Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul
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When you lose a loved one, the experience is both mythical and personal. Grubbs explores the archetypal aspect of the death experience in the myth of Gilgamesh and his quest for his lost friend and the meaning of life. The personal aspect arises in the particular healing path you take. Both realms blend in the dream space where you may encounter your lost beloved. Here you can find comfort and renewal as well as participate in your beloved's own growth along his or her own soul journey. Grubbs presents several personal stories of people who have worked through their grief by discovering and using the soul's wisdom hidden in their dreams. Her description of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration provides an insightful example of how other cultures accept death as part of the life process. She includes suggestions to help you catch your dreams and honor them and your departed loved one so you can grow in a healthy direction from the experience.
AcknowledgmentsixIntroductionxiiiPart IUnderstanding Death1Chapter 1By Way of Gilgamesh3Chapter 2Liminality and Transcendence11Chapter 3Bereavement Dreaming19Part IIExperiencing Death49Chapter 4From Dismemberment to Union--My Story51Chapter 5Saying Our Goodbyes--A Young Wife's Story75Chapter 6The Heroic Dimension--A Mother's Story103Chapter 7A Calling from the Inner Room--A Brother's Story123Part IIICelebrating Death143Chapter 8Holiday for the Dead145Chapter 9Your Bereavement Dream Sanctuary155Chapter 10The Herb of Renewal165Notes171Bibliography180Index185About the Author189
