Understand dream imagery as an empowering vehicle to expand far beyond what's possible by using our rational consciousness alone. The Dream Gate expands the dream territory beyond the bed chamber to embrace the experiences of spontaneous visions, active imagination, trance, hypnosis, and pre- and postsleep adventures, shining light on the abundant benefits found within the rich dream landscape. Written by a dream specialist with 20 years' experience as a psychologist and holistic healer, this book offers sound reason to look at dreams as important messages from the Unconscious, presenting a sensible method of uncovering hidden dream messages empowering the dreamer to see beyond waking mental blocks and puzzling life problems. Moving through The Dream Gate aids each to better remember, record, and understand dreams to expand waking consciousness and achieve success in waking reality. Additionally, it offers tools to help each create an individual dream dictionary based on personal history and unique memories. Opening The Dream Gate is entering a life of pilgrimage. Its guidance will remain through a lifetime of dreams expanding consciousness and awakening deep respect for our alternate reality, the realm of dream. AUTHOR: Dr. Janet Piedilato is a transpersonal psychologist and a complementary healthcare consultant. She holds two doctoral degrees: a doctorate in biology from New York University and a doctorate in transpersonal psychology from Saybrook University, where Janet studied with Dr. Stanley Krippner, world-renowned dream psychologist, and Dr. Eugene Taylor, Harvard scholar and William James authority. Internationally successful author, speaker, and workshop facilitator, she shares teachings built upon her lifetime experiencing and studying the value of altered states as represented by visionary, dream, and shamanic experiences. SELLING POINTS: . Opens the doors for everyone to better understand the dream state and the process of interpreting mental imagery by illuminating personal meaning from the hidden depths of the dream experience . A book for all dreamers who wish to investigate the value of their personal dreams . Understanding dreams helps one expand the perception of waking reality and can give guidance far beyond rational consciousness alone