Lucid Dreaming - By VH Frater Justificatus.1

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LUCIDDREAMING

ByVHFraterJustificatus

TableofContents

Introduction

lLucidDreamingBasicTerminologylLucidDreamingTheTechnique

InstructionsforAttainingLucidDreaming:

lStepOne:DreamRecalllStepTwo:AnIntroductiontoCoueism.lStepThree:DirectedDreamingThreemethods.lStepFour:SammaspatilStepFive:DiscernmentlStepSix:ActiveImaginationlStepSeven:AchievingLuciditylStepEight:TheLucidLifestyle.lStepNine:GeneralAdviceforLucidDreaming.

ProjectsfortheAdvancedLucidDreamer.

lClairvoyantDreamslPrecognitiveDreamslTelepathicDreamslAlternativesto"Coueism"lTheurgicDreamslTheAstralPlane

LucidDreamingProtocolsoftheHermeticOrderofSolAscendansEpilogue:HymntoMorpheusBibliography

Appendices

lAppendixOne:MyVeryFirstLucidDreamlAppendixTwo:ATypicalLucidDreamlAppendixThree:SatanlAppendixFour:DreamHealinglAppendixFive:AClairvoyantDream

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InancientGreece,itwasthecustomtoascribealmostallphenomenatotheactionofdivinebeings.WehaveallheardaboutthemostfamousofthesegodsZeus,Ares,Apollo,Aphrodite,Hermes,etcbecausetheirfolklorehasbeenpasseddowntousdirectlyinthepresentday,notjustthroughthetellingandretellingofmythology,butalsoinapracticalsenseinthefieldofAstrology.

Andyet,weoftendonothearaboutmanyoftheothergods,whopresidedoverfunctionswhichareimportantintheirownright,butwhohaveescapedtheattentionofhistorythroughafailureonthepartofthegeneralpopulacetoguesstheirsignificance.

OnesuchgodisMorpheus,theGodofDreams.

IfindittrulysurprisingthattheworshipofMorpheusisnotwidelyknownnowadays,asdreamshavesuchapowerfulholdontheimagination.Theyhaveanendlessfascination,

whetheritbetopresentimagesfromeverydaylife,orsceneswhichareutterlyfantasticwhethertheytransmitmessagesofgreatpsychicimport,orjustgiveexpressiontofairlyordinaryunconsciousdesires.

ItisnotsurprisingthattotheancientGreekmind,dreamswereclassedasbeingunderthepresidencyofagod,owingtotheirinherentlyintriguingnature.

Itoccurredtome,notlongago,thatifMorpheuswasknownasagod,thenhemusthavebeenworshipped,evenifhiscultwassmall.Butwhat,then,weretheritesenac

tedbythepriestsandfollowersofMorpheus?IrealisedthatIalreadyhadthekey:LucidDreaming.

LucidDreamingthephenomenonwherebyonebecomesconsciousthatoneisdreamingbutwithoutwakingupwas(andis)theperfectexpressionforMorpheus'worship,inthatitcombinesdreaming,whichisinanycasesacredtohim,withapsychicskillofgreatpower,whichcanwellbeusedtoparticipateinthemysteries.ThatanancientGreekexperiencingitwouldbelieveittobeMorpheus'specialboonseemsobvious.

Nowadays,Luciddreamingisbecominganincreasinglywell-knownsubject.Morepeopleareexperiencingit,becauseitisalittlepieceoftheoccultinwhichalmosteveryonecanshare.Indeed,ImyselffirstbecameawareofLuciddreamingevenbeforeIknewanythingelseabouttheMysteries.Andyetfewpeoplearefullyawareoftheenormouspotentialthatistobegainedfromafullmasteryofthisart,andevenfewerhaveanyideaofitsplacein


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anongoingsystemofspiritualitytheWesternMysteryTradition.

ThereforeIwritethisessayinanattempttoshowtwothings:first,themeanswherebyevenacompletebeginnercanlearntomastertheartofLuciddreamingnotmerelytodreamlucidly,butalsotousehisfacultyforjustaboutanypurposehechooses;andsecond,tobringbacktopublicawarenessthatLucidDreamingisaRitesacredtotheGodMorpheus.

Thefollowingisadescriptionofamethodforattainingthisability,andevenhowtomakeuseofthisfacultyformagickalpurposes.Itistheauthor'spersonaltestimonythatthismethodisguaranteedtoworksolongasitiscarriedoutproperly.

