Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner SelfLucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self is the account of an extraordinarily talented lucid dreamer who goes beyond the boundaries of both psychology and religion. In the process, he stumbles upon the Inner Self. While lucid (consciously aware) in the dream state and able to act and interact with dream figures, objects, and settings, dream expert Robert Waggoner experienced something transformative and unexpected. He was able to interact consciously with the dream observer - the apparent Inner Self - within the dream. At first this seemed shocking, even impossible, since psychology normally alludes to such theoretical inner aspects as the Subliminal Self, the Center, the Internal Self-Helper in vague and theoretical ways. Waggoner came to realize, however, that aware interaction with the Inner Self was not only possible, but actual and highly inspiring. He concluded that while aware in the dream state, one has both a psychological tool and a platform from which to understand dreaming and the larger picture of man's psyche as well. Waggoner proposes 5 stages of lucid dreaming and guides readers through them, offering advice for those who have never experienced the lucid dream state and suggestions for how experienced lucid dreamers can advance to a new level. Lucid Dreaming offers exciting insights and vivid illustrations that will intrigue not only avid dreamworkers but anyone who is interested in consciousness, identity, and the definition of reality. |
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... focus, but later I came to feel that these natural responses were actually the best approach, since the waking ego ... focused as the waking environment, this became my new goal. Don Juan advised that the dreamer should concentrate on ...
... focused on something, like the ground, I could actually see the individual blades of grass and grains of sand. When awake, we consider seeing and touching as largely physical activities, but in lucid dreaming, I began to see that seeing ...
... focus simultaneously on both their conscious awareness and the apparent dreaming activities . Lucid dreamers who become overly focused on the dreaming activities get swept back into non-lucid dreaming . So too, lucid dreamers who become ...
... focused awareness for only a short period of time. It takes practice and patience and poise to hold awareness consciously while being confronted with new thoughts or images—the products of the mind. As you log time in the lucid dream ...
... focus there, but, on occasion, you can check in on the physical body's awareness. In this example, when I woke, the bed sheet really was in my mouth! As we become more experienced with lucid dreaming, we discover how to maintain ...
Contents
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Beyond Freuds Pleasure Principle | 39 |
Independent Agents and the Voice of the Unconscious | 51 |
FeelingTones and Review Committees | 65 |
Experiencing the Light of Awareness | 77 |
Connecting with the Hidden Observer of Dreaming | 87 |
Fishing for Information | 139 |
Healing Yourself and Others | 155 |
Consciously Connecting via Telepathy | 173 |
ForwardLooking Precognitive Lucid Dreams | 185 |
Mutual Lucid Dreaming | 207 |
Interacting with the Deceased | 227 |
The Unified Self in a Connected Universe | 245 |
Frequently Asked Questions | 259 |
The Five Stages of Lucid Dreaming | 97 |
ExPLoRiNG THE PSyCHE | 107 |
Creating the Dream Reality | 109 |
Varieties of Dream Figures | 125 |
Endnotes | 283 |
Selected Bibliography | 297 |