ABSTRACT
A gay man named Allan, age fifty-five, had been suffering from dysthymia for many years, mostly because he was discouraged about love and had never experienced a lasting relationship. He also felt somewhat blocked creatively as he had stopped working on an idea that had long intrigued him—to write and produce a documentary film. He convinced himself it was too ambitious a project, and he could not seem to find the time to work on it. This chapter explores seven of Allan's dreams that were powerful catalysts for his self-unfoldment and emotional healing. They are as follows: the dream of the mountaintop and the naked hairy man, the dream of Dad picking on me, the dream of the married couple and the little cubbyhole, the dream of stolen shirts and a furious announcement, the dream of a hospital cafeteria, three lovers, and scavenging for seafood, the dream of riding a descending elevator, and the dream of gefilte fish.
