REVIEWS
What people have to say about the book
“I see your book as a beautiful contribution to the realm of consciousness studies, and I sincerely hope that many others will take an interest in it. You opened a whole new world through your inner discovery! After reading your book, my dreams have either gotten considerably more complex and lucid due to my openness to dream interpretation, or I have simply learned how to understand and capture my dreams more clearly due to the catalytic impact of your book!”
is a Quantum Health Coach, Holistic Healthcare Practitioner, and author of Falling Up: A Path to Self-Realization.
“This is not your usual dream memoir but an unpredictable maze of revelations, reflections, invocations, and prophecies that rekindle the inner child and emphasize the power of our precognitive awareness in shaping our reality. Madison ingeniously takes us into the dream state where things are as they really are, not as they appear to be. Gems of wisdom are artfully woven into a visual and visceral tapestry of alchemical symbols and archetypal keys that open doors to inner knowing and rediscovery. You are holding a psychic map to a treasure trove. The compass is YOU. The treasure is to unlock the precognitive memory of your inner child as you work through emotional trauma and familial karma. Madison skillfully teaches us the art of visceral knowing to heal the cognitive dissonance in the world as we restore our natural state of childlike innocence and wonder.”
dance theater scholar, esoteric researcher, and Yoga expert. She is the author of Yoga Outside the Box.
“What a fascinating manuscript! It is unique—I have not seen anything like it. Sandi is an erudite writer. Sandi taps a rich resource of wisdom and insight available to all of us: our nightly dreams. By turns whimsical, entertaining, and enlightening, in Diving Before Dawn, she mines a lifetime of dream-journaling, discovering a well-spring of life-affirming inner knowledge. Dreams are conversations from your subconscious; Sandi inspires you to hear your own.”
articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. She has authored or co-authored five books.
“Sandi’s dreams are succinct yet lyrical, to the point yet expressive, conveying her experiences without overloading the reader with detail. She has painted her understanding of each dream with the same brush, focusing on the nuggets of gold rather than fleshing out every aspect of the dream. The result is that we are drawn into Sandi’s waking world as much as into her dreams. We get to know her and appreciate how she has traversed life’s challenges and opportunities. Sandi also touches upon universal themes and wisdom, making this an excellent book to keep handy to dip into on a daily basis. I can only imagine how tough it was for Sandi to select only these dreams from all her journals, and to whittle both her dreams and reflections down to the right-sized chunks to keep readers engaged and enthralled. Readers will be able to absorb her techniques and apply them to their own dreams.”
~Jane Teresa Anderson BSc (Hons)
is a dream analyst, dream therapist, author of six books, and host of the podcast series, THE DREAM SHOW.
“Sandi Madison is living her dreams, and inspiring us all to do the same. Her work is a beautiful personal exploration into the beauty of your night vision and the insightful future that looks back at you every single night in them.”
~Theresa Cheung
the Queen of Dreams, is the best-selling author of
“The Dream Dictionary A to Z”, “The Dream Cure”, “Dreaming of Your Future”, and podcast host of
WHITE SHORES.
Customer Reviews
J. Bridgit Tyler 5.0 of 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2025Be Your Own Dream Diver
Sandi has written a fascinating book on her dream interpretation logs spanning 50+ years. The use of interpreting animals, symbols, feelings from her dreams into psychological help for her evolutionary process. She lived off the grid for 18 years while raising a family, working and creating businesses like sending books to Africa for poor people and a periennial seed garden. A multifaceted woman: a dancer; a mother; a wife and an actress on radio and on the stage in Western Washington. The dreams pointed her in the direction to overcome childhood negative behavior patterns through her dreams. She pulled herself up by the bootstraps when her partner of 38 years suddenly died. This renegade woman is a crafty wordsmith. The book shows you how you, too, can interpret your dreams for healing. It's a page turner. I didn't want to put it down. Where is your vacquero? Push yourself to grow! You can do it, too.A. Powell 5.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2025
Diving Before Dawn - A Review
Sandi has a way of pulling the reader into her dream life, and I found many similarities with my own subconscious. I highly recommend this book. The layout and the artwork included really paint a beautifully complex look into the world of dreams.