LucidDreamingisanincrediblyusefulskill,inthatitenablesonetoworkontheastralplaneevenbeforeonehasmasteredtheartofAstralprojection.ImyselfhaveexperiencedbothLucidDreamsandastralprojectionaswell,andIcanverifythatinfact,botharea


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formofoneanother.Ihavebeenabletocarryoutcertainmagickalactswhilstintheluciddreamstateandthenlaterperformedthesamewhilstastrallyprojecting:Ihaveexperiencedsimilareffectsonbothoccasions.

LucidDreamsareespeciallyusefultoapractitionerintheWesternMysteryTradition,who,perhapsholdingdownanine-to-fivejob,findshim-orherselfpressedfortimetoperformthemorningritualssuchastheMiddlePillarRitual,ortheLesserRitualofthePentagram:oneisabletodothemwhilstoneisstillasleep!Thisisanintriguingareaofresearch,forifweareabletomanageit,wewillbecollectivelytakingarealstepforwardtowardsthegoalofintegratingSpiritandMatter.

InLucidDreams,byconsciouslyaffectingthecontentofonesdreamvision,webegintounderstandsomethingoftheinfinitewonderofwhichourimaginationiscapable:yetweremainconstantlyfascinated,becausewerealisethatwecanneverexhaustthat

capacity.

IthasbeenmypersonalexperiencethatLuciddreamsmaybeusedfor:Clairvoyanceandskrying;dreamdivination;invokingonesHolyGuardianAngel;performingcertainritualsliketheMiddlePillar,PentagramandHexagram;stimulatingonesIntuitiontoprovideanswerstoquestionswithwhichoneisconcerned;penetratingintothesecretsofonesunconscious;andevenPrecognitionthoughwhetheronehasthewisdomtoactonthatprecognitionisanothermatter.Generallyspeaking,anythingthatcanbedoneon

theastralplanecanbedoneinaLucidDream:thedreamerwillfindthattheonlylimitononesabilitytocontrolthedream-stateishowmucheffortoneispreparedtoputintoperfectonesLucidDreamingfaculty.

LucidDreamsmay,ofcourse,alsobeusedfornon-magickalpurposes,i.e.forpureself-indulgence.Indeed,completebeginnersshouldstartdevelopingtheirfacultybyfirstlearningtoinducenon-magickaldreams,astheabilitytoputLucidDreamstouseis

advancedwork,andonlyforthosewhoareconfidentintheirpractice.

LucidDreams:BasicConcepts

A"LucidDream"isadream,occurringwithinwhatwillusuallybeREM-sleep,inwhichthedreamerbecomesawarethathe(she)isdreamingandthencontinuingtoremaininthatdream-statewithoutwakingup.Thepeculiarawarenessisreferredtoas"lucidity"or


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"beinglucid".

Apartfromthisqualityoflucidity,differencesbetweenLucidandordinarydreamscanincludethefollowing(thisisanon-exhaustivelist):

lThesubsequentdreamisfarmorememorablethananon-luciddream;lItappearstobemorevivid;lThedreamerhastheconvictionthatheorsheisanactiveparticipatorinthedream,insteadofbeingapassivespectator;lThedreamerisabletoperformactionsathis(her)ownvolition;lThedreamerisabletoaffectthesceneryandcontentofthedreamthroughafeatofconcentration;lThedreamerisalsoabletoaffectthemannerinwhichheorsheinteractswiththedreamthisincludesactinginwaythatwouldnotnormallybepossibleinreal-lifesuchaschangingtheshapeofonesbody,passingthroughsolidobjects,levitating,


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flyingthroughspace,teleportingtodistantlocations,travellingthroughtime,etc*

*Hmm,wellitmaybepossibletodoallthisinreallife,butI'mnotthatadvancedanadept!

However,Ishouldemphasisethatitmayverywellbethatthedreamerfindsitisnotpossibletodoallorindeedanyoftheaboveinthelistofdifferencesoneachandeveryoccasiontheonlywayhe(she)cantellitwasaluciddreamisthebarefactthatheknewitwasadreamatthetime.

ItisalsopossiblethatadreamermayhaveamomentofLucidity,butlapsebackintonon-luciditylateroninthatonwakingupherealisesthathedidn'treacttophenomenainthedreamashewouldhavedoneifhehadbeenLucid.

