Dreaming Beyond Death: A Guide to Pre-death Dreams and VisionsBeacon Press, 2005 - 152 pàgines Documented throughout time and across cultures, dreams experienced by those on the verge of death can offer profound insight into the process of dying and provide deep spiritual solace for the individual passing away. In Dreaming Beyond Death, Kelly Bulkeley and the Reverend Patricia Bulkley bring together their diverse areas of expertise to create a guide to pre-death dreams that offers practical advice and provides a broader understanding of this phenomenon. Beginning with a look at dreams and dreaming in culture, history, psychology, and modern dream study, the authors show us that pre-death dreams tend toward three themes: dreams in which death is represented as a journey; dreams in which a guide appears; and dreams involving obstacles that parallel concerns of the dying in real life. They draw on Patricia's ten years of hospice counseling to take us through the pre-death dreams of several terminally ill people, show us how to explore the meanings of dreams, and tell us why these particular dreams gave their dreamers a sense of resolution and tranquility. The last chapter provides clear, practical advice for caregivers on how they can respectfully guide those close to death through their dreaming experience. Rev. Patricia Bulkley's experience as a spiritual counselor lends this book a deeply personal and human touch, while Kelly Bulkeley's intellectual framework makes it easy to understand the larger meanings behind pre-death dreams. Suitable reading for both the dying and for their caregivers, Dreaming Beyond Death brings to light a distinct and profound part of the dying process. From this book, we come to see that understanding pre-death dreams can not only provide comfort, it can also lead ultimately to a profound sense of peace. |
Continguts
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
DREAMS OF MORTALITY | 11 |
Across the Life Span | 12 |
Visitations | 18 |
NearDeath Experiences | 22 |
Religion andor Spirituality | 24 |
Your Life as a Dreamer | 30 |
THE NATURE AND MEANING OF DREAMS | 33 |
Following the Elders | 83 |
Family and Faith | 87 |
OBSTACLES | 91 |
family Traditions Family Barriers | 95 |
Dreams Visions and Dementia | 97 |
Painful Secrets | 99 |
Dying for Her Faith | 105 |
CARE FOR THE DYING | 115 |
Metaphors We Live By and Die By | 36 |
The Anticipatory Function | 39 |
What You Can Learn from Them | 45 |
JOURNEYS | 53 |
The Last Dream of Socrates | 54 |
Modern Transportation | 58 |
Subtle Shifts | 62 |
Life Reviews | 64 |
Just WishFulfillments? | 65 |
GUIDES | 71 |
Companions on the Journey | 73 |
Family Visitations | 74 |
Margies Second Dream | 76 |
PreDeath Dreams as Religious Experience | 77 |
Following the Children | 80 |
What Is a Good Death? | 116 |
Exploring a Lifetime | 118 |
Dealing with Your Stuff | 122 |
Reconciliation | 124 |
Tending the Soul | 127 |
Taking Ones Own Life | 129 |
Hummingbirds | 131 |
CONCLUSION | 135 |
A Summary of Methods | 137 |
The Democracy of Dreaming | 139 |
Resources for Caregiving for the Terminally III | 143 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 145 |
NOTES | 147 |
REFERENCES | 149 |
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