Charlie is a world-renowned teacher and best selling author on lucid dreaming, shadow integration and Mindfuness of Dream & Sleep. He is a sought-after speaker and has helped thousands of people deepen their spiritual practice through the art of lucid dreaming and shadow integration... you don’t want to miss this one!
This episode is full of light-hearted, practical and wise guidance on how to begin or bring more depth to your experience within the dream world. In this podcast, we explore how the subconscious mind is more easily accessible to interact with and understand while dreaming, and how you can cocreate deep healing of your shadow in this space.
Within the shadow of the human psyche lies the parts of ourselves that we have chosen - consciously or subconsciously - to hide, deny, or disown as a means of seeking connection and avoiding rejection from ourselves or others. The golden shadow that Charlie refers to in this episode comes from Carl Jung “the shadow is 90% pure gold.” This is an invitation to begin accepting and embracing shadow work as the space by which deep healing and transformation can occur. Shadow work and integration invites you to face the fears, traits, desires or impulses you have hid, denied, or disowned about yourself; inviting a new depth of healing to your mind, body and soul. The work Charlie introduces is a way for you to intentionally interact with and heal the shadow parts of your psyche.
This work is accessible to you in waking or dream states, and serves as a means to fully embrace and accept all aspects of yourself, leading to a more authentic embodiment of your full being. Shadow work is one of the most loving things you can do for yourself in this life, and Charlie gives us the insights and practical tools to do this work when we have access to the subconscious mind during sleep.
Key Points From This Episode:
A simple definition of lucid dreaming
How to respond when you are experiencing nightmares or anxious dreams
A deeper dive into what Charlie means by the concept of “the golden shadow”
How to support your children through nightmares
How you can use the interplay between dream and waking life as therapy for yourself
How you can intentionally meet your shadow in lucid and non-lucid dreams
How to become your own dream dictionary, and why googling dreams may not be the best way to interpret your dreams
A deeper look at the 4 D’s of lucid dreaming: dream recall, dream diary, dream signs, dream planning
Who “The Dreamer” that Charlie refers to is
One of Meg’s recurring dreams, and the collaborative interpretation of this dream with Charlie
“Compassion to all beings is the greatest miracle of all” - Charlie Morley
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Charlie Morley
Dreaming Through Darkness
TEDxSanDiego 2011 - Lucid Dreaming, Embracing Nightmares
Charlie Morley on Twitter
The Body Positivity Journal
The Lotus Collective
