podcast and his lovely wife/co-host, Karen. Join us as we attempt to solve the mystery of this reoccurring dream and the cause for such a specific repeating formula. Be sure to visit Will's podcast for my interview on WED the 19th! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1713040/8531232 https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician
Dreamscapes Episode 46: Flood of Emotions
Water is an icon of deep meaning across many dimensions of Human Experience. Calm at rest, then Flowing with gravity and Crashing dynamically. Water finds ideal Balance, and becomes the Shape of the Cup, infinitely Adaptable. Water is Life, yet may also threaten Death when we are in over our head…
Dreamscapes Episode 45: Headstrong Heartache
The Hero's Journey very often begins with one pressing and unavoidable question: do you stay at home and don a Mantle of Responsibility within a familiar culture and territory, or do you set forth into the unknown to become a Stranger in a Strange Land? Must we leave behind Old Ways in search of New Beginnings?
Dreamscapes Episode 44: True Blue Yarn
Achieving success often depends on accurate predictions, not only about what will likely happen, but whether we will be satisfied with the results. Firm resolve to walk a given path may call the dreaming mind to ponder past instances of similar choices in warning of potential consequences.
Dreamscapes Episode 43: Ebauche Pentimento
We are all works in progress, many elements of ourselves composed of layers upon what was once only a rough sketch on a blank canvas. Over the years we may alter the subject, fix proportions or change positions, but the traces of that original sketch always remain, and we are never again entirely new.
Dreamscapes Episode 42: Vix Rigida
Fight or Flight… or FREEZE. Too many of us forget that this third response often occurs when confronted by overwhelming threats, the experience so traumatic that we can do nothing but succumb to a physiological paralysis of inaction, literally Scared Stiff.
Dreamscapes Episode 41: Local Optima
The human brain is an amazing, self-programming, biological machine, constantly problem-solving, even in sleep; developing functional Routines to sort Objects by Class, applying these Methods to known Parameters, and parsing Global Optima to write new Arguments for undefined Variables. As social animals, we can even Crowd-Source novel Algorithmic builds unimaginable in isolation.
Dreamscapes Episode 40: Dreamonicle
At first Sight, only a Glimpse of an obscure Image. Upon a second Look, Gazing through the Lens of intent with Eyes wide open, our Field of View expands to new Perception, the Frame now visible in Perspective, and The Big Picture comes into Focus. https://dreamonicle.com/ https://warzonestudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dreamonicle/
Dreamscapes Episode 39: Use Your Noodle
Few life experiences generate more frustration than being cheated out of a win well-deserved by right of superior skill and diligent effort; to have powers beyond our control put their callous or cruel thumb on the scale and deliver bitter defeat at the threshold of sweet victory. ~ Leah and Sandy's episode for this dream at Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/leah-hartgens/episodes/Your-Noodles-Cant-Stop-Me-eq54c3 Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 38: Esprit de Corps
“People you love never die... not completely. They live in your mind, the way they always lived inside you. You keep their light alive.” ~ Matt Haig Thanks for Listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 37: Life and Death Struggle
Depression is a Liar. It is the worst kind of Con Artist, seeking to steal our Life itself by trickery. To effect this fraud, it insists we believe our suffering is so intense and infinite that we are helpless to resist. In truth, it shills this sham to demoralize us because it is impotent, all Shadow without substance, and it cannot withstand any real determination to find the Light of Hope in the darkness. Thanks for Listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 36: Change of Pace
Sometimes we may only see the best path forward by looking back upon where we have already been using the mirror of self-reflection. Though many will close their eyes against the light of this truth and simply run away, a brave few will have the courage to stand so exposed and therein find inspiration to sprint towards their chosen future. Caution: OBJECTS ARE LARGER THAN THEY APPEAR... and such images more important than we may ever know. Thanks for Listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 35: Game Changer
Since before the times of Homer's Iliad, or even the Epic of Gilgamesh, all manner of media have served as source material for dream imagery, from storytelling around stone-age campfires to modern film and video games. We are all upon the Hero's Journey in this Game called Life, and visions representing this waking struggle may come to us as mythic Quests in our dream-worlds, where we find ourselves braving Dark Forests and slaying Monsters, determined to confront unknown dangers. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 34: Paradigm Shift
From the Heliocentric Revolution of Copernicus to the Awakening of Neo in The Matrix, everyone knows the experience of having their Third Eye suddenly opened to a new way of seeing the world, but not everyone knows this phenomenon has a name. On a personal level, it is often a shocking jolt that leaves us speechless and confused, changing the fundamental underlying assumptions by which we understand who we are or what is happening around us, and allows for new choices never before considered. Sergio Halabi had this experience in a dream, and his awakening revealed the path that brought him here to share this dream with us. https://www.instagram.com/paradigm.shift.experience/ Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 33: Peter and Paul
