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Courtesy of Moment Point Press
Since the late 1970’s researchers have explored the phenomenon known as lucid dreaming or the ability to become conscious while dreaming. Indeed, it is truly a paradox to be in an unconscious state while simultaneously conscious in an alternate time and space we call the dreamscape. In Robert Waggoner's recently released book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self, he highlights the latest discoveries made by lucid dreamers around the globe. With over 30 years of abundant, personal experience with lucid dreaming he uses autobiographical accounts of his dreams and those of other leading experts to guide his readers down a unique path of discovering awareness within our waking lives and directly into the dream world. He illustrates how lucid dreaming is a radical, psychological tool that can help us understand the idea of the Self and the boundaries of the human psyche.
When discussing dream characters, or more precisely, the varieties of dream characters Waggoner suggests that these beings can exhibit autonomous behavior with considerable complexity and functionality. This idea clearly undermines the 'classic' belief that the people we see in dreams are merely symbols with simple representations commonly found in dream dictionaries. Instead of telling a dream character, “I am dreaming you,” Waggoner recommends a different approach which involves asking, “Who are you?” in order to abide by the rules of the dreaming world. Like the people in our waking lives, the beings who inhabit our dreams can quickly grow upset or even hostile if they believe you’ve implied their non-existence.
Waggoner covers an array of topics that expand beyond dream characters. From learning how to create a dream reality, healing ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally to more advanced stages of lucid dreaming such as precognitive and mutual dreaming, Waggoner’s book successfully encompasses the most rich and recent literature about lucid dreaming. This is clearly one of the best and most comprehensive studies in dream research within the last decade. Waggoner's suggestions quietly invite all dreamers in various stages of their development to explore beyond the manifest dream and uncover the layers of the lucid dreaming path.
For more info: Visit Robert Waggoner's Lucid Advice site, International Association for the Study of Dreams and The Lucid Dream Exchange
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