A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming (40 page)

When we awaken inside a lucid dream, we catch a glimpse

of our reflections. We look around at the epic nature of our true

selves and the world around us. We realize that we are, in fact,

much more than our physical bodies. We reach beyond the edges

of the waking world and see that reality exists on more levels than

the physical. That we have the capacity to function and experience

within these other worlds with complete awareness. We realize that

we are, in essence, boundless creators with the imagination and the

power to change our dreams, our lives, our minds, and our future.

Here it is, the end. But don’t worry, don’t despair. With the

end of one journey comes the start of another. A true pioneer never

stops exploring. Finding one world is just the bridge into discover-

ing the next. As you prepare for your next adventure, call upon the

tools and techniques you’ve picked up throughout this book. We

hope they serve you well. As we go our separate ways, remember to

keep your excitement high and your spirit strong. Be bold as you

set out toward the horizon.

Sweet dreams.

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NOTES AND REFERENCES

ChApTER 1:
A New Discovery

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keep breathing, and the eyes
Carl DeGuzman and Kevin Morton, “REM Sleep—

Exploring a Fascinating Sleep State,” 2010, End-Your-Sleep-Deprivation.com, accessed December 26, 2011, http://www.end-your-sleep-deprivation.com/rem-sleep.html.

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in fact dreaming and doing so consciously
Tenth Anniversary Issue of Lucidity Letter,
ed., Elinor Gebremedhin, 10th ed. (San Francisco: Lucidity Association, 1991), 303.

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from another solar system in space
Keith Hearne,
The Dream Machine: Lucid Dreams
and How to Control Them
(Wellingborough, U.K.: Aquarian Press, 1990).

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at least one lucid dream in their lifetimes
R. Stepansky, B. Holzinger, A. Schmeiser-Rieder, B. Saletu, M. Kunze, and J. Zeitlhofer, “Austrian Dream Behavior: Results of a Representative Population Survey,”
Dreaming
8 (1998): 23–30.

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or introverted, you can become lucid
M. Schredl and D. Erlacher, “Lucid Dreaming Frequency and Personality,”
Personality and Individual Differences
37 (2004): 1463–473.

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having sex with the first girl I can find
Xan Brooks, “‘It’s Complexicated,’”
Guardian.

co.uk,
February 13, 2007, http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/feb/14/1.

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seems on the verge of becoming much better known
Stephanie Rosenbloom, “Living Your Dreams, in a Manner of Speaking,”
New York Times
, September 16, 2007.

ChApTER 2:
What Are Dreams?

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works of art and many other discoveries
Gary Gardner, “Incredible Famous Dreams,”

Lucid Dream Lessons Blog
, March 4, 2009, http://www.luciddreamlessons

.com/2009/03/04/incredible-famous-dreams/.

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the gist of her advice
“Paul McCartney and Barry Miles,”
Paul McCartney: Many Years
from Now
(London: Vintage, 1998).

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wrote Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac,
Book of Dreams
(San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2001).

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for about two hours each night
Adam Schneider and G. William Domhoff, “Dreams: FAQ.”
The Quantitative Study of Dreams
, University of California, Santa Cruz, September 2011, http://www2.ucsc.edu/dreams/FAQ/index.html.

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mental, emotional and physical well-being
Kendra Cherry, “Why Do We Dream? Top Dream Theories,” About.com Psychology, September 2011, http://psychology.about

.com/od/statesofconsciousness/p/dream-theories.htm.

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and ready to process more information
C. Evans and E. Newman, “Dreaming: An Analogy from Computers,”
New Scientist,
1964: 577–79.

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prepare and practice for upcoming events
Ernest Hartmann, “Making Connections in a Safe Place: Is Dreaming Psychotherapy?,”
Dreaming
6 (1996): 213–28.

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biological processes that occur during sleep
J. A. Hobson,
Sleep
. (New York: Scientific American Library, 1995).

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lobe tries to organize it into a storyline
Ibid.

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spent the night than an amnesiac drunk
Robert Moss,
Conscious Dreaming:
A Spiritual Path For Everyday Life
(New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996), 72.

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dream is not the dream itself
Ibid., 64.

ChApTER 3:
A History of Dreaming

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to the realm of ‘spirit’
Robert Moss,
The Secret History of Dreaming
(Novato, CA: New World Library, 2009), xiv.

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transcended the physical world
Robert Moss,
Dreamgates: An Explorer’s Guide To The
Worlds Of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death
(New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998), 5.

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not in touch with their soul
Ibid.

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king’s decisions in the waking world
“The Epic of Gilgamesh,”
SparkNotes
, March 29, 2012, http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/section1.html.

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while the body slept
Kasia Maria Szpakowska, “The Perception of Dreams and Nightmares In Ancient Egypt: Old Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period”

(dissertation, UCLA, 2000), 23–26.

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commonly missed in daily waking life
Lucy Gillis, “And Now a Word from Ancient Egypt . . .,”
The Lucid Dream Exchange,
August 2011, http://www.dreaminglucid.com/

pastldeissues.html.

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Masters of the Secret Things
Moss,
Secret History of Dreaming
, 11–12.

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and his son, Morpheus, ruled dreams
Dawn Firewolf, “A History Of Dreaming - From Ancient Egypt To Modern Day,”
Realmagick.com
(blog), August 2011, http://www

.realmagick.com/6181/a-history-of-dreaming-from-ancient-egypt-to-modern-day/.

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with the help of nightly dreams
Raymond L. Lee, “Forgotten Fantasies.”
Dreaming
20

(2010): 290.

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expression of our repressed desires
Sarah Kofman, “Mirror and Oneiric Mirages: Plato, Precursor of Freud,”
The Harvard Review of Philosophy
VII (1999).

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which peers out in sleep
Artemidorus,
Oneirocritica: Interpretation of Dreams
, trans.

Robert J. White (Torrance, CA: Original Books, Inc., 1990) 3.11.

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Mere coincidence
Aristotle,
On Dreams,
trans. J. I. Beare (Charlottesville, VA: InteLex, 2007).

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And birds resemble women
Artemidorus,
Oneirocritica,
3.11.

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personal background into account
Artemidorus,
Oneirocritica
.

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also revived by the Romans
Carl Huffman, “Pythagoreanism” in
Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
, revised June 14, 2010, ed. Edward N. Zalta, accessed March 29, 2012, http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoreanism/.

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all but wiped out
Raymond L. Lee, “Forgotten Fantasies.”
Dreaming
20 (2010): 291.

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when Vishnu’s dream ends
Moss,
Secret History of Dreaming,
51.

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dreaming us into existence
Ibid., 55.

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than the waking state
“The Oldest Language Known to Man.”
School of Metaphysics
.

1995. School of Metaphysics. July 2011, http://www.som.org/1dreams/history.htm.

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dream beings and shapeshifting into other animals
Rebecca Turner, “Dream Yoga: Lucid Dreaming in Tibetan Buddhism,”
World of Lucid Dreaming
, July 2011, http://

www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/dream-yoga.html.

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all life is but a dream
B. Alan Wallace,
Buddhism & Science: Breaking New Ground
(New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 253.

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like letters which are not opened
Gail Bixler-Thomas, “Understanding Dreams: Perspectives from the Ancients Through Modern Times,” November 1998, accessed March 29, 2012, http://www.erhsgraphics.com/Dreaming.html.

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but for an entire community, and were
Robert Moss,
Dreamways of the Iroquois:
Honoring the Secret Wishes of the Soul
(Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2005).

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looked at as evil and sinful
Christopher Dewdney,
Acquainted with the Night: Excursions
through the World after Dark
(New York: Bloomsbury, 2004), 167.

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dreams were insubstantial
Chrysostom John and Catharine P. Roth,
On Wealth and
Poverty
(Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary, 1984), 12.

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possessed no real value
Raymond L. Lee, “Forgotten Fantasies,”
Dreaming
20 (2010): 291.

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they were secular
Ibid., 291–93.

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visions as “just dreams”
Edain McCoy,
Astral Projection for Beginners: Learn Several
Techniques to Gain a Broad Awareness of Other Realms of Existence
(St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1999).

ChApTER 4:
The REM Stage

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studying his sleeping patterns
Chip Brown, “The Stubborn Scientist Who Unraveled a Mystery of the Night,”
Smithsonian Magazine
, October 2003.

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his brain were wide awake
William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman, “The Relation of Eye Movements During Sleep to Dream Activity: An Objective Method for the Study of Dreaming,”
Journal of Experimental Psychology
53 (1957): 339–46.

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I was absolutely finished
Tony Crisp, “Eugene Aserinsky,”
Dreamhawk
, 2011, http://dreamhawk.com/interesting-people/eugene-aserinsky/.

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during a specific time within sleep
DeGuzman and Morton, “REM Sleep.”

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essentially similar brain states
Paul R. Martin,
Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures
of Sleep and Dreams
(New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2004).

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active agent in creating our experience
R.Llinás and D. Paré, “Of Dreaming and Wakefuless,”
Neuroscience
44 (1991): 521–35.

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strengthening your immune system
Hartmut Schulz, “Rethinking Sleep Analysis,”

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
2008, 4 (2): 99–103. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

pmc/articles/PMC2335403/.

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the very seat of dreams
“What Happens When You Sleep,” National Sleep Foundation, http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/how-sleep-works/what-happens-when-you-sleep.

ChApTER 5:
The Power of Intention

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Bannister’s record with 3:58
Bruce Lowitt, “Bannister Stuns World With 4-Minute Mile,”
Tampa Bay Times
(St. Petersburg, FL), December 17, 1999.

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at a whopping 3:43
“El Guerrouj Hicham Biography,” Iaaf.org (International Association of Athletics Federations), http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=e/

athcode=9824/index.html.

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associated with the skeletal muscles
“Electromyograph,” definition 1, The Free Dictionary by Farlex, 2009, from
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
Language,
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/electromyograph.

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the same mental instructions as action
Lynne McTaggart,
The Intention Experiment:
Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
(New York: Free Press, 2007).

a thought and a real-life event R. M. Suinn, “Imagery Rehearsal Applications in performance
Enhancement,”
Behavioral Therapist
8 (1985): 155–59.

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significantly increase muscle strength
Philip Cohen, “Mental Gymnastics Increase Bicep Strength,”
New Scientist
, November 21, 2001, http://www.newscientist.com

/article/dn1591-mental-gymnastics-increase-bicep-strength.html.

ChApTER 6:
Remembering Your Dreams

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or if we’re remembering dreams
Cristina Marzano, Michele Ferrara, Federica Mauro, Fabio Moroni, Maurizio Gorgoni, Daniela Tempesta, Carlo Cipolli, and Luigi De Gennaro. “Recalling and Forgetting Dreams: Theta and Alpha Oscillations During Sleep Predict Subsequent Dream Recall,”
The Journal of Neuroscience
31 (2011).

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conflict the dream might be hinting at
Marilyn Schlitz and Frank Pascoe.

“The Achuar Dream Practices,” Mystic Mountain Center for Healing Arts,

http://www.mysticalcompany.com/Achuar.php.

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main factors in sleep loss
“TV Before Bed Causes Chronic Health Problems, Study Claims,”
The Telegraph
, June 9, 2009, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandra-dio/5483296/TV-before-bed-causes-chronic-health-problems-study-claims.html.

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extending the stage of deep sleep
I. Feinberg, R. Jones, J. M. Walker, C. Cavness, and J. March, “Effects of High Dosage Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on Sleep Patterns in Man,”
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
17 (1975): 458–66.

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report other vivid nocturnal experiences
D. Watson, “To Dream, Perchance to Remember: Individual Differences in Dream Recall,”
Personality and Individual
Differences
34 (2003): 1271–286.