Vulnera : wound
Abilitas : ability
Transaction versus Experience
Modern society shapes us since childhood to be transactional in the relational field.
What is being transactional?
When we are transactional, we refer to time in what the ancient Greeks referred to as chronos, which is measured time, i.e. the tick of the clock—which I call the “horizontal” dimension of time. This conceptualization of time refers to the fleeting unfolding of our life, which is finite. This stance transpires in statements such as “I don’t have time,” or “Take your time!” This kind of time runs through our fingers like sand in an hourglass. In his book, Valley of Diamonds, author John Gary Sparks wrote:
Dreamworld Is A Teacher
Why do we receive dreams?
I believe we wouldn’t receive a certain dream if we weren’t ready for it. The dream pushes out of the dreamscape ground like a new flower from a spring bulb because it senses the warmth and light of our willing awareness. Dreams are some of the richest and more accessible ways our unconscious establishes communication with us. As Greg Bogart (2018) judiciously pointed out, “Dreams spring from an underground stream that guides and heals.”
Can I better remember my dreams?
Many people either don’t pay attention to their dreams or think dreams are nonsensical and meaningless because their language is symbolical, metaphorical, and mythopoetic. Other people say that “they don’t dream” or that “they don’t remember their dreams.” Indeed, if I never pay attention to someone when they communicate to me, they will stop talking to me. Dutch media theorist Geert Lovink (2017) wrote, “In the age of smart phones, archetypal layers have been rewired and have mutated into a semi-collective techno-subconscious. We never dream alone” (p. 49). A practice of putting down our cell phone or iPad one hour before sleep and listening inward has the potential to change the paradigm.
Awe
Let’s look for a moment at conventional scientific research studies before delving into a Depth psychology approach.
A 2013 study by authors Laura Reinerman-Jones, et al. showed that “experiencers of awe and wonder showed differences in theta and beta activity throughout the brain compared to non-experiencers.”