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GAFTA: by Wayan; 1996/5/9, a pro-sabotage dream. The aliens offer us a Galactic Free Trade Agreement, but my friends and I think it's a disastrous deal... CAUTION: MORAL AMBIGUITY |
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GAIA'S SONG: by Wayan, 2.1MB (MP3 + lyrics), 2002, an old folk ballad on robotics Gaia appears in a warning vision. However, she's not addressing humanity, but our silver successors... |
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GALILEO FALLS: by Wayan; 1979/11/7, a mysterious dream . I was a closet unicorn. SO closet, I didn't even know what a unicorn was, till I went to college and met... |
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GALAXY FLOWER: by Wayan; 1993. digital painting of a (nondream) vision.
My take on what Georgia O'Keeffe claimed she was up to with those giant flowers... |
| MY GAMESHOW PRIZE: by Wayan; 1998/1/6, a let-down dream. I win a prize on a gameshow, but collecting is another story, since the show is run from Hell... |
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| GAMESTERS: by Wayan; 1990/8/31, a dream on slavery. Forced to turn gladiator, I learn these slaves think our free world outside is just another game... |
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GANDHI RUNS: by Wayan; 1997/8/1, a fusion dream. Gandhi and I must run barefoot across a burning racetrack miles wide... the Ascetic Desert? |
| GARDEN OF THE GODS: by Wayan; 1995/10/6, a dream of slowth. In the Garden of the Gods, I sit through sun and rain. For the gods aren't the gardeners, but the crop... |
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GARGOYLE GO-BETWEEN: by Wayan; 1996/11/22, a Hogwartish dream. I'm odd kid out in my wizard school till gargoyles raid us, and I puzzle out their tongue, to become... |
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GEEK SHORTAGE: by Wayan; 135K, 1990-95. Digital panorama on body image--literally. A narrative mural on the sexiness of dancers, as I became one--at the moment I lost my old geeky self... |
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(ON THE OLD) GENDER TRAIL: by Wayan; 161K, 1995, digital picture-poem with dream intrusions. For me, the path to love is difficult, elusive, convoluted... |
| GENDER-SKEW IN DREAMS: by Wayan; 1998/2/2, a brief essay on dream-differences In older studies at least, women dream of both sexes but men dream largely of men. Just like TV, huh? CAUTION: YOU'LL NEVER WATCH TV AGAIN |
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| GENNADIUS: by Gennadius, ca. 415 AD, apparently the first recorded lucid dream Gennadius re-dreams a previous dream, prompting him to notice he's dreaming. His guide points out the spiritual implications... |
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| GERRYMANDERING DESIRE: by Wayan; 1994/1/20, a modest sexual orientation proposal The two commonest sexual orientations have no names, or even concepts! Yet they're obvious, once... CAUTION: THE TRUTH THAT DARE NOT BE TOLD |
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HER GESTURED ROUTE: by Wayan; 1984/6/16, a dream poem. How's it feel to be an anima off the job? Is it lonely, when no one even believes you're a real person? |
| GET THEIR ATTENTION: by Wayan; 1999/4/24, a queer little dream. My friend Linda and I are walking in the Castro, when a tourist girl jams her tongue in Linda's mouth... CAUTION: SERIOUS TONGUE |
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GET YOUR BODY BACK: by Wayan; 1997/6/11, a dreamed parable. A man dies--his body's chopped up. He ends in Hell. But he's a stubborn guy; he wants his body back. So... |
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GHOST DOGS: by Wayan; 107K, digital comic of a 1993/4/2 dream of temptation. I meet a wolf who invites me to join Dr Who's pack of sexy Ghost Wolves. There's just one catch... CAUTION: FLIRTATIOUS WOLVES |
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GHOST GATOR: by Wayan; 1984/10/9, a lip-reading dream. A child from another universe materializes--part way. Too bad we called in that expert from Stanford... |
| THE GHOSTMASTER: by Wayan; 1992/6/16, a dreamtale of the Shadow. I win a starship from the hostile Ghostmaster; in space I gain the confidence to confront him, and find... |
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GHOSTS PUSH TOWARD THE SUICIDE DOOR: by Wayan, 1997/8/7, a nightmare that wants a break. I live in a haunted house where ghosts push you to suicide. But they're as tired of it as I am... |
| GIFTED CHILDREN NEED...: by Wayan; 1980, a journal extract on geniuses. Advice of a specialist on the care and feeding of child prodigies, embarrassingly relevant for adult geniuses... |
