dream weather, scenery, or props.To the uninitiated, such mental acrobatics may sound' difficult, to say the least. But over the pasttwo decades, research have documented the reality of lucid dreams and developed a set of simplelucid-dream exercises and techniques. These straight ward methods, presented step by step in thecourse of the Creative Sleep Program, should help make you the master of your dreams.We think you'll find this special skill a commodity at turn of the millennium, in our pragmatic,technologically challenging, and often-alienating world. These days we barely blink at notion of relationships nurtured in cyberspace, and take for granted the cultural shift from psychotherapyto psychopharmacology treatment of choice. With less time to sleep, let alone dream, peoplespend endless hours in pursuit of material wealth; and then for excitement, seek out prefabricatedexperiences that mimic real adventures of the past. The Explorers Club has never had moremembers, many of them seeking to retrace the routes of trailblazers who forged new territory acentury back. The trend is no surprise. The pressures of twenty-first-century life have left us littletime to journey inward. Yet the sophistication of our era has made it impossible to embrace thesimplistic totems of inner exploration acceptable just a decade before. Few would resist theconclusion that the New Age movement, with its pyramid power, healing crystals, and mysticalcults, seems hokey and quaint from the heights of 2000 A.D. With all we know of brain science,it's hard to buy into the notion that we can close our eyes and channel our ancestors, let alone thegods.Yet millennial science has enabled a unique, over-the-edge, and authentic journey inwardthrough the experience of the lucid dream. Thanks to breakthrough research into the techniquesof lucid dreaming, you can explore your deepest inner realm without ever turning on a computer or venturing from home. While the Yogis of Tibet have reported lucid dream states for thousandsof years, modern science began its intensive study of the field only in the 1970s. The work has paid
off.
Today, laboratory researchers at Stanford University and elsewhere have charted the psychophysiology of this unique state of consciousness, providing a road map for those whowould like to experience it for themselves. Physiological measurements, for instance, show thatdreams of singing, counting, and even making love affect the dreamer's brain, and to a lesser extent, the body, much as these same experiences do in real life. Researchers know that specifictechniques, including whirling or rubbing hands together during a dream, can prolong theexperience-though the studies show whirling is best if you'd like to change venues, while rubbingis most effective for keeping the backdrop the same. Laboratory science has even developed ameans of communicating with lucid dreamers during the dream.Thanks to such research, you'll find the exercises presented in this book especially effective. Infact, by the end of our four-week program you should be able to induce and sustain lucid dreams,fly to distant dream locales, take part in crafted, extraordinary dream adventures, explore your most private sexual fantasies with a variety of dream lovers, investigate creative solutions to per-sonal and professional problems, and even boost your immune system to enhance your health.You may also find yourself transcending ordinary perceptions of reality as you come to termswith your innermost thoughts and feelings about death, existentialism, and God. As a bonus,
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