Here are a few of
Robert's favorite books exploring dreams and the writer's life....
Alastair
Brotchie, A BOOK OF SURREALIST GAMES
Games of word-play, question-and-answer and collage from Andre Breton and company that
open windows into the magical and effortlessly generate stories and poems.
Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi, FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE
In creative flow, as in conscious dreaming, we remember that the fact that we don’t
have wings does not mean we can’t fly.
Naomi
Epel, WRITERS DREAMING
Intimate glimpses from well-known contemporary writers of the role of dreams in their
lives and creative process.
Natalie
Goldberg, WRITING DOWN THE BONES
"Why do you come to sit meditation?" said Natalie’s Zen master. "Why
don’t you make writing your practice?" One result is this lovely, graceful
collection of low-down tricks and light-hearted mantras for entering creative flow and a
deeper awareness.
Johan
Huizinga, HOMO LUDENS: A STUDY OF THE PLAY ELEMENT IN CULTURE
The great philosopher of history reminds us that play is older than culture and may
generate it. Remember to play!
Arthur
Koestler, THE ACT OF CREATION
The towering, seminal study of how the creative act flows from "bisociation"
between different levels of consciousness – something dream journalists experience
every day.
Jill
Mellick, THE NATURAL ARTISTRY OF DREAMS
Contains excellent suggestions for honoring and celebrating dreams through spontaneous
writing and artwork, movement, drama and personal ritual.
Jill
Morris, CREATIVE BREAKTHROUGHS
Excellent road-tested exercises for overcoming creative blocks and using dreams for
creative incubation.
Nicholas
Royle (editor) THE TIGER GARDEN: A BOOK OF WRITERS' DREAMS
A nice anthology of contemporary fiction writers’ dreams.
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