Robert Moss Interview & more

Dear Friends,
Joining me "On the Way to the Peak of Normal" tonight is special guest, Robert Moss, a gifted raconteur, writer, and dreamer, discussing the "three only things" of dreams, cooincidence and imagination. We will also be talking about his latest publication, " The Secret History of Dreaming", a book that "restores a missing dimension to our understanding of what drives the human adventure: the vital role of dreams and imagination in science and literature, war and religion, medicine and the survival of our kind. History without the inner side is as shallow as history without economics, and as boring as history without sex. This book makes history fun. On the foundation of decades of original scholarly research and synthesis, it eloquently delivers the necessary past: the lessons that can help us create a better future."

After the Interview, the rest of the show will be devoted to musick inspired directly from dreams and visions.

The shows airs live on Thursday, May 28th between 10PM and Midnight EST, at 88.3 FM, WAIF Cincinnati, or online at the following address:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/waif-cincinnati or follow the link from www.waif883.org
From the bio on his website, www.mossdreams.com : Moss describes himself as “a dream teacher, on a path for which there has been no career track in our culture.” He identifies the great watershed in his adult life as a sequence of visionary events that unfolded in 1987-1988, after he decided to leave the world of big cities and the fast-track life of a popular novelist (already the author of four New York Times bestsellers) and put down roots on a farm in the upper Hudson Valley of New York. Moss started dreaming in a language he did not know that proved to be an archaic form of the Mohawk language. Helped by native speakers to interpret his dreams, Moss came to believe that they had put him in touch with an ancient healer – a woman of power – and that they were calling him to a different life. Out of these experiences he wrote a series of historical novels (The Firekeeper, Fire Along the Sky, The Interpreter) and developed the practice he calls Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of contemporary dreamwork and shamanic methods of journeying and healing. A central premise of Moss’s approach is that dreaming isn’t just what happens during sleep; dreaming is waking up to sources of guidance, healing and creativity beyond the reach of the everyday mind.He introduced his method to an international audience as an invited presenter at the conference of the Association for the Study of Dreams at the University of Leiden in 1994.
Core techniques of Active Dreaming includeThe “lightning dreamwork” process, designed to facilitate quick dream-sharing that results in helpful action; the use of the “if it were my dream” protocol encourages the understanding that the dreamer is always the final authority on his or her dream Dream reentry: the practice of making a conscious journey back inside a dream in order to clarify information, dialogue with a dream character, or move beyond nightmare terrors into healing and resolution Tracking and group dreaming: conscious dream travel on an agreed itinerary by two or more partners, often supported by shamanic drumming Navigating by synchronicity: reading coincidence and “symbolic pop-ups” in ordinary life as “everyday oracles”.

Robert will also be giving a talk about his latest book, "The Secret History of Dreaming" at Joseph-Beth on friday June 4th at 7:00PM All of us are living a STORY. What BIG Story is hunting YOU? The Healing Power of Story Workshop When: Sat June 6, 10-5 Sun June 7, 10-4If we fail to define ourselves, we let ourselves be defined by others.

All of us are living a story. If we don’t know what it is, it’s likely to be a little, limiting story, woven from past disappointments, stitched tight by people forever telling us who we are, what we can and cannot accomplish.Great healing becomes available when we draw on the immense energy generated by serving a larger purpose. We gain courage and stamina to get through the ups & downs of daily life, aware that we’re acting in a deeper drama. Australian Aborigines say that the BIG stories are hunting the right people to tell them, like predators stalking in the bush. The trick is to put ourselves in a place where the BIG stories can find us. In this weekend of creative play, we’ll let the BIG stories hunt us, and learn to embody their power and healing in our lives.We’ll explore and perform some of the BIG stories from myth and literature...*The Japanese story of the sun goddess who hid her light because she was abused, and how she was coaxed back...*The Gnostic story of the forgetful envoy sent into this world on a vital mission, but forgot what it was...*Dante’s story of how we approach our truest life teacher by knocking on the heart.From dreams and shared journeys, spontaneous theatre and entertainments, we’ll harvest personal stories, charged with energy and meaning, becoming the authors of our own life scripts!When: Sat June 6, 10-5 Sun June 7, 10-4 Where: Writing for (a) Change 6906 Plainfield Rd. Cin, Oh 45236How: Write check to “Robert Moss.” Mail to Robin O’Neal 1 Osprey Ln Cin OH 45246Cost: $225 before 5/15/09; $275 after. TO REGISTER: Contact Robin 513.659.3356or roknrobinwrites@mac.com