They have become my connection to spirit in the same way, that Joe showed me in his dying process. I now use dreams when I work with the terminally ill. My two loves, working with dreams and working with the terminally ill, have merged. Both come from the same space, spirit. Dreamwork in the Jewish Mystical Tradition Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. Throughout its major writings, Jewish mysticism insists dreams offer a key avenue for self-exploration and a path to greater wisdom concerning the cosmos.
Jewish mystics take dreams seriously.
We are told to confront our dreams honestly, rather than ignore them or dismiss them as irrelevant. In the eyes of the Kabbalists, this task requires definite techniques. They have always insisted that dreams be interpreted according to certain well-defined rules. Once every element in a dream is correctly unraveled following these rules, the meaning of the dream will become clear. The dream may then serve as a springboard for action.