Synopses & Reviews
Imagine being able to fly. Walk through walls. Shape-shift. Breathe underwater. Conjure loved ones--or total strangers--out of thin air. Imagine experiencing your nighttime dreams with the same awareness you possess right now--fully functioning memory, imagination, and self-awareness. Imagine being able to use this power to be more creative, solve problems, and discover a deep sense of well-being.
This is lucid dreaming--the ability to know you are dreaming while you are in a dream, and then consciously explore and change the elements of the dream. A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming, with its evocative retro illustrations, shows exactly how to do it. Written by three avid, experienced lucid dreamers, this manual for the dream world takes the reader from step one--learning how to reconnect with his or her dreams-- through the myriad possibilities of what can happen once the dreamer is lucid and an accomplished oneironaut (a word that comes from the Greek oneira, meaning dreams, and nautis, meaning sailor).
Readers will learn about the powerful REM sleep stage--a window into lucid dreams. Improve dream recall by keeping a journal. The importance of reality checks, such as "The Finger"--during the day, try to pass your finger through your palm; then, when you actually do it successfully, you'll know that you're dreaming. And once you become lucid, how to make the most of it. Every time you dream, you are washing up on the shores of your own inner landscape. Learn to explore a strange and thrilling world with A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming.
Review
"[A] refreshingly practical guide to controlling dreams."
Review
"[A] refreshingly practical guide to controlling dreams."
Synopsis
Wake up and dream.
Imagine experiencing all the things that happen in dreams, but with one extraordinary difference: You are "lucid"--consciously, joyously in control. Not just an adventure (yes, you can fly), a lucid dream is a time ripe for creative thinking, healing, inspiration, and self-knowledge.
This lively dream guide shows step-by-step how to become lucid, and then what to do once awake in the dream world. Here's how to reconnect with dreams, and the importance of keeping a journal and timing REM cycles. How to use simple reality checks to differentiate between waking and sleeping states. How to incubate a dream to solve a problem.
With every dream we are washing up on the shores of our own inner landscape. Now, learn to explore this strange and thrilling world.
About the Author
Dylan Tuccillo is a writer, filmmaker, and lucid dreamer. He lives in New York City.
Jared Zeizel is a writer, filmmaker, and lucid dreamer. He lives in New York City.
Thomas Peisel is a writer, filmmaker, and lucid dreamer. He lives in New York City.