February 12,1979
Snowball fights and wrestling matches were the oler of the day a activity slowed
down in the classroom and picked up outside. P h oto by Jeff Dale
Dream examinations planned
By AL ANNA TIRKOT
Sigmund Freud believes that
' 'the interpretation of dreams is the
royal road to knowledge of the
unconscious activities of the
mind."
Dreams have always been import
ant to Jane Godard Caris, resident
psychologist for Guilford College's,
Center for Personal Growth. When
Ms. Caris attended a dream work
shop coordinated by Stanley
Krippner, the idea of her own
workshop evolved. Currently her
dream workshop meets every
Monday, from 3:30 to 5:30.
"The acting, directing, setting,
writing, characters, and props are all
a product of the dreamer. With all
this material out of one's self, the
dream is bound to be fascinating
and useful in everyday life,
commented Caris.
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Since dreams take up a large por
tion of sleep, (20%-25%), becom
ing aware of dreams is like
becoming conscious of an important
part of one's life.
The purpose of the dream work
shop is to teach the individual
to make life more exciting through
discovering the meaning behind his
dreams.
The occurrence of dreams during
the rapid eye movement (REM),
stage in sleep, is largely electro
chemical. The dreamer builds his
plot around physiological events.
There are many theories about
dreams. Freud theorized "the
purpose of a dream is the (disguised)
fulfillment of a (repressed) wish,"
which may explain the fact that
diearns act as an anxiety release.
Anxiety results in subjects
deprived of REM sleep. Control
Gutlfordian
Foreign summer schools;
Greece and Italy focus
This summer the Greek/Italian
Summer School, one of sevens uch
summer study abroad programs,
will trace the roots of our Western
civilization from their beginnings
in Greece and Rome to the Renai
ssance in Italy. The summer school
is six weeks in length, followed by
subjects deprived of an equal
amount of non-REM sleep do not
experience anxiety.
Werner Wolff, Ph.D., believes
dreams are a release from conflict
and pain. The ultimate source of
a dream may be traced to problems,
conflicts, tensions, conditions,
or events. A dream will soemtimes
solve a conflict, make a decision,
or produce creative ideas relevant
to waking life.
Jane Caris says interpreting
dreams helps one to be more
aware of his or her unconscious feel
ings and to clarify conscious motives.
The meaning of a dream is often
symbolic. Freud believed this
distortion is necessary as a form of
censorship. It prevents the genera
tion of anxiety or distress at a time
when the dreamer cannot cope with
his unconscious feelings.
Caris' dream workshop is designed
to improve the participant's
recollection and understanding of
dreams. Dream activities such as
staging, switching roles, or con
centrating on one aspect of the
dream (i.e. sounds, images, body
feelings or emotions), all help one
to remember details.
The purpose of the workshop is
to look into the dream for the four
Dream Maker Processes; role,
expression, feeling, and clarity,
which in turn may 'click' the
dream's meaning into conscious
ness.
Other ways for one to remember
dreams and details are:
1. Set an alarm clock half an
hour earlier than the normal wake
up time.
2. Instead of waking to a jarring
alarm, have a light set to turn on.
3. Keep a pad and pencil next
to the bed and write down feelings
and dreams when awakened in the
morning.
4. Talk about dreams with others.
5. Set light or alarm to go off four
and half hours after you have fallen
asleep. On wakening, write down
everything remembered,
contnued on page
three weeks, with students free to
plan their own travel in Europe.
The group will depart from New
York on May 24th and after a brief
stop in Paris will spend a week and
a half in Florence, with excursions
to Sena and the Medieval town of
San Gemignano.
Study of the Christian and classi
cal background to the High
Renaissance will be continued in
Rome. The summer school will
travel by train to Pompeii, then on
to Brindisi to catch the boat for
Greece.
The remaining three weeks will
be spent in Greece, with Athens
being the home base and excur
sions planned to Q)rinth, Mycenae,
Crete, Delphi, Olympia and Delos.
Roy Schantz of UNC-G and Adele
Groulx of Guilford College
will teach parallel courses in history
and art. The courses will cover the
development and interaction of
politics, religion, philosophy and art
in the Greek and Roman worlds
| Ecology corner
Enjoyment found in woods
By RICHARD FULTON S
"Sanity is a madness put to good
use " - George Satayana. Last night,
i with the banging around
downstairs and the folks doing about
the same, I prepared to slide out
the backdoor with my big green
nylon stuffsack. As the music faded,
I slung my bag awkwardly over
my shoulder and tried to remem
ber the last time I took off to the
Guilford woods with a sleeping bag
and tent.
Memories of my first semester here, on Milner 3rd North, flashed bacl
to me and brought a smile to my windblown face. As many as three time?
a week, I would head off to the woods with my buddy, Billy.
"Nature freaks going to listen to and play with the birds," becamt
a predictable comment from Danny, who had lived in the same room foi
four years. "They may having something to say, ya never know, we'c
call out." They thought we were crazy, but the feeling was mutual
I assure you.
Our equipment, besides a sleeping bag and a form of shelter, includec
a small candle lantern, matches, groundcloth or insolite pad, and perhaps
a book and writing pad. Our usual destiny was the pine forest to tht
left of the lake, but the possibilities were unlimited.
Down a previously untraveled, moonlit path I came to a nice spot
next to a creek, where I stomped out my sleeping quarters. If properly
prepared, snow camping can be, by far, the most comfortable situation
for sleeping. The pegs easily slid through the snow and sank into the
ground, and my tent was up before my hands froze off.
The scene was perfect: silence, snow speckled earth and long, dark,
peaceful moonshadows stretching across my wool knickers.
If you think that I am suggesting you take a stomp off into the next
full-moonlit night, to get away from our complex, "civilized" lifestyle,
then you are absolutely right.
Positions are now open on the Guilfordian
staff. Layout people, typists, and reporters are
especially needed. Interested? Come by Room
236 Binford, or call 855-5440.
and their influence on the Italian
Renaissance.
Guilford offers eight hours credit
for the two courses.
The cost will be around $1450,
depending on the value of the dollar.
This covers roundtrip flight from
New York and all travel, hotels,
meals (2 per day), and program,
including guides, admission fees,
excursions and faculty leadership
during the six weeks of formal
study.
Expenses during free time and the
three weeks of individual travel are
the responsibility of each student,
except for the last night when
everyone meets back in Paris
before returning to the U.S. when
the hotel, breakfast and bus to the
airport are provided.
To find out more about this
exciting summer experience, drop
by the Gallery Room on Thursday,
February 15th at 4:00 for discus
sion, slide viewing and refreshments.