by
Herbert B. Puryear, Ph.D.




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      In  working  with  dreams,  I  encourage  you to make
associations   to   them  in  a  wide-open,  free-wheeling,
anything-goes  manner.  These  associations may or may
not   be  specifically  related  to  symbols  in  the  dream.
Speculations,  intuitions  and  possibilities  of  telepathy,
reincarnation,  precognition  and  communication should
be  considered.  On  the  other hand,  I  encourage you  to
maintain   a   quiet,    modest,   humble   and   understated
attitude toward your associations to the dream.  The only
meaningful interpretation is the constructive application.
Thus,    instead    of    looking   for   a   "right"   or   "true"
interpretation,  we would do well  to discover something
constructively  applicable growing out of the process of
working with dreams.
      I  often  look  for a symbol that will serve as an entry
point into the dream; or  I look for a dream that  I think  I
already understand, and use it as an entry into a series of
dreams.  For example,  if  an airplane symbolizes for me
something related to ideals, and if I dream of an airplane,
I  have  a  hypothesis  with  which  to enter the dream and

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