Episode 287 The Dream Show: Changes and dream stories

It’s 2025, a new year – our sixteenth year podcasting The Dream Show – and it’s time to introduce a change. Don’t worry, there’s more of what you love, but I’m adding something a little different into the show: you’ll hear all about it before I share some dream stories to give you more insight […]

Animals in Dreams

Animals in dreams Jane Teresa Anderson

Putting cats, dogs, horses, neighbourhood birds, and other everyday animals to one side, which of the wilder or more exotic animals have appeared in your dreams? Over many years my dream menagerie has included jaguars, tigers, lion, snakes, various mysterious birds, whales, dolphins, colourful tropical fish, oh, and a tortoise. I’m sure that many of […]

A dose of dream alchemy

A dose of dream alchemy Jane Teresa Anderson

If you’ve decided to do a dream alchemy practice, should you complete the prescribed dose before starting a second? Is it ok to combine practices? Tim, one of our Dream Academy students, posed this question, and she also wondered if it’s wise to park any interesting dreams that come up during the time that you’re […]

Episode 232 The Dream Show: Bird of Paradise

My new book, Bird of Paradise, was destined, it seems, to be published during lockdown, perfect timing perhaps for a book about finding your way during times of uncertainty. In this episode I share a couple of stories related to these times and my book, then read an extract from ‘Bird of Paradise Taming the […]

Dream play

 You dream of a field of lavender in full bloom, swaying in the wind, beautiful yet overwhelmingly same-same, and perhaps a little too heady: what small change would make this dream more comfortable or inspiring? There are probably myriad possible answers, but let’s take an obvious one. You could add oases of lush roses to […]

How did you feel in your dream?

One of the first questions I ask when a client finishes telling me a dream is, ‘How did you feel in the dream?’ People usually mention the big emotions they encounter in a dream: fear, anger, sadness, but otherwise focus on telling the dream story. If you keep a dream journal, and you haven’t studied […]

Episode 206 The Dream Show: On the move

Have you ever thought of joining a dream group, or founding one? We begin this episode exploring the practicalities of running a dream group, and perhaps, by the time you’ve finished listening, you’ll be inspired to get going and set up a group of your own. You’ll be on the move. I’m on the move, […]

Change of frame

Once upon a time, about twelve years ago, I bought new and rather edgy eyewear, quite different from the more-or-less transparent frames I had been wearing. I stepped out, expecting comments from people who knew me well. “I love your jacket!” several people said, while others asked if I’d changed my hairstyle, and almost everyone […]

Episode 190 The Dream Show: Transitioning

We have two guests this episode, Shauna by phone, and Vic by email, and both guests are transitioning, in different ways, as is The Dream Show. Shauna* is transitioning careers, and is about to fully launch her new business within the month. She brings a dream that begins with a live and kicking three-month-old baby, […]

Episode 178 The Dream Show: Changing views

Gloria is my guest this episode with a dream about moving into a new apartment with beautiful views, views that shift and change whenever she moves just a little. But there are downsides to the apartment like the long narrow hallway and a bunch of women, strangers, who invade her home. There are other things […]