The Wisdom of the Dream: How you can analyze your night stories with Dr. Mark R. Grandstaff, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 7:00 - 8:30pm
Dreamwork has long been recognized as a vital pathway to psychological insight and inner integration. Dreams arise from the unconscious and express themselves in symbolic language, revealing emotions, conflicts, and potentials that often lie outside waking awareness. By attending carefully to dreams, individuals gain access to aspects of the psyche like the Shadow and the Self that are not filtered through rational defenses or social expectations. Dreamwork allows these symbolic messages to be explored rather than dismissed, helping the dreamer uncover hidden motivations, unresolved tensions, and emerging possibilities for growth. In this way, dreams serve as a natural form of self-regulation, offering guidance, warning, and compensation for one-sided attitudes in conscious life.
In this 90 minute workshop, I will introduce you to Carl Jung’s Approach to Dreamwork. First, we discuss the whys of dreamwork, give an overview of the Psyche, looking at the Shadow, the Anima, and the Animus. Then I will teach you a “Lightning Dream Process,” taught to me personally by Robert Moss, who has written more than 18 books on dreaming. You will leave this meeting with a better understanding of Dreams and the process of remembering and analyzing them. Bring a notebook, two pens (different colors), a recent dream, and a Beginner’s mind. This will be fun and enlivening as we move into Sacred time.
About Dr. Mark R. Grandstaff, Ph.D.:
Dr Mark R. Grandstaff, Ph.D., has a degree in American and Organizational Culture from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. An author of four books and more than seventy articles, he has taught at Brigham Young University (emeritus professor), the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Maryland, University College.
Dr. Grandstaff is a former fellow of the James MacGregor Burns Institute of Strategic Leadership, College Park. He served on the U.S. President's Committee for National Service. He is also a Certified Typology Master Practitioner who mentors organizations in the use of the Myers-Briggs (MBTI) for communication and conflict resolution. He received training in the U.S. and from Zurich, Switzerland for Jungian Coaching.
His most recent book, Reclaiming The Fire: Depth Psychology in Teacher Renewal, introduces the role that Jungian Typology and Archetypal Reflectivity play in overcoming occupational stress and burnout. Marquis' Who's Who awarded him the 2025 Life Achievement Award for his career contributions. A Jungian Coach, he changes people's lives and can help you do the same.
Read more about Dr. Grandstaff on his website, www.Renaissance-Thinkers.com