INTERNATIONAL DREAM CONFERENCE JULY 6-10, 1999 ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DREAMS WWW.ASDREAMS.ORG

Overview of dreams and dreaming

Dreams . . . from the beginning of recorded history dreams have been a source of curiosity and inspiration to humankind. Everyone dreams -- whether we remember them or not.

Dreams are far more than strange experiences we have every night. Throughout recorded history -- across all cultures and religions -- dreams have been used for guidance, healing and creativity.
Einstein and Edison both credited dreams with some of their scientific breakthroughs . . . Bill Joel often dreams of his music . . . writers from Robert Louis Stevenson to Stephen King have dreamed of ideas for their books .nn. . Be
ie Siegel has found that cancer patients often dream of their illness before it is diagnosed -- and many have had healing dreams as well . . .

When we hear their call and listen to their message, dreams can have a positive impact on our lives. Dreams present us with information about all areas of our lives -- from practical things like solutions to homework, potential car problems, and troubles in our relationships to healing, inspiration and creativity.

About the Association for the Study of Dreams

The Association for the Study of Dreams is a non-profit, international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. Its purposes are:nn?nbsp; to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenasn?nbsp; to encourage research into the nature, function, and significance of dreamingn?nbsp; to advance the application of the study of dreamsn?nbsp; to provide a forum for the eclectic and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and information.

Who belongs to ASD?

ASD is open to anyone who studies, explores or works with dreams. Its international membership has representatives from dozens of countries. Members of ASD come from a broad range of backgrounds, including clinical practice, academic research, laboratory experimentation, classroom teaching, community organizing, group dreamwork, artistic and literary creativity, and personal study.

A variety of academic disciplines and theoretical perspectives are represented among the membership, many of whom work professionally in fields like anthropology, medicine, psychology, history, education, art, sociology, business administration, comparative literature, language studies, religion and spirituality, social work and nursing.

What does ASD do?

Each year ASD holds an annual conference which offers a wide array of presentations, papers, workshops, experiential events, social gatherings, art exhibitions, and training in a variety of dreamwork techniques. ASD sponsors regional meetings with a similar range of events, workshops and presentations. These regional meetings provide opportunities for networking among people in a particular geographical area who study dreams. ASD publishes Dreaming, a professional journal which presents articles from a variety of scholarly disciplines. It also publishes a magazine, Dream Time, which includes interviews, book excerpts, and articles of interest to people leading dreams groups and working with their own dreams.

JULY 1999 ASD Conference in Santa Cruz, CALIFO
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This year's ASD conference is being held on the beautiful redwood-studded campus of the University of Califo
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150 separate presentations, including symposiums, workshops, lectures, events and poster sessions. Attendees will study with world famous authors, psychotherapists, researchers, artists, educators and renown experts in the field of Dream Studies.

There will be 25 CE credits from the ASD Dream Studies Continuing Education Series, including presentations on dream interpretations, universal and cross- cultural dreams, post traumatic nightmares, and dream content research. Comparative clinical approaches include Jungian, psychoanalytic, cognitive and self-psychology.

There will be a dream-inspired art exhibit, dream Internet cafe and simultaneous web events, lunch with dream studies experts and much, much more.