The Ultimate Lucid Dreamer’s Manual: From Basics to Beyond

Local Disk......Page 0 The Lucid DreamerTMs Manual: From the Basics to Beyond......Page 1 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 2 II. POTENTIALS AND POSSIBILITIES OF LUCID DREAMING......Page 7 Things to do in a lucid dream......Page 9 III. "REALITY", BELIEF SYSTEMS AND DREAMS......Page 10 IV. SUMMARY OF DREAMS......Page 21 V. DREAM APPROACHES......Page 25 VI. BRIEF SUMMARY OF LUCID DREAMS......Page 31 VII. PREPARATION AND BUILDING BASIC SKILLS......Page 32 Step One) Doing the Mental Prep-Work......Page 33 Step Two) Increasing Dream Recall......Page 34 Step Three) Keeping a dream journal......Page 37 Step Four) Becoming familiar with your Dreams......Page 40 Step Five) Adding Awareness to your Waking Consciousness......Page 41 Step Six) Linking your Awareness to your Dreams......Page 45 Hypnagogic/Hypnapompic States:......Page 47 METHODS for Inducing Lucid dreams......Page 46 Most effective reality checks:......Page 44 The MILD Technique: Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams:......Page 48 The Wake/Back to Bed Method:......Page 51 VIII. BEGINNING TIPS, TACTICS AND TOOLS......Page 52 Supplements related to Dreaming......Page 53 Dreaming Tools......Page 57 BRAINWAVE: RANGE: CORRESPONDING MENTAL STATE......Page 22 IX. ADVANCED METHODS & TECHNIQUES......Page 65 Maintaining Your Lucidity.........Page 66 The Power of Intent......Page 69 The Power of Expectation......Page 71 The Joy of Flight......Page 72 The Speed to Altitude Ratio......Page 73 The Gravity/Density Principle......Page 74 Common Methods of Flight......Page 75 Restoring your Dream Vision......Page 78 Limbo-Land......Page 80 Confronting Fear and Dream Dangers......Page 82 The Two Step Process of Fear Maintenance......Page 83 Stabilizing Your Surroundings......Page 84 Dream friends and Dream Guides/Teachers......Page 85 Interaction with your Higher Self......Page 86 The Power of Surrender......Page 87 NVC: Non-Verbal Communication......Page 88 Sleep Paralysis......Page 89 False Awakenings......Page 91 Heightening your Lucidity......Page 92 W.I.L.D.s (Wake-Induced Lucid Dreams)......Page 94 How to Induce a W.I.L.D.......Page 96 Lucid Dreams or Out-of-Body Experiences?......Page 98 Differences between Lucid Dreams and Out-of-Body Experiences......Page 99 Transforming your Lucid Dreams into Out of Body Experiences......Page 103 XI. WAKING WORLD APPLICATIONS......Page 107 Lucid Waking......Page 108 Synchronicity......Page 109 Self-Observation......Page 110 Death as your Ally......Page 112 The Internet......Page 113 Using the Newsgroups......Page 117 Subscribing to Mailing Lists......Page 118 Dream-related books:......Page 120 Shamanically related:......Page 122 Personal accounts, experiences, and approaches:......Page 124 Expansive thinking:......Page 121 Local Disk -1 The Lucid DreamerTMs Manual: From the Basics to Beyond 1 Table of Contents: 2 I. INTRODUCTION 2 II. POTENTIALS AND POSSIBILITIES OF LUCID DREAMING 7 Things to do in a lucid dream 9 III. "REALITY", BELIEF SYSTEMS AND DREAMS 10 IV. SUMMARY OF DREAMS 21 V. DREAM APPROACHES 25 VI. BRIEF SUMMARY OF LUCID DREAMS 31 VII. PREPARATION AND BUILDING BASIC SKILLS 32 The Six Basic Steps 33 Step One) Doing the Mental Prep-Work 33 Step Two) Increasing Dream Recall 34 Step Three) Keeping a dream journal 37 Step Four) Becoming familiar with your Dreams 40 Step Five) Adding Awareness to your Waking Consciousness 41 Step Six) Linking your Awareness to your Dreams 45 Hypnagogic/Hypnapompic States: 47 METHODS for Inducing Lucid dreams 46 Most effective reality checks: 44 The MILD Technique: Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams: 48 The Wake/Back to Bed Method: 51 VIII. BEGINNING TIPS, TACTICS AND TOOLS 52 Supplements related to Dreaming 53 Dreaming Tools 57 BRAINWAVE: RANGE: CORRESPONDING MENTAL STATE 22 IX. ADVANCED METHODS & TECHNIQUES 65 Maintaining Your Lucidity... 66 Controlling Your Lucid Dreams 69 The Power of Intent 69 The Power of Expectation 71 The Joy of Flight 72 The Speed to Altitude Ratio 73 The Gravity/Density Principle 74 Common Methods of Flight 75 Restoring your Dream Vision 78 Limbo-Land 80 Confronting Fear and Dream Dangers 82 The Two Step Process of Fear Maintenance 83 Stabilizing Your Surroundings 84 Dream friends and Dream Guides/Teachers 85 Interaction with your Higher Self 86 The Power of Surrender 87 NVC: Non-Verbal Communication 88 Sleep Paralysis 89 False Awakenings 91 X. BEYOND ADVANCED LEVEL TECHNIQUES 92 Heightening your Lucidity 92 W.I.L.D.s (Wake-Induced Lucid Dreams) 94 How to Induce a W.I.L.D. 96 Lucid Dreams or Out-of-Body Experiences? 98 Differences between Lucid Dreams and Out-of-Body Experiences 99 Transforming your Lucid Dreams into Out of Body Experiences 103 XI. WAKING WORLD APPLICATIONS 107 Lucid Waking 108 Synchronicity 109 Non-Patterning 110 Self-Observation 110 Death as your Ally 112 XII. SUPPORT GROUPS and OTHER RESOURCES 113 The Internet 113 Using the Newsgroups 117 Subscribing to Mailing Lists 118 XIII. Recommended Reading: 120 Shamanically related: 122 Science-related (but "readable" to the everyday person) 124 Personal accounts, experiences, and approaches: 124 Dream-related books: 120 OBE-related books: 121 Expansive thinking: 121