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d were frederik van eeden (1860.1932, k. h. e. de jong (1872.1960, p. a. dietz (1878.1953, and florentin j. l. jansen (b. 1881. van eeden was an author and physician who sat with the english medium rosina thompson and was also acquainted with f. w. h. myers. van eeden contributed a study of dreams to the proceedings of the society for psychical research (vol. 26, p. 431, in which he used the term lucid dream to indicate those conditions in which the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming. this condition of consciousness in the dream state was emphasized by the british writer oliver fox as a frequent preliminary to astral projection. jong was a classical student whose doctoral thesis dealt with the mysteries of isis. as world war ii began, he was a lecturer holland encyclopedia of occultism&

al body (1929, relied upon anecdotal evidence by dreamers of the lucid state, after awakening. in modern times, parapsychologists have endeavored to clarify the lucid state and its relationship to extrasensory perception by controlled experiments. in his work on lucid dreams, keith m. t. hearne of the department of psychology of the university of liverpool described a technique of identifying the lucid dream in a polygraphic record by instructing the subject to signal information by predetermined ocular movements. this avoided the massive bodily paralysis of stage rem sleep, which affects the rest of the musculature. the ocular signaling technique provided a channel of communication from the sleeping and dreaming subject to the outer world, by means of which physiological and psychological

ements. this avoided the massive bodily paralysis of stage rem sleep, which affects the rest of the musculature. the ocular signaling technique provided a channel of communication from the sleeping and dreaming subject to the outer world, by means of which physiological and psychological information on the dreams was obtained. the general investigation included simple testing of the subject, in a lucid dream state, for any esp ability. another promising method of investigating lucid dreams that has been tried by other experimenters is the artificial inducing of lucidity and control of the dream through guided instruction on the part of the experimenter. this involves verbal communication with the dreamer to ascertain the nature of the dream imagery and the making of suggestions to guide th

cid dreaming while a graduate student working on his dissertation. although psychotherapist frederik von eeden had used the term early in the twentieth century, it was only in the 1980s that lucid dreams received any focused study leading to their use as a therapeutic tool or a means for gaining self-awareness. lucid dreaming refers to the act of dreaming while being aware that one is dreaming. a lucid dream usually begins as a normal dream during which the dreamer suddenly realizes that he/she is dreaming. on occasion the dreamer may encounter an absurd or irrational phenomenon such as meeting a person known to be deceased, but as often as not the lucid dream begins with no noticeable trigger. in the most clear of lucid dreams, when lucidity is high, the dreamer realizes that what is bein

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asleep. 4) fake it till you make it. while you are falling asleep and repeating your mantra, think about the last dream that you had, recall the dream signs and picture yourself becoming lucid in that dream. go through the motions of being lucid and act out some fantastic action. 5) allow yourself to fall back to sleep. 6) during the next sleep cycle the odds become very high that you will have a lucid dream after doing the technique outlined in step 4. exercise 4: wild technique 1) while lying in bed, completely relax and let go of all muscular tension in your body. deepen and lengthen your breathing. let go of all thoughts, worries, and concerns. become completely placid and serene, with no stress whatsoever and no disturbances. 2) gradually you will notice visual images begin to arise

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tached from the physical body, allowing the astral form to roam while the material body remains in bed. most people in the dream state do not realize that they re dreaming, but instead accept the reality of their environment; helplessness is a common feeling amongst dreamers because they feel as though they re acting out a role in someone else s movie. lucid dreaming is the opposite of this. in a lucid dream, the dreamer is aware of the fact that they re dreaming; instantly, the sleeper is transformed into a god and can resist the efforts of these outside entities. once the dreamer becomes aware, these entities are easily routed and can even come to fear the dreamer. these spirits may attempt to terminate the dream prematurely so that the dreamer does not acquire complete awareness. the dr

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resent to future. during the physical working i spoke aloud only once, and for a short duration, so the others could hear the thoughts passing through my mind. for most of the working i was active etherically and/or astrally, allowing my physical body to symbolize my lesser human self become passive, while higher man came into being. the whole experience became intensely dreamlike for me, as in a lucid dream when the "laws" of the physical plane no longer bind the creativity of the self. instead, dream-laws reigned and the astral potentials become actual. through this i experienced xem of the past, present, and possible futures in what seemed to be an "eternal moment" the "bridge" or gate of xem had become established in the perceptions of my heart. i could "see" the first xemset working a

es, and this reinforcement process creates an immutable will (if you have already read my earlier paper "a three-dimensional model of possible human experience, then you will recognize that the forging of the will is movement along the dimension of control, which also implies, due to the influence of other major vectors, movement along the dimension of awareness. let me simply point out that in a lucid dream you know you are not what you experience in that dream) there is a peculiar enjoyment which we experience as we exercise the will and develop its strength. this stems from the sense that we look at former problems or blocks as opportunities to exert our personal power upon the universe, to mold the universe into the shape we would desire it to be. for reasons i will shortly discuss, it

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the felt reaction of participating in an involuntary experience. ullman concedes that the final product of a dream s creativity may be either dull or ecstatic, but he insists that it is an act of creation to have the dream in the first place. lucid dreaming is simply the technique of dreaming while knowing that one is still dreaming. the word lucid is used to indicate a sense of mental clarity. a lucid dream usually occurs while one is in the midst of a dream and suddenly realizes that the experience that he or she is undergoing is not happening in physical reality, but in the framework of a dream scenario. often the dreamer notices some impossible occurrence in the dream, such as having a conversation with a deceased relative or having the ability to fly, which prompts this awareness. whi

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lore and develop his innate, latent talent for astral projection. if we were to credit the existence of the adepts of theosophy, we might suspect that fox was being guided by a master from a higher spiritual plane to explore his talent, so that later in life he could write about it and share it with the world. lucid dreams and the pineal doorway the main technique developed by fox was that of the lucid dream. fox found that if he became aware during a dream that he was dreaming, then he could move around in it consciously, and step outside it while remaining asleep to travel to other places on the astral level, such as to the rooms of people he knew, or to familiar streets. he passed other people unseen and unheard during these travels, but found that if he touched them, they could feel hi

wn body while outside of it would result in his death. it is a common superstition that when a person sees their own double, they are soon to die. by unconsciously blinding himself to his physical body while in the astral body, fox avoided this fictitious danger. he discovered by accident one afternoon in july 1908 that he was able to project while lying in a light trance state without entering a lucid dream. he propelled his astral body out of his physical body by an act of will so that it shot forth through the walls of his house and into the sky. the first method, through the intermediation of a lucid 109. fox, 68. 94 soul flight dream, he called the dream of knowledge method, but the second trance state method he referred to as the instantaneous method. later in the course of his exper

ight, symbolize the unconscious mind. however, unlike the sun, the moon is variable, so she presides over partial consciousness as well. during waking, the awareness appears to be constant and unvarying, even as the light of the sun is unvarying. in sleep, there are various degrees of awareness that range from the complete oblivion of dreamless sleep to the full consciousness of lucid dreaming. a lucid dream is a dream in which the dreamer has full control over his thoughts and actions. in my opinion, no significant distinction can be made between genuine lucid dreaming and astral projection. most of the projections of oliver fox were lucid dreams, or extensions of lucid dreams. fox became aware that he was dreaming without waking up, and once he had attained this self-awareness, he was ab

the wild hunt of the goddess pass as though racing across the tops of the wind-borne clouds-diana on her pale mare rushing after her pack of hounds, her silver bow drawn to launch an arrow at her unseen quarry. another trigger that historically has been effective in inducing specific dream events is a charm placed under the pillow just before going to sleep. this can also be employed to produce a lucid dream state. the charm should indicate by its symbolism the effect it is intended to produce, and will be more potent for purposes of astral awareness and astral projection if it is lunar in nature. such a charm may be called an astral doorway. an effective design would be a disk of black craft paper three inches in diameter, on which you have drawn or painted with silver ink or silver paint

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"mental illness" or abnormal psychological states. proceed cautiously through these rites taking each step in turn. if you are unsure that you have successfully formed an alignment or crossed a gate then continue to perform the same ritual until you are confident that you are ready to proceed to the following ritual. do not be alarmed if you have extremely vivid and horrific dreams (or experience lucid dreaming) unless you begin to have recurring nightmares. it is not uncommon to have nightmares when you first begin these rites as your subconscious mind reacts with horror to the "evil" it is witnessing. these dreams should be cathartic and act merely to purge the subconscious mind of any inherited guilts and inhibitions. recurring nightmares, however, are a sign of deeply held fears and an

