Articles and Presentations
Relevant to DreamStartm Certification


"Understanding Adaptive Responses in the Analysis of Dreams from the Standpoint of Cocreative Dream Theory"
Presented at the annual conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams, Asheville, North Carolina, June 28, 2010

"Lucid Dreaming: A Path of Transcendence or Transformation, or Both?"
Presented at the annual conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams, Asheville, North Carolina, July 1, 2010
(Audio and Powerpoint will be uploaded soon.)

"The Five Star Method: A Relational Dream Work Methodology"
by G. Scott Sparrow and Mark Thurston.
Author Posting. (c) G. Scott Sparrow, 2010. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of G. Scott Sparrow for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2010. doi:10.1080/15401383.2010.485113 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2010.485113)

"The Development and Applications of the Five Star Method of Dream Analysis "by Scott Sparrow
A One-Page Summary of the FiveStar Method by Scott Sparrow

Video and Powerpoint Orientation to the FiveStarMethod:

  1. Video: "Demonstrating the Five Star Method"
  2. Powerpoint workshop: "Putting the Five Star Method to Work"

Lucid Dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light (1976) by G. Scott Sparrow -- the first book on lucid dreaming published in the United States.

View the video interview of G. Scott Sparrow on lucid dreaming that was created for a cable TV series, hosted by Dr. Mark Thurston.


View the trailer for new docummentary video on lucid dreaming, titled Wake Up! Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, in which Dr. Sparrow is interviewed.

Dr. Scott Sparrow Talks about Lucid Dreams on "InTouch with Carl Jung"From the Centerpoint Foundation, producer of the Jungian programs Centerpoint and Questpoint. Elsom Eldridge Jr. discusses the work of Carl Jung with leading psychologists and hypnotherapists. The show is produced by Ken English, the BlogTalkRadioGuy, for CarlJungGateway.org and the Social Radio Network.


"Dreams as a Path of Initiation," published in New Millenium

 "The Antecedents to the Experience of Light in Dreams"A presentation at the 2007 conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams

"Applying the Concept of Reciprocity in the Analysis of Dream Imagery"A presentation at the 2007 conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams
"How Systems Theory and Post-Modern Ideas Are Influencing Contemporary Dream Analysis"presentation at the 2006 conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams

The Practice of Middle-of-the-Night Meditation and Dream Reliving: A Powerful Catalyst to Spiritual Awakening and Healing. Presentation made to the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams, Chicago, June, 2009. You can download both the Powerpoint and the hour-long audio presentation:

Download Powerpoint
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Note: The audio download is not set up to open when you open the Powerpoint download. However, you can open them separately and run them concurrently, and simply advance the Powerpoint as needed.

"Early Morning Meditation and Dream Reliving as Catalysts for Lucid Dreams"
A presentation at the 2007 conference of the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams


"A Peace You've Never Known: The Dramatic Impact of Middle-of-the-Night Meditation"
Venture Inward, 25, 4, July-August, 2009.