Fellow dreamsters, In his proposal, Jeremy writes: << (4) Any program training people to work with dreams should offer an overview of the history of dream work as a world-wide activity. Although programs may choose to emphasize one aspect of this tradition, such as the European, medical/psychiatric, tradition of dream exploration, they should also offer at least an over-view of the many other strands of aboriginal and non-European work with dreams. This should include, but not be limited to exposure to those traditions which grant primacy to the dream as a means of communion with the realms of spirit.>> As a history major, I applaud the inclusion of a historical/survey course in any dreamwork education curriculum. As past veteran of many curriculum committee discussions, may I suggest that the sentences following the first in this paragraph be deleted for the purpose of submitting this proposal. They go beyond generalities of structure and enter into the domain of detail and specifics. The decision as to which plants should grow on the trellis is important, but is another stage in the planning process. Jeremy, you may wish to first gain approval for the idea and its overall framework, before moving on to this stage. Another option would be to open this issue for discussion here. Linda Lane Magallón (founding board member, past coordinator of the Dream Education Network, credentialed instructor)
