Sylvia Browne - Sylvia Brownes Book of Dreams

Dreams, and all the other rich journeys our spirits take while we sleep, have been a passion of mine for more than thirty years. Ive studied countless volumes of research about dreams. Ive explored dreams with literally thousands of clients. Ive read about the importance of dreams in the worlds many great spiritual works, with 121 references to dreams in the Bible alone. Ive lectured on the subject of dreams. Ive taught courses on dream interpretation. And Ive promised myself for years that someday Id write a book about dreams that would make them simpler, less confusing, more accessible, and above all, more comforting, to the point where wed understand that even our nightmares are blessings.

On September 11, 2001, our lives changed forever, in more ways than weve begun to realize yet. When our lives changed, our dreams changed, too, as we tried to process the tragedy, the fear, the loss, the sorrow, the courage, the pride, the unity, and the palpable, exquisite faith in God and in each other that was there when we needed it and always, always will be. Through it all, our dreams were and are there for us too, helping us escape, helping us hope again, helping us relive and release the worst of it to spare us some of the pain during the day, taking us to the past and the future and even The Other Side for much-needed comfort from loved ones, silently helping us heal and go on. More and more clients, more and more letters, more and more phone calls, and more and more audience members wanted and needed to talk about their newly intensified dreams, and I finally realized it was time to keep that promise to myself and write the book Id been preparing for almost half of my life.

Wanting this book to embrace some of these newly intensified dreams without its becoming a book about 9/11, I put out a call at lectures and on my Web site, asking you to send me your dreams, to add to the files of them Ive kept through all these years. You responded with your usual openness and generosity, and Ill always be grateful. Youll find many but not all of them throughout this book, with precautions taken to protect your anonymity so that you wont have to claim them as yours unless you want to. That so many of you were willing to confide in me, knowing up front that I intended to publish the dreams, is an honor I dont take lightly and will never abuse. To those of you whose letters dont appear, please be assured that I read every single one of them, with witnesses wholl attest to that, and if my dear but strict editor Brian Tart would have let me get away with it, I would happily have included them all.

This book, then, has been compiled from literally mounds of research, file cabinets full of material from dream classes Ive taught and dreams sent in by the hundreds. Its a tribute to this fascinating, uncharted territory of which were still just scratching the surface, this amazing phenomenon called dreaming that we all have in common. It will give you insights into why we dream, how we release negativity while we sleep, how we gather information, and even why monsters and demons sometimes intrude. It will guide you toward long-awaited reunions with loved ones you thought youd lost, and with your own extraordinary history. It will help you understand that dreams are a world within themselves, a world we live in for about six years in an average lifetimeand all time converges into Gods eternal nowa world full of past life memories, current problems and solutions, and precognitive insight into what our tomorrows may bring, a world in which messages, warnings, hope, help, Spirit Guides, and even a cure for our universal Homesickness wait patiently for us to find them.

Dreams, Im convinced, are just one more dimension of our minds, a dimension that, when put into perspective, gives access to a whole new wealth of knowledge. The subconscious mind that takes charge while we sleep is where our passive memories are held and where the key lies to the records of all of our lives, every life weve ever lived on earth and on The Other Side. Dreams form our path to that key. That key unlocks the door to an eternity of wisdom. And the more wisdom we acquire, the more understandable, useful, and affirming our dreams become.

Thanks again to your hundreds and hundreds of letters, this isnt just my workits a collaboration. So welcome to our Book of Dreams.