Dr. Fanny Brewster
Author | Speaker
Dreaming Life forward through Conversation and Words
I first came to Jungian Psychology through a wish to study dreams and the dreaming life. My dreams had been influential from an early age. When I decided to change my profession from that of a Speech-Language Pathologist to one of Psychologist, I wanted the focus to be about dreamwork as an essential aspect of soul, and consciousness and creating change in my life and that of others. I arrived at Pacifica Graduate Institute to study dreams, which I did, and left with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology focused on Archetypal and Depth Psychology. My engagement with dreams was equal to my interest in writing—poetry as well as non-fiction. An underpinning of my interest in dreams has been spirituality and seeking to find ways to deepen my understanding for not only observable human behavior but also the more important unconscious dynamics of being human. The path for this was ever-changing, grew larger at times, and in some instances seem to just disappear. Those periods of darkness were lit by my dreams and writing. They guided me.
On the journey I have studied writing, obtaining an M.F.A. degree in Creative Nonfiction, studied the Enneagram with Helen Palmer and worked in public schools as an Educational Psychologist. My inner work has led to Zen Buddhist practice as well as the Church of Religious Science. Each of these experiences and more have deepened me in my relationship with others. My most recent writings, including The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and Race, have provided me with a psychological lens that hopes to better understand our consciousness regarding race, racism and the deconstruction of ideas that support us in embracing the fullness of ourselves as both human and divine. I’m intrigued and inspired by how we do this as individuals, and how we can invoke this through, our passionate engagement with each other in small groups and in our collective. Living, dreaming, writing.
For Things That End
Sadness comes because all things evolve to an end.
No matter how much we may wish for a happy ending
sometimes the sourness of goodbye just hurts
like the leaves turning dry brittle in fall
long past the suppleness of spring
now breaking in pieces
ready to be raked
bagged
but still made ready for the next time.
May the recall of a return keep you awake in this moment
to the possibility of joy in this return.
May all you wish of the eternal
that you have in this moment
once more fill you with remembrance.
At the moment of the true return
may you be awake then as you are now
to the beauty of letting things end
refreshing you
until once again you rest
remembering joy
and letting your breath ease you softly into grace.
Fanny Brewster
THREE WAYS TO GET STARTED TOGETHER
SACRED CIRCLES
Join a small group Sacred Circle for increased self-reflection and a movement to more inner peace and resolution of old issues of trauma, depression, and anxiety.
DEPTH WRITING WORKSHOP
Develop your creativity as a writer by becoming a member of our DepthWriting Community. DreamWriting is an aspect of one specific circle. Part of the time is spent on Dreamwork and additional time is used creating writing that emerges from the dreams.
CULTURAL DREAMWORK CIRCLE
This circle allows you to explore ethnic images deepening your understanding of words and images different from your own cultural life, support a rich dreamlife free of anxiety and sleeplessness, help you develop a relationship with your own dream images.
