We    are    gathered    together    for    research    and
enlightenment.  But  we haven't yet found the appropriate
method  for  our  research  and  we are standing around in
the dark.  Suddenly, we begin dancing together in a circle,
each  of  us   displaying   his   own  symbolic  emblem.  We
realize  that  the  method  of  research  we  are  seeking is
contained and expressed in our dancing.  As we greet and
celebrate  one  another  in  turn,   our  dance  generates  a
fountain of sparks that fly off from the center to illuminate
our space.

     I found personal meaning in this dream, as it provided
a way of resolving the  internal  struggles encountered in
efforts to know myself better.  I  wondered  if the dream
might also yield an external,  social application.  At first,
it served as a symbolic portrayal  of  a general,  idealized
approach  to  cooperative  research,  as  explained  in my
report  on  the  A. R. E.  Dream  Research  Project  ( see
page   27 ).   But   before   that   project   materialized  to
confirm  that  interpretation,   other   dreams  and  events
occurred   to  suggest  that  the  dream  of  the  "research
dance" might point  toward  the  fantasized experiment in
revelation.  I  couldn't  help  but  explore  the  possibility.
      At the summer sessions of Atlantic University,  I had
been  conducting  experiments  in  dream  incubation.  In
these   experiments,   a   person   with   a   problem   or  a
question would seek a  helpful dream by first undergoing
a preparatory ritual  and  then  by  sleeping  in a specially
erected  dream tent.  As  part  of  the  philosophy  of  the
dream incubation procedure,  the person was encouraged
to share in some way with  the rest of the community the
benefits of the dream quest.  On one particular occasion,
such sharing led to an important discovery.
     I'll always be grateful to Kenneth Klein for his gift to
us.  It was  "family night"  and  we were using our dreams
to   make   up  skits.   Ken  presented  to  us  a  dream  he
thought  we  might  enjoy  enacting:  We  are  a  circle of
children.   We  each  have  a  special,  unique  topping  for
making an ice cream sundae.  We  share and pass around
these  toppings   so   that   we   may  each  make  our  own
exciting  concoction.  In   a   fun,   roving  pantomime,  we

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