Summer Dream Conference:
God’s Forgotten Language
The 2009 conference, held at Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC, has been called even better than all previous conferences!
We are now accepting applications for next year.
This conference has become “the portal for Christian dream work in the country.”
A tradition was begun in the Summer of 2003 – a major conference for all who want to recover the ancient Biblical tradition of listening for God’s word in our nightly dreams. It is held annually at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC. We have had a large crowd every summer; therefore, the conference has been designed for new and returning participants. In addition to lectures and workshops, there will be outdoor/indoor worship, music, the Kanuga Labyrinth, and all the gifts of the Blue Ridge Mountains in early summer.
The Bible is full of dreams. Paying attention to dreams did not end with Biblical times. The early church theologian, Tertullian, said: “Is it not known to all people that the dream is the most usual way of God’s revelation to humankind?” Later generations tended to discount dreams, a great loss to our soul. However, we are now seeing a resurgence of respect and honor for our dreams.
Understanding our dreams in the light of the Christian faith and tradition is the objective of this conference. There will be special programs for beginning, intermediate and advanced participants. The conference is for professionals (especially clergy), counselors, therapists, lay dream group leaders, and anyone who wants to integrate this process into her/his life.
Key Presentations
Presentations & workshops for 2009 are listed below.
- Here We Stand at the Crossroads: Wolfgang Pauli & Carl Jung - Sparks
- Fairy Tales & the Scripts We Live By - Wakefield
- Dreams & Evolution of Consciousness at Both the Individual and Collective Level - Taylor
- Typology and the Stages of Life - Hudson
- Christian Mystics & Jungian Expressions - Maze
- Dreams and Synchronicity - Sparks
- Thomas Merton's Dreams & Individuation Process - Haden
- Dream Theatre - McKendree
- Night Visions: The Dance of Transformation - Darr-Hope
- Recognizing Archetypes & the Inner/Divine Message - Hoss
A Treasury of Practical Workshops - 2009
- Desire & Purpose: Eros & Meaning in the Jungian View
- Drum Making
- Dealing With Complex Dreams & Dream Series
- Dreams into Cartoons: Create Your Own Comic Strip
- Introduction to Alchemy
- The Seeing & Being Seen by Jesus in Dreams
- Collage Illuminations
- The Blessings of Science on Your Dream Work
- Improving Your Dreaming with Quantum Physics
- Gods & Goddesses Within: Exploring "Divine" Archetypes in Dreams and Daily Live
- Starting a Dream Group in Your Church
- The Myth of Odysseus: Tracking the Archetypical Odysseys of our own Lives
- Praying Your Dreams
- Navigating Personal Archetypes in Dreams
- Yoga
- Using Clay for Transformation
- Creating Your Personal Oracle
- Healing Dreaming for Others
- Telepathic Dream Experience
- Working with Archetypes and Hearing the Inner "Message"
- Lucid Dreaming
- I Ching
- Nightmares & Healing
- Centering Prayer
- Dreams as Pictures of Your Feelings
- Six Principals of Dream Work
Teaching and Certification
Methods of teaching include: Didactic, Experiential, Case Study, Dialogical and Meditative. CEU’s available (NBCC and NASW).
2009 Summer Dream Conference Faculty
- Bob Haden
- Larry Maze
- Joyce Rockwood Hudson
- Jeremy Taylor
- Diana McKendree
- Cathy Smith Bowers
- Chelsea Wakefield
- Bob Hoss
- Heidi Darr-Hope
- Gary Sparks
- Doug Bennett
- Tallulah Lyons
- Hadley Morris
- Agnes Parker
- Robert Pullen
Learn more about our faculty.
Rates for 2009 Conference
All are payable to The Haden Institute.
- Application Fee: $50 per person (non-refundable) plus
- Conference Fee (Due in full by May 1, 2009):
- Adult (Double Occupancy): $590 (program, double occupancy lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Adult (Single Occupancy): $725 (if available - program, single occupancy lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Participating Spouse: $485 (program, lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Non-Participating Spouse: $410 (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Commuter (with lunch & supper): $375 commuting residents of Henderson and bordering North Carolina counties (program, lunch, supper)
- Commuter (with all meals): $415 (program, all meals)
- Baby Sitter: $235 accompanying you (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Youth (10-18 yrs old) and Children (3-9 yrs old): $297 with program (program, lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
- Children under 3: no charge and no program (lodging, meals, recreational facilities)
Conference Fee is due in full by May 1, 2009 payable to The Haden Institute.
Check-in 4-6pm Sunday, ends with breakfast Friday.
Travel Directions to Kanuga