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Index

1. Are You Dreaming?

Connoisseurs of consciousness What is lucid dreaming? The experience of lucid dreaming Who am I? About this book

2. A Brief History of Lucid Dreaming

Lucidity in the shadows The dawn of lucidity

Marquis d’Hervey de Saint-Denys Frederik Willem van Eeden Mary Lucy Arnold-Forster Hugh George Callaway (Oliver Fox)

Filling in the gaps

Dr Celia Elizabeth Green Ann Faraday Dr Patricia Garfield Carlos Castaneda Dr Jayne Gackenbach Dr Keith Hearne Dr Stephen LaBerge Thomas Yuschak

The present day

3. The Landscape of Sleep

The sleep cycle Hypnagogia and hypnagogic hallucinations Sleep paralysis Nightmares False awakenings

4. The Bare Essentials

Dream recall The dream journal Dreamsigns Getting started Reality testing Morphing text test Digital watch test The nose pinch test Other reality tests Reality testing in a nutshell Dream Incubation/Preparing what to dream

5. Lucidity Techniques

Types of lucid dream initiation Dream initiated lucid dreams Wake initiated lucid dreams The three pillars of lucidity Pillar One: Psychology Pillar Two: Timing Pillar Three: Brain Chemistry Pillars in perspective Induction techniques Wake Back To Bed (WBTB) Technique Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) Technique False Awakening Through Expectation (FATE) Technique Catching the Butterfly (Butterfly or CTB) Technique Electronic lucidity induction devices Partner Assisted Lucidity (PAL) Technique Anchor technique Impossible Movement Practice (IMP) Familiar Scene Visualisation (FSV) Technique Supplements as a lucidity induction technique Cycle Adjustment Technique (CAT) Techniques and beyond

6. Awake in Dreamland

Did I experience a lucid dream? Increasing and maintaining awareness Ground yourself Verbalise your actions Detach yourself from intense emotions or situations The shock of realisation Controlling your dreams Wishing/Magic Reframing Behind closed doors Schema linking Solving dream control problems Prolonging the dream Waking at will Dream Pegs - A notebook for multiple realities The dream peg system Building your own peg system How to use pegs The test Expanding the peg system How to use pegs within dreams

7. Exploring Lucid Dreams

Entertainment, pleasure and wish fulfilment Flying Sexual encounters Exploring your senses Rewriting history and missed opportunities Exploring the dream world Fiction embodied Wish fulfilment The practical dreamer Overcoming nightmares Solving problems Accessing your memories Expanding your hobbies Living the future you Exploring creativity

8. Delving Deeper

Meeting the people that live inside you There are no graveyards in dreamland What lies beyond the stars? What is real? Row your boat

9. Lucid Living

Lucid about Lucidity Lucid dreaming and the scientific mind It’s a jungle out there Garbage in Garbage out The ultimate feedback loop Developing Mindfulness

10. The Future of Lucid Dreaming

Lucid dreaming - preparation for a digital life Communication between dreamers The Final Frontier Celebrating Lucidity

Afterword: On the Edge of Reality

Acknowledgements References and Bibliography