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Animals in Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:31:28 +0000

Below is the section on animal dreams from my video talk for the IASD Australian Regional Conference held last week in Sydney. I would be very interested in hearing from people whose dreams include types of animals NOT mentioned in my findings, to help us develop an even broader sense of oneiro-zoology (yes that’s a …

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Dreaming of Nature and the Nature of Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:07:33 +0000

The First Australian Regional Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams starts on April 19, and I have prepared a video talk for the conference titled “Dreaming of Nature and the Nature of Dreams.” The talk can be found on Youtube, and the statistical data I reference can be found in Google …

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The Interpretation of Snake Dreams: A Short Film

Kelly Bulkeley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:55:21 +0000

By far the most frequent question that leads people to this website is, how do I interpret my weird dream about a snake? I’ve written some general answers to that question, and when possible I’ve offered people specific responses to their dreams. Now, thanks to the video creativity of Ed Kelley, I have a new …

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How to Interpret Snake Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:44:38 +0000

I’m amazed at how many people have powerful dreams about snakes. Serpents are truly the most memorable creatures of the dream world. Their presence in a dream is almost always vivid, mysterious, and attention-grabbing. When asked how to interpret people’s snake dreams, I struggle to say something that’s helpful without imposing my outsider’s view …

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Dreams in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Kelly Bulkeley — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:14:35 +0000

A dream researcher friend asked if knew anything about the role of dreams in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” since she could not find any good info on the web. Here’s my response, which she suggested I post: One way to think of this play is as a commentary on the glorious folly …

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Snakes, Dreams, and Jung’s Red Book

Kelly Bulkeley — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:03:15 +0000

People have reported dreams of serpents and snakes throughout history in cultures all over the world. In terms of Jungian psychology, snake dreams have a powerful archetypal quality. They give people an extremely memorable and uncanny experience of the “otherness” of the collective unconscious. Jung has a few things to say about the symbolism of …

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