My doctoral research at the University of Toronto explored the history of dreams and their interpretation in therapeutic and spiritual contexts.

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Almost every culture in recorded history has viewed dreams as an important tool for diagnosis,  healing, and revelation. My research looked specifically at a spiritual tradition in 17th century Europe that used dreams and their symbols to chart a developmental journey of transformation and expanded consciousness. This tradition in turn fed into the theories of the two most prolific modern dream theorists: Freud and Jung.

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My PhD thesis is called Jacob Boehme and the Spiritual Roots of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Dreams, Ecstasy, and Wisdom. You can read it here.

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This research was generously funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS), and scholarships from the Toronto School of Theology. This video summary of my work was featured in the SSHRC Storytellers showcase.