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devices; animals have also been used as detectors. use of the terms astral body, double, etheric body, and dream body as more or less synonymous is somewhat confusing. for general purposes, the term astral body is more widespread, although astral projection is now being superseded by out-ofthe- body travel because parapsychologists have begun taking increased interest in the phenomenon (see also lucid dreaming) sources: morris, r. l, s. b. harry, j. janis, j. hartwell, and william g. roll. studies of communication during out-of-body experiences. journal of the american society for psychical research 72 (1978. muldoon, sylvan j, and hereward carrington. the projection of the astral body. london: rider, 1929. dreaming true the ability to have control and consciousness in the dream state, al

ng) sources: morris, r. l, s. b. harry, j. janis, j. hartwell, and william g. roll. studies of communication during out-of-body experiences. journal of the american society for psychical research 72 (1978. muldoon, sylvan j, and hereward carrington. the projection of the astral body. london: rider, 1929. dreaming true the ability to have control and consciousness in the dream state, also known as lucid dreaming. according to hereward carrington (in his book higher psychical development, 1924) dreamers can keep conscious control up to the moment of falling asleep. he advises: when you have learned to do that, then construct before yourself, mentally, a definite scene, which you must hold firmly in mind. then, as you are falling to sleep hold this scene before you, and at the very last momen

1974. green, celia e. lucid dreams. london: hamish hamilton, 1968. hutchinson, h. dreams and their meanings. london, 1901.jung, c. g. archetypes and the collective unconscious. collected works, vol. 9. princeton, n.j: princeton university press, 1959. kelsey, morton t. god, dreams, and revelation: a christian interpretation of dreams. minneapolis: augsburg publishing house, 1974. laberge, steven. lucid dreaming: the power of being awake and aware in your dreams. los angeles: jeremy p. tarcher, 1987. lang, andrew. the book of dreams& ghosts. london, 1897. reprint, new york: causeway books, 1974. lawrence, lauren. dream keys: unlocking the power of your unconcious mind. new york: dell publishing, 1999. lincoln, j. s. the dream in primitive cultures. london, 1935. reprint, academic press, 197

ione archivio di documentazione storica della ricerca psichica. however, in 1999 it became the official organ of the foundazione bibloteca bozzano-de boni after the fusion between the archivio and the foundation. address: piazza azzarita, 5-40122, bologna, italia. sources: berger, arthur s, and joyce berger. the encyclopedia of parapsychology and psychical research. new york: paragon house, 1991. lucid dreaming preferred modern term for dreaming true, indicating the experience of dreaming with consciousness that one is dreaming, i.e, experiencing a dream with waking consciousness. the condition is often associated with out-of-the-body travel, as it often happens that some incongruity in a dream stimulates the dreamer to conclude why, i must be dreaming! and this awareness sometimes precede

for dreaming true, indicating the experience of dreaming with consciousness that one is dreaming, i.e, experiencing a dream with waking consciousness. the condition is often associated with out-of-the-body travel, as it often happens that some incongruity in a dream stimulates the dreamer to conclude why, i must be dreaming! and this awareness sometimes precedes an out-of-the-body event. the term lucid dreaming was introduced by frederick van eeden in 1913 and was subsequently used by celia e. green in her study lucid dreams (1968. early classic studies on out-of-the-body experience, such as s. j. muldoon s and hereward carrington s the projection of the astral body (1929, relied upon anecdotal evidence by dreamers of the lucid state, after awakening. in modern times, parapsychologists hav

archer stephen laberge had lucid dreams from an early age, and in 1977 started a dream journal, continued over a number of years, covering over 900 lucid dreams. in his own research at stanford university, he concluded that the ability to dream lucidly could be important to humanity and a tool in solving problems of waking life. the lucidity association, concerned with education and research into lucid dreaming and related phenomena, may be contacted c/o department of psychology, university of northern iowa, cedar falls, ia 50614. sources: green, celia e. lucid dreams. london: hamish hamilton, 1968. hearne, keith m. t. lucid dreams and esp: an initial experiment using one subject. journal of the society for psychic research 51, no. 787 (1981. kelzer, kenneth. the sun and the shadow: my exp

