Episode 293 The Dream Show: A Sea of Snakes

Today’s guest, podcast host Sam Ramachander, from Melbourne, Australia, shares a dream of riding her bike through a sea of thousands of snakes. More recently, she dreamed of driving a convertible while taking aim at – and killing – snakes floating in the air around her. Sam also asks about a tsunami dream. Sam Ramachander […]
Interlude 5 The Dream Show: Does perimenopause cause more vivid dreams?

Does perimenopause cause more vivid dreams? As if night sweats, broken sleep, middle-of-the-night anxiety, or insomnia aren’t enough to cope with during perimenopause, many women report having more worrying vivid dreams throughout these tumultuous years. What’s the cause? Listen! * Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes featuring guests, […]
Episode 292 The Dream Show: Funnel Cloud

Today’s guest, Amber Needham, known to many as the blind girl who sees, dreamed of a funnel cloud, the precursor to a tornado. She feels more curious than threatened. She feels the same way about the giant Transformers marching along – boom, boom, boom – with bits of their legs falling apart, and the mudslide […]
Elias Howe and the sewing machine

In 1846, Elias Howe had a problem. He was trying to design a sewing machine to handle mass manufacture. But he was stuck. These were – of course – the days when all sewing was done by hand using a sewing needle: sharp pointy bit at one end, hole for the thread at the other. […]
Interlude 4 The Dream Show: Can AI interpret dreams?

Is my work as a dream analyst and dream therapist under threat from AI? What can AI offer you – the dreamer? I share a dream I had when I was pondering these questions: it’s a playful, meaningful, insightful dream. Listen! * Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes […]
Episode 291 The Dream Show: The dressing room

Today’s guest, multi-award-winning theatre director turned enterprise mentor, Simone de Haas, has a recurring dream of finding herself on stage in the wrong musical. The cast is dressed for a different performance. The orchestra is not playing her tune. There’s more to Simone’s dream, and she wonders if it’s an anxiety dream or if it […]
Interlude 3 The Dream Show: What’s your recurring dream theme?

What’s your recurring dream theme? Has your recurring dream theme evolved over the years, or has it stayed the same? How can it help you? I share one of mine. Plenty of dream interpretation tips here! * Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes featuring guests, so I’ve designed […]
Episode 290 The Dream Show: The clocks

My guest today is Barbara Courtille, author of Buddhism for Yogis, who dreamed of an ex-boyfriend who broke into her house and rearranged her clocks. Barbara joins me from Cammeraygal land in Sydney, Australia. We get to know Barbara and her work through exploring her dream and discovering how it relates to her life. Barbara […]
Interlude 2 The Dream Show: Can dreams sometimes be straightforward

Can dreams sometimes be straightforward, literal? Is there a case for some dreams being literal, or are all dreams more deeply meaningful on a symbolic level? Listen to find out! * Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes featuring guests, so I’ve designed these short INTERLUDES to bring you […]
The answer is blowing in the wind

It’s a common dream. You’re trying to walk but you’re held back by a strong wind. Or by air that feels as thick and sticky as honey. Or perhaps your legs are too heavy to lift, or the surface you’re walking on has turned to glue. Your first quest, when interpreting a dream, is to […]