Dreaming the Soul Back Home: Shamanic Dreaming for Healing and Becoming Whole Paperback – May 29, 2012

Robert Moss has written a number of books on dreaming and I have read and treasured them all. These are some of the best books on dreaming for dreamers that exist. It is clear that he has been exploring the great potentials of dreaming and imagination, tracking the ways in which dreamers can grow and heal not only themselves but their culture and the world at large. For me these books are not only great teachings, but are full of practical things you can do right now to change the path of your life and live a larger, fuller life.Anyone who follows the dreamer's path, or any other sincere inner work, will likely reach places where healing is needed. Perhaps there is a personal trauma or some event in family history, or even just some vague sense of the loss of energy or vitality. Perhaps we see our own potentials and feel we are falling short and wonder why it happens. For whatever reasons our impulse to heath and growth and reaching our potentials can take us to the place where we need to recover that lost part of our soul and reach for wholeness. That is the subject of this book, and, as suggested, it is full of stories and teachings and practical advice for the one seeking wholeness.One of the best lessons I have learned from Robert Moss is that working with dreams really is one of the most practical things you can do for yourself. There are many ways to use dreaming for healing, but we can also dream while awake, using the great power of imagination and riding the great magical flow of the world as it plays out the cosmic dramas of life. In your own quest you might find the ideas and exercises in this book useful and practical for dealing with the specifics of healing. My own path has led me into a number of dark corners and places of wounding, but in nearly every instance I have used my dreams, at times with healers open to the power of imagination and intent, to heal both body and soul and to find, as Robert Moss says, "whole soul goodness" and all that implies.I believe you will find that this book covers the topic of soul loss and soul recovery very broadly and goes into detail on how dreams and imagination can be used to facilitate healing and a return to wholeness. It includes a number of exercises that the reader can do to gauge their inner state and detect parts that are missing, and many exercises for healing and discovery, along with time-tested actions for preparing the ground and ideas for how to coax reluctant parts back home. I find that most people will benefit from these inner journeys and can find things there that will improve their lives in so many ways. Once we get over the need to edit and judge our inner experience while experiencing it directly we can start to harvest the great bounty our inner selves offer us.I can recommend this book without reservation to dreamers and those seeking healing and wholeness. And I want to highlight two things that I learned here: ask for help when it is needed, and celebrate your healing with joy and delight and fun! For me, that's what this is all about!

When Robert Moss describes the dream archaeologist as combining the skills of the shaman, the scholar and the detective, he might as well be talking about himself. In this tour de force of the world of active dreaming, Moss introduces us to a range of fascinating multidimensional experiences that can become available to just about everyone through working with their dreams, or even a dream recalled from long ago. A veteran in the field, Moss shares with the reader his wealth of knowledge in a readable entertaining style, as well as including fresh insights gleaned from his extensive personal experience and group work.The focus of this book is reflected in the name "Dreaming the soul back home", referring to the possibility of individuals healing their soul loss through dream soul recovery. His scholarship is a cut above many writing in the self-help field today, and the book includes full references to anthropological, psychological, literary and other scholarly works that support the material presented, with a special emphasis on indigenous traditions. He shows a deep appreciation of elements of shamanic practice, both in traditional societies and as espoused by more contemporary adherents.Digging deeply into personal experiences and historical knowledge, Moss is like an archaeologist excavating into the hidden depths in the many countries where he has run dream workshops. He illustrates his points by sharing, with permission, the vivid experiences of workshop participants. Each chapter includes practical exercises for readers to explore for themselves, thereby seeking greater wholeness and creativity. Topics of chapters include: "Soul in the Multiverse" referring to modern scientific theory that posits multiple universes and timelines; "Understanding Soul Loss" - this is definitely a malaise of our society; and "Dreamers as Shamans" with "Dream Roads to Wholeness" showing approaches to achieving healing. Special dream locales for experiencing health, knowledge and empowerment are included in many chapters, including "Soul Tree", "House of Healing" and "In the Secret Library."As he says, "It's about growing soul, becoming more than we were were before, embodying more of the Greater Self."In conclusion, Moss emphasizes the importance of bringing back the gifts found through dreaming to the waking world:"Returning you will remember your mission:To serve the soul's rememberingto go among people as dream ambassadoropening ways for soul to be heard and honored.Let the world be your playground, not your prison."Five stars. Highly recommended.This review refers to the Kindle edition.

Quite informative about Shamanism.

egal was man von schamanismus und solchen Sachen hält ist es eine interessante Sichtweise auf das Thema Traumdeutung. Ich fand das Buch gut.

I already had Robert Moss's Dreamgates and wondered if this would be more of the same. I have to say I enjoyed this book more. Its both anecdotal and a work book. Each chapter gives the reader insight into how the soul has been lost and can be found using dreamwork and dreamwork meditations. Robert gives suggestions on how to encourage our souls return and then nuture our souls once they are back in our physical bodies so that they want continue to be with us in the here and now.His work suggests that our lost soul and our selves in the present live parrallel lives and our present selves can watch our found souls change their own history making it better/different.Robert's meditations into the dreamworld is both clear and precise allowing the reader to gain access to other realms of their own lost worlds. Would I buy other book by this author - most certainly.

Finding the rest of your scattered soul has really resonated with me and I have started seeing my dreams as indications to where these missing pieces might have been lost. Full of exercises, great stories - an enjoyable read. Certainly a new perspective on dreaming for me

I love it! Thank you!