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written petition to the dreams that they might comment
on the venture and suggest where to go next.
We tried to create a series of
meditations that would
be both specific and goal-directed, yet general
enough
so as not to force everyone
and their dreams into the
same stereotyped mold. It was uncertain whether or not
the participants in the project
could resonate to the
meditations and be able
to embark onto a creative
venture of their own, persisting until they had
arrived at
the object of their quest.
The morning after the fourth
meditation was the final
day of the project.
Participants then completed the
second set of questionnaires, which
were identical to
those that had been filled
out prior to starting the
project. They then
prepared a "Feedback
Report,"
concerning the experience and observed
effects of the
project. The questionnaires, feedback report, and dream
recall tally sheets were mailed
back to A.R.E., thus
completing the requirements of the project.
The Fountain
of Results
To say the results of the project were overwhelming
would be an understatement. As in
the dream of the
research dance, the project created a fountain of sparks;
yet the most we could do
was to get some shadowy
snapshots of the events for analysis. What follows
is an
outline of some of these results; additional findings
will
be presented in more detail in future articles.
The return on the project was
quite good. Of the 500
people admitted to the project, 65%
actually started it,
and of those who started it, 90%
finished. It was also
clear, upon examining the
questionnaires and data
forms, that participants had
exercised great care in
doing them.
We are now faced with the gigantic
task of tabulating
and key-punching over 300,000 bits of data.
Gradually,
however, the statistical results
of the project will
emerge from the computer analysis, and those that seem
interesting and helpful will be reported.
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