Group Dreaming: Dreams to the Tenth Power [Paperback]

Jean Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) President Jean Campbell invites us to enter the magic of dreaming together and discover amazing connections. A history of group dreaming research from 1979 to the present, this book is a wake-up call-to-action for dreamers everywhere.

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Wondrous speculation on the nature of dreams. --Robert Hoss, author of Dream Language

About the Author

One Sunday morning, when I was four years old, I excitedly said to my family at the breakfast table, "Last night, I flew all the way to the bottom of the stairs, and I didn't even hurt myself." "Oh," they laughed. "That was just a dream." Just a dream, I thought sadly and, taking my cue from them, neglected my dreams for the next twenty years. Fortunately, before I reached thirty, my dreaming self woke me up. I have spent the rest of my life trying to recapture and understand the magic of that early dream. In 1984, when The International Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD) was formed, I was one of its first members, and one of its first conference presenters. How exciting it was to meet other people with goals similar to mine. At the time, I was director of a consciousness research organization, Poseidia Institute, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Among other things, I conducted dream research. Although I left the field of dreams shortly after that to pursue doctoral studies at The American University in Washington, D.C., I was lured back to ASD in the early '90s for the same reason the organization attracted me in the first place: people who were as curious about dreams as I was. A particular interest I have pursued is the ability of people to dream together. Several different group-dreaming experiments were conducted over a period of ten years. More recently, since training in Energetic Metatherapy with Dr. Hector Curi-Kano, my interest has turned to teaching people how to utilize body consciousness while working with dreams. And I have begun to conduct individual sessions and workshops in DreamWork/BodyWork. Since 9/11, I have moderated a Yahoo group called The World Dreams Peace Bridge and I have become CEO of The iMAGE Project, a nonprofit organization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Wordminder Press; 1st printing edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972910328
• ISBN-13: 978-0972910323
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In 1984, when The International Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD) was formed, I was one of its first members, and one of its first conference presenters. How exciting it was to meet other people with goals similar to mine. At the time, I was director of a consciousness research organization, Poseidia Institute, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Among other things, I conducted dream research.
Although I left the field of dreams shortly after that, to pursue doctoral studies at The American University in Washington, D.C., I was lured back to ASD in the early '90s for the same reason the organization attracted me in the first place: people who were as curious about dreams as I was. I became the Public Bulletin Board host on the ASD web site www.asdreams.org in 1999, and co-chair of the ASD Development Committee in 2001.
A particular interest I have pursued is the ability of people to dream together. Several different group dreaming experiments were conducted over a period of ten years.
More recently, since training in Energetic Metatherapy with Dr. Hector Curi-Kano, my interest has turned to teaching people how to utilize body consciousness while working with dreams. And I have begun to conduct individual sessions and workshops in DreamWork/BodyWork. Since 9/11, I have moderated a Yahoo group called The World Dreams Peace Bridge ([e-mail]), and I have become CEO of The iMAGE Project, a nonprofit organization.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Group dreaming documented, July 25, 2006

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Harry Bosma (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Group Dreaming: Dreams to the Tenth Power (Paperback)

Jean Campbell is the pioneer of group dreaming and she finally wrote a new book! You could say that this new book has three parts, with especially the first and last parts telling about group dreaming. In case you never heard of it before: Group dreaming goes far beyond just sharing dreams in a group, group dreaming is about sharing experiences and information in dreams themselves.

The book starts with many chapters on the Dreams to the Tenth Power experiments, experiments that took place decades ago. Don't expect hard nosed research, as generally this type of research still is in its earliest stages of exploring possibilities. I found the experiments a fascinating read and everybody with more than a passing interest in dreams and dreaming should get this book for these chapters alone.

In the next part of the book Jean Campbell tells about key events in the recent history of the dream movement, especially seen from the perspective of psychic dreamers. This part of the book also reveals much about the formation of the IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams).

The book ends with a series of chapters on the World Dreams Peace Bridge. This group started soon after 9/11 and seeks to combine dreaming and group dreaming with peace work. Group dreaming appeared naturally with this group, but the circumstances of this group are very different from the early experiments. The Peace Bridge is a real (online) community and has been running for many years day after day. That gives not only a deeper experience with group dreaming, but also very varied experiences, which is why this last part of the book has a completely different feel to it than the first part.

It's probably not a book for somebody interested in an introduction to dreaming. Then again, this stuff is far more exciting than anything else.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A better idea of this book from the author's website:, December 17, 2006

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Caitlyn Mayfair (Hull MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Group Dreaming: Dreams to the Tenth Power (Paperback)

Of all the aspects of dream study, mutual or shared dreaming is probably the least understood. The very fact that people can meet in the dream state and recall it upon waking challenges our ideas of time, space and the nature of dreams.

In this stunning new book, World Dreams Peace Bridge founder, Jean Campbell, traces the history of group dreaming research beginning in the 1970s and demonstrates how this research led her to believe that dreamers, working together can change the world.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreams to the Tenth Power - A Must Have Book for Any Dreamer!, July 31, 2006

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Laura "Laura A." (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Group Dreaming: Dreams to the Tenth Power (Paperback)

Jean has written a beautiful book of experience and awe of the energy of deep dreaming connections that can pass from your head to your heart and onto the world in a new and more synchronized way.