Calling All Dreamers!
Are you interested in collaborating with other dreamworkers? The mission of the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild (ADG) is to organize the Southeastern regional network of dreamworkers and provide opportunities for high quality dreamwork training and practice, including coordinating a guild of masterful dreamworkers who collaborate regionally on larger dreamwork projects.
There are several levels of participation available:
1. Guild Participant:
You are invited to join any of the following experiential Guild courses and retreats over the next two years:
a) Alchemical Dreamwork Initiation (January – May, 2024, 2025)
b) Alchemical Dreamwork Retreat (May, 2024, 2025)
c) Esoteric Dream Symbolism 200-Hour Certification (Ongoing)
d) Asklepian Healing Dreams Camping Retreat (Summer 2023, 2024)
e) Learn Lucid Book Study & Practice Group (Summer 2023, 2024)
There will be additional courses and retreats led by Guild Associates.
Level II Certification in the Alchemical Dreamers Guild consists of either:
a) Completing 9 weekend retreats offered through the Guild, -or-
b) Completing a combination of 4 retreats or workshops plus 12 months of the 1-on-1 Alchemical Train-the-Trainer Program with a Level III Certified Alchemical Coach within the Guild.
c) We will consider certain retreats and certifications offered by other organizations as qualifying for up to 3 of the 9 credits toward Level II Certification.
The first nine-month Level III: Relational Leadership Facilitator Training Intensive is planned for 2024-2025.
Level III Certification is designed as a Masters-level training in transformational group facilitation, and is of interest to those who facilitate interpersonal work and retreats professionally.
2. Guild Associates:
Any dream group leader in the Southeast who is leading dreamwork in line with the Ethics Statement of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) may request to become an Associate of the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild. Academic dream researchers conducting related research are also welcome to become Associates. The IASD ethics statement may be found online at: https://www.asdreams.org/ethics-and-confidentiality/
Benefits:
The ADG maintains a list of regional dream groups and trainings and seeks to connect the public to these opportunities for learning and practice through social media posting, Meetup, email, and word-of-mouth. This is a great way to get out the word about your group or dreamwork training program. Please contact us for current fees for this service – we usually charge $50/month to announce retreats and trainings, and $20/month to announce local dream groups & Meetups. These fees help us cover the costs of offering this service. Please contact us at +1 303 847-5263 if you would like to join as a Guild Associate.
3. Guild Collaborators:
Guild Collaborators have completed the Level I: Initiation and attended one retreat and 20 Alchemical Dream Group sessions organized by Guild Members to complete Level I Certification. They are apprentices and aspiring leaders within the Guild and may co-lead dream circles at events organized through the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild, with the support and supervision of Guild Facilitators.
Benefits:
a) Collaborators receive personalized mentoring in dream group leadership from Guild Facilitators while co-leading dream circles. This is a form of apprenticeship.
b) Collaborators are eligible for Level III training and certification with the ADG, an intensive 9-weekend Alchemical Facilitator Training Immersion with a focus on dream group leadership.
Prerequisites:
a) Completion of ADG’s Level I: Initiation
b) Participation in 1 Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild Retreat
c) Participation in 20 Alchemical Dream Group sessions organized through the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild
d) Completion of Level I Certification through the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild
e) Agreement to follow IASD Ethics Statement when co-leading ADG events
4. Guild Facilitators:
Guild Facilitators are dreamwork artisans, generating and implementing dreamwork events, groups and trainings. Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild Facilitators are leaders within the community, modeling ethical behavior, authentic relating and creative inspiration for the Guild.
Benefits:
a) Facilitators may directly use the ADG social media infrastructure (Facebook, Meetup, website etc.) to spread word of their dreamwork events in the region. There will be a reasonable annual fee of $50 for this service, to cover the costs of maintaining the Guild.
b) Facilitators are prioritized for paid co-facilitation opportunities within the Guild.
c) Facilitators may be offered paid co-facilitation opportunities with Navigate Change, LLC (business consulting involving transpersonal group facilitation & personal development retreats).
If you are interested in becoming a Guild Facilitator, please reach out to us for more information. We will be offering a series of in-house Facilitator trainings in 2024 – 2025, including 1-on-1 dream coaching serving toward Level II Certification, and a 9-month Level III Training. These courses will be led by the best dreamwork facilitators in the region, providing Master’s-Level training and professional certification in Dream Group Facilitation.
Dream Resources
Looking for more? I can help connect you with a dream group near you… or check out these great dreamwork resources!
The Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild strongly encourages membership in the following professional organizations:
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- International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD): Wonderful conferences, support for dream & sleep research, great people! This is the organization most authors in the field of sleep & dreams belong to.
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- The Parapsychological Association: Promotes consciousness research, including research on unusual sleep & dream phenomena.
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- The Rhine Center: Promotes research in the field of Parapsychology, including research on Lucid Dreaming
I have found the following books very useful in understanding my own dreams. I will keep this list short and sweet:
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- The Wisdom of Your Dreams (2009) by Jeremy Taylor
Excellent introduction to the art of dream interpretation and the power of dream circles
- The Wisdom of Your Dreams (2009) by Jeremy Taylor
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- Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation (2012) by B. Alan Wallace
Presents a simple, clear path to spiritual development through dreamwork
- Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation (2012) by B. Alan Wallace
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- Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth (2009) by Robert Johnson
Simple introduction to working one’s own dreams using intuition and dream re-entry
- Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth (2009) by Robert Johnson
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- Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (2008) by Robert Waggoner
Effective primer on lucid dreaming
- Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (2008) by Robert Waggoner
If you are looking for keys into what makes Alchemists’ Circles so unique, look no farther than than our integration of Relational Meditation practices. You don’t have to travel to experience authentic relating–join our local Authentic NC Meetup today!
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- Naropa University: Masters of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Program
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- T-Group (Check out the Human Interaction Lab retreat at NTL)
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- Matrix Leadership Groups (Check out the Comprehensive Training at the Matrix Leadership Institute)
Experiencing visionary dream art is a non-verbal way of fathoming dream imagery. If you are seeking a feeling of “wow!” check out these artists (you can also do an image search for them):
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- Visionary Art Gallery: Stunning work by hundreds of artists, including full-screen curated slideshows
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- Alex Grey and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors