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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Dream Work, Life Purpose, Creativity, Art Kisei Costenbader Dream Work, Life Purpose, Creativity, Art Kisei Costenbader

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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