Community Dreamwork
An Interactive Seminar with Satya Doyle Byock
six sessions
Fridays, September 6th - October 11th, 2024
9-11am PT | 12-2pm ET | 5-7pm UK
All seminars are hosted online. Recordings are provided to all registrants. | Certificate for 12 Continued Education Credits available, issued by The Salome Institute
“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. It is within this light that we form those ideas by which we pursue our magic and make it realized.”
“Dreams cannot prevent us from the vicissitudes and illness and sad events of human existence, but they seem to be able to give us a guiding line how to cope with them and how to find meaning in our life and how to fulfill our own destiny, how to follow our own star, to realize the greater potential of life within us.”
This practice of community dreamwork at The Salome Institute has been an enlivening opportunity to join with others who are interested in expanding their relationship with the unconscious, symbols, and dreams.
In this series, Satya briefly introduces foundational elements of recording and observing dreams for those who are new to the practice. Then, we learn by doing and learn by observing others. In each of our six sessions, Satya will host live dreamwork for two participants who have expressed interest in “working a dream” in a live, interactive format. (Participation is never required.)
“Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?”
We establish a compassionate, permissive container within the group to support the witnessing of the symbol-making function of the Psyche. Through a simple, guided process, Satya invites those present to support the day’s dreamers to gain an understanding of their dream through back-and-forth dialogue.
While not everyone is able to explore their own dream with Satya and the group, everyone present learns about their own dreams, symbols, and the process of dreamwork through this form of engagement and observation.
Some optional readings on dreams and dream work may also be incorporated.
Details about Community Dreamwork at The Salome Institute:
Those who wish to work a dream in the group setting will be invited to submit their name prior to each live meeting. Trusting synchronicity—and past success with this process—dreamers’ names are selected at random and each week’s dreamers are notified in advance. The process invites the right dream for all of us at the right time, and often, a conversation between the two dreams each session.
“Dreams pave the way for life, and they determine you without you understanding their language.”
Exploring dreams in a community allows for amplifications and associations from a wide array of experiences beyond those of Satya and the dreamer. Community dreamwork offers all participants a window into the collective unconscious, enabling us to witness our own psyches in dialogue with the numinous.
Between live sessions, all registered participants are welcome to continue exploring the dream, sharing symbolic references and other thoughts on our private online discussion space. This is a vibrant place for those who are only able to join via recording to be able to contribute as well.
Register:
Cost: $225
Self & Society Paid Subscribers: New and existing paid subscribers of Self & Society have access to a code for 15% off this class. Please look for this in your emails or send an email to inquire.
Scholarships & Discounts: It is important to us that this material be accessible. If finances would prevent you from participating, please send an email with a short note. We would love for you to be able to join us.
Readings: This course is primarily experiential; supplemental readings will be posted to the online course page and available to all participants.
Recordings: All sessions will be recorded and provided to registrants within 24 hours of the live gathering. It is not necessary to attend live.
CEU: Participants can earn 12 CEs (Continued Education Credit hours) for this seminar. Please review this page on Continued Education Credits.
About Satya Doyle Byock, MA, LPC
Satya Doyle Byock is the director of The Salome Institute, a psychotherapist in private practice, and the author of Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood (Random House + Penguin Press). Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Literary Hub, Psychological Perspectives, goop, and on NPR, the BBC, and many podcasts. She has lectured on various topics at C.G. Jung societies in the US and the UK and is the co-host of Carl Jung’s Red Book Podcast (now completed). She writes regularly for her Substack newsletter, Self & Society.