COLLINSVILLE, Ill., Dec. 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- "All dreams are a private letter to oneself," writes Lloyd E. Shaw in his new book, Dreams: Doorway to Emotional Health (now available through AuthorHouse). This enlightening dream interpretation book offers intriguing case studies that help people unlock the secret language of the nocturnal hours.
Divided into 10 chapters that address different personal problems, Shaw's book outlines the counseling sessions he had with confidantes. By learning how he walked the subjects through their confusing dreams, readers gain valuable insight into how to more clearly see through the "windows into the subconscious."
Dreams are messages to the conscious mind, he writes. Oftentimes the messages are masked in bizarre imagery that holds special meaning for the dreamer. Shaw digs into dreams that expose feelings of guilt, extreme grief and inner emotional conflicts. Chapters also touch on those that reveal one's inner self and true fears. In one instance, for example, a wife dreamt she and her husband were in the military. She shot him as he ran away and killed him. Disturbed, the woman sought Shaw's advice. Readers witness the dialogue that occurred, in which Shaw and the woman concluded that the dream expressed feelings of anger harbored against her husband from years prior. Although he was not abusive during their marriage, he had hit her on one occasion at the beginning of their marriage. She had learned to bite her tongue in arguments ever since, and her dream was telling her to take note of her repressed anger.
A fascinating glimpse inside the process of dream interpretation, Dreams: Doorway to Emotional Health helps readers rip the veil of confusion from their dreams and understand what their subconscious is telling them.
Shaw is a retired psychologist and Presbyterian minister. With degrees in theology and psychology, he conducted a counseling ministry in conjunction with his Gospel ministry work for 40 years. He resides with his wife, Mary, in Collinsville, Ill. More information is available at www.dreamtohealth.com
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