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GIRDERS AND DUST: by Wayan; dreamed 1983/10/23; acrylic wash on Xerox. . I dreamed I returned to a childhood park and found mostly ruin. But one magical thing survived... |
| GIRL-HEAP, OR CHOICE?: by Wayan; 1998/10/29, a dream on initiative. I'm on a women's sports team, and I should be in paradise. But I want more; not love exactly, but... |
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GIRL WITH A PROBLEM: by Wayan; 1997/4/12, a surreal dream. I date a girl with a mysterious syndrome, but soon I become a monkeyfaced con-man. And SHE becomes... |
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GITANA AND REX AND KIT: by Wayan; 1988/12/11, a comic nightmare. My friend Gitana has a grim view of men--a view that materializes, and starts chasing us... CAUTION: BURGER FRANCHISE DEMOLITION |
| THE GIVE-AWAY: by Wayan; 1982/6/7, a short nightmare. My parents pray for my success, and arrange a great learning opportunity for me. Really. |
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| GIVE TRAVIS ONE MORE CHANCE: by Wayan; 1980/10/13, a desperate dream. I'm detective Travis McGee's lover, so I know I'm doomed. My solution is drastic... CAUTION: HARD-BOILED HANDGUNS |
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| GLASS GAME: by Wayan; 1985/9/23, a nightmare. A swimming pool game with color-sorted broken glass. It's social! It's fun! The whole family can play! CAUTION: BLOODY IDIOTS |
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| MY GLASS BODY: by Wayan; 1993/9/16, a dream on sensitivity. After I visit the Glass People, a young glass wizard stalks me home to the Meat World, and says... |
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| GLASS EATER: by Wayan; 1982/12/10, a dream on managing ESP. I live in an asylum for fragile psychics. When one man over-uses his talent, he compulsively eats glass... CAUTION: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME |
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FROM GLIDING TO FLIGHT: by Wayan; 1993/11/15, an illustrated dream. Hypnotherapy is hopeless with these blind architects flopping all over the cafe, but my flying has improved... |
| A GLUM BAR: by Wayan; 2000/4/12, the quietest of nightmares. My house is a bar that never closes. You know what a gay bar is. Well, we're the opposite: a.... CAUTION: BAD VIBES |
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| GOAT DARE: by Wayan; 1984/8/22, a sex nightmare. A girl and I climb a half-built tower to get some privacy. What can we do before my nosy parents find us? CAUTION: SEX, HUMILIATION, FAMILY VALUES |
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| GOD'S DANCE CLUB: by Wayan; 1995/5/2, an apocalyptic dream. God's dance club, the Universe, is shutting down. God broke his promise that we staff could get on stage... |
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| GOD'S THREE DIALS: by Wayan; 1992/11/20, a heavenly dream. God built 3 dials to check: body, soul, and time. But the Holy Spirit's lazy, only checks one! It's up to us... |
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| GOD-SHIELDS: by Wayan; 1990/8/21, a confusing dream of growth. I'm a fat guy hired as a temp by some unethical gods. Or are they trying to teach me something? |
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| THE GOD-STAFF: by Wayan; 1995/4/9, a warm-globe dream. In our steamy future, after the cities drown, I'm hiking through Rainbow Tunnel, when I meet a holy man... |
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GOLD EATER: by Wayan; 560K, 9-page comic of a 1993/1/15 dream. I'm an orphan shapeshifter enslaved by a gold-eating monster. But I meet a cat-girl with a hammer... CAUTION: BAD FOSTER-DAD; CAPITALIST MONSTER; VIOLENCE TO INNOCENT VENDING MACHINES |
| GOLD VERSUS DIAMONDS: by Wayan; 1972/1/20, a dream fable. We're children seeking gold in a fairy wood. We dig where the elf-kids played, but their parents show up... |
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THE GOLDEN KEY: by Wayan; 200K, 1996/7/9, a subtle dream lesson . I was so lonely the potheads on Haight looked good. I dreamed I had the Golden Key, but under a cheap sodium streetlamp, ALL my keys looked gold! Then I met true gold: a woman meditating until she shone... CAUTION: NUDITY, HAIGHT ST DECADENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
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GOOD DOG!: by Wayan; 1992; sketch of inner me: doggily insecure. The shy, doggy need for reassurance I often crave from a lover--do I crave a mistress, an owner?... CAUTION: NUDITY, PILLOW TALK |
