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Dreamers' Den Series Ep 12: Surprises, Ancestors, Numbers and Masks in Our Dreams (with Billie Ortiz)

2020/9/2
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Can you think of a dream in which you felt surprised or confused? I love Billie's insight that this can signal movement into unfamiliar territory. Billie shares so many other gems, like her observation that *ancestors frequently show up in dreams as "a large group of people, and I know they're there to see me, but I don't recognize them." Click Play now to hear our whole conversation ***- or read on to learn more about Billie and what we talk about in this episode. Billie is certified as a dreamworker through Dr. Jeremy Taylor's Marin Institute for Projective Dreamwork. She worked closely with Jeremy Taylor, facilitating retreats with him from 2003-2015. Billie is well-versed in the realm of myth and fairy tale as well.

In this conversation, we talk about:

  • her early days facilitating dream groups over a distance using a telephone bridge line - a throwback to the days way before Zoom
  • this “collective waking dream” we're all in, including social distancing, mask-wearing, and the Black Lives Matter movement. (We recorded this a few weeks ago, so this part may feel like a a throwback too - to the days way back... last month)
  • how our dreams vote for us to express ourselves creatively
  • combining tarot cards and numbers with dreamwork
  • and the ancestral layer in dreams.

Enjoy! Show notes: www.thedreamersden.org/12)