g and related phenomena, may be contacted c/o department of psychology, university of northern iowa, cedar falls, ia 50614. sources: green, celia e. lucid dreams. london: hamish hamilton, 1968. hearne, keith m. t. lucid dreams and esp: an initial experiment using one subject. journal of the society for psychic research 51, no. 787 (1981. kelzer, kenneth. the sun and the shadow: my experiment with lucid dreaming. virginia beach, va: a.r.e. press, 1987. laberge, steven. lucid dreaming: the power of being awake and aware in your dreams. los angeles: jeremy p. tarcher, 1987. lubin encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 940 muldoon, sylvan j, and hereward carrington. the projection of the astral body. london: rider, 1929. reprint, new york: samuel weiser, 1967. ullman, montague, sta

lairaudience, psychometry, and premonitions. it was first used by experimenters describing the condition of senses in relation to the phenomena of animal magnetism and mesmerism but was later used by french psychical researchers. it has generally been replaced in recent decades by esp, or extrasensory perception. lucidity association now-defunct organization devoted to education and research into lucid dreaming and related phenomena. it published a biannual lucidity letter and then lucidity, dealing with research findings on lucid dreaming from researchers all over the world. back issues of both publications can be obtained from the website: http//www.sawka.com/spiritwatch. lucidity institute the lucidity institute was founded in 1987 by stephen la berge, author of lucid dreaming (1986, th

id dreaming from researchers all over the world. back issues of both publications can be obtained from the website: http//www.sawka.com/spiritwatch. lucidity institute the lucidity institute was founded in 1987 by stephen la berge, author of lucid dreaming (1986, the pioneering work on the topic. la berge received his ph.d. in psychophysiology from stanford university, where he began his study of lucid dreaming while a graduate student working on his dissertation. although psychotherapist frederik von eeden had used the term early in the twentieth century, it was only in the 1980s that lucid dreams received any focused study leading to their use as a therapeutic tool or a means for gaining self-awareness. lucid dreaming refers to the act of dreaming while being aware that one is dreaming

danger from anything in the dream and soon will awaken from it. in a dream of low lucidity, one may realize that he/she is in a dream, but believe that some of the elements of the experience are real. during lucid dreams, one may or may not have control over the content of the dreams. at the lucidity institute, la berge and his research associates have explored a wide range of issues relative to lucid dreaming from which they have constructed a program to teach people lucid dreaming and how to use it to overcome problems or for the sheer entertainment of the resultant dreams. they have also developed a variety of dream aids that may enhance the lucidity factor. lucid dreams have proved useful in overcoming nightmares, problem solving, and healing. learning lucid dreaming has proved to be

them) and effort. being able to recall normal dreams is an additional useful skill. the institute staff has also developed several machines that function during a person s dream cycle. during rem sleep, when dreaming occurs, they intrude upon the consciousness with a signal that reminds the person that he/she is experiencing a dream, but does not awaken them. la berge followed his initial work on lucid dreaming with three additional texts, conscious mind, sleeping brain (1988) with jayne gackenbach, exploring the world of lucid dreaming (1990) with howard rheingold, and a course in lucid dreaming (1995) with lynne levitan. these texts have inspired a number of additional books, all of which are used at the institute. the institute, a small business founded by la berge, provides information

additional texts, conscious mind, sleeping brain (1988) with jayne gackenbach, exploring the world of lucid dreaming (1990) with howard rheingold, and a course in lucid dreaming (1995) with lynne levitan. these texts have inspired a number of additional books, all of which are used at the institute. the institute, a small business founded by la berge, provides information and education concerning lucid dreaming and its benefits. it sponsors a membership society through which people many participate in various programs, support lucid dreaming research, and receive a newsletter. the institute is located at 2555 park blvd, palo alto, ca 94306-1919. it supports an internet site at http//www.lucidity.com. sources: gackenbach, jayne, and stephen la berge. conscious mind, sleeping brain. weisbade

p society through which people many participate in various programs, support lucid dreaming research, and receive a newsletter. the institute is located at 2555 park blvd, palo alto, ca 94306-1919. it supports an internet site at http//www.lucidity.com. sources: gackenbach, jayne, and stephen la berge. conscious mind, sleeping brain. weisbaden, germany: plenum publishing, 1988. la berge, stephen. lucid dreaming. n.p, 1986. reprint, new york: ballantine, 1998. la berge, stephen, and howard rheingold. exploring the world of lucid dreaming. n.p, 1990. reprint, new york: ballantine books, 1991. lucidity institute. http//www.lucidity.com. may 20, 2000. lucifer a term meaning light bringer, from the latin lux and ferre, which appears in the latin vulgate bible as a translation of the hebrew word

