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By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 The assumed rationale for Christian dream work is found in four areas: 1) in the claims of secular psychology; 2) in the divine use of dreams in Scripture; 3) in the interest in dreams in church history; 4) in the current use of dreams by some Christian…

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 The study of dreams has a legitimate application in pure research, in some schools of psychology, and perhaps in a few forms of psychotherapy. But even here, doors can open to psychic exploration or spiritism. Contents 1 Dream Work in Psychotherapy 2 NOTES Dream Work in Psychotherapy…

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 We will cite illustrations from a number of modern texts on dreaming and dream work to show how readily dreams can become the means to hazardous spiritual practices, such as inducing altered states of consciousness, developing psychic abilities, or channeling. These phenomena may occur even when they…

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 We will cite illustrations from a number of modern texts on dreaming and dream work to show how readily dreams can become the means to hazardous spiritual practices, such as inducing altered states of consciousness, developing psychic abilities, or channeling. These phenomena may occur even when they…

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 Most but not all “Christian” dream work is really New Age dream work using Christian terminology. So-called “Christian dream work” is not derived from Scripture itself. Rather, it comes from secular psychotherapy and culture, such as the Jungian analysis and dream work of those who endorse shamanism,…