Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the sacred dream and the practical dream within the context of the midlife transition period of men. Nine men, who were between the ages of 50 and 60, participated in a semi-structured interview. Additionally, three self-report measures were administered: the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Value Rating Scale A and the Self-Anchoring Scale for Life Satisfaction. Using the constant comparative method, the interview data were studied, and separated into units of meaning based on their content (Krahn, Hohn & Kime, 1995; Maykut and Morehouse, 1994). Units of meaning were compared to each other to discern possible patterns. As patterns emerged, those units of meaning with similar meaning were grouped together to form categories (Krahn, Hohn & Kime, 1995). The categories suggested areas of significance in the data. Finally, categories were grouped into more abstract themes that related to aspects of the participants' experiences (Krahn, Hohn & Kime, 1995). Analysis of the data resulted in the emergence of 17 major themes and two minor themes regarding the development of the sacred and practical dreams, aspects of midlife transitions of the participants, and the choices the men made during that period regarding the sacred and practical dreams. The major themes included the following: impact of the sacred dream on early life decisions, expected to get married, importance of a supportive wife, having children as a positive life experience, desire to be respected, significance of community involvement, importance of financial security, family of origin influenced early life choices, importance of receiving, or not receiving, guidance in making life decisions, midlife was a significant period in their lives, ability, or inability, to live out the sacred, sacrifices made for a dream, evaluation of importance of marriage and family during midlife, a sense of mortality was experienced during the midlife period, following through even in the face of risks, impact of accepting that one is not perfect, learn to be patient, to relax, and to play. The minor themes were: someone believed I could be successful, and designing a specific plan for the future. The themes were compared to the existing literature to examine issues of convergence and divergence with that literature. Clinical implications of these findings and the limitations to the conclusions were presented. Finally, suggestions for future research were provided.