Dream Jou aling
Legacy signals
Legacy popularity: 1,785 legacy views
Legacy rating: 3/5 from 2 archived votes
A friend of mine asked me how I feel about success and balancing my hectic schedule. To me one of the key factors is developing my self-awareness.¹ Why is self-awareness such a key factor? We all measure success differently.²
Maybe you want to change something in your life. So you begin to search. You go to the book store or a class to seek out that illusive something. You start a new exercise program, new diet or new hobby. Your body starts to come alive, you feel younger; your clothes fit differently and as your perspective changes you are discovering self-awareness.
As a performer I study techniques that help develop my skills, but there are methods which have helped me develop myself on a deeper level. Dream jou
aling is one of those techniques. According to Carl Jung ³, there are symbols known as 'Archetypes' which are universally recognized in our psyche. Through the use of dream jou
als we can find a way to tap into our subconscious mind and discover more about ourselves.
In 1987 I was studying with psychotherapist and Jungian astrologer, Tanda Tashjian ?, who asked our class to keep a dream jou
al. She suggested we keep a small notebook by the bed. At first I could only remember a word or a phrase. As weeks passed words turned into paragraphs, paragraphs into pages and by the end of the workshop I had several jou
als full of dreams.
We studied the use of symbols and discovered more about ourselves. As the years go by my collection continues to grow. I have learned how to tune in to the subtle changes going on in my life. Songs, artwork, screenplays and books are all results of material from my dream jou
als.
This is one of those techniques that we do for ourselves because of the process. If you are ready for an incredible jou
ey, put a pen and pad on your night stand tonight. Tomorrow morning, before you jump out of bed, write down your dream. You might be surprised what hidden treasures you discover!
To learn more go to http://www.SandyKastelSpeaker.com
¹ self-aware·ness, noun, an awareness of one's own personality or individuality" Webster's Dictionaryrn² The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Choprarn³ Jung, Man and his Symbols by Carl Jung
? Tanda Tashjian, Psychotherapist and Jungian Astrologer, www.tandaastrology.com
Article author
About the Author
Sandy Kastel knows all about the impact of life choices. A singer and Miss Nevada title-holder in the Miss America Pageant, her life has been a series of detours, taking her on an incredible jou
ey leading up to a career as an artist, clothing designer, singer, songwriter, publisher, producer, and playwright.
A recording artist, Sandy has released two CDs and is preparing for her third, which will include her original songs. This Time Around, a tribute to the American Songbook and the performers who made the songs famous, hit the radio stations in 2007. Only In Las Vegas, a collection of songs from her television special, The Event, aired nationally. She has two upcoming books slated for 2010. Detours talks of choices made in her life and the self-help methods available to all of us when making life transitions. In Miss America: What It Takes to Win the Crown, Sandy shares her jou
ey to the Miss America pageant, the women she met, the volunteers who donated their time to the organization, and the tools to help young women in the pursuit of their dreams. Sandy is a member of the National Association of Songwriters, the Recording Academy, and BMI. She provides her talents and continues to support the work of numerous charities: Jerry Lewis Telethon, Children’s Miracle Network, Disabled Veterans, Safe Nest, Policemen, Firefighters, Public Broadcasting and Public Radio, National Hot Rod Association’s DRAW, Save the Wild Horses, and the Omni-Equus Foundation.
Further reading
Further Reading
Article
Loss of Light
Light fading, time passing, big boy is ten, baby isn’t a baby and the time for having babies is over. The pregnant woman in the check-out line and it’s eleven years ago, pregnant with my own belly of hope and love, on the threshold of everything new and exciting. There was pain then, too, but it’s the joy and anticipation that come flying from past to present now, another layer of recognition that a stage of life is over. Oh, this life. Oh, the highly sensitive soul with the acute awareness of the passage of time and how it just keeps on marching on.
Related piece
Article
This is a Powerful Predictor of Your Well-Being
We all have inside of us a well of Self. This is a fluid well that is continuously being drained and refilled by how we spend our time, depleted and nourished by how we move through our inner and outer worlds. When the well is full, we are resourced and regulated, which means we’re more adept at handling life’s stressors, including the inevitable anxiety that frequently traipses through the door of the highly sensitives.
Related piece
Article
What If We Don't Have A Strong Enough Connection?
The following is from course member findingpeace28, who shared this on the e-course forum two weeks after her wedding. As soon as I read it, I knew had to share it with those of you struggling with relationship anxiety and, in particular, the connection spike, to offer you a lifeline of hope and a rope of inspiration. As she wrote to me when I asked for her permission to share her words her, “I honestly feel like if I could get through, anyone can. I hope to provide encouragement to those who need it, because I’ve sooo been there.” ***
Related piece
Article
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins
A recent and continuing occurrence, which happens to someone close to me, set me to thinking about the supe atural world. She claims to see dark apparitions of human-like figures lurking in the shadows of their house, sporadically appearing on no particular occasion, whether other persons are present or not, threatening enough to appear in her dreams. Except for wanting not to be left alone in odd or rarely frequented places of the domicile, she remains the vibrant and lively and strong-willed girl she has always been.
Related piece