the  dreamer  within   me   who   was   resonating  to   the
dreams.  I   think  I  must  make   poor  company  for  the
dreamer  within  for  he  seemed  to  be  so  relieved  and
happy  to  be addressed, through Howard's journal,  in his
own native language.  It felt as if my dreamer within  was
tugging  at my shirt sleeves,  full  of  excitement,  saying,
"Hey, Henry, now do you understand-that's just what I
was trying to say in that dream of... Howard's dreamer
is   saying   the   same   thing? Do   you  get  it?"  Well,
sometimes  I  get  it. Although  I have been suspicious of
the fact for some time, Howard's  journal  has convinced
me  that  there  is  a  level  of consciousness  at which we
really do understand  one another's dreams,  even  though
we may not necessarily  be aware  of  that  understanding.
That  strange  sensation  in  my body leads me  to believe
that by sharing our dreams we may awaken one another to
that living,  unitary reality,  that  universal  consciousness
which  today we are struggling so earnestly  to repossess.
(Here  we  are  touching  on  part of  the  purpose  of  the
Sundance experiment.)
     How  does   Howard   feel  about   the   publication  of
his  Dream Journal?  In  his  introduction,  he  says  that
after  excerpts  from   his   journal   appeared   in  various
magazines,   he  began   to   feel  nervous,  as   if   he  had
"transgressed   some   unwritten   law ." For  a  period   of
time he could remember no  dreams. But  then,  a  couple
of  months  after  the  period  of  dreams included  in  his
journal,  he  had this reassuring dream: "I  poured glasses
for  everyone  who  sat  with  me  around  the   table   from
a   clear   pitcher   of   water   in   which   my  dreams   had
been   preserved,   and   soon   after   drinking   they  were
able    to    relive    the    dreams."   Exactly.    His   dream
expresses the value of his journal better than  I  can.  And
perhaps   today's  dreams   are  of  value  to  more  people
than   just  the  dreamer.  Howard's  dream  describes  the
condition necessary  if  the sharing of dreams is to prove
helpful—it  is  when  people are sitting together  "around
the table"—an image of  communion. (A  question arises:
Is  there  a  table  that  subscribers  to  Sundance  can  sit
around?)  It  is  a  matter of communication,  I  think,  for
Howard.    He   seems   to    regard   dreams   as   modern

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