Healthy families dream together. This is the essential good sense of The Dreamlife of Families, which carefully amasses evidence that family members dream of each other and for each other and may have shared adventures in deeper realities accessible in dreaming. He helps us recognize the vital function of 'crisis telepathy,' in which we receive alerts about emergency situations that prepare us to handle them and sometimes to contain them. Bynum grounds his study of family dreams in an understanding of the vital role of dreaming in human evolution. He gives us the science of the dreaming brain while recognizing that the brain is within the mind. He encourages us to expand our understanding and practice to aspire to the continuity of consciousness called Yoga Nidra in the East. I recommend this wise and heartening book. * Robert Moss, author of Conscious Dreaming and The Secret History of Dreaming *
The Dreamlife of Families presents a novel approach to working with dream-based family interrelatedness. Drawing on a broad range of ancient beliefs, the book emphasizes African traditions especially, which are less known to modern psychology than those of ancient Greece or China. Bynum writes with a level of scholarly sophistication such that dream psychologists, family therapists, and other clinicians will learn much from the book. However, it's also clear and entertaining and will engage families who want to utilize this approach to dreams to enrich their relationship. * Deirdre Barrett, Ph.D., author of The Committee of Sleep *
An effective case that nocturnal dreams can be interpersonal communications between family members. The numerous examples that Bynum provides make for fascinating reading while providing a convincing argument. I recommend it for anyone interested in dreams or the deeper levels of their own psyche. * William M. Boylin, Ph.D., supervising psychologist at Connecticut Valley Hospital *
A beautiful and visionary book. Bynum explores the world that lives between private and public space--the unconscious of the family. He shows us how this understanding can be applied to healing and therapy. Fascinating read for the professional and lay reader. * Lynn Hoffman, ACSW, author of Foundations of Family Therapy *
This book guides us to true connectedness in the family. A must-read for the serious family worker or member. * Jayne Gackenbach, Ph.D., coauthor of Control Your Dreams *
