Jeremy Taylor, DMin (1943 – 2018)

Jeremy was one of the greats, having made such a valuable contribution to the field of dreamwork and the many communities his work positively impacted. Jeremy was a sensitive, intuitive, creative, and wholly amazing human being. He seemed to know everything there is to know about dreams, dreamwork, dream research, myths, symbols, archetypes, and so much more; he was full, full, full of information, wisdom, and insight, all which he most eagerly and generously shared. There was no question any one of us could have that Jeremy did not answer thoughtfully and thoroughly. He was jolly and forthright, light of heart, uniquely inspiring of lightheartedness, clarity, understanding, acceptance, always respectful, kind, and empathetic.  My experience of him was consistently that he was a great, humble, jovial yet down-to-earth man whom I witnessed tirelessly promoting love, respect, health, wholeness, and the dedicated pursuit of wisdom with words and actions.

Jeremy often said that struggling to remember our dreams could be the same as trying to remember a life we’ve already left, that what we remember of our dreams is the closest experience we can have to the afterlife, as before and after dissolve and we enter the “eternal now.”

I feel blessed to have crossed paths and connected with Jeremy in this lifetime, humbled and so grateful to have had his support and to have facilitated his enthusiastic participation in our Dreaming & Healing conference in March 2017, and I pray we will with great honor carry his lineage and legacy forward.

If you feel moved to do so, please offer your dreams, your dreamwork, your prayers, in loving support of Jeremy and Kathy’s only child, Tristy, their family, friends, students, colleagues, and our far-reaching dreamwork community.

Borrowing from a colleague from Jeremy’s school, the Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work (MIPD), with profound gratitude I share one of Jeremy’s perspectives: