ABSTRACT
People dreamed specifically of the need for another language, closer to the maternal order, for a more creative kind of conversation. Concerns for ecology and the natural world were repeated themes. Several dreams featured the loss of the body and separation from the mind. This suggestion that a schizoid otherness—where a part of our selves is cut off and observes us from a distance—has become predominant and entails overdue emphasis on the intellectual and the scientific. Many dreams described the breakdown in sexual relations between men and women. This was seen to highlight key features of modern relationships—in particular a fear of difference, the crisis of masculine identity, a fear of the female and an increasing difficulty with intimacy. The dreams frequently revealed a crisis of confidence in the process of sharing and responding to dreams. Sometimes it was hard to trust each other and to return to the perilous subjects of the material.
