The Dreaming Way with Toko-Pa Turner

In this special 300th episode of the Dream Journal, meet Toko-Pa Turner, a woman who has a wealth of experience helping people learn to court the wisdom of their dreams. She speaks about how “The Dreaming Way” is our natural heritage and provides inner guidance. She emphasizes that dreams and the imagination are as real as waking life and encourages us to live in the magic of not-knowing. BIO: Toko-pa Turner is a Canadian author and internationally celebrated dreamworker. Her first book, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, has been translated into ten languages and won awards in 2017 and 2018. Her new book The Dreaming Way: Courting the Wisdom of Dreams has been called “remarkable” by mythologist Michael Meade, and “exquisitely written” by Jungian analyst Anne Baring. The full video of the YouTube conversation is available @ExperientialDreamwork at https://youtu.be/wJE2HJGIW9c Find our guest at: Toko-Pa.com and substack.com/@tokopa This show, episode number 300, was recorded on February 24 and broadcast on March 1, 2025 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for the answering the phones.   SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at [email protected]. Follow on FB, IG, LI, & YT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at [email protected]. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Closed captioning is available on the YouTube version of this podcast and an automatically generated transcript is available at Apple Podcasts. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.