and letting go of judgement 165–8
addictions 37–40
adrenaline deactivation 139
alcohol 141
almonds 139
Amitabha Buddha 148
Aquinas, Thomas 103
higher self (Self) 10, 78, 79–80
and the ‘other 1 per cent’ 161–8
shadow see shadow
Aristotle 101
aromatic plants 142–3
Aserinsky, Armand 107
associative thinking 61
Austin, Valerie 14
autosuggestion 94
and the MILD technique 94–5
ayahuasca 122
B vitamins 137–8
Bly, Robert 80
brain
activation in lucid dreaming 3, 4, 6–7, 8, 12–13, 58–9
and calcium 139
creating/strengthening neural pathways 12–13, 28, 34
left-brain cognizance 59
and magnesium 140
right hemisphere 58–9
serotinin-based cortical arousal during REM sleep 138
waves see brain waves
brain waves
delta 49
gamma 8
monitoring 106
Buddha, Gautama 145
Buddhism, Tibetan see Tibetan Buddhism
bush eyes 41
calcium 139
camalonga seed essence 144–5
cannabis 141
Castenada, Carlos 133
Chaac Mol technique 120
cheddar 139
cheeses, hard 139
Chichimecas 119
Christianity 103–4
clary sage 143
collective unconscious 77–8, 106
archetypes in see archetypes
and the ‘other 1 per cent’ 161–8
Columbo method 71–3
mantra 88
meditations 145
see also kindness
creative dreaming 58–65
Dalai Lama 58
Dance and Dreaming retreats 23
death 116–17
after-death process 163
communication with energetic resonance of dead people 163
lucid living and fear of death, case study 171–4
preparation for 178
delta brain waves 49
Devereux, Charla 102
Devereux, Paul 102
dimethyltryptamine (DMT) 122
dream anomalies 7
dream diaries/journals 20–25, 43
boosting techniques 19
dream signs 42–4
dream yoga, Tibetan xii, 20–21, 115–18, 158, 170
dreams
as gateways to the unconscious 14
lucid see lucid dreams
nightmares 83–9
reality checks in see reality checks
red 148
remembering see dream recall
sexual 27–9
time spent in dreaming in everyday experience 71
witnessing 92
eating regimes 140–41
Eden, Frederik Willems van 104
EEG (electroencephalography) 6, 106, 146
ego 11
energy levels 149–51
accessing our enlightened knowledge 62–5
enlightened people and the ‘other 1 per cent’ 163–4
falling asleep consciously (FAC) 127–31
fear
and awareness 83
of interacting with the unconscious 33–4, 35
lucid living and fear of death, case study 171–4
overcoming 33–5
phobias 33
fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) 6, 31
food regimes 140–41
Freke, Timothy 174–6
friendliness 57–8
making friends within the dream 13, 16, 35, 57–8, 79, 168–9 see also shadow: integration
‘frog from the well’ story 44–5
full moons 145–6
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 6, 31
gamma brain waves 8
Garfield, Patricia 27
Creative Dreaming 108
Greeks, ancient 101–2
Green, Celia: Lucid Dreams 108
guided meditations
‘seeing beyond the well’ 46–8
sleep meditations 53–4
Hamilton, Nigel 123
healing 157–61
curing subjection to
nightmares 83–9
hands-on, within lucid dream 148, 159
kidney disease case study 159–61
of shortsightedness 148, 159, 181–210
through unpacking of psychological baggage 32–5, 178
Hearne, Keith 109–14
Hervey de Saint Denys, Marie-Jean-Léon, Marquis d’ 104, 142
HGH (human growth hormone) 49
higher self (Self) 10, 78, 79–80
human growth hormone (HGH) 49
Hurd, Ryan 23–5
hypnagogic affirmation 92–7
hypnagogic meditation 53–4
steps to extend 53
Ibn al-Arabi 123
imaginary rehearsal 29–32
inception
Inception (film) 36
individuation 81
shadow integration 57, 80–82, 86–9, 179
International Osteoporosis Foundation 139
Islamic dream work 123–4
Jerome, St 103
Jesuits 103
Johnson, Clare 59–62
judgement, letting go of 165–8
Jung, Carl Gustav 21, 77–9, 81, 105–6, 170
Kellogg, Ed 91
kinaesthetic feedback 30
kindness 13, 32, 58, 148, 149, 150, 174 see also compassion
