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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction: Exploring the Secret Realm of the Waking Dream
WHAT IS LUCID DREAMING?
HOW CAN WE USE LUCID DREAMING TO IMPROVE OUR DAILY LIVES?
HOW DOES LUCID DREAMING RELATE TO SHAMANIC HEALING?
ONEIRONAUTS, PSYCHONAUTS, AND SHAMANS EXPLORE THE SAME REALM OF INNER SPACE
WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR DREAMING BRAINS?
TELEPATHIC DREAMS, OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES, PSYCHIC PHENOMENA, AND MUTUAL DREAMING
RESEARCH, INTERVIEWS, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Chapter 1: Shamanic Plants, Psychedelics, and Mind-Body Healing
THE WEST AWAKENS AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS
DMT RESEARCH AND THE INTERDIMENSIONAL PORTAL
THE NEW WAVE OF PSYCHEDELIC DRUG RESEARCH
DREAMING WHILE AWAKE: YOUR BRAIN ON PSILOCYBIN
SLICING BRAINS AND SPLITTING MINDS
PSYCHEDELICS AND DREAMING
PSYCHEDELIC PLANTS AND SHAMANIC HEALING
HOW AYAHUASCA CURED ME OF CHILDHOOD PTSD
THE POWER OF BELIEF
SHAMANISM, SPIRITS, AND LUCID DREAMING
LUCID IN THE SKY WHILE DREAMING: PSYCHEDELICS, NIGHT FLIGHTS, AND DREAM LUCIDITY
Chapter 2: The Psychology and Physiology of Dreaming
THE NEUROSCIENCE OF SLEEP AND DREAMING
ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND HUMAN SLEEP PATTERNS
WHAT IS THE BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF DREAMS?
THE DEADLY GAZE OF THE FELINE DEITY
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF DREAMS
DO DREAMING MINDS AND SHAMANIC PLANT SPIRITS SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE?
DO OTHER ANIMALS HAVE LUCID DREAMS?
DREAMING AND CREATIVITY
BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE SENSES
Chapter 3: The Science of Lucid Dreaming
THE WEST AWAKENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF LUCID-DREAM RESEARCH
SIGNALS FROM ANOTHER WORLD
MAINSTREAM SCIENCE AND LUCID DREAMING
INFLUENCE ON POPULAR CULTURE
LUCID DREAMING AND HEALING RESEARCH
WET DREAMS AND EROTIC LUCID DREAMS
HEALING INJURIES AND ILLNESS THROUGH LUCID DREAMING
ARE LUCID DREAMERS HAPPIER, BETTER ADJUSTED PEOPLE?
FREQUENT LUCID DREAMERS SHOW BETTER SELF-REFLECTING CAPABILITIES WHEN AWAKE
TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL BRAIN-STIMULATION RESEARCH
GEOMAGNETIC INFLUENCE
INFORMAL EXPERIMENTS OF THE ONLINE LUCID-DREAM COMMUNITY
Chapter 4: Improving Lucid Dreaming and Developing Superpowers in the Dream Realm
CAN LUCID DREAMING BE DANGEROUS?
ENHANCING DREAM RECALL
HOW TO HAVE A LUCID DREAM
TESTING YOUR REALITY
LOOKING AT YOUR HANDS IN A DREAM
SETTING STRONG INTENTIONS AND USING AUTO-SUGGESTION
MIXING, BLENDING, AND SYNERGIZING TECHNIQUES
HOW TO SUSTAIN A LUCID DREAM
HOW TO END LUCID NIGHTMARES
AM I REALLY AWAKE?
TESTING OUT YOUR DREAM-REALM SUPERPOWERS
THE LIMITS OF LUCID DREAMING
THE POWER OF BELIEF IN DREAMING
Chapter 5: Enhancing Dreaming with Oneirogens, Nutritional Supplements, Herbs, and Drugs
HERBS THAT ENHANCE DREAMING
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS THAT IMPROVE SLEEP AND ENHANCE DREAMING
DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS THAT ENHANCE DREAMING AND LUCID DREAMING
ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY
DREAM FISH
Chapter 6: Exploring the Potential of Electronic Technologies
THE BENEFITS OF USING A SLEEPING MASK
LUCID-DREAM MACHINES
LIGHT AND SOUND BRAIN-WAVE ENTRAINMENT MACHINES
BUILD YOUR OWN SLEEP LABORATORY
WHAT DO COMPUTERS DREAM ABOUT?
RECORDING AND SHARING OUR DREAMS
COMMUNICATING FROM OUR DREAMS
LUCID DREAMING ON COMMAND
Chapter 7: Communicating with Dream Characters, Archetypes, Spirits, and Disembodied Entities
FREDERIK VAN EEDEN’S DEMON DREAMS
ARE DREAM CHARACTERS JUST MENTAL PROJECTIONS?
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES AND MULTIPLE SELVES
DREAM-REALM COMMUNICATION ETIQUETTE
ENCOUNTERS WITH WISE BEINGS
OH MY GOD, IT’S ME!
ALTERNATING IDENTITIES AND ALTERED STATES
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND DREAMING
SHAMANIC ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIRIT ENTITIES, OR UNTAPPED REGIONS OF OUR OWN BRAINS?
SPEAKING ONE’S NAME OUT LOUD
Chapter 8: Dream Telepathy, Psychic Phenomena, Mutual Dreaming, and Shared Lucid Dreams
PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCES AND PSYCHIC PHENOMENA
DREAM TELEPATHY RESEARCH
CAN PSYCHIC DREAMS REVEAL NEW INFORMATION?
SHADOW AND THE QUANTIFICATION OF DREAMS
MUTUAL DREAMS
TELEPATHY WITH PETS AND SHARING DREAMS WITH ANIMAL COMPANIONS
DREAMLAND GEOGRAPHY
Chapter 9: Out-of-Body Experiences, Parallel Universes, and Alternate Dimensions
WHAT IS AN OBE?
SLEEP PARALYSIS AND OBES
HOW TO LAUNCH AN OBE FROM SLEEP PARALYSIS
FLOATING UPWARD AND THE EVOLUTION OF GETTING HIGH
SHIFTING MODELS OF REALITY
REMOTE-VIEWING RESEARCH
JOURNEYS OUT OF THE BODY AND THE MONROE INSTITUTE
RESEARCH INTO THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
PROOF OF HEAVEN?
PHANTOM-LIMB RESEARCH
PSYCHEDELIC OBES
SENSORY-DEPRIVATION TANKS AND OBES
SACRED SITES, HAUNTED HOUSES, GHOSTS, AND SPIRITS
CONSCIOUSNESS AND QUANTUM PHYSICS
DO DREAMS ALLOW US TO VISIT PARALLEL UNIVERSES OR HIGHER DIMENSIONS?
TIME DILATION WITHIN DREAMS
Chapter 10: Conscious Dreaming as a Path to Spiritual Awakening
MEMORIES OF PAST LIVES
TIBETAN BUDDHISM AND LUCID DREAMING
STAGES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT WITH LUCID DREAMING
SPEAKING TO THE DREAMING MIND
DREAMING AND DEATH
COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES AND NONDUALISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS
THE VOID
BIOCENTRISM AND AYAHUASCA
THINKING OUTSIDE THE MATRIX
WHY IS WAKING UP FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE FORBIDDEN?
STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE
Footnotes
Endnotes
Bibliography
Online Resources
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
Index
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