Most people do not realise that a nightmare is a cry for help from the psyche, like pain in the body, and that you can respond directly to the nightmare itself, by consciously imagining how to help yourself in the story. Here is an article I wrote to explain this process to counsellors. read more »
posted on Sunday, 27 November 2011
The following article was published in an issue of the Transactional Analysis Journal in 2010. It demonstrates the use of active dream resolution work to defuse the power of a long-term recurring nightmare. read more »
posted on Sunday, 9 May 2010
The following article was published in Dreamtime, Vol 26:3, Fall 2009, the Magazine of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Thankyou to “Dudley” for contributing his prophetic vision for wider circulation.
“Forest Devastation – A Prophetic Vision,” retold by Margaret Bowater
Following is a powerful visionary dream presented in one of my dream workshops by a man I have called Dudley, 48, who went overseas from New Zealand in his youth to earn his living as a logger in tropical forests, before returning to a different occupation. read more »
posted on Tuesday, 10 November 2009
THE FERN MONSTER: By Margaret M. Bowater, MA, TSTA
Abstract: This is the story of a single session of dreamwork I did with Donald, a 13-year-old boy, using Transactional Analysis and some Jungian theory, with action methods. Donald presented a dream which had frightened him; worked with me for an hour to make sense of it; left with insight into an inner conflict; and changed his behaviour accordingly. read more »
posted on Wednesday, 9 September 2009
POST-TRAUMA DREAMS
By Margaret M. Bowater, MA.
Abstract
Post-trauma dreams are sufficiently different from the usual symbolic nightmare to merit particular attention. Two examples are given: one from Shakespeare, and another from the author’s experience. Characteristic patterns are summarised, based on research by Hartmann, Siegel, and Stoddard et al, indicating the normal process by which such dreams evolve into nightmares. Guidelines are suggested for dreamwork to assist clients’ recovery, including taking note of the “stuck points” signalled by repetitive elements in their dreams, and underlying issues in their philosophy of life. read more »
posted on Wednesday, 9 September 2009
This article about the dreams of a 94-year-old man was first published in the international Transactional Analysis Journal, Vol 38: 2, April, 2008. read more »
posted on Saturday, 1 August 2009
Abstract
This article describes how dreams can be used in personal growth and therapy, not only to help you clarify the issues, but also to facilitate change. Dreams provide metaphors to show how you experience your world, both inwardly and outwardly. They may reflect your behaviour patterns, identify script issues, show the effects of trauma, warn you of danger, or inspire you with symbolic visions. They are produced on a kind of “inner stage,” giving you the opportunity to consider patterns in your life and practise new decisions. Dreams emerge from the creative inner core of the psyche, which some would call the soul or spirit. read more »
posted on Monday, 27 July 2009
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