This study explores therapists' spiritual experience, personally and within the therapeutic relationship. It focuses on the lived experience of therapists and the different meanings made of what is experienced. The purpose of this research is to bring into the light spiritual experiences of therapists and how they are experienced in the therapeutic process. It contributes to current debate about spiritual experience in the day- to- day practice of psychotherapy. The methodology of phenomenological hermeneutics is chosen as it provides the means to study therapists' lived experience. The study is guided by the philosophical thinking of Heidegger, Gadamer and Van Manen.The findings of this study reveal different types of spiritual experience. These include non-ordinary states of consciousness where there is a feeling sense of being beyond the boundaries of linear time and space. Experiences involve noticing subtle body feelings before they manifest in everyday consciousness. They include hearing and seeing phenomena that may normally be overlooked or disavowed in psychotherapy. The findings show therapists' ability to notice, explore and utilize subtle body phenomena was a combination of their own capabilities, their spiritual practice, and years of experience as therapists. The therapist's body appeared to be like a doorway into experiences that had transformative effects on both therapists and clients. The meanings made of experiences reflected therapists' spiritual and cultural beliefs. These beliefs meant that therapists are attuned to something bigger than everyday identity that gave meaning and purpose to the work and was a rich source of wisdom and guidance, comfort and a sense of being held in the work. Specific attitudes and qualities of presence are revealed that reflect therapists' spiritual beliefs. Participants described experiences that emerged out of the context of the therapeutic relationship but could not be explained clinically. The findings show therapists' world views, their spiritual and cultural beliefs and capacity to experience the unknown, bring a richness and diversity of meanings to the therapeutic relationship that includes the wider contexts of culture and the environment. This study explores current thinking about spiritual experience in psychotherapy and its effects on the therapist. It raises issues for further discussion relating to the role of therapists' spiritual experience in contemporary psychotherapy.

This project explores the idea of dream sharing and how language is both a tool and a barrier for sharing dream experiences. I collected video and audio dream diaries from 15 different people and stitched together a "collective" dream that contains elements from each. From this new dream, I pulled words and displayed them as text on-screen. What is the relationship from the listener and the actual dream experience? Can we truly experience the dreams of others?

<p>This study investigates the effects of traumatic experiences on emotional content of dreams. The theoretical framework of the present study is both the threat simulation theory and Hartmann’s theory of dreams as a mechanism for handling emotions after traumatic events. Both theories predict an increase in negative emotions after trauma but assign a different function for this increase. The subjects in this study (N = 16) were regularly writing dream diaries which after the 9/11 attack gave the researchers an unique opportunity to study the exact impact of events on dream content. Each subject’s ten last dreams before 9/11, and ten first dreams after 9/11, were analysed according to the emotional content. The results showed no significant differences in the number or tone of emotions in the before dreams compared to the after dreams. Possibly because none of the subjects experienced the event first hand.</p>

Composition for symphonic wind ensemble.

This study focuses on medical prognostication in the earliest Indian medical treatise known, the Caraka Saṃhitā. The first chapter gives an overview of the Caraka Saṃhitā, including its main doctrines and philosophy. The second chapter introduces the Indriyasthāna, the section in the Caraka Saṃhitā in which most of the omen literature is collected. The third chapter gives a survey and preliminary analysis of all twelve chapters in the Indriyasthāna. In the final chapter and conclusion, the topic of omen literature in the ancient world in general will be discussed, with a focus on the issue that invariably presents itself in omen literature, “rationality.” / text

