culture. This is why we seek ways to work on both levels
simultaneously.
      Group dreamwork offers an opportunity for growth to
everyone,  even   when  someone  else's  dream   is  being
worked  on. Consciousness—raising  necessarily   means
more  than  personal  solutions  to personal  problems. In
the  course  of  exploring dreams, it is inevitable  that  we
will  recognize  some destructive  aspects  of our society
that  no  one  isolated  individual could  have  much effect
upon.  In  this  case,  we  need  to give one another mutual
support  and  find  ways for  people  (including non-group
members)    to   work   together   toward    the   necessary
changes. Together  we  are strong and can build a  society
that is truly healthy.
     Dreams can do more than reflect oppressive situations
and  show  that changes are  needed. They can also help us
find  ways of struggling  through  those  changes and  give
us visions of future possibilities. Thus we can contact our
own  inner guide  and explore  new social forms,  cultural
events  and meaningful work.  We must not mistake these
visions for wish fulfillments. Our hopes and dreams for a
healthy  society  can   be  fulfilled   only  through  mutual
support,   ongoing   consciousness-raising,   struggle  and
work.

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NOTE

     Professionals  interested  in  dreams  and  group  dynamics  may  wish
to  read  the  collection  of  articles, "Symposium: Dreams  and  the Group
Setting,"  which  appeared  in  the  October,  1973  issue  of International
Journal of Group Psychotherapy.

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