Earth Dreams

Zen Buddhism, Dreams and the Soul of the World

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Spiritual Counseling, Process Art, Dreamwork, Ceremony Kisei Costenbader Spiritual Counseling, Process Art, Dreamwork, Ceremony Kisei Costenbader

What is Spiritual Counseling?

In my one-on-one Spiritual Counseling Practice, I bring together what has been considered spiritual work (transcendent experiences of oneness, no-self, emptiness, awakened awareness, god, the sacred) with what has been considered soul work (dreams, creativity, ceremony, ritual, embodied imagination, visionary experience, premonition). I feel this is an approach that is integrative of the whole human process.

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Awaken Your Dreams: A Practical Way for Bringing the Wisdom of Dreams into your Life

The Talmud says; A dream not interpreted is like a letter not read.

Here is an interesting practice to connect to the wisdom of your dreams. Do you have a nagging question? Or are you looking to set a new year’s intention? Or do you have deep philosophical, spiritual or ethical questions? Or do you simply wish to connect with wisdom beyond the egoic forces of liking/disliking?

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IN MY DREAM: CREATIVE PROCESS & DREAM WORK 

Exploring Dream Images, Growth Edges, Setting Boundaries and Lion Energy

The images that appear in dreams can be potent allies. Sometimes representing energies that we have disowned or abandoned. Image is the voice of the unconscious.

What are you letting lie fallow, what edges are flirting with you through this night-time foray in the world of color and light, what characters seem to haunt or seduce your imagination?

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Dream-Work: Exploring the Untapped wisdom of the night

Dreaming is this mysterious night-time process, that begs our attention if we are interested in healing, transformation or awakening arts.

Our dreams are our most intimate mental impressions. They come through wordless, loaded with delicious imagery, symbols, feelings and movement.

Dreams have a way of amplifying our neuroses, and I say this with the utmost respect and intrigue. Who are these dreams meant for? Who is dreaming these night-time dreams?

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Dreaming the Dream On

Dreams come from the wilderness, the mystery, the unknown. Dreams invite us to see that all is part of this wilderness, this mystery, this unknown. Things are not as they appear.

We receive dreams all the time. The presence of a cosmos flower, the eye of a cat, a touch, a cricket chirp. The dream of the world is knocking on the self-centered dreaming, saying--hey you what are you doing? We are in this together, dreaming the great dream of all beings.

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