#40 Lorie Eve Dechar on Dreamwork, Shadows, and Integrating Archetypes

After our riveting conversation in the last episode, Lorie Eve Dechar and I are back again, this time to drop more deeply into archetypes, and into the world of dream interpretation.

In a real-life dream consultation, Lorie unweaves the chaos of an hours’ old dream to help me find within the thread of my shadow archetype and stitch together a logical narrative of its message. And I am not talking about an oh-that’s-cute-but-useless message. Instead, it has me turning tricks trying to maneuver a successful landing, my head spinning with thoughts of integration and of the potential magnitude of all the other dreams I have given barely a passing notice.

Dream time is not the only focal point of this conversation. We also continue with the exploration of archetypes that we began last episode, and, because of my dream interpretation, we specifically examine the concept of the Shadow archetype and those of the Trickster and Mercury. Using her alchemical healing wizardry, from the leaden material that we throw into the discussion, Lorie extracts gold.

“All dreams come in service of healing and wholeness.”

— Lorie Eve Dechar

Along with her husband Benjamin, Lorie is co-founder of A New Possibility, a learning and healing community designed to help people develop a conscious relationship to their inner life. As a renowned acupuncturist and author of three books, including the recently-released The Alchemy of Inner Work that she co-authored with Benjamin, Lorie offers insights that are priceless instruments in the quest for inner transformation.

Please enjoy yet another spellbinding episode of Salish Wolf with Lorie Eve Dechar.

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