Awaken within the Dream

Lucid dreaming is the experience of awareness and therefore control of the dream state while you
are dreaming. By learning the skills of lucid dreaming, you can access your deepest wellsprings of
creativity and intuition ; you can stimulate new ideas and solve problems ; and you can open
doors to transcendence and illumination . Realizing that your mind can "create" realities can give
you the confidence you need to discover the infinite number of exciting and enlightening possibilities in
your waking life.

The technology of your dreams

Breakthrough technology has made lucid dreaming easier. With these new lucid dreaming machines,
you're guided every step of the way. When you go to bed at night, you slip on a comfortable eye mask.
The mask senses your rapid eye movements (REM), indicating that you are dreaming. It then flashes a
gentle, adjustable light that penetrates your dream without waking you. You're quickly initiated into
conscious exploration of the "other side" your dreaming reality. We feature two machines that have
been proven to increase the incidence of lucid dreams.

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ABOUT LUCID DREAMING

Lucid Dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming. This consciousness allows you to guide your dreams. Incidentally, how do you know that you aren't dreaming right now? To find out, and for an introduction to the topic, see our Lucid Dreaming FAQ.

ABOUT THE LUCIDITY INSTITUTE, INC.

The Lucidity Institute is dedicated to the advancement of research on the nature and potentials of consciousness and to the application of the results of this research to the enhancement of human health and well-being.

TOOLS FOR LUCID DREAMING

The Institute sells books, tapes, scientific publications and lucidity induction devices. See the Lucidity Institute Catalog for details (or call 1-800 GO LUCID). Super Sale: fantastic discounts (e.g. the NovaDreamer at $195; DreamLink only $89, while supplies last).

Now shipping: SuperNova Computer Interface for NovaDreamer. Check out the manual and software available free online.

LUCID DREAMING TRAINING

	Exploring Consciousness with Lucid Dreaming Towards a Science of Consciousness Pre-Conference Workshop, Tucson, 1:30-5:30pm, Sunday, April 26, 1998.
	Consciousness: Dreaming and Awakening Special residential training program in lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga to be held on the Stanford campus, July 10-19, 1998.

LUCID DREAMING LITERATURE

Excerpts from NightLight

	NL1.1: "How to Remember your Dreams": practical hints on developing the art of dream recall--the first step to learning lucid dreaming.
	NL3.2: "Other Worlds: Out-Of-Body Experiences and Lucid Dreams" by Lynne Levitan and Stephen LaBerge. Discussion of a laboratory study comparing OBEs and lucid dreams.
	NL4.2: "A Thousand and One Nights of Exploring Lucid Dreaming" by Lynne Levitan. A summary of selected research carried out in NightLight.
	NL5.2: "Testing the Limits of Dream Control: The Light and Mirror Experiment" by Lynne Levitan and Stephen LaBerge. To what extent can we influence dreams in the directions we desire? Do we have more or less control over our experiences in dreaming than in waking life?
	NL5.3: "Lucid Dreaming Research: Past and Future" by Stephen LaBerge. A review of laboratory studies on lucid dreaming at Stanford University and a proposal for future research.
	NL6.2: "A Fool's Guide to Lucid Dreaming" by Lynne Levitan. Three common failures of lucidity and how to overcome them.
	NL6.3: "An Hour of Wakefulness Before Morning Naps Makes Lucidity More Likely" by Stephen LaBerge, Leslie Phillips, and Lynne Levitan. Getting up an hour early, staying awake for 30-60 minutes reading about lucid dreaming, doing MILD briefly, then taking a morning nap is an effective way to induce lucid dreams.
	NL7.1: "Adventures with the NovaDreamer" by Keelin. A creative dreamer's experiences and adventures using the NovaDreamer to induce lucid dreams.
	NL7.2: "Pillow Talk: Announcing the DreamSpeaker" by Stephen LaBerge and Brenda Gigu�re. A short history of attempts to influence dreams by means of sound and speech applied to sleepers and an introduction to the new DreamSpeaker device.
	NL7.3-4: "Diary From Lucid Dream Camp" by Keelin. The further adventures of an admitted dreamer at the first annual Consciousness: Dreaming and Waking program at Stanford.
	NL7.3-4: "Prolonging Lucid Dreams" by Stephen LaBerge. Two techniques effectively prolong lucid dreams, increasing the relative odds of staying in the dreamstate by 30-50 times.
	NL8.1-2: "Introducing the Super NovaDreamer" by Lynne Levitan. Software and an interface that connects the NovaDreamer to a personal computer, enhancing the functions of the NovaDreamer, making it easier to use, as well as adding new features.

Excerpts from Lucid Dreaming

	Contents Chapter outline of LaBerge's 1985 classic, Lucid Dreaming
	Chapter 8: "Dreaming, Function, and Meaning" Why we have dreams and what do they mean? Contemporary theories of dreaming.
	Chapter 9: "Dreaming, Illusion, and Reality" Curiosities of dreaming consciousness: Out-of-body experiences, dream telepathy, and "mutual" or "shared" dreams.

Excerpts from Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

	Contents Chapter outline of the contents of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming (1990) by Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold
	Chapter 6: "Principles and Practice of Lucid Dreaming" shows you how to retain your lucidity, prevent premature awakenings, awaken when you wish, and guide your dreams intelligently.
	Chapter 10: "Overcoming Nightmares" helps you use lucid dreaming to face and overcome fears and inhibitions that may be preventing you from getting the most out of your life.

Research Articles and Abstracts

	"Lucid Dreaming: Psychophysiological Studies of Consciousness during REM Sleep" by Stephen LaBerge. Lucid dreaming physiologically verified. Physiological characteristics of lucid dreaming. Psychophysiological relationships during REM sleep. Implications for research on sleep and cognition.
	"Validity Established of DreamLight Cues for Eliciting Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge and Lynne Levitan. A controlled study demonstrating the validity and effectiveness of the DreamLight lucid dream induction device.
	"Dreaming and Consciousness" by Stephen LaBerge. Abstract of paper presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference (Tucson, April, 1996).
	Frederik van Eeden's 1913 article, "A Study of Dreams" in which the term "lucid" dreaming is first used. Thanks to Lucidity Institute member Blake Wilfong (blake@phoenix.net) for making this classic available.

CALLING ALL ONEIRONAUTS: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH

What is happening in your brain when you realize you are dreaming? Volunteers are currently being sought to help answer this question in research at Stanford University. To qualify you should live in or visit the San Francisco bay area and be fairly confident that you could have a lucid dream in the laboratory. Call or email for details (+1-650-321-9969 or research@lucidity.com) and fill out the Lucidity Institute mailing list form.

LUCIDITY INSTITUTE MAILING LIST

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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...

In a dream Nasrudin saw himself being counted out coins. When there were nine silver pieces in his hand, the invisible donor stopped giving them. Nasrudin shouted, "I must have ten!" so loudly that he woke himself up. Finding that all the money had disappeared he closed his eyes again and murmured, "All right, then, give them back--I'll take the nine."

Nasrudin is a mirror in which you see yourself. Want to see more?

These pages under deconstruction. Comments, interpretations, donations, and surrealistic suggestions welcome! Last modified February 6, 1998 by Ethan Speelberg (www@lucidity.com).

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