Dreams as Mirrors: Finding Wisdom in the Night is a journey into the mysterious world of dreams, where images, stories, and symbols reflect the most profound truths of the human soul. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, spirituality, and cultural traditions, Don Iannone, PhD, explores how dreams illuminate vulnerability, desire, identity, and our shared life in society. Through personal dream vignettes, archetypal reflections, and careful integration of research, this book invites readers to listen more deeply to the wisdom of their nights. Dreams, Iannone argues, are not random fragments of sleep but mirrors of who we are and who we might become. They reflect our fears, longings, and hidden selves, while also opening us to transcendence, guidance, and collective meaning. From the light in falling snow to the voices of departed loved ones, from flooded cities to neglected children, dreams remind us of the complexity and fragility of life. They call us toward compassion, imagination, and a renewed relationship with what is sacred. Written with both scholarship and personal honesty, this book is the culmination of more than twenty-five years of dream practice. For Iannone, dreams have been lifelong companions—frightening in childhood, liberating in youth, and transformative in later years. His background as a writer, poet, teacher, and consultant in fields ranging from economic development to spirituality has given him a distinctive voice: reflective yet practical, personal yet universal. His memoir, Stories from an Hourglass , deepened his commitment to authentic writing, and in Dreams as Mirrors he extends that authenticity to the dreamworld itself. The book also honors the perennial wisdom tradition, the enduring stream of insight that spans science, philosophy, literature, spirituality, mythology, and the arts. In an era of political turmoil, authoritarian threats, and cultural fragmentation, Iannone argues that keeping this wisdom alive is a vital human responsibility. Dreams, he suggests, are part of that lineage. They belong not only to the individual but to humanity’s shared search for meaning. At seventy-four, Iannone writes with urgency and clarity about what dreams still have to teach us. He shows how they connect us to the inner life, awaken compassion, and anchor us in the deepest dimensions of being. His hope is that readers will not only learn about dreams but also begin to honor their own: to see them as gifts, to live them where possible, and to carry their wisdom forward. Accessible yet profound, Dreams as Mirrors speaks to seekers, dreamers, writers, and all who long to reconnect with the mystery of being human. It is both a guide and an invitation: to pay attention, to reflect, and to discover in the hidden theater of the night the wisdom that can transform our waking lives.