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tive. certain techniques were also described by both callaway and muldoon for facilitating the release of the astral or ethereal body from the physical body. these included visualizing such mental images as flying or being in an elevator traveling upward, just before going to sleep. some involuntary releases occurred as a result of regaining waking consciousness while still in a dream state (i.e, lucid dreaming. this was often stimulated by some apparent incongruity in the dream, such as dreaming of one s own room but noticing that the wallpaper has the wrong pattern. such awareness sometimes resulted in normal consciousness, but with a feeling of being outside the physical body and able to look down at it. many individuals who claimed to have experienced astral projection describe themsel

er sylvan j. muldoon, explains the theory through his own experience: the astral body discoincides during sleep for the purpose of recharging and the depth of sleep and the amount of recuperation depend upon the distance between the astral and physical bodies; i.e, the greater the distance of separation, the freer the inflow of cosmic energy, or prana, into it. precursors to astral projection are lucid dreaming (an awareness of the self in dream state) and interrupted sleep (in which the physical body arises during the sleep state. considerable study is presently being conducted in the area of rapid eye movement (rem) sleep. rem sleep is said to constitute between 20 and 50 percent of sleep activity. during this type of sleep, the brain seems to behave as if the body is awake: brainwave ac

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l experiences they can understand and grasp the concept more readily. question 9: what about the shaman? answer q9: the word shaman comes from the language of the tungus of north-central asia and it came into use in english via russian. a shaman is often known to be a master of ecstasy, or a shape-shifter or one who has the ability to alter their states of consciousness at will, via meditation or lucid dreaming, to leave their physical form and move between the worlds. they are often metaphysicians or healers or people with command over the elements of wind and fire and they usually work as solo players in the service game. like the yogi s, shaman come from all walks of life and they often receive their powers after a near death experience, or after undergoing strenuous training and initia

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proach to the use of deities in invocation. this level of work places the paradigmal pirate beyond the psychonomicon model, and connects to the theme of pragmatic exploration of working methods that are based on new models of magical group consciousness. this is a book of skills that you can use to take yourself to wherever you will. dave lee, may 2001 c.e, london, england liber lll introduction, lucid dreaming, gnosis, weapons/tools, rituals, and metamorphosis. introduction the magical standard for the iot neophyte is a continuation of the work started in liber mmm, and prepares the neophyte to work with liber kkk and the 2 syllabus. liber lll is broken down into five subsections, each one covering an aspect of magical practice begun in liber mmm. rather than presenting the neophyte with

ultimate goal is to provide the necessary training to ensure that the iot remains the best and most cutting-edge magical organization in the world. this aim can only be achieved through a concerted effort to progressively raise the bar of our standards higher. using the framework of liber mmm as my starting point, i have broken down the skills you will acquire into six basic categories. these are lucid dreaming, gnosis, weapons/tools, rituals and metamorphosis. each section is done sequentially, with the exception of lucid dreaming, which can be done simultaneously with any of the other sections. depending on your level of expertise, the entire program can be finished anywhere from six months and onward. the exercises presented in the following sections are only guidelines. if the neophyte

possibly fit every individual aspirant to either the pact or to the 3rd degree within the pact. however, there is a need to set down some guidelines for those who would like some indication of what is expected of them. section 1: the first section is a continuation of the dream work begun in liber mmm. however, if it has been awhile since the magician performed her liber mmm or if the practice of lucid dreaming is new to the magician, there is no obstacle to beginning here. the magician will learn the techniques of lucid dreaming and experiment with it in the field of applied magic. practitioners will practice utilizing the dream state as a field for enchantment and the extension of perception in the present, past and future probabilities of their lives. the neophyte will come to utilize w