Koran 123–4
Krippner, Stanley 120–23
Krishnamurti, Jiddhu 56
MILD technique 94–5
Lockley, John 124–6
lucid dreaming benefits xiii, 8, 178–9
case study of choosing a new career path 63–4
case study of letting go 165–8
of creativity 58–65
in curing nightmares 83–9
of enlightenment see enlightenment
of healing see healing
of mental stability 9–10
of overcoming addictions 37–40
of overcoming fear and phobias 33–5
psycho-spiritual see psycho-spiritual healing/growth
of self-awareness 9–10
of self-inception 36–40
of a sexual nature 27–9
shamanic 121–2
of training without risk 29–32
lucid dreaming enhancement, natural 137–55
with alcohol avoidance 141
with camalonga seed essence 144–5
with eating regime 140–41
exploring the hypnopompic 153–4
with full-moon day practice 145–6
with meditation 152
with minerals 139–40
with napping 152
with scents and aromatic plants 142–3
with vitamins 137–9
lucid dreaming practice
and acceptance see acceptance
and the ancient Greeks 101–2
benefits see lucid dreaming benefits
and Christianity 103–4
controlling the dream 10–12
creative 58–65
and death 116–17
and friendliness 57–8
healing through see healing
Islamic tradition 123–4
keep learning 153
and kindness 13, 32, 58, 148, 149, 150, 174 see also compassion
and lucid living see lucid living
and the lucidity spectrum 90–92
making friends within the dream 13, 16, 35, 57–8, 79, 168–9 see also shadow: integration
Mexihca tradition 118–20, 148, 158
natural enhancement of see lucid dreaming enhancement, natural
and nightmares 83–9
ocular signals given during 109–12
and the ‘other 1 per cent’ 161–8
planning 147–9
power of the mind in 36, 158 see also self-inception
reality checks see reality checks
sports training within state of 29–32
staying in the dream 132–4
Sufi tradition 123–4
techniques see lucid dreaming techniques
and Tibetan Buddhism see Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan dream yoga xii, 20–21, 158, 170
Toltec tradition 35, 118, 119–20, 148, 158
as a tool for self-reflection 165–8, 178–9
and the unconscious see unconscious mind
Western awareness, 19th and 20th centuries 104–14
Xhosa tradition 124–6
lucid dreaming techniques 43–8, 83–4, 94–9
Chaac Mol 120
dream recall boosting 19
to enhance lucidity with natural means see lucid dreaming enhancement, natural
falling asleep consciously (FAC) 127–31
Johnson’s tips on creative lucidity 60–61
Lucid Writing (Johnson) 61
MILD 94–5
multiple wake-ups 131–2
reality checking see reality checks
Sciambarella’s tips 98–9
spotting dream signs 42–4
Tibetan dream yoga xii, 20–21, 115–18, 158, 170
of the Toltec-Mexihca tradition 118–19, 120, 148, 158
wake, back to bed 96–7
WILD (Wake Initiated Lucid Dream) 127
lucid dreams
control of 10–12
creative 58–65
fear of 34–5
getting to know the territory 41–54
making friends within the dream 13, 16, 35, 57–8, 79, 168–9 see also shadow: integration
misunderstandings about 4–5
nature of 3–8
nightmares 83–9
and the passage of time 7–8
planning 147–9
and science 6–7, 8, 30, 84–5, 106–14 see also brain
sexual 27–9
triggers of 43–4 see also dream signs
trusting in the dream 62–5
lucid living 169–76
Freke’s tips 175–6
Lucid Writing technique (Johnson) 61
Lucidity Institute, California 66, 68
lucidity spectrum 90–92
lucidity tank 149–51
magnesium 139–40
meditation exercises 134
compassion meditations 145
at full moon 145
manifesting Amitabha Buddha 148
mindfulness meditation 152
‘seeing beyond the well’ guided meditation 46–8
sleep meditations 53–4
melatonin 146
Mesopotamians 87
Mexihca dream tradition 118–20, 148, 158
MILD (Mnemonic Initiated Lucid Dream) technique 94–5