Pažimeckaitė J. Pasąmonės ir sapnų refleksijos mene. Paroda sapnų tema ,,Sitkanabal“: Audiovizualinio meno studijų bakalauro baigiamasis darbas. Vadovė asist. A.Plungienė; Šiaulių universitetas, Menų fakultetas, Audiovizualinio meno katedra. Šiauliai, 2011. 62 p. Darbe nagrinėjamos pasąmonės ir sapnų refleksijos vaizduojamame mene. Darbo tikslas remiantis teorine mokslinės literatūros ir menininkų kūrusių pasąmonės refleksijomis kūrybos analizėmis, sukurti savo sapnų vizijomis pagrįstą originalią meninę instaliaciją – parodą ,,Sitkanabal“, kuri yra kūrybinė darbo dalis. Šio tikslo siekiama teorinėje darbo dalyje nagrinėjant pasąmonės sampratą, jos pasireiškimą per meno kūrinius, įsigilinant ir aptariant įvairias sapnų teorijas, apžvelgiant lietuvos ir užsienio menininkų darbus nagrinėjama tematika, bei stebint asmeninius sapnus. / Pažimeckaitė J. Unconscious and dreams reflections in art. The exhibition by the theme of dreams - ,, Sitkanabal”: Multimedia Arts studies Bachelor of final thesis. Labour Leader assist. A. Plungienė; Šiauliai University, Faculty of Arts, Multimedia Arts Department. Šiauliai, 2011. 62 p. The object of work is to create an original art installation- an exhibition ‘Doog Thgin’ (the creative part of the work) which is created using the author’s visions of dreams with reference to the theoretical nonfiction literature and the analysis of artists’ works in which the reflection of sub-consciousness was used. This is achieved by examining the theoretical part of the concept of the unconscious, its manifestation through the works of art, analyzing and discussing various theories of dreams, reviewing the works of Lithuanian and foreign artists on the topic of an analyzing subject, also studying personal dreams.

Background The mindset of an individual is made up by perception and motivation. Motivation is in turn driven by personal experiences, values and goals. Many times, a personal experience can act as a ‘Gandhi-moment’ or a triggering event to take action towards achieving a specific outcome. For a social entrepreneur, this outcome is many times some type of positive social change. In order for the social entrepreneur to create this, he or she needs to be innovative and creative, and therefore stay open towards new opportunities and perspectives to not get stuck in a particular mindset. Purpose The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the role of personal experiences and a person’s mindset in the start-up of a social project. Furthermore, the study aims to explore how a change in one’s mindset can result in social projects or enterprises that are successfully able to create social change. Method The research approach of the thesis takes the form of a multiple case study; one main large case and four illustrative smaller ones. The data analysis is of abductive style, going back and forth between theory and empirical data. Conclusion It can be concluded that personal experiences can serve as a motivational platform for an individual starting a project or enterprise, aiming to create a social change. However, other elements of a person’s mindset will also influence this process, in terms motivation and perception. Furthermore, for changes in society to occur, changes first needs to be made from within. Therefore, in order for a social entrepreneur to create actual social change; he or she needs to go through a process of mindset-change.

Kuriant darbų kolekciją stengtasi perteikti žmogaus santykį su savimi pačiu sapno erdvėje. Pasirinkta oforto technika, kuri suteikė galimybę sukurti siurrealistinius vaizdinius, remiantis melo ir tiesos, realygės ir už jos ribų esančiomis dviprasmybėmis. Už formų bei kompozicijos sprendimų slypi kiekvieno akimis regėtas pasaulis. Tai matyti šioje kolekcijoje ,,Sapnų užrašai“. Už įvairių taško, linijos ir dėmės kuriamų formų ir kompozicinių sprendimų slypi sapno vaizdinių perteikimas. Nors nemažos dalies naudotų simbolių prasmė lieka paslaptimi, tačiau žiūrovui suteikti minties laisvę stebint kūrynį yra viena iš galimybių meną pažinti savaip. / When creating work collection it was attempted to convey the relation with oneself in a space of a dream. Etching technique was chosen which gave the opportunity to create surreal images based on lie and truth, reality and ambiguity beyond its limit’s. Beyond shapes and composition’s solutions hides a world unseen by anyone’s eye. It all can be seen in this collection named “Inscriptions of Dreams”. Beyond various fleck’s, line’s and spot’s created forms and composition solutions’ hides convey of dream images. Even know the meaning of some part of used symbols is still a mystery but giving the freedom of thought to a viewer watching at a creation is one out of many ways to understand art in your way.

Inledning: Trauma påverkar drömmar och dess bearbetningsförmåga av innehåll. En viktig punkt är att etiologin av PTSD anses vara en traumatisk upplevelse som kan leda till återkommande mardrömmar. Idag finns det många personer i samhället som lider av trauma och traumarelaterade problem vilket gör att utveckling av traumateorin får en central betydelse för att erbjuda bra behandlingsmetoder. Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om hur traumatiska upplevelser bearbetas i drömmarna med fokus på affekter och interaktioner med andra människor som kan leda till vidareutveckling av psykodynamisk traumateori. Frågeställningar:  Vad finns det för skillnader i drömmarna mellan grupperna i avseende på affekter?  Vilka centrala teman förekommer i båda gruppernas drömmar och hur ser det ut i jämförelse mellan grupperna? Metod: Den metod som använts är en kombinerad kvantitativ och kvalitativ ansats där 60 drömmar från tidigare krigsveteraner studeras och jämförs i två grupper. Resultat: Studiens resultat visar traumats negativa effekter på affektregleringsförmåga och relationer. Det lyfter också fram drömmens betydelse som en ingång till det psykiska livet för att få inblick i hur traumatiska händelser och affekter hanteras, samt drömmandets funktion i affektreglering som är en viktig bearbetande faktor för trauma. Diskussion: Studiens resultat är i många avseenden i linje med tidigare forskning och teoribildning, men särskilt två aspekter av resultatet förtjänar att lyftas fram: Drömmen som en scen för det psykiska livet: 1. hur traumatiska händelser och affekter hanteras; 2. vilka faktorer kan tänkas vara bearbetande för trauma. / Introduction: Trauma affects dreams and its processing skills of content. An important point is that the etiology of PTSD is considered to be a traumatic experience that can lead to recurrent nightmares. Today there are many people in the community who suffer from trauma and trauma-related problems making the development of trauma theory be of central importance for providing good treatment. The aim of this study is to contribute knowledge about how traumatic experiences are processed in dreams with a focus on affects and interactions with other people that can lead to further development of psychodynamic trauma theory. Research questions:  What are the differencesindreamsbetween thegroupsin terms of emotions ?  What are thekey themespresent inboth groupsdreams andhowdoes it lookincomparisonbetween the groups? Method: The used method is a combined quantitative and qualitative approach where 60 dreams from former war veterans studied and compared in two groups. Results: Results of the study demonstrate traumas negative effects on affect regulation skills and relationships. It also highlights both the dream's meaning as an entrance to the psychic life to gain insight into how traumatic events and affects handled, and the function of dreaming in affect regulation as an important processing factor for trauma. Discussion: The study results are in many aspects in line with previous research and theory, but in particular, two aspects of the results deserve to be highlighted: The dream as an entrance for the psychic life: 1. how traumatic events and affects handled; 2. Which factors could be of importance in the processing of trauma.

This study explores therapists' spiritual experience, personally and within the therapeutic relationship. It focuses on the lived experience of therapists and the different meanings made of what is experienced. The purpose of this research is to bring into the light spiritual experiences of therapists and how they are experienced in the therapeutic process. It contributes to current debate about spiritual experience in the day- to- day practice of psychotherapy. The methodology of phenomenological hermeneutics is chosen as it provides the means to study therapists' lived experience. The study is guided by the philosophical thinking of Heidegger, Gadamer and Van Manen.The findings of this study reveal different types of spiritual experience. These include non-ordinary states of consciousness where there is a feeling sense of being beyond the boundaries of linear time and space. Experiences involve noticing subtle body feelings before they manifest in everyday consciousness. They include hearing and seeing phenomena that may normally be overlooked or disavowed in psychotherapy. The findings show therapists' ability to notice, explore and utilize subtle body phenomena was a combination of their own capabilities, their spiritual practice, and years of experience as therapists. The therapist's body appeared to be like a doorway into experiences that had transformative effects on both therapists and clients. The meanings made of experiences reflected therapists' spiritual and cultural beliefs. These beliefs meant that therapists are attuned to something bigger than everyday identity that gave meaning and purpose to the work and was a rich source of wisdom and guidance, comfort and a sense of being held in the work. Specific attitudes and qualities of presence are revealed that reflect therapists' spiritual beliefs. Participants described experiences that emerged out of the context of the therapeutic relationship but could not be explained clinically. The findings show therapists' world views, their spiritual and cultural beliefs and capacity to experience the unknown, bring a richness and diversity of meanings to the therapeutic relationship that includes the wider contexts of culture and the environment. This study explores current thinking about spiritual experience in psychotherapy and its effects on the therapist. It raises issues for further discussion relating to the role of therapists' spiritual experience in contemporary psychotherapy.