Copyright © 1990 by Stephen LaBerge, Ph. D. and Howard Rheingold
Lucid dreaming (conscious awareness during the dream sstate) is an exhilarating experience. Armed with the knowledge that the world you are experiencing is one of your own creation, you can conciously influence the outcome of your dremas. You can create and transform objects, people, situations, worlds, and even yourself. In short, by the standards of the familiar world of physical and social reality, you can do the impossible.
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming is based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge’s extensive laboraty work at Stanford University mapping mind/body relationships during the dream state as well as the teachings of Tibetan dream yogis and the work of other scientists, including German psychologist Paul Tholey. The result is a work that goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming to improve the quality of life.
Just as importantly, the experiences of thousands of real-life dreamers have shown that you can use lucid dreaming to solve problems, gain greater confidence, improve creativity, face and overcome fears and inhibitions, and create a new sense of empowerment and liberation in your life.
A self-teaching curriculum, Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming presents a tool kit of dozens of scientifically sound, easy-to-use techniques and exercises. Specifically, you will learn techniques for inducing, prolonging, and making use of lucid dreams; for increasing your dream recall; for building a catalog of dreamsigns (signposts that tell you when you are dreaming); and for entering the dream state lucidly (directly from the waking state). You will also learn ways to remain in a lucid dream, to awaken when you wish, and to manipulate dream work to achieve specific goals.
Inspired and effective, Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming can make your nightly dream journeys more enjoyable, increase your understanding of yourself, and make you realize that the possibilities of expanded consciousness are far greater than you might think.
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D. is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Psychology at Stanford University.
Howard Rheingold is the author of Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind and the coauthor of Higher Creativity and The Cognitive Connection.
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