Following on from this morning’s dream I typed the words “Dreaming Courses” into the font of all wisdom. Its Delphic reply shows me than my name is not groovy enough, my hairstyle is all wrong, I am from the wrong ethnic, age and gender demographic group and am too well educated in the physical sciences. My relationship with Amazonian and Mongolian spiritual leaders is past its sell by date. My pygmy tutor from the Congo when I was aged 12 was a very long time ago. I am not keen on astral projection and my shamanic practice never got off the ground as a business. Neither am I internationally “renowned”. I do however have Celtic roots. I have no scientific training in the psychology of REM based dream understanding. I would not be authorised to do a TED talk and I have not been endorsed by any church, spiritual lineage or famous guru-geezer.

It looks like I am buggered then.

That is unless I invent some groovy sounding name, grow a beard and establish a pony tail. Perhaps I might get given a vision in the midst of Breton stone megaliths at full moon near the solstice. That way I can claim inspiration for my courses. Fée Morgane might lend me her powerful amber amulet of dreams.

This theme of doing dreaming courses has been recurrent in the dreaming for me. I did give one course about fifteen years ago called “The Art of Dreaming” at a place with the name of “The Academy of Dreams” not far from Euston Station in London.

There is a fundamental difficulty. People are very glamoured by the notion of Lucid Dreaming. This is not dreaming as I understand it. Dreaming needs to be allowed to happen. The flow must not be interfered with by quasi-conscious thought. There is no quick fix nor gratification. Actively imagining yourself slaying a dragon or being surrounded by horny dakinis is fantasy not dreaming.

People and organisations are skilled at self-promotion and SEO. So what you find on line is in effect marketing led. Some people make a living out of doing / giving dreaming courses. In order to begin dreaming as I understand it, it helps to have philosophical concept, a framework within which to initially understand. This needs to be well embedded.

As I understand it those most likely to be skilled at dreaming are introverted and will feel no desire to soap box nor be the centre of attention.

Talking inhibits dreaming.

This includes the wretched internal dialogue or monkey mind which plagues most people.

Although this theme of giving dreaming courses keeps re-presenting I can see no way to even begin to try to bring this about.

It is a moot point whether the world needs any more courses on dreaming whether on-line or in person…