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Summary: Just imagine!
Review: This book will always hold a place in my heart. It's more than the story, it's the concept of incorporating our dreams into our living. I have come to understand that there are really cultures who do this. Imagine! Imagine taking our dreams seriously enough to be able to use them to solve the myriad of problems facing us in this world. Imagine believing that dreams are more than individualized unconscious activity, that they have the potential to be utilized collectively to make decisions that as a society can move us forward, from Armageddon to Hope! Just imagine!
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Summary: A vision of what a dreaming society could be
Review: This is my favorite dream-inspired work of fiction, and it has been a major influence on my own approach to dreaming, as explained in my books CONSCIOUS DREAMING and DREAMGATES. Dorothy Bryant shows us that the first key to creating a dreaming culture is to open a safe space between people every day in which dreams can be shared and honored. If we can bring this about in our families, our schools, our work environments and our communities, we will take a tremendous step towards manifesting a more generous, spirited and compassionate society where we can move decisively beyond barriers of prejudice and misunderstanding. We will also bring gifts of storytelling and sponteneous healing into our everyday lives.The second aspect of Dorothy Bryant's vision of compelling interest today is that she beautifully portrays the possibility that the dreamworld is the REAL world, and that "big" dreams are real experiences in which we enter other dimensions, encounter other beings, and recollect our spiritual purpose. A sensitive movie version of this book would be a much-needed counterpoint to the film "The Matrix", where the reality behind physical appearances is depicted as nightmarish, and an antidote to the consensual hallucination that dreams are "only" dreams.
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Summary: Good god I loved this book
Review: THIS is where I want to live. Right here. On Ata. It's as I said, quote: 'compassion is the one thing. If you have that in a society the rest will follow.' And the Dream! the dream that might be real. the dream that IS real. As I said, I loved this book
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Summary: Years later, still profoundly influencing me
Review: This was a magical, powerful, can't-put-down read, yet I was so sad when I finished reading it because I wanted to keep on enjoying the experience. Absolutely my favorite book of all time.
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Summary: Kin of Ata review
Review: You will not regret reading this excellent book. I have bought this book four times because I have given copies to friends who have in turn bought copies for friends. I am an aspiring author and an avid reader. This is the best book I have ever read. It has changed my life and continues to remind me of what is really important in life. This book has some magic in store for you. Please read it and realize your potential as a better human being.
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