| GORDO'S EYES: by Wayan; 1981/2/14, a dream warning. The old cartoon character Gordo has another girlfriend. But his pets say he only loves the hunt, not her... |
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GOSPEL GIRL: by Wayan; 1986/11/17, a stubborn dream. I'm a girl in a desert who God tells to preach a new gospel. But the locals, unlike ancient Rome, have guns... CAUTION: VIOLENT MARTYRDOM AND A KID WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT |
| GOTTA BE ME, OR...: by Wayan; 1989/9/5, a dream fable. A friend tells me her sex fantasies. We try playing the roles, but not being ourselves has a weird side-effect... CAUTION: SEX GAMES |
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GRAMPA GOT AIMED: by Wayan; 1987/6/17, a psychic dream. The girl I love has a family that'll stop at absolutely nothing to destroy us. But I'll fight for love... CAUTION: SEX; EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE; MOLESTATION HISTORY |
| GRAMPA HAS SPOKEN: by Wayan; 1989/11/26, an oracular dream. In a worldwide junkyard full of warring spooks, I finally meet the one whose message I need to hear... |
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GRAPE: by Wayan; 1991. Digital painting of daydream. There's the watermelon of passion, and then there are the little grapes of fun that foxes eat... CAUTION: NUDE DANCING |
| GRAVE: by Wayan; 1999, a poem of everyday life, if this is your everyday life. So I looked out my window and saw this guy burying a tiny robed woman in a trench in the street... |
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| A GREAT NIGHTMARE, or, The Autistic Dream Lecturer: by Wayan; 1997/1/2, a diagnostic nightmare. I dream I'm addressing a dream convention, but I'm autistic! I MUST act bizarre, just to function... |
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GREEN ANGELS: by Wayan; 1985/9/2, a dream-idyll seething with politics. I stalk a platoon of levitating surf-bunnies who may be out to bomb a Greenpeace submarine... |
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GREENBIRD SAVIOR: by Wayan; 1983/6/2, a divine comedy. Time-travel the Navaho way! But our bread-pipe gets hijacked, so we call the Bird. Who shows up, all right... CAUTION: NON-STANDARD SAVIOR, EVIL DREAM PUNS |
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GRIEF KIVA: by Wayan; 1980/2/16, a lucid psychic dream. In a Hopi underworld, I find even lucid dreaming can't cure guilt and grief over losses yet to come... |
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GRIFFIN: by Wayan; 1995. Digital portrait of two dream-selves. Gryphon meets Dragon, mid-air, and they're both me--sometimes... |
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GROUNDHOG DAY: by Wayan; 140K, 3 images, 1994/9/2, an illustrated lunar dream. James Hillman is the first psychologist on the moon! Only he sees, not HIS shadow, but MINE... |
| GUARD ON THE BEACH: by Wayan; 1980/9/17, a dream of moral suasion Very nearly a nightmare, till the guard on the beach relented in the face of people power... |
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| THE GUARDIAN ANGEL COURSE: by Wayan; 1984/9/29, a dream of responsibilities. I get bored with crime, so I take a course in finding my Guardian Angel. But my test results are strange... CAUTION: WEIRD ANGELS |
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GUARDIAN ANGELS FEUD: by Wayan; 1995/10/9, an epic, heretical dream. You know angels feud over regional underfunding of Divine Grace. But you don't know how low they'll go... |
| GUIDE IN THE RUINS: by Wayan; 1996/11/20, a hopeful dream of ruin. Through vast Soviet ruins to the modest rooms where the new Russia lives. As I fall in love with my guide... |
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GUILTY! (Around #3): by Wayan; 1998, digital sketch of recurrent nightmare. I tried a Redon theme: huge, floating eyes. His are scary, but mystical; mine came out as guilty terror... |
| MY GUINEA-BISSAU REVOLUTION: by Wayan; 1999/4/24, a dream of necessary pain. My part in the revolution in Guinea-Bissau: substantial, but not exactly planned. I just wanted out... CAUTION: VIOLENCE |
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GURU GUTS: by Wayan; 1989? Digital sketch of my perceptual world. If it takes a whole village to raise a child, it also takes a lot of guts to raise a kundalini. Voila! |
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GYRLFALCON: by Wayan; 1971/11/26, an early dream of love and battle. I'm a Gyrlfalcon in a theater, fighting the Wolverine and his Morlocks with my lover the Green Lion... |
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