Drawing on concepts from Carl Jung, the I Ching, psychological theorists, and Aboriginal and Native American religions, psychologist and artist Dr. Jill Mellick offers enjoyable and easy techniques for harnessing the creativity of dreams. Includes dream processes such as journaling, poetry, and painting along with many other techniques for using dreams to break through creative blocks and personal barriers. Not a book to consult to find out the meaning of those weird images that haunted last night's deep slumber, this work attempts to address the "big picture" of dreaming. Mellick, a psychologist and artist, delves into such diverse concepts as Jungian theory, I Ching, and Aboriginal and Native American religions to explore how and why we dream as we do. He examines the whole concept of creative development and shows how dreams are connected to it. To show the importance of dreams in effective living, Mellick discusses particular dreams and offers interpretations. As he examines such topics as "Stepping into the Unknown: Drawing from and Nourishing Your Imagination," the author relies heavily on a New Age outlook, and often the prose can be a bit overwrought. Ultimately, this work is hardly as useful (or as much fun) as a good, old-fashioned dictionary-style dream reference book. A marginal purchase except where New Age studies are rampant.?David M. Turkalo, Suffolk Univ. Law Sch. Lib., Boston Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Used Book in Good Condition