The Secret Language of Dreams: A Visual Key to Dreams and Their Meanings

Fontana, David

ISBN 10: 0811807282 / ISBN 13: 9780811807289

Published by Chronicle Books Llc, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 1994

About this Item

Almost as new paperback purchased from an individual. Text unmarked, but MSR blackened out and price written on ffep, else unmarked. A unique, visual approach to dreams and dream symbolism. At the heart of this informative and accessible volume is a 100-page "dream directory" -- an illustrated guide to common dream motifs, organized under both thematic headings (such as "Anxiety," "Change and Transition," and "Sexuality") and symbol headings (such as "Flying," "The Body," and "Animals") to help readers unlock the meanings behind the images in their dreams and to better understand their significance. Complete with a chapter on utilizing the coded messages of dreams to foster self-discovery and personal enrichment, this fascinating and imaginative look at the mysterious landscape of dreams is both an enlightening reference and a resourceful gift for the inquiring reader. Copyrights 1994. US publication (1994) by Chronicle Books, but 1st designed & created by Duncan Baird Publishers of London. No LCCN, printing info found. MSR blackened out.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secret Language of Dreams: A Visual Key to Dreams and Their Meanings
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811807282
• ISBN 13: 9780811807289
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Malone, Peter (Art) ;Selmes, Jules (Photography)
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.3 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

The interpretation of dreams and the images that pervade them is a perennially popular subject that has challenged philosophers, psychiatrists, and lay people for centuries. In The Secret Language of Dreams, author and psychologist David Fontana combines the theories of Freud, Jung, and others -- as well as his own years of experience in leading dream work-shops -- with a unique, visual approach to dreams and dream symbolism. At the heart of this informative and accessible volume is a 100-page "dream directory" -- an illustrated guide to common dream motifs,organized under both thematic headings (such as "Anxiety," "Change and Transition," and "Sexuality") and symbol headings (such as "Flying," "The Body," and "Animals") to help readers unlock the meanings behind the images in their dreams and to better understand their significance. Complete with a chapter on utilizing the coded messages of dreams to foster self-discovery and personal enrichment, this fascinating and imaginative look at the mysterious landscape of dreams is both an enlightening reference and a resourceful gift for the inquiring reader.

About the Author

David Fontana David Fontana holds a Ph.D.in psychology and is a fellow of the British Psychological Society. The author of The Secret Language of Symbols (Chronicle Books, Spring 1994) and many successful books on educational psychology, psychotherapy, and meditation, he lives in Cardiff, Wales.