In Search of Truth: Dreams with Rodger Kamenetz (S2:E5)
“Our dreams give us a template so that we can begin to live with awe and wonder and pain and terror in waking life.”
Welcome to In Search Of, a podcast where we go in search of voices and perspectives that inform and expand a life of faith. In this episode, Amy speaks with writer and dreamworker Rodger Kamenetz about understanding the difference between feeling and reaction, reveling in imagination, and how to engage your dreams through poetry and other means. Rodger even walks Amy through a recent dream of hers in this episode of In Search Of. A transcript of this episode is available here.
Rodger Kamenetz is an award-winning poet, author, teacher, and natural dreamworker. His books include The Jew in the Lotus, Terra Infirma, The History of Last Night’s Dream, and Burnt Books, as well as seven books in poetry. He pioneered the creative writing department at Louisiana State University and now lives in New Orleans, doing spiritual direction and dreamwork.
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“How I came to love embodied prayer,” by Mindy Roll (June 2021)
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“Centering the sacred work of spiritual direction for people of color,” by Amy Frykholm (interview with Therese Taylor-Stinson) (May 2021)
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“This Lent, I want to learn to see the world like a poet,” by Stephanie Paulsell (Feb 2021)
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“Letting go of the plan and embracing the dream,” by Debie Thomas (June 2019)
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“Mystic traditions and modern psychology,” by Carol Howard Merritt (Oct 2018)
Elsewhere:
Find Rodger’s network at The Natural Dream or email them at thenaturaldream@gmail.com.
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