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Matt Hankins/ Emerald During a dream workshop held in the EMU Rogue Room on Monday night, University mathematics professor Micheal Dyer explains that individuals can find meanings for their own dream images through persistent analysis. Oyer practices the Eckankar faith. Dreams offer key to waking life A local group encourages interpreting dreams to solve everyday problems By Jason George Oregon Daily Emerald Professor Micheal Dyer is en couraging students to daydream in class. In fact, he is encouraging every one to dream more often. Dyer, a mathematics professor, was the organizer of “Dreams, Gate ways to the Inner Worlds. ” The dis cussion group is aimed at helping attendees learn how to dream cre atively and gain guidance and pro tection through their dreams. Gary Irwin, a local home builder, uses dreams to solve con struction problems. He said that his coworkers are fa miliar with him arriving at work in the morning and saying that the an swer to a stupefying problem has come to him in a dream. He said that nine time out of 10 it works. “Dreams are a bridge from the physical part to the inner part,” he said. The presentation was not about finding definitive answers in dreams, but developing an idea about what dreams mean for the individual. “I had dreams of tornadoes, and for me that represented a change coming in my life,” said Robert Brauer, a University budget analyst. Other symbols appear in dreams that can influence people indifferent ways. “I had a scary dream of water, so I took up scuba lessons to conquer that fear,” Irwin said. When asked how he knew the difference between symbols and ac tual representations in his dreams, Irwin replied, “I interpret dreams by intuition. I trust myself.” Dyer discourages the use of a dream dictionary or using sym bols that someone has decided are universal. Several members of the audi ence said they go through dream feasts and famines, dreaming for two weeks and not dreaming for the next two. Dyer suggested a pos sible relation to the moon cycle. Kelley Rees, an undeclared University freshman, said she was more confident that she could in terpret and control her dreams af ter the seminar. She said she was going to start keeping a dream journal, a diary of dreams she has during the night. She felt that the dream dis cussion could help her as a stu dent as well. “Maybe it will give me guidance about 1 want to do,” Rees said, hinting at her undeclared status. The event was sponsored by the Eugene Eckankar Center. Eck ankar is a religion that teaches people about understanding the soul in this lifetime, according to organization literature. “We use many tools,” said Dyer. “One of which is dreams. ” The members talk to their leader, Mahanta Harold Klemp, in their dreams. "In our dreams there is a teacher. To know that he is there can open a lot of doors," Dyer said. “The person that you see could be Christ or Buddha or any other source. Your symbols are your own.” Dyer joined the Eckankar faith at the age of 33. Now, at 60, he said that by tuning into his life force, he has gained great spiritual growth. “Dreams help you contact some real subtle energies,” he said. “You are studying yourself and it is a fascinating story.” Eckankar holds an information al meeting every Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 315-D West 13th Avenue. Etals Sexual Assault Free Environment, SAFE, will meet in the EMU Umpqua Room today at 2 p.m. For more infor mation, please call 346-9233. The EMU Board of Directors will meet to day in the EMU Boardroom at 4 p.m. For more information, please call 346-3720. The Committee In Solidarity with the Central American People, CISCAP, will host the Indigenous Mexico Video Night Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the EMU Ben Linder Room. CISCAP will show the film, “Bad Harvest.” For more informa tion, please call 485-8633. The Black Student Union will host a panel discussion on relationships for Black History Month on Feb. 22 at 6:30 in the Multicultural Center, EMU Suite 33. Please call 346-4207. USSA Continued from Page 1 biggest federal grant that goes to help fund tuition for low-income students. “We [students] have a high-lev el of control over student fees compared to other schools,” he said. “We want to show them how to obtain a high level of stu dent control over their fees. ” Gabbe also said that he wants to campaign to raise the maximum amount that students can receive in a Pell Grant. “Right now students can re ceive $3,125 from the grant, and the USSA wants to campaign to raise that amount to $3,525,” Gabbe said. “We have to be realis tic when we are asking for fund ing.” USSA activists are campaign ing to get students involved prior to next month’s trip. They will be campaigning at tables in the EMU and at the bookstore, where stu dents can write mock checks de tailing the amount of student debt that they have incurred. The checks will be used at the confer ence to show how far into debt University students have fallen. Sarita Amaya, a senior double major in political science and planning and public policy man agement, is attending the confer ence as a member of the La Coali cion, a Latino and Chicano caucus. She said she is particular ly concerned about campus labor organizing, mentoring on campus and affirmative action. She said that coming from a family of farm laborers has shown her that it is difficult to get away from the cycle of poverty. “If you’re being marginalized by bad labor practices, then your access to education is limited,” she said. She said that Oregon is being threatened by the same sort of leg islation that has eliminated affir mative action in Washington with Proposition 200 and California with Proposition 209. “It is our No.l priority to show that students have enough of an interest in these issues to go all the way to D.C.,” Swanson said. tournament for Philanthropy • Open for everyone • $15.00 per team of two • fun, food, prizes SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th 1:00 PM EMU REC. CENTER Register.by Wednesday. February 24 in the EMU Pool Flail or call Jamie. White © 345-3543 005627 But a good resume will! The Oregon Daily Emerald is an independent newspaper that provides hand-on experience in the challenging world of advertising. We are looking for two enthusiastic people who believe in the power of advertising in the Oregon Daily Emerald and who can transfer that enthusiasm into sales. 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