Appreciating Dreams (ISBN 1596057823)

Essential Guide for Dreamworkers:
Montague Ullman's work has been internationally recognized for many years. He is the brilliant founder of a particular, and very effective type of group dreamwork. Reading this book is very interesting, but putting it into practice is life-changing. This volume is the culmination of many decades of Ullman's work to create an effective group dream process. It is designed to be available to everyone. The process does not require a therapist or other professional in an authority role. For Ullman, the dreamer is the authority and the group is there to help the dreamer reach his or her own insights about the dream. This book gives everyone a chance to learn Ullman's method. It was developed by a man who has put his extraordinary mind, heart, and soul into his work. The basic steps to the process are clear, but the group dreamwork in action is subtle and yields profound insights about the symbolic content of dreams. As Ullman says, one of the most important points is that the dreamer feel safe, as the feeling of safety makes it more likely that they will be able to make deep discoveries. The work is valuable for both the dreamer themselves and the group that participates in the process. I have done dreamwork for years, and have used this book as a guide since it first became available. In my work with dreams, and my studies of the myriad of approaches to dreamwork that have been offered by others in books and workshops, I have encountered well-known practitioners whose systems are loosely based on Ullman's work. Some of them have presented similar systems without crediting the source. Sometimes they have changed elements of the process, and have weakened the effectiveness of the process by going against one or more of its essential principles. I have not yet found a method to surpass the one Ullman has developed and refined through his years of first-hand dream leadership with people from around the world.