SCHOOL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Online Wisdom-based Certificate in Dreamwork
For those who wish to integrate dreamwork into their vocation as professional listeners
Rooted in the Wisdom of the unconscious
Branching within Judeo-Christian traditions, Perennial Wisdom, and the wild eloquence of Nature
Cultivated through personal dream tending and spiritual discernment practices
Enriched by study of Jungian depth psychology, sacred stories, and professional dreamwork skills
**Application NOW AVAILABLE to become one of the cohort of 12 for Spring 2024**
Acceptance decision made within two weeks of receiving all application materials
Certificate Course Description
Program Objectives: This program is designed to deepen the learner’s relationship with their own dreams, so that they may integrate dreamwork into their work as a professional listener. The 13-month course is divided into trimesters that emphasize learning, practice, and facilitating dreamwork.
Calendar
April 6, 2024– Introductory Retreat
Trimester 1: Foundational Knowledge and Beginning Personal Practice
Trimester 2- Deepening Learning and Practice: Preparing to Share
Trimester 3 – Integrating Dreamwork into Your Work: (no live Zooms in December; independent work with project mentor)
April 2025 – Graduation
Monthly Rhythm
Week 1 – Watch prerecorded presentation; reading and assigned dreamwork practices
Week 2 - Live Room meeting with cohort for Dreamwork Praxis, discussion, and Dream Groups (2nd Tuesday of each month)
Week 3 - 1:1 with personal dream mentor; reading and dreamwork practices
Week 4 – Live Room meeting with cohort for Dreamwork Praxis, discussion, and Dream Groups; Reading Responses due (4th Tuesday of each month)
Requirements:
Dedication to your personal dreamwork and the transformative challenges it will present
A designated group for which you will offer dreamwork for healing, personal development, or spiritual growth, and for which you will create a Dreamwork Integration Plan
Ability to access and use our Kajabi platform to watch lectures, meet with the group, and contribute to online conversation
Commitment to meeting twice a month for live discussion and dream group
Commitment to at least 25 hours a month reading, writing, attending class, and working with dreams
Fluency in English
Course Objectives by Trimester
Trimester 1 – Foundational Knowledge and Beginning Personal Practice
-Learn the basics of Jungian-oriented psychology and dream theory
-Establish your own dreamwork practice for personal and spiritual growth
-Learn and practice projective group dreamwork, creative dream exploration, and Ego-Self alignment exercises
Trimester 2 –
Deepen your Learning and Personal Practice; Prepare to Share Dreamwork
-Engage new concepts and practices to discern your personal and spiritual growth through dreamwork
- Explore specific topics in dreamwork
- Initiate a dream group and participate in 1:1 practice sessions
Trimester 3 – Integrate Dreamwork into your Professional Practice; Take the Long View
-Discern and articulate the transformative effects of your personal long-range dreamwork
-Explore issues in professional dreamwork with mentor
-Create and present your Dreamwork Integration Project
-Prepare your Dreamworker’s Toolkit and facilitate 1:1 dreamwork
To Do List Before Spring Retreat:
Download and read “A Field Guide to Dreaming” by Laura Huff Hileman
Download and read Dream Prayers by Tallulah Lyons
Watch the Wisdom Tree Collective introductory videos to dreamwork
Choose One:
Listen to four podcasts that interest you from This Jungian Life (www.thisjungianlife.org)
Read Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung.