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PublisherBeacon Press

ISBN-100807077151

ISBN-139780807077153

eBay Product ID (ePID)48689308

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Book TitleDreaming Beyond Death : a Guide to Pre-Death Dreams and Visions

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicParapsychology / Near-Death Experience, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Dreams

Publication Year2006

GenreFamily & Relationships, Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help

AuthorPatricia Bulkley, Kelly Bulkeley

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsWhile the book avoids adopting a particular religious perspective and sidesteps questions about the existence of life after death or the predictive power of dreams, it is infused with the sense that dreams--and human lives--are intrinsically meaningful., A slender but powerful new book . . . the authors inject level-headed analysis into an arena often dominated by seekers of the paranormal. --Anne Underwood, Newsweek "While the book avoids adopting a particular religious perspective and sidesteps questions about the existence of life after death or the predictive power of dreams, it is infused with the sense that dreams-and human lives-are intrinsically meaningful." -- Library Journal "A groundbreaking book . . . from the dying dream of Socrates to the last vision of Carl Jung, it integrates a kaleidoscope of knowledge on the role of dreams in world history, theology, and myth."--Sarah Berkley, Sonoma Index-Tribune

Dewey Decimal154.6/32

SynopsisDrawing from a rich understanding of dreaming in culture, history, psychology, and modern dream study, Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley's "Dreaming Beyond Death" explicitly addresses three common aspects of pre-death dreams and offers interpretations that will aid both dying persons and their caregivers., Drawing from a rich understanding of dreaming in culture, history, psychology, and modern dream study, Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley's Dreaming Beyond Death explicitly addresses three common aspects of pre-death dreams and offers interpretations that will aid both dying persons and their caregivers. Rev. Patricia Bulkley's experience with the transformative possibilities of pre-death dreams as a hospice counselor lend this book a deeply personal and human touch, while Kelly Bulkeley's insightful analysis and intellectual framework provide an understanding of the deeper meanings behind this type of dreaming. A final chapter provides resources and concrete methods for caregivers to respectfully guide a dying person through the dreaming process to a sense of peace., Drawing from a rich understanding of dreaming in culture, history, psychology, and modern dream study, Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley's Dreaming Beyond Death explicitly addresses three common aspects of pre-death dreams and offers interpretations that will aid both dying persons and their caregivers. Rev. Patricia Bulkley's experience with the transformative possibilities of pre-death dreams as a hospice counselor lend this book a deeply personal and human touch, while Kelly Bulkeley's insightful analysis and intellectual framework provide an understanding of the deeper meanings behind this type of dreaming. A final chapter provides resources and concrete methods for caregivers to respectfully guide a dying person through the dreaming process to a sense of peace. "A slender but powerful new book . . . the authors inject level-headed analysis into an arena often dominated by seekers of the paranormal." --Anne Underwood, Newsweek "While the book avoids adopting a particular religious perspective and sidesteps questions about the existence of life after death or the predictive power of dreams, it is infused with the sense that dreams--and human lives--are intrinsically meaningful." --Library Journal Kelly Bulkeley is a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and the author of several books, including Dreams of Healing and The Wandering Brain. Rev. Dr. Patricia (Tish) Bulkley is a Presbyterian minister who was the spiritual services provider at Hospice of Marin for ten years. She currently serves on the teaching staff of the Program in Christian Spirituality at San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, California.