Posts Tagged ‘Robert Waggoner’

Wake Up! Exploring the Potential of Lucid Dreaming

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

img029Wake Up! explores the many dimensions of lucid dreaming in a half-hour entertaining and educational documentary. From the opening scene, where a dreamer is being pursued by a threatening figure, the film grabs your attention, much as a powerful dream would, and invites you in to experience and learn more.

Wake Up! is a masterful mix of dream imagery and interviews with prominent dreamworkers such as Stanley Krippner, Kelley Bulkley, Robert Waggoner, Fariba Bogzarin, Deirdre Barret, and Jayne Gackenbach. Wake Up! takes the viewer through discussions about the nature of lucid dreaming, tips on learning how to dream lucidly, lucid dreaming through history and in various cultures, lucid dreaming as a creative and spiritual exercise, and lucid dreams as a pathway to healing. I especially enjoyed the comparison of parallels between shamanic journeying and lucid dreaming, and using lucid dreams as a means to understand one’s own personal reality.

Wake up! was directed and produced by Kira Sass and Chris Olsen, and edited by Jordi MacFife. It’s a great addition to any dream library, and would make a good gift for someone who is just beginninng to explore the possibilities of lucid dreaming in their own practice. For more information, or to order the documentary, visit http://lucitopia.com/wakeup.

Lucid Dreaming, Gateway to the Inner Self

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Lucid DreamingLucid Dreaming, Gateway to the Inner Self
Robert Waggoner
ISBN-10: 193049114X

More than 30 years ago, the author taught himself a simple technique to become consciously aware in the dream state. Since that time, lucid dreaming, or the ability to become consciously aware while dreaming, has been proven by the pioneering research of Dr. Keith Hearne, University of Hull, and Dr. Stephen LaBerge at Stanford. Lucid dreaming is a revolutionary psychological tool. Now, western science has a new means to experiment and investigate the deeper aspects of the dream state and the mind, while consciously aware. This book shows lucid dreamers and those interested in psychology and consciousness, a new approach to comprehend the actual nature of the subconscious. With fascinating lucid dream examples, thought-provoking questions and exciting techniques, this book has been hailed "a classic" by experienced lucid dreamers. For more information, visit the website.