Orchestration Of My Dream Essay

I asked the dreamer if I could attempt an orchestration of her dream for her. She reluctantly said that it would be ok.

The follow is an example of my orchestration of her dream.

Me: “In life I feel rushed and out of control. I remember a time in my past were I was optimistic about my future. I regarded my intellect highly and thought that education would offer me a more rewarding future. In my youth I was optimistic regarding my future. I have gotten older and that part of my past is over. I no longer belong at school, I now have a life of work and responsibility. My life has not turned out the way I planned and I question whether putting all my time into my education was worth it. I have moved on from school and no one misses me. I am beginning

I immediately stopped and asked if she was o.k. She continued to cry and informed me that she did not want to continue. I sat with her for ten minutes silently and waited for her to stop crying. She than got up and said she had to leave. I walked her to the door and thanked her for sharing her dream with me. She smiled, tears in her eyes, and walked to her car.

The dream process left me emotionally drained and unsure as if I helped, or just upset, the dreamer. I feel I need to spend more time working in a dream group to fully understand the intricacies of the

During an interval between the groups meetings, the dreamer is requested to take a second look at the dream, after her initial thoughts and reactions have had a chance to germinate and develop further. Additionally, this will allow any tension that might have been caused by the group process to lessen and new insights to emerge. The time between group meetings may also provide the dreamer with the chance to modify or adjust any reactions that might have occurred during dream work, reactions she might have at the time felt were correct but with time begin to feel like they really do not fit. The extent of these changes varies between a dreamer who has not had much time to reconsider her dream work experience, to one that has continued to consider the dream extensively resulting in new insights that she will wish to share with the group. Consequently, the time needed for the follow-up will vary. The dreamer on one hand, may thank the group for their help with working with the dream and have nothing else to add. Or she may have additionally insights to share with the group that provide a more satisfying conclusion to the dream work or cast the dream in a whole new light. There may be times a new dream has occurred that adds a new dimension to the dream or is a logical addition to the dream originally shared. There will even be times when a dreamer can share with the group an innovative bit of