Robert Moss on Substack

Do you think about paths not taken? Do you dream of being in a life where you made different choices – a life where you are swimming in the South Pacific, or still with your childhood sweetheart, or opening a none-person art show in Paris? Late in life Jung came to the conclusion that in dreams he was present in scenes of continuous life he was living somewhere else. I have had this impression for decades. Sometimes I check in – body and all – to a life that is radically different to my present one, sometimes it’s not so remote. For example, I may be in episodes in the life of a bestselling novelist who has won over the critics while expanding his popular audience with superior historical spy fiction. I was on that track until I started dreaming in the Mohawk language in the 1980s and had the experiences that led me to embark on a new life as a dream teacher. This parallel Robert travels to some of the countries where I led taught Active Dreaming workshops before the pandemic, with a different agenda and a much bigger budget. He pays attention to his dreams and they help him to shape his characters, to generate dialogue, and to fill in gaps in a plot. Maybe he dreams of being in my life.

Dreaming and the Multiverse with Robert Moss

A recent conversation with Kara Goodwin for her “Soul Elevation”  podcast

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GROWING BIG DREAMS

Here’s a fun note on the pre-history: A year ago, I had a clear vision in the space between sleep and awake of the manuscript of my new book being delivered to my door in a baby basket.

July 6, 2019: Hypnapompic zone

Baby Basket at My Door

Someone is at the door, making a delivery. I go to the door and look out into a narrow street of whitewashed houses, flooded with sunlight. At my door someone has left a baby basket. Really? I look more closely. Instead of a baby there is a bundle of typed pages, neatly stacked and tied with both pink and blue ribbons. I know this is the next book I will publish. Feelings: happy, excited

At that point I had not decided what my next book would be or made a publishing plan. After I shared my dream and the drawing with my wonderful editor Georgia Ann Hughes we agreed on a plan for the book.  GROWING BIG DREAMS, which contains a chapter on the creative gifts of hanging out in that liminal space between sleep and awake, was officially published on September 29. The audiobook version, narrated by me, is available on Audible.