From Dreams to Discovery (Guided Journals) [Hardcover]

Joan Mazza (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000 | Series: Guided Journals

Using a unique mix of instruction and prompts, licensed psychotherapist Joan Mazza guides journalers through the dreamwork process, showing them how to interpret dream symbols, characters and messages. Mazza explains the value of dreams and dreaming, and provides readers with tips for remembering their dreams and a "dream worksheet" on which to record them. Then she demonstrates twelve different methods, or "doorways," through which to examine dreams. Each chapter is a combination of instruction and thoughtful prompts that will enable journalers to investigate and analyze their own dreams, step by step, and arrive at a new understanding of who they are.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Journal keeping can be both rewarding and powerful, but getting started, and keeping with it, is quite a chore for most of us. Recording your dreams can be a great place to begin--instant material that is often as entertaining as it meaningful. From Dreams to Discovery aims to take that material one step further, incorporating specific methods of paying attention to your subconscious with plenty of thick, creamy paper and inspiring quotes. Author Joan Mazza (Dreaming Your Real Self, Dream Back Your Life) is an experienced dream interpreter and counselor, and has combined her gentle guidance with generous room left for self-discovery. The short introduction gives a general overview of the science of dreaming, including symbolism, methods for remembering our dreams, and particular details that may be useful to incorporate into your journal on a regular basis. While Mazza finds little use in standard dream dictionaries, by tracking and analyzing your dreams, you'll find your personal patterns and symbols to use in creating your own reference guide. The majority of the pages are nearly blank, containing either a simple design or a short quote, such as "the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" from Eleanor Roosevelt. Discussions on topics like physical sensation, language, characters, and current problems include a few "prompts"--writing ideas--that you can use as a starting place to address specific dream-related issues. Who knows what surprises await you? --Jill Lightner

About the Author

Joan Mazza is the author of Dreaming Your Real Self and Dream Back Your Life. A psychotherapist and licensed mental health counselor, she conducts workshops and seminars all over the US on dream interpretation and journaling.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Walking Stick Press (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582970122
• ISBN-13: 978-1582970127
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,608,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find yourself in the pages of this dream journaling guide, December 11, 2000

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Susan K. Perry "Susan K. Perry" (Los Angeles, author of LOVING IN FLOW (BunnyApe.com)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Dreams to Discovery (Guided Journals) (Hardcover)

What a great idea: a book that gently aims you in the directionof keeping your own dream journal. With wise and supportive guidance,questions, prompts, and information about what dreams can mean and howyou can use them to discover more about yourself, this inexpensivehardbound volume lures you into writing about your sleeping life.Text and blank pages are interwoven so as to make the process as easyas could be. And rather than limiting you as so many books do --those books that tell you to write one dream per page or whatever --this one allows you to figure out how YOU can best record your dreamsfor your own pleasure and benefit. The illustrations are minimal andsomehow soothing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Resource For Self-Learning, January 21, 2002

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Anne B. Jones (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Dreams to Discovery (Guided Journals) (Hardcover)

I particularly liked this book because it not only requires its reader to look inward in relation to dreams, it explains interpreting dreams. Thus, it provides tools for growth and development rather than just passive examination. I recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about themselves.
Anne jones