No matter what you believe, or what path you choose to walk, may this New Year find you swift, strong and surefooted, making great strides in all you undertake to achieve! Big thanks to PaulyFrog64 for sharing this powerful and meaningful dream with us. You may find his channel at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFghhjgIHzC9auNMpZjrOIg
Dreamscapes Episode 32: Serena’s Dream Diary
The Journey of a Thousand Miles may begin with a Single Step, but every Intrepid Explorer will need more than mere Bravery and Determination to blaze the Path Less-travelled. Though a New Day dawns upon reaching the Far Horizon, we must also be prepared to tread lightly and proceed with caution, for the Night is Dark and full of Terrors. Big thanks to Serena, fellow content creator, for taking us along with her on this journey into her dreams. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 31: Deadbolt
Trauma does not merely wound, it scars. Abuse inflicted in a betrayal of trust, cuts the deepest. In the darkest night, a fresh scab may crack and bleed dreadful thoughts, forcing us to face our fear that escape is impossible, and that no lock is strong enough to hold back the monster. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 30: Diana in Venari
The Goddess of the Hunt, Guardian of Boundaries, and Protector of Nature, stands tall within the ancient memory of mankind as a deep and abiding reverence for not only environmental conservation, but vital self-preservation. When the Huntress becomes the Hunted, she must run to ground her own troubling past in pursuit of a better future. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 29: Driving Ambition
Being human grants dreadful self-awareness that we strut and fret our finite hour upon the stage, but also that we have the author's power to write the script and take on the roles of our choosing, informed by watching the countless variety of mortal dramas enacted by those around us. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts." - William Shakespeare, Bard of Avon Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 28: Self Determined
Coming home again may be a dream come true, or a horrifying nightmare. Perhaps we can't choose our family, but we always have the power to break free from our own troubled past, and decide who we ultimately become. Even the Ties that Bind cannot withstand a razor-sharp will to win true emancipation. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 27: Butterfly Effect
If you had a second chance to make different decisions, if you could turn back time and undo your mistakes or erase the traumatic events that afflicted and shaped you, would you still be the same person you are today? Would you be a better version of yourself, or would you end up being an entirely different person? Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 26: Mind, Body and Soul
With any luck, we are not the same person today that we were yesterday or many years ago. Then again, sometimes we are both someone new and that same former person, or many different people, all at the same time. Only in our dreams may we meet those erstwhile personas face to face, and most importantly, learn why they exist, in their own words. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 25: Tsunami
A powerful and devastating force of nature, the tsunami is an icon of inexorable doom. At times, the external duress visited upon us by the demands of living in relationship with the ones we love can also feel like a towering and inescapable fate, threatening to wash away individuality. When the wave crashes, will you sink or swim? Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 24: Can You Hear Me?
People talk... but do they listen? To most anonymous strangers, our personal tragedies are nothing more than fodder for juicy gossip. Not many people will actually do something to help when the need arises, and those precious few are what we call Family. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 23: Take Heart
Tonight we are fortunate to receive a return visit from a past dreamer. Tavor comes back to share with us the disturbing details of what is ultimately a very positive dream about his aspiration to a worthy commitment. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 22: Search and Rescue
Everyone is looking for something. What that may be is unique to each of us, and it isn't always what we really need. Essential to this quest is whether or not we are looking in the right places, and knowing what to do when we discover something unexpected, but even more important than the Holy Grail we set out to chase. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 21: Seeds of Change
The future is fertile ground; the past, ripe for harvest. Can you see the arc of your journey in the cultivated furrows? Will you grow and make hay while the sun shines, or whither of blight and blame it on the rain? We can only reap what we have sown. Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 20: Hayırlı Olsun
An imposing pinnacle rises from the grassy plain, adorned by a temple near the peak. But where is the path, and what is that creature glimpsed at the base of the mountain? Will open arms be met with the embrace of understanding and love? Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
Dreamscapes Episode 19: Going Nowhere
This one is a bit of a professional and technological malfunction. I don't know if the connection issues threw me off my game or whether this dream was simply too difficult for my approach. Either way I had fun talking to John and trying my best to make sense of some very interesting dream imagery. If you can tolerate the audio troubles, I hope you enjoy watching me fail =) Thanks for listening! ~ Benjamin
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