uld ultimately be counterproductive. those with heavy work or administrative burdens, however, should refrain from even this level of commitment. the neophyte should remember that it is better to set reasonable goals and achieve them rather than set lofty ones and fail. there is a lot of truth in the cliche gslow and steady wins the race h. no one profits from an individual burning out. section 1 lucid dreaming (based on working with stephen laberge, ph.d. and howard rheingold fs exploring the world of lucid dreaming) the process of mastering the art of lucid dreaming is conducted in several stages. it is not as easy as one would suppose. however, keeping a dream journal is usually a good place to start, as well as re-reading or re-visualizing your dreams in order to be able to consciously

it concurrently with another section. after all, all the work is taking place either while you are sleeping or immediately before you go to sleep or immediately after you wake up. however, it does involve a change of normal observational habits, and this too has a benefit when it comes to being a magician in consensus reality. exercise one: observational exercise the first exercise for mastering lucid dreaming is actually to be entirely aware of your waking state. conduct this exercise on the first day of your lucid dreaming program and then move right on to exercise two. the complete and total awareness of all external-waking stimuli is crucial to increasing the probability of realizing when a dream state is occurring, thus increasing the probability of becoming lucid. look: pay special

e you pick a set or type of dream sign that occurs most frequently, look for it fs normal equivalent during your waking hours. note how someone/something normally acts in real life during the day. this observation will better prepare you for becoming lucid in your dream. once you have your dream signs to trigger lucidity in dreams, you will go on to utilize the following techniques for inducing a lucid dreaming state. these states can be realized without dream signs, but the dream signs act as the perfect catalyst to sudden lucidity within dreams. exercise 3: mild technique 1) before you go to bed, resolve to wake after each dream cycle and record any dreams that you might have. if that is a bit steep, resolve to wake after the first dream period after dawn (usually the one immediately bef

he images eventually evolve into an entire scene, you can enter the dream lucidly and perform whatever action you desire. the trick in this technique is to recall that you are dreaming. you must maintain a balance between lucidity and the dream world. too much control and the dream collapses into conscious fantasy. too little control and you simply fall into a deep sleep. once you have achieved a lucid dreaming state, there are three types of magical activity that you may choose to engage in: 1. you may choose to perform enchantments with pre-drawn sigils. 2. you may choose to extend your perception by going to a location beyond your normal awareness to gain the answers to various questions. 3. finally, you may attempt some sort of astral working. effecting change in another location witho

swers to various questions. 3. finally, you may attempt some sort of astral working. effecting change in another location without physically being there. with any of the above techniques it is most important to have what you are planning to do in mind before you begin and to record thoroughly what you did while dreaming, scrupulously keeping track of your successes and failures. once you are in a lucid dreaming state, the potential to do magic is as wide as your imagination; being in a dream state, you are in a state of gnosis, period. you have bypassed the psychic censor and are capable of doing whatever fantastic act you can imagine. magic done while lucid dreaming fulfills several aspects of the magical equation (gnosis is mentioned above, as all conscious resistance to doing magic is a

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t they had predicted and dreamt about. it is said that the divine mind gives visions of the future to the dreamer; going to bed on an empty stomach, a vegetarian diet, and abstinence from alcohol are claimed to facilitate these types of dreams. occultists recognize no difference between the astral realm and the dream realm, to such the extent that astral projection is considered nothing more than lucid dreaming. this world of the astral is alleged to not be a separate world at all, but rather a realm that lays directly on top of the material world; the astral, or spirit world is said to be touching every point in our space. these dream-invading spirits are often engaging in more than just play, for it is said that many spirits vampirically feed from the sleeper s life-force. lifeforce is a

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relate to your being self-created (b) what if you caused several of these events to come into being to begin your own xeper- if part of you exists so deeply in time- how can you use that part to steer the world's becoming. vi. pay attention to dreams that follow the work (not necessarily that night, just sometime afterward. see if ancestors or ancestral themes show up. if you've got any skills in lucid dreaming, treat the ancestors in your dreams the same way you treat the living family in item iii above. vii. put aside for the moment whether or not you're planning to have children in this life. just assume that someone among your blood relatives will reproduce (even if you choose not to. imagine some spiritual descendant of yours. what would you like him or her to be like? what willed cha