mindfulness meditation 152
Mindfulness of Dream and Sleep approach 53
minerals 139–40
Mnemonic Initiated Lucid Dream technique (MILD) 94–5
moons, full 145–6
motor skill development 29–32
mugwort 142–3
Muhammad, prophet 123–4
multiple wake-ups technique 131–2
Nairn, Rob 7, 41, 56–7, 81, 163
nakedness, repression of 80
napping 152
negative emotions 57–8
New Scientist 34
nicotine addiction 37–40
nightmares 83–9
NovaDreamers xi
out-of-body experiences xii
perfumes/scents 142–3
peyote 118–19
phobias 33
planning lucid dreams 147–9
post-traumatic stress disorder 83–4
problem-solving 61
projection 5, 33, 85, 162, 163, 169–70
and reality checks 67–9
prospective memory 94
and the MILD technique 94–5
psycho-spiritual healing/growth 4, 8, 178
curing nightmares 83–9
enlightenment see enlightenment
and the facing of death 116–17
overcoming addictions 37–40
overcoming fear and phobias 33–5
shadow integration 57, 80–82, 86–9, 179
psychological baggage 32–5, 178
rapid eye movement sleep see REM (rapid eye movement) sleep
Rapport, Nathan 108
reality checks 66–73
Columbo method 71–3
looking at your hands 67–8
reading text 68
using digital/electrical appliances 68–9
Weird technique 69–71
red dreams 148
REM (rapid eye movement) sleep 4, 8, 50, 107–8, 109–10
and body paralysis 129
and falling asleep consciously 127, 129
during napping 152
serotinin-based cortical arousal during 138
repression 80
Rinpoche, Akong 115–16
Rinpoche, Mingyur 57–8
Rinpoche, Traleg 170
Rinpoche, Yeshe xii, 116–17, 149–50
Rolling Thunder (Native American) 121
rosemary 142
sankalpa (statement of intent) 147, 149
scents 142–3
Sciambarella, Luigi 98–9
seeing
Self (higher self) 10, 78, 79–80
sensory motor skill development 29–32
serotinin 138
sesame seeds 139
sexual dreaming 27–9
shadow 79–80
integration 57, 80–82, 86–9, 179
and nightmares 83–9
shamanism
and the Mexihca tradition 118–19
shamanic lucidity 120–22
sleep
and alcohol 141
and full moons 146
hypnagogic stage see hypnagogic state
journey into 50–2
light dreamless 49
made fun 4
magnesium and sleep patterns 140
and psycho-spiritual growth see psycho-spiritual healing/growth
REM see REM (rapid eye movement) sleep
stages 49–52
smells 142–3
smoking, overcoming nicotine addiction 37–40
sports training within state of lucid dreaming 29–32
Stevenson, Robert Louis 62
Sufi dream work 123–4
techniques for lucid dreaming see lucid dreaming techniques
Thomas Aquinas 103
Tibetan Buddhism
dealing with negative emotions (Mingyur Rinpoche) 57–8
dream yoga xii, 20–21, 115–18, 158, 170
eating regimes 141
and the facing of death 116–17
and full moons 145
and the mind’s power in the lucid dreaming state 36, 158
time 7–8
Toltec dream tradition 35, 118, 119–20, 148, 158
triggers of lucidity 43–4 see also dream signs
tryptophan 138–9
Turner, Rebecca 138–9
unawareness xiii, 14, 170 in dreams 59
unconscious mind xiii, 11, 13–14
collective unconscious see collective unconscious
creative inspiration from 59–65
fear of interacting with 33–4, 35
and Freud 13
intelligence of 33
and the ‘other 1 per cent’ 161–8
relationship with 16–17, 33, 35, 45–8, 62–5
shadow see shadow
trusting its wisdom 62–5
video gamers 11–12
visualization
and healing 157–8
imaginary rehearsal in lucid dreaming state 29–32
and the MILD technique 94–5
vitamins, B 137–9
voice recorders 23
Waggoner, Robert 11, 91, 132–4, 153, 158
wake, back to bed technique 96–7
Wake Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD) technique 127
Weird technique 69–71
whitebait 139
WILD (Wake Initiated Lucid Dream) technique 127
witnessing dreams 92
Worsley, Alan 109–11
Xhosa dream work 124–6
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