Living Dreams, Living Life [Paperback]

Evelyn M. Duesbury (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2007

In a fun, conversational style, readers learn easy new ways to discover how their dreams are giving them the guidance they need. Living Dreams, Living Life is particularly appropriate for individuals in the general population because it has its roots in practical and direct experiences.

We believe readers will find Living Dreams, Living Life as refreshing as Stanley Krippner, co-author of Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them, does.

Living Dreams, Living Life is a breath of fresh air to readers interested in working with their dreams. Its author presents a practical method for sifting through the layers of metaphors and symbols to arrive at a dream's surprisingly direct counsel on solving problems, improving relationships, and enhancing creative spiritual growth.

Most people go through life's difficult periods without professional help. Admittedly, there are many self-help dreamwork offerings. Yet, there are few, if any, researched models that facilitate an individual's work with the system of relationships in the person's life. The model presented in Living Dreams, Living Life, the Personalized Method for Interpreting Dreams (PMID), is a researched model that includes a systems approach to interpreting dreams.

The systems approach to interpreting dreams, innovative with the PMID model, can be used by the individual dreamer or facilitated by a counselor. Living Dreams, Living Life not only focuses on relationship type dreams, but also shows how to use the PMID model for many types of dreams including dreams about work, recreation, career, education, health, and the spiritual.

Because dreaming is common, dreamwork is one of the most universally accessible self-help techniques available.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Evelyn M. Duesbury is a National Certified Counselor, American Counseling Association. Her earlier careers were in accounting, as a CPA and as an associate professor. Evelyn's work with dreams began after she prayed, Please, 100% spiritual work. Yet, when dreams first came she thought, No, dreamwork isn't what I meant! Then her husband's question, I wonder if Ev's dreams could be helpful to her? convinced her to pay attention. After earning an MS in counselor education, she and colleagues researched and explored her thesis-based Personalized Method for Interpreting Dreams (PMID) further. She now offers the PMID model in the pages of this practical guide on how to understand when you are living your own life, living your own dreams. Visit the author's website at livingdreams.ning.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (April 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425112498
• ISBN-13: 978-1425112493
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,448,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding information and process for anyone wishing to better understand the meaning of their dreams, January 18, 2008

By 

Helen R. Ossana "Jude Ace Forese" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Dreams, Living Life (Paperback)

Evelyn Duesbury's Living Dreams ~ Living Life is among the most user-friendly guides written to help us learn to better understand the meaning of our dreams. In reading the book, I am most impressed by Ms. Duesbury's way of communicating her knowledge; she speaks directly to us--average individuals--in a humble, yet deeply informed way. She is speaking directly, one-on-one and does not assume the posture of a lecturer or know-it-all.

Through years of vigorous and committed research, Ms. Duesbury has developed a method she calls the Personalized Method for Interpreting Dreams (PMID).
PMID suggests a six-step process for dreamwork:

!) What's Happening in Your Life?
2) What's on Your Mind?
3) What's the Connection?
4) What Did You Feel?
5) What should you do?
6) Who's in Your dream?

The method focuses primarily on our individualized, personal dreams... those which constitute the majority of our dreams.

Citing dozens of dreams, including her own, Ms. Duesbury demonstrates how working with this method has assisted many in gaining insight, healing and growth. Emphasis is placed on using this process with a current dream, preferably in light of a review of dreams recalled/recorded over several months, if not years.

The examples shared are offered in categories important in all of our lives, such as Dreams about Parents, Children, Grandparents, Psi dreams, Nightmares and more.

In the Appendices, Ms. Duesbury provides information about the research that went into developing the PMID process, the website where one can engage the PMID process online, suggested exercises that can be applied using PMID and overviews an historical perspective on the evolution of dream appreciation, acknowledging those who have contributed valuable dream interpretation models, e.g., Jung, Ullman, Gestalt, et. al.

This book is highly recommendable for anyone wishing to apply a well grounded and effective process that yields results.

Roberta Ossana, Publisher/Editor ~ Dream Network Journal
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to learn and really brought my dreams to life, January 6, 2008

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Amadeus "_amadeus_" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Dreams, Living Life (Paperback)

I've always been a fan of dream dictionaries, but was never sure if the general meanings really applied to everyone. But the dream interpretation books I've read seemed like they required lots of effort to interpret my dreams the "right" way.

This book is different...surprisingly easy approach but still provides lots of in-depth instruction on how to learn your own dream language. I just finished it and am already having fun connecting symbols in my dreams with all kinds of people and things in my waking life. Some pretty amazing insights!