Resources

Dreamwork and Active Imagination

Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth. Robert A. Johnson. 1989. Harper One. The classic introduction to working with dreams and active imagination.
A Little Course in Dreams. Robert Bosnak. 1986. Shambhala. An excellent introduction to Jungian dreamwork.
Dreams: Discovering Your Inner Teacher. Clyde Reid. 1983. Winston Press. A small but useful introduction.
Jung: Selected Writings. Anthony Storr. 1983. Fontana. A comprehensive introduction to Carl Jung’s main ideas and writing.
Living Your Unlived Life. Robert Johnson & Jerry Ruhl. 2007. Tarcher/Penguin. How to recognize and fulfill your purpose in the second half of life.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections. C.G. Jung 1989. Vintage. An autobiography, the best introduction to his rich and diverse work.
Psyche Speaks: A Jungian Approach to Self and World. Russell Lockhart. 1987. Chiron Publications.

Coping with Illness, Trauma, Loss

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine, by Eric J. Cassell. 2004. Oxford University Press.
A Whole New Life: An Illness and a Healing , by Reynolds Price. 2003. Free Press. A heartfelt and profound illness narrative.
Resilience: Discovering a New Strength at Times of Stress by Frederic Flach, MD. 2004. Hatherleigh Press.
At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness , by Arthur W. Frank. 2002. Mariner Books. A profound meditation on illness, loss, the limitations and strengths of the western medical model.

EMDR

EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma. Francine Shapiro and Margot Forrest. 1997. Basic Books: HarperCollins. A popular introduction to the benefits of EMDR.
EMDR Institute. This site has some useful studies of EMDR.
EMDR International Association. This is the professional organization for EMDR practitioners.

Awareness, Change, Relationships

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, Revised 25th Anniversary Edition. 2004 Dacapo Press, by William Bridges.
The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife. James Hollis. Inner City Books.
Seeking Wholeness: Insight into the Mystery of Experience Roland Evans. 2001. Sunshine Press.
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Stephen Nachmanovitch. 1991. Tarcher.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Shunryu Suzuki. 1986. Weatherhill.
Marriage: Dead or Alive. Adolf Guggenbuhl-Craig. 2001. Spring Publications.
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O. Shel Silverstein. 1981. HarperOne.

“Life is crazy and meaningful at once. And when we do not laugh over the one aspect and speculate about the other, life is exceedingly drab, and everything is reduced to the littlest scale.”

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