Teen Dream Power - Unlock the Meaning of Your Dreams

TEENS / SELF-HELP INCLUDES - Instructions for remembering and interpreting your dreams - Ways to develop your personal dictionary of dream symbols - Tips on keeping a dream diary - Techniques for handling nightmares and negative dreams - An exploration of the significance of sexual dreams - Explanations of lucid dreams, flying dreams, and telepathic dreams (and instructions for how to have them) Did you know that when you sleep your unconscious mind sends you important messages that could hold the key to your personal happiness? When you dream, you uncover your inner self, process your hopes and fears, and explore your hidden potential. Teen Dream Power is the first complete guide to dream interpretation written specifically for teens. It shows you how to unlock the meaning of your dreams, which can tell you a lot about yourself. M. J. Abadie introduces you to some famous dreamers who used the power of their dreams to do everything from discovering the theory of relativity (Albert Einstein) to writing each new chapter of Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson). She goes on to explore the dream wisdom of indigenous societies, such as Native American cultures and the Australian Aborigines, and how that wisdom has value for you today. Then she shows, step-by-step, how to remember and make sense of your dreams, how to induce dreams for special purposes, and how to disempower negative dream images. You can learn to program your dreams to solve everyday problems, tap into dream power to enhance your creativity, or simply enjoy your travels to the magical realm of the unconscious--and understand the trip when you wake up. M. J. ABADIE (1933-2006) was a professional astrologer and psychotherapist with a specialty in dream interpretation. She did archetypal research with mythologist Joseph Campbell for over 20 years and wrote numerous books on astrology, psychology, and spirituality. She authored the bestselling Love Planets and Teen Astrology, and her Everything Tarot Book was placed on a Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: Dreams--Your Hidden Resource

Introduction: Wake Up to a World of Meaning

1--What Dreams Can Do for You
Famous Dreamers
A Short History of Dreaming
Can Dreams Come True?
The Nature of Sleep
Teen Dream Exercise: Sleep Habits
A Story: The Dream Weaver

2--Dream Explorers around the World
Dreamers of the Forests and the Plains
Dreamers of the Jungle
The "Dreamtime" of Australia's Aborigines
Dream Incubation
Teen Dream Exercise: Dream Explorer Essay
Teen Dream Exercise: How I Want to Use My Dreams

3--Interpretation of Dreams
Personal Dream Symbols
Amplification of Symbolic Meanings
Teen Dream Exercise: Color Symbolism
Teen Dream Exercise: Word Association
Teen Dream Exercise: Animal Symbols
Teen Dream Exercise: Mind-Mapping Technique
Teen Dream Exercise: Dream Interpretation Using the Tarot

4--Dreams and Everyday Life
Using Dreams for Specific Purposes
The Healing Power of Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: Have a Healing Dream
Dream Up the Life You Want
Teen Dream Exercise: Using Your Dreams to Improve Your Life

5--Dream Recall
Increasing Your Dream Memory
Keys to Dream Recall
Teen Dream Exercise: Mind-Calming Visualization
Teen Dream Exercise: Dream Recall
Teen Dream Activity: Make a Dream Pillow
Factors That Affect Dreaming and Dream Recall

6--Keeping a Dream Diary
Ways to Record Your Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: One Week's Sample Dream Diary
Teen Dream Exercise: One Week's Visual Dream Diary
Teen Dream Exercise: My Dream Diary Experience
Teen Dream Exercise: Target Dreams
Advice from a Master Dreamer
The Dream of the Blue Light

7--Creating Your Own Dream Dictionary
Universal Symbols
Teen Dream Activity: Create Your Dream Dictionary
Teen Dream Exercise: Universal Symbols and You
Teen Dream Exercise: The Dream Interview

8--Different States of Dreaming
Out-of-Body Experiences
Teen Dream Exercise: Out-of-Body Dream Experience
Flying in Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: How to Dream of Flying
Lucid Dreaming
Teen Dream Exercise: How to Have a Lucid Dream
Dream Control
Teen Dream Exercise: My Attempts at Dream Control
Dreams Within Dreams
Telepathic Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: Telepathic Dreams
Precognitive Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: Precognitive Dreams
Recurring Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: Recurring Dreams
Sex Dreams
Teen Dream Exercise: Sexual Dreams
Nightmares
Teen Dream Exercise: Waking Fears
Teen Dream Exercise: Conquering My Fears

9--Dreams and Spiritual Development
Angels
Guides
Power Dreams and Power Objects
Teen Dream Exercise: Spiritual Life

About the author

M. J. Abadie (1933-2006) was a professional astrologer and psychotherapist with a specialty in dream interpretation. She did archetypal research with mythologist Joseph Campbell for over 20 years and wrote numerous books on astrology, psychology, and spirituality. She authored the bestselling Love Planets and Teen Astrology, and her Everything Tarot Book was placed on a Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Summary

The first and only complete guide to dream interpretation written specifically for teens.

• Provides instruction for dream recall, interpretation, developing a personal dictionary of dream symbols, and keeping a dream diary.

• Explains how to handle nightmares and negative dream images and explores the significance of dreams about sex.

• Includes language, imagery, and life examples geared specifically to the needs and concerns of teens.

• Written by the coauthor of Love Planets (50,000 copies sold) and the author of Your Psychic Potential (20,000 copies sold).

When we dream we uncover our inner selves, process our hopes and fears, and explore our potential. Teen Dream Power teaches teens that when they sleep, their unconscious minds are sending them important messages that may hold the keys to their personal happiness.

A professional astrologer and psychotherapist with a specialty in dream interpretation, M. J. Abadie explores the dream wisdom of earlier societies and what it means for teens today. She shows teens that by inducing dreams for special purposes and maneuvering negative dream images they can solve everyday problems. Teens will learn to increase dream recall, interpret dreams using their own personal dream symbol dictionary, handle nightmares, and explore the fascinating inner changes going on at this time in their lives. With the tools in Teen Dream Power, teens can gain self-understanding, enhance learning skills, and increase their creativity and productivity.

Product details

• Authors: M. J. Abadie
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780892810864
• ISBN: 978-0-89281-086-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 384 g
• Illustrations: s/w. Abb.
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous