Quantum Dreaming maps IONE's decades-long engagement with dream consciousness across non-linear memory, Aboriginal Dreaming traditions, and quantum theory — locating the act of dreaming as a potential foundation for collective creative life.
About This Book
Drawing on over fifty years of practice, IONE traces the connections between quantum consciousness theory — the idea that consciousness can exist simultaneously throughout the fabric of the universe — and the lived, cross-cultural reality of dreaming. The book moves non-linearly through personal memory and global dream traditions, including the Dreaming of Australian Aboriginal culture. Rather than treating dreams as private psychological phenomena, IONE positions them as communal and generative: a medium for new forms of human relation. The result is part memoir, part philosophical inquiry, part practical inheritance — written for anyone who understands creativity as something cultivated in the deep interior.
Key Features
- 96 pages of non-linear prose weaving personal memory, dream theory, and cross-cultural dream traditions
- Published by Silver Press
What You'll Discover
- How quantum theory of consciousness informs a non-scientific understanding of dreaming as a distributed, universal phenomenon
- Dream traditions from multiple cultures, including the Dreaming of Australian Aboriginal peoples, examined alongside modern practice
- The history and philosophy behind IONE's Dream Festivals and community dream workshop practice
- The vision — shared with Pauline Oliveros — of a harmonious, self-sustaining network of artists and dreamers that gave rise to the Deep Listening Institute
About the Author
IONE has been dedicated to facilitating dreams for over fifty years, building upon ancient and modern dream practices to cultivate creativity and community. Together with Pauline Oliveros, she co-conceived the vision behind the founding of the Deep Listening Institute, and has organised Dream Festivals and workshops as ongoing vehicles for collective dreaming practice.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 96
- Dimensions: 110 x 160 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781068591860
- Publisher: Silver Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Artists, musicians, and interdisciplinary practitioners interested in dream theory, consciousness studies, deep listening practice, and Indigenous knowledge traditions.