Dr. Tonay has published three books on dreams which are available online and at your local bookstore. You may read excerpts from each book (including how to remember more dreams, tips for a good night's sleep, and what kind of dreams most people have) if you scroll down this page. The excerpts are listed on the left, beneath the cover image of each book. To read the press release from her second book, Every Dream Interpreted, as well as selected articles which have discussed her most recent work, please click here. Information on recent appearances can be found here. Every Dream Interpreted won 2nd place in the Readers Preference Annual Awards psychology book division for 2004. Click here to read the review by Reader's Preference. Dream interpretation telephone consultations are available at her regular rate. Please call 831 429 7910 for information or to schedule an appointment. For information about Dr. Tonay's dream workshops and dream groups, click here.

Click here to view The Creative Dreamer's table of contents.	The Creative Dreamer: Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your Creativity The Creative Dreamer newly revised in 2006, offers you a way to use your dreams to understand and enhance your self-understanding and creative work. It explores how people who love to create are unique and explores the dreams of famous creative artists, scientists, and writers. Part two uncovers themes and elements—such as children or loss-that often appear in our dreams, and how those elements can help express creativity. Part three enters the deepest territory, offering keys to unlock your creativity in the face of sometimes powerful opposition from without and within. Helpful and threatening dream characters and sexual dreams are explored here. Various exercises are sprinkled throughout the book which help you expand and enhance your creative potential, using your unique dream themes to intepret your own dreams, work through your creative blocks, and form a creative community. Each chapter closes with a scene that stretches the imagination: an exercise that keeps creativity flowing. As you move through the book, these passages slowly lead you into the psyche's inner dark woods and back out again, finding and bringing with you the treasure of your own creative spring.
Click here to view Every Dream Interpreted's table of contents. Excerpts from Every Dream Interpreted: Are men's and women's dreams different or the same? Even though I'm in my forties, I often dream of my childhood home. Is this unusual? What kind of dreams do most people have?	Psychologist Veronica Tonay, long-time lecturer at the University of California and practicing psychotherapist in Santa Cruz, created a unique book to help you understand the major themes and hidden nuances in your dreams. The unique format has two sections. The first gives answers to the most commonly asked questions about dreaming and dreams. For example, you'll learn what it means if a dream character turns into someone else, or you dream a baby is born, or you are being chased in a dream. This section is also full of information about unusual dreams, sleep, ways to sleep more and remember more dreams, and what dreams say about your relationships and work life. The second section of the book is an A-to-Z guide on the most frequent elements that appear in dreams, providing background on dream symbols as they appear in many cultures and eras, based on research by leading psychologists, anthropologists, and mythologists. Taking both sections together, you'll be able to understand your dreams in deeper and more useful ways.

Excerpts from The Creative Dreamer's Journal and Workbook: Tips for a Good Night's Sleep Tips for Remembering Your Dreams The theme of Loss in Creative People's Dreams

Have you ever wished you could free your imagination and smash those creative blocks that get in your way? With The Creative Dreamer's Journal and Workbook, you can learn what your dreams reveal about your creative process and use this knowledge to expand the horizons of your art form, whether it be writing, painting, gardening, music, or business. Conceived as a companion to The Creative Dreamer, this journal also stands on its own as an essential, hands-on tool that is a perfect way to explore your artistic spirit. In addition to writing down your dreams, take time to explore the workbook section, with practical exercises on common dream themes. You can use your dreams to enrich your waking life. All you need are a pillow, a pen, and the pages of this journal...

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