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her bachelor's  thesis written on the comparison of the
dream psychologies  of  Edgar  Cayce  and  Carl Jung.
She  then  studied  at  the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich.
After that, she completed a master's degree at Sonoma
State  College's   innovative   psychology   department,
with a thesis concerning her classroom experiments in
dream incubation.  Gayle is now  a  Ph.D. candidate at
the  Graduate  School  of  the  Union of Experimenting
Colleges and Universities (Antioch), and is basing her
doctoral  dissertation  on  this  journal  experiment  in
dream incubation.
      I   have   known   this   warm-hearted  and  spirited
dreamer  personally  for  some years.  Gayle is a Gold
Medalist  ice  dancer  and  once made a dream of mine
come  true when she taught me that  I  could indeed fly
on   my   feet.    Gayle   also   inspired   me   about   the
possibility  of  dream incubation.  Whereas  I followed
this inspiration  into  the  magical  kingdom  of  dream
tents  and  festival  theater,  she  brings  it  to  you in a
very straightforward and everyday manner. (HR)

Introduction

     Dream incubation is  the process of eliciting specific
dreams  at  will,  dreams  that  are helpful in dealing with
questions and problems that concern the dreamer. I shall
first   describe  here   the  research  process  by  which  I
developed  the  technique  I call "phrase-focusing" dream
incubation. Then  I  shall present detailed instructions on
how  you  may  experiment  with this method to incubate
your own dreams.  If you like, you may participate in my
doctoral research by writing  me about your experiences
in trying this experiment.
     In 1970, my study of the Edgar Cayce dream readings
led  to  my  first  attempt  to  incubate  a dream.  I  was in
Jungian analysis  at the time,  and was struggling with my
conflicts  about  marriage.  Cayce  had  suggested asking
God  for  an answer in a dream to a problem. So I tried it.
I  asked why  I  felt  such  fright  at the thought of getting

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