Natural impulses arise in the human psyche leading toward growth and healthy development. For the author, these impulses led to a personal journey of self discovery and creative expression. Dreams also became a resource on this important journey. They led inward to the unconscious, the source of intuition where ultimately freedom is found for a rich and creative life. Donald Mathews' serious inner journey began in 1965 at age 35, but it was another nine years after his parents death before dream work at Esalen Institute released deeply held grief. Upon retirement from the Navy in 1975, he...