Dreamlife

the long version

"Dream Theorists have been most interested in the content and meaning of dreams or (if more scientifically inclined) their physiology. They have rarely thought about the light within dreams -- fearing perhaps where the answer might lead. Where angels fear to tread, however, Rufus Goodwin advances courageously. With subtle intelligence and wit, Goodwin pursues his question in short, lucid chapters through thickets of competing theories. Evenhandedly, he consults those who work in dream laboratories, as well as poets and writers and all those dreamers like himself (and us) who have also pondered dreams. In the end, he comes to the concept of "dreamlight" as the bridge between body and mind. This light is not what it seems -- it has nothing to do with electrical activity in the brain. Rather, it is "living light," a transpersonal element in our lives, which says much about the nature and possibility of consciousness. Book jacket."--Jacket.