Dream Work
dream work is a three-week practicum in dream interpretation—culminating in a zine cataloging participants’ collective subconscious—that sharpens our ability to interact with the dream realm more vividly and meaningfully. dream work is a hands-on seminar introducing techniques for tracking and analyzing dreams by approaching dreams as oracle and practice. through weekly readings and discussions on foundational theories of dreams—including traditions from native america, the works of carl jung, and tibetan dream yoga—participants learn to understand the unique language of dreams. guided exercises and assignments in and out of class help participants tap into our natural abilities to dream more deeply and lucidly.
dream work strives to build community by accessing the collective subconscious and encouraging participants to share the innermost parts of their psyche as refracted through dreamscapes. the culminating zine catalogs our collective subconscious by illustrating and documenting dreams and their messages over the duration of the class. by mapping and sharing the landscapes, characters, and moods of our individual psyches, dream work creates an exploratory, transcendent, and safe space for participants, mirroring the dream world itself: universal, but individualized.
learning outcomes
get in touch with your intuition by understanding symbolic language
engage with foundational texts and theories on dreams
build a uniquely intimate community with your classmates
creatively unblock by contributing original artwork and writing to the class zine
agenda
week 1: scape sensing + mapping the dreamscapes; recognizing these locations as part of a cohesive world
week 2: visitation + language; recognizing who appears in our dreams and what visitations mean; decoding messages through dream symbolism
week 3: embodiment; practicing techniques for intentional dreaming, including lucidity exercises
required materials
light readings and guided exercises will be provided by the instructor, along with a bibliography for further recommended reading
instructor
dr. jillian marshall is an author, educator, musician, and artist based in brooklyn. after earning her phd in ethnomusicology from cornell university in 2018, she moved to new york in pursuit of public intellectualism and creative living. she speaks japanese and mandarin chinese fluently, and teaches these languages alongside a growing catalog of seminars on history, music, and mysticism