Dreams for Dreamers

In this revised and expanded edition of the book first published in 1979, Gayle Delaney continues to educate a broad public to the value of paying careful attention to dreanls. vVritten for those just beginning to take drealns seriously, as well as for experienced explorers who are looking for a fresh point of view, this book contains the fruit of Delaneis nlany years of dream work in the forlll of two basic disciplines, dream and dream interviewing. Dream incubation is a llleditative method through which dreams are requested for specific life concerns, while dreanl interviewing is a non-intrusive style of interpretation which elicits the Ineaning of the dreanl strictly out of the personal associations of the dreamer. The book is divided into four parts with an appendix. Part One presents the author's deliberately spare theoretical prenlises about the phenonlenon of dreaming and introduces the methods of dream incubation and dreanl intervie\ving. Part II, entitled Screenplays, shows these methods in practice, using dreams targeted to concerns of love, work, health and self-esteem. Part Three, Day DrcaITIcrs and Night Trippers, investigates dreanl experiences which secm to reach beyond the sphere of thc personal ego, discussing such topics as creative inspiration, lucid dreanling, out-of-body experiences, and spirinlal development. Part IV, Getting Your Show on the Road, offers suggestions on how to start a