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terious creatures 113 chapter 12 mysteries of the mind throughout the centuries, philosophers, poets, prophets, and scientists wondered who humans really are. many believe the greatest adventure is available to those who wish to explore the mysteries of the mind the miracle of consciousness, the enigma of dreams, and the mind beyond the physical bodies. 115 chapter exploration dreams creative and lucid dreaming nightmares sleep paralysis symbology of dreams the mechanics of memory false memories phobias altered states of consciousness hallucinations hypnosis meditation psychedelics the mind-expanding drugs relaxation extrasensory perception: the sixth sense esp researchers clairvoyance out-of-body experience (obe) precognition psychokinesis telepathy introduction perhaps the greatest myste

new york: dell publishing, 1969. stekel, wilhelm. the interpretation of dreams. new york: washington square press, 1967. tart, charles, ed. altered states of consciousness. new york: john wiley& sons, 1969. vedantam, shankar. study links 8 hours sleep to shorter life span. washington post, february 15, 2002 [online] http//www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/articles/a12305-2002feb14.html. creative and lucid dreaming data currently being researched indicates that dreams provide a fertile field for the examina- t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 122 mysteries of the mind tion of creative processes. the act of dreaming, that most personal and subjective experience, may well be a key to humankind s hidden powers. many artists, writers, inventor

lly occurs while one is in the midst of a dream and suddenly realizes that the experience that he or she is undergoing is not happening in physical reality, but in the framework of a dream scenario. often the dreamer notices some impossible occurrence in the dream, such as having a conversation with a deceased relative or having the ability to fly, which prompts this awareness. while experiencing lucid dreaming is not quite the same thing as exercising control over one s dreams, the dreamer who realizes that he or she is dreaming may greatly influence the course of the events in the dream scenario. some practitioners of lucid dreaming promise extended creativity, the ability to overcome nightmares t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 124

scenario. some practitioners of lucid dreaming promise extended creativity, the ability to overcome nightmares t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 124 mysteries of the mind solving problems via the dream state is as old as humankind itself. and other sleep problems, the healing of mind and body and even spiritual transcendence. those who teach lucid dreaming state that the two essentials are motivation and effort. lucid dreaming techniques allow the individual dreamer to focus intention and to prepare a critical mind. the exercises taught by those conducting lucid dreaming workshops range from ancient tibetan techniques to modern programs developed by dream researchers. m delving deeper faraday, ann. dream power. new york: berkley medal

y medallion books edition, 1973. hall, calvin s. the meaning of dreams. new york: mcgraw-hill book co, 1953, 1956. krippner, stanley. dreamtime and dreamwork: decoding the language of the night. los angeles: jeremy p. tarcher, 1990. krippner, stanley, with montague ullman and alan vaughan. dream telepathy: experiments in nocturnal esp. jefferson, n.c: mcfarland publishers, 1989. laberge, stephen. lucid dreaming. new york: ballantine, 1986. lucidity institute [online] http//www.lucidity.com/ luciddreamingfaq2.html. sechrist, elsie. dreams your magic mirror. new york: dell publishing, 1969. van de castle, robert l. our dreaming mind. new york: ballantine, 1994. nightmares a nightmare differs considerably from a frightening dream. the terror of a nightmare is more intense and does not present

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

esults of the experiments tended to be uneven. reasons for writing this book there is no underlying difference between the soul flights of prehistoric shamans and the remote viewing used in the secret government intelligence-gathering projects of the cold war. astral travel has always been with us from our earliest beginnings as an intelligent species. it expresses itself in such diverse forms as lucid dreaming, near-death experiences, alien abductions, the bilocation of saints, doppelgangers, remote viewing, and the occult practices of ascending the planes and scrying in the spirit vision. because of this wide diversity of forms, i have employed the general term soul flight to embrace both conventional concepts of astral projection and its many divergent expressions. one of the main reaso

nd materials into the projection ritual. the appropriate use of occult correspondences has almost been forgotten in modern times. those practicing astral projection today might laugh at the idea of using lunar objects or symbols to assist in the separation of the astral double, yet such correspondences were employed with good results for thousands of years by philosophers, mystics, and magicians. lucid dreaming the moon rules over sleep and dreams as mistress of the night sky, when the world lies in sleep. just as the sun, the great light of the day, symbolizes consciousness, so does the moon, the great light of the night, symbolize the unconscious mind. however, unlike the sun, the moon is variable, so she presides over partial consciousness as well. during waking, the awareness appears t

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