of dancing: The ballroom, the dance around the fire, and
the square dance, for example, remind us of the word,
Sundance. There is the theme of the circle: around the
fire, around the tree, the cardboard ring, the circle of
chairs and the song, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken." This
again reflects among other possibilities, the nature of
Sundance. There are some other themes that might
prove interesting as more dreams are received, such as
the theme of the "other" (the dancing partner, the
bouquet for someone else, the "someone else" with the
dreamer, and the mysterious bed-partner), and the
theme of "new life" (the child, the plant cutting and the
fair-haired young boy).
     Perhaps the one most dominant theme in the dreams is
the contrast between the individual and the group,
sometimes involving a conflict. On one hand the group
may have the advantage of higher energy: I am alone ...
in the driver's seat ... no horses ... seven people on
board and there are ... horses ... or It is cold in my room
as the source of heat is in the room with the people. On
the other hand, the individual is important: ... nor do I
like the idea of being constantly brought together with
no more time for the individual ... One of the needs of
the individual is for individuality: While dancing, I
suddenly realize that my steps are exactly the opposite
of all the other dancers'. There is a need for privacy:
There is one chair ... where one can work on a potter's
wheel. I think this is nice, except for the fact that people
will be standing around watching you. There is also a
concern for maintaining one's identity: They've left the
whole wallet and valuable identification papers instead
of just cash.
      This general theme of the individual and the group
may reflect, on one level, a concern thai a journal
published for a large group of people might have
difficulty meeting the special needs of the individual
reader. On a deeper level, the theme points to the heart
of the creative tension inherent in the very notion of
community— how to reap the benefits of cooperation and
at the same time encourage and provide for the vital

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