The Dreamer and the Messenger
The course introduces the cornerstones of dreamwork, teaching the language of the dreamtime and how to apply this wisdom in waking life.
This online course is facilitated by Seth Pardo with support from Sarah Maclean Bicknell.
We are living through a time of profound change. As familiar structures shift and new possibilities emerge, dreams can become a powerful source of guidance, creativity, and connection. For cultures throughout history, dreaming was understood as a meaningful practice - one that connected individuals to themselves, their communities, and the larger mystery of life. Every night, we enter a world of image, symbol, feeling, and story. Dreams offer access to dimensions of ourselves that often remain hidden in waking life. They reveal what is seeking attention, illuminate untapped creativity, and invite us into a deeper relationship with our own inner wisdom.
In Dreamer & The Messenger, we will explore dreams not as puzzles to solve, but as living conversations. Through reflection, shared inquiry, and structured practice, participants will learn to deepen their relationship with the dream time and discover how dream imagery can support healing, self-awareness, creativity, and personal transformation. No one can tell you exactly what your dream means. When we sit in community and listen closely, dreams often reveal perspectives and possibilities we could not access through logic alone. This course is an invitation to cultivate a richer relationship with your dreams and to explore the ways they can inform your life, your growth, and your unfolding path.
Online session Dates: Six Sundays from 9-11am PST
27th Sep / 11th Oct / 1st Nov / 15th Nov / 22nd Nov / 6th Dec (final session)
Week 1 - Welcome & Introductions: "What is a dream practice?" (and some background/history on ancestral dreamlines)
Week 2 - Anatomy of dreaming & sleep mechanics (begin dream practice discussions)
Week 3 - Focus on Practice (may delve into past, present and future)
Week 4 - Focus on Practice continued (more unpacking of the dreams and visitationsand Q&A on working the dreams)
Week 5 - Nightmares
Week 6 - Wrap up: How Dreaming will shape our future
Following the Dreamer and the Messenger course will also be the advanced dreaming course Deepening the Dream, from February 2027- April 2027. Deepening the Dream is a 4 week follow up to the Dreamer and the Messenger.
Deepening the Dream: four Sundays from 9-11am PST : Feb 21st, March 7th, March 21st, April 11th, 2027.
About the Facilitators:
Seth Pardo
Ceremony, Dreamwork, Transformational Coaching
Life is a process of becoming with dynamic cycles of learning, growth, and transformation. We can spend our energy trying to avoid change, or we can learn how to transform with conscious awareness and intention. Surely there is a great ocean of “in between” where many of us swim. But when the day comes, and the risk to remain tight in a bud is now more painful than the risk it would take to blossom (nod to Anais Nin!), will you honor the call from inside to transform?