Lucid Dreaming, Waking Life : Unlocking the Power of Your Sleep.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riley, Elliot.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lucid dreams.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

""Lucid dreaming, the skill of recognizing that you're dreaming within a dream, has a vast potential to not only improve the content of your dreams but also to quell anxiety and improve confidence during your waking life. Leveraging both scientific research and two decades of personal experimentation, this book provides everything readers need to know in order to begin lucid dreaming for the first time and to improve the frequency, control, and clarity of existing lucid dream experiences. Personal anecdotes and dream journal entries from the author help clarify points of confusion and motivate readers. This book focuses heavily on the connections between lucid dreaming, mindfulness, and anxiety, and on the myriad benefits lucid dreaming can have while you are awake. Whether you have never had a lucid dream before, or you want to improve the quality and frequency of your lucid dreams, the techniques provided here will make the process simple. With the skill of lucid dreaming, your dreams will become your own personal playground, laboratory, artist studio, or spiritual center. What you gain from such a journey is up to you."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Preface

Section One. How to Lucid Dream

1. Definitions and Misconceptions

2. Tips to Get Started

3. Increasing Dream Recall

4. Reality Checks

5. Induction Techniques

6. Prolonging a Lucid Dream

7. Common Mistakes

Section Two. Why Learn to Lucid Dream?

8. Dealing with Nightmares and Anxiety

9. Activities to Try in a Lucid Dream

10. ­Long-Term Goal Setting

11. Dreaming's Influence on Creativity and Invention

12. Meditation

13. Teaching Children to Lucid Dream

Section Three. Sleep Science and Philosophy

14. What We Know: Scientific Data

15. Demographic Trends in Lucid Dreaming

16. Dreams and Video Games

17. ­Out-of-Body Experiences and Astral Projection

18. Lucid Dreaming as an Altered State of Consciousness

19. Additional Perspectives

20. What We Don't Know: Questions for Further Inquiry

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4766-4026-2

OCLC:

1156993540