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Become the Dream : The Transforming Power of Hypnotic Dreamwork
In Become the Dream, the originator of Hypnotic Dreamwork introduces a powerful combination of therapies that brings Gestalt dreamwork together with hypnosis. The vast majority of dreamwork methods rely on analysis and interpretation, but Gestalt dreamwork brings the dreamer into a deeper experience of the dream itself and allows the individual to find the unique relationship of the dream to his or her own existential experience. This is a powerful and practical teaching tool for professionals in any of the health and counseling fields.
300 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1997
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April 2, 2008
Excellent work on Hypnotherapy. Chruchill is a detailed writer and a World Class Hypnotherapist, bringing in facts and experiences that one can only get from doing this work.
May 12, 2020
This was an engaging account of people recalling and reliving their dreams. The way in which Randal walked people through the depths of their dream symbols, encouraging them to experience the dream from the points of view of both living and nonliving things in the dream was revelatory. How you could have a dream that you're on a bus and perhaps the most powerful symbol is yourself as the bus to bring all of the other metaphors and symbols together to make sense of your walking life. Recommended!
May 29, 2020
Loved this book. This man is one of my teachers and he is brilliant.
December 8, 2007
...This is a book with many transcripts of hypnotic dream work, in which
the client is lead to become the different characters in the dream, and then have them dialogue with one another, which usually leads to some integration. This process is called "Gestalt therapy" . Apparently it works very well in combination: with dream recall/reliving while being guided in the relaxed state of hypnosis.
...Randal explains the necessary background during the first 50 pages.
After some transcripts, there is a chapter on hypnotically induced dreams, and one on regression therapy. All together there are 16 transcripts. Some of them are touching.
...The book is nontechnical and easy to read.
...This book is valuable to me because it opens a way for me to learn from my dreams. I also learned more about the potential of hypnosis, gained a better sense of what makes us all "tick", & feel it helped open the door wider into accepting and working with all kinds of feelings.
...Personally I liked the first 200 pages more than the last 79 pages.
...I expect to reread it and have ordered Randal's book on regression therapy.
the client is lead to become the different characters in the dream, and then have them dialogue with one another, which usually leads to some integration. This process is called "Gestalt therapy" . Apparently it works very well in combination: with dream recall/reliving while being guided in the relaxed state of hypnosis.
...Randal explains the necessary background during the first 50 pages.
After some transcripts, there is a chapter on hypnotically induced dreams, and one on regression therapy. All together there are 16 transcripts. Some of them are touching.
...The book is nontechnical and easy to read.
...This book is valuable to me because it opens a way for me to learn from my dreams. I also learned more about the potential of hypnosis, gained a better sense of what makes us all "tick", & feel it helped open the door wider into accepting and working with all kinds of feelings.
...Personally I liked the first 200 pages more than the last 79 pages.
...I expect to reread it and have ordered Randal's book on regression therapy.
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