Andyettheseabilitiestobecomelucidandremainlucidthroughoutthedream,toactandre-actwithatleastsomeofthesameintelligencethatonehaswhenoneisawak

e,toaffectoneselfandthecontentofthedreamthroughconcentrationthesearealldesirableabilitiesfortheseasonedLuciddreamertohave.

Themainreasonswhyanyluciddreammightfallshortoftheexpectationsonehasforitinclude:

lLackofexperienceinLuciddreaming;lLackofpractice;lFailuretoobserveoneormorebasicrulesorprinciples;

lThereissomethinginyourunconsciouswhichisaffectingthecontentofyourdreams.

Thesolutiontothefirstissimple:practicemakesperfect.Abeginnermightseeanimprovementinthequalityofhisorherdreamsinafewdays,butLuciddreamingisnotsomethingwhichhappensstraightaway:itshouldbedevelopedovertime.Ihaveseenacertainbookwhichsaidonecoulddevelopthefacultyofanadeptinjustamonthbutthisisunhelpful,becauseformanythisistooshortatimeperiod.Solongasyoup

racticeconstantly,youneedonlybeconcernedthatyouaremakinggradualprogress,evenifitisjustlittlebylittle.

Thesolutiontothesecondcanbesaidsimply,butmightbemoredifficulttoachieveinreality:"shoreupyourresolve".TheonlywaytomaintaintheabilityofLucidDreamingtopracticeconstantly.Evenifyoudonothaveanyparticularreasonfordreaming


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lucidly,oneshouldstilldosotokeeponeshandin.Ifyoudon'thappentodreamlucidlyonagivenoccasion,youshouldstillfollowtheprocedureasbestyoucan,fordoingsoincreasestheprobabilityofyoubeingsuccessfulonasubsequentoccasion:butfailuretopracticedecreasesthatpossibility.Ifyougowithoutpracticefortoolongaperiod,youmayhavetobitethebulletandre-startasifyouwereacompletebeginner.LucidDreamingisanextremelyvaluablefacultytohave,andifyoudecidetoattainit,youshouldbepreparedtoputyourselftosomeeffortasindeedyouwouldforanythingsufficientlyvaluable.

Thesolutiontothethirdistotreatyourluciddreaminglikeascientisttreatshisexperiment:seeifyoucanidentifywhatwentwrong,makeanoteofit,andthenrepeatbutthistimerectifyingyourmistake.ItisherethattheDreamDiary,ofwhichIwilltalkmorelater,isessential,becauseusingityoucanuseittoexamineyourpracticeinthecoldlightofday.


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Thesolutiontothefourthismoredelicatesometimesitisobviouswhatiswrong,becauseitcropsupinthedreamitself,howeveratothertimesitremainshidden.Sometimesitissomethingrelativelytrivial,sometimesitisalongrepressedmemory.Iadvisethereadertofamiliarisehim-orherselfwithstandardworksonpsychoanalysisandpsychology.InAlchemy,theprimamateriaisputrefiedbeforeanyattemptismadetotransmuteitintoapreciousmetal.Similarly,havingonesrepressionsbroughttoconsciousnesswillfeellikeputrefactionofthesoul.Itisneverpleasanttodiscoveryouhavebeenharbouringanemotionwhichisrepugnanttoyourownreasonsounpleasantthatatfirstyouwillbenotbelievetheinformationwhenpresentedtoyou.Andyetrepressions,becausetheyhaveapowerfuleffectontheunconscious,areboundthereforetoalsoaffectthequalityofyourluciddreaming.Ideally,inordertobemasterofluciddreaming,oneshouldalsomasteronesunconscious...

Infact,bothFreudandJungrecognisedtheimportanceofdreamsinthecontextofpsychoanalysis.Itispossiblethattheabilitytocontroloratleastaffectthecontentofonesdreamsmayitselfbeofbenefitinpsychotherapy,thoughthisisoutsidethescopeofthisessay.

LucidDreaming:TheTechnique

TheTechniqueofLucidDreamingactuallyconsistsofthreebasicdisciplineswhichmust

belearnt.Theyare,intheorderonewouldtypicallylearnthem:

lDreamRecall;lDirectedDreaming(orDreamIncubation);lLucidityitself(i.e.theachievingandmaintainingoftheLucidstate).

Thesethreearefundamentalpre-requisites.EvenifyouchoosenottodevelopyoupracticeofLuciddreamingforoccultpurposes,youshouldstilllearnthesethree.

DreamRecallisamethodforraisingyourawarenessandmemoryofyourdreams.People

whowakeupeachmorningonlytoforgetwhattheyhadjustbeendreamingdonotmakegoodLucidDreamers.Thesamegoesforpeoplewhoareconvincedthattheyneverhavedreams.Itisthereforenecessarytodisciplineyourmindtobecomemoreawareofyourowndreams.Theprocessofrecallingonesdreamsinasmuchdetailaspossibleissuchadisciplineanddreamersoftennoticethattheirmemoryoftheirdreamsradicallyimproves


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afterjustafewnightsofpractice.

DirectedDreamingistheprocessofsuccessfullydecidingthesubjectmatterforyourdream,whilstyouarestillawake.Inanepisodeof"StarTrek:Voyager"Chakotaymanagesthisinafairlystraightforwardmanner,thoughwhatwasnotexplicitlysaidthathewouldhavehadtohavespentyearsbeingmindfulofhispsychicconditioninordertopossessthiskindofmastery.Inreallife,mostofuscangettothepointwherewedecidethecontentofourdreams,thoughtheprocessismoreconvolutedthanwhatcanbeshownina45minuteTVshow(nevertheless,itisfairtoassumethatthescriptwritersforthatepisodedidknowwhattheyweretalkingabout).Sufficetosay,DirectedDreamingisvitaltoeveryonewhowantstousetheirfacultyforasubjectoftheirownchoosing.

LucidityIhavealreadytalkedaboutwhatthequalityofLucidityisinthesectiononBasicterminology.Asanactualtechnique,itisfairlyeasytobecomeLucid:itisverydifficultto


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remainLucidortoavoidwakingup.ForthisreasonthedreamermusttakeintoconsiderationanumberofpracticeswhichwillhelpmaintaintheLucidstateand,onceestablishedinthese,furtherpracticestoimproveitsquality.Iwillnowsetoutapracticalstudycourse,givingexplicitinstructionsforattainingthefacultyofLucidDreaming.InthesamewaythatFranzBardonemphasisesmasteryofeverystageofhismagickalcoursebeforemovingontothenext,sothedreamershouldnotattemptalaterstepbeforeheorsheisconfidentwithalltheprecedingones.

InstructionsforAttainingLucidDreaming.

StepOne:DreamRecall

ForthisyouwillneedaDreamDiary.Thisisveryimportantandwillbereferredtoinmostofthesubsequentsteps.Obtainforyourselfthefollowing:AlargepadofA4

(foolscap)paper;anewpen;abedsidelamp,penlightortorch,ifyoudon'thaveonealready.Itisoftenconvenienttohavearingbinderintowhichtoloadthepaper:thiswillbetheDreamDiaryitself.Alsoanightstand.Arrangeeverythingaroundyourbedsothatitisallwithinarm'sreachfromthepositioninwhichyounormallysleep.

Now,gotosleepnormally,savewiththisimportantthoughtinyourmind:wheneveryouwakeup,immediatelywritedownwhatyouwerejustdreamingabout.Notetheemphasis.Youmightwakeupforjustashortwhileinthemiddleofthenight,orafewho

ursbeforewhenyouwouldnormallydoso,andyoumayfeeltempted,onaccountofbeingtoosleepy,toliestill.DON'T.Youmustgetintothehabitofrousingyourselfatthispointtowritedown,inyourdreamdiary,whatwasjustgoingthroughyourmindwhilstyouwereasleep.

Yournaturalinclinationwillatfirstbetoresistgoingtothistrouble,butforcingyourselftorecordallyourdreamsattheearliestopportunityisexactlythekindofdisciplinethatyouwillneedtomastertobecomeasuccessfulLucidDreamer.

Evenifyoucanonlyrememberhazydetails,youshouldstillwriteasmuchasyoucanaboutthosehazydetails.Ifhowever,youdonotmanagetorememberanything,writedownthefollowing:"Ichosenottoremembermydreams".Notecarefullythewaythisisworded:youareaffirmingthatitisyourownresponsibilitytorecallyourdreams,andsettingyourselfthesuggestionthatthepowertorecallyourdreamsiswithiny


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ourfreewillwhich,asithappens,istrue.

Onthesubsequentnight,repeattheprocedure.Alwaysuseafreshpageinyourdreamdiaryforanewnight,andmakesurethedateisclearlymarked.

Repeatthisforatleastaweek.Atfirst,youwillbarelybeabletowritedownonesentenceaboutthecontentsofyourdreams.Onsubsequentnightsyