137: Dream Journey to the Divine Feminine

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Pearl Gregor. Pearl began studying dreams in 1988. By 2015, widowed, retired, and having finished her doctorate, she created her website: www.dreamsalongtheway.com. In December 2018, she published “I, the Woman, Planted the Tree: A Journey through Dreams to the Feminine,” followed by two more books and a memoir.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• What is the search for the divine feminine? (3:15)
• The Myth of Inanna  (5:09)
• How Pearl’s journey in and out of depression brought her to dreamwork (12:34)
• How working with myth & archetype helps anchor you (14:38)
• The work of relearning to hear our inner voice (17:34)
• How the word “feminine” has been distorted (19:52)
• Jung’s process for individuation (28:23)
• Benefits of dreamwork for those in therapy (30:08)
• Nightmares are an unexamined letter from the self (40:05)

Resources:

Pearl’s website: https://dreamsalongtheway.com/author/pearl/ 

Pearl’s books: https://dreamsalongtheway.com/books/ 

Carol Crist’s website: https://www.goddessariadne.org/ 

Daniel Kalsched’s website: https://www.donaldkalsched.com/