Summer Dream & Spirituality Conference:
God’s Forgotten Language
May 27– June 1, 2012
Every year people walk away from the conference saying “this is the best yet.” Others say, “The quality of this conference is hard to find elsewhere.” 2012, our 10th year, will have new and exciting presenters and workshop leaders as well as the great core staff we have always had. This is what attracts participants from around the world each year. We are a growing community that is having a significant impact on the world.
The conference is expanded this year to include spirituality as well as dream work and includes:
- 10 Presentations
- 24 Practical Workshops
- 4 Dream Groups
- CLICK HERE to download brochure for distribution to your church, dream group & friends
This conference has become the portal for Christian dream work in our time.
A tradition was begun in the Summer of 2003 – a major conference for all who want to recover the ancient Biblical tradition of listening for God’s word in our nightly dreams. We have had a large crowd every summer, and the conference has been designed for new and returning participants. In addition to lectures and workshops, there will be outdoor/indoor worship, music, the Kanuga Labyrinth, and all the gifts of the Blue Ridge Mountains in early summer.
The Bible is full of dreams. Paying attention to dreams did not end with Biblical times. The early church theologian, Tertullian, said: “Is it not known to all people that the dream is the most usual way of God’s revelation to humankind?” Later generations tended to discount dreams, at a great loss to our soul. However, we are now seeing a resurgence of respect and honor for our dreams.
Understanding our dreams in the light of the Christian faith and tradition is the objective of this conference. There will be special programs for beginning, returning and advanced participants. The conference is for previous attendees, professionals (especially clergy), counselors, therapists, lay dream group leaders, and anyone who wants to integrate this process into his/her life.
Key Presentations for 2012
- The Hero's Journey - Pittman McGehee
- The Paradox of Love - Pittman McGehee
- Myth and Holy Scripture - Bishop Larry Maze
- The Self and Mandala Motifs in Dreams - Barbara Roukema-Koning
- From Darkness to Light: The Egyptian Book of the Dead – Normandi Ellis
- God’s Grandeur: Through the Eyes and Pen of Gerald
Manley Hopkins – Cathy Smith Bowers - How Working Life Relationships Appear in Dreams – Jeremy Taylor
- Exploring the Emergence of the Sacred Feminine in the Lives of Men & Women as Witnessed in Dreams – Diana McKendree
- How my Life has Changed Through 9 Years with the
Summer Dream Conference – Carrie Graves - Dream Research and the Neurology of Dreaming – Bob Hoss
Learn more about our faculty.
A Treasury of Practical Workshops - 2012
- Spirit Guides in Dreams
- Native American Spirituality: Plants & Animals, Health & Sickness, Heavens & the Earth
- Just Who is the “I” [Dream Ego] in Our Dreams?
- Writing Your Own Book of Life
- Hieroglyphic Thinking: The Symbolic and The Real
- Taming the Inner Tyrant
- Quantum Science: The Mystics got it Right
- How Shadow Effects Our Contribution to the Universe and Our Connection to God
- Sacred Feminine Oracle
- Implications of Tibetan Lucid Dreaming Practices for
Western Dreamers - Body/Soul Integration
- Myth and Dreams
- The Self and Mandala Motifs in Dreams
- Radical Incarnation and Unity Through Self, Symbol and Dream
- The Healing Power of Poetry: Using Poetic Forms to Work Through Difficult Times
- The Luminous Woman
- Issues in Shadow Work
- Your Life Stages as Determined by your Meyers Briggs
- Wisdom in your Dreams
- Six Magic Questions
- What is the Significance of Color in Dreams
- Six Principles of Dreamwork
- Who are You in The Tarot?
- Exploration of Dreams and Prayer
- Dream Archetypal Architecture: The Staircase
Teaching and Certification
Methods of teaching include: Didactic, Experiential, Case Study, Dialogical and Meditative. CEU’s are available (NBCC and NASW).
2012 Summer Dream & Spirituality Conference Faculty
- Bob Haden
- Pittman McGehee
- Normandi Ellis
- Larry Maze
- Joyce Rockwood Hudson
- Jeremy Taylor
- Cathy Smith Bowers
- Diana McKendree
- Chelsea Wakefield
- Bob Hoss
- Doug Bennett
- Carrie Graves
- Robert Pullen
- Marty Gegner
- Sheri Kling
- Karen Bonner
- Jean Orost
- Barbara Roukema-Koning
Learn more about our faculty.
Rates for 2012 Conference
All are payable to The Haden Institute.
- Application Fee: $50 per person (non-refundable) plus
- Conference Fee (Due in full by May 1, 2012):
- Adult (Double Occupancy): $595 (program, double occupancy lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Adult (Single Occupancy): $750 (if available - program, single occupancy lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Participating Spouse: $495 (program, lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Non-Participating Spouse: $425 (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Commuter (with lunch & supper): $385 commuting residents of Henderson and bordering North Carolina counties (program, lunch, supper)
- Commuter (with all meals): $430 (program, all meals)
- Youth (10-18 yrs old) and Children (3-9 yrs old): $299 with program (program, lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Children under 3: no charge and no program (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Baby Sitter: $235 accompanying you (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
Conference Fee is due in full by May 1, 2012 payable to The Haden Institute.
Check-in 4-6pm Sunday, ends with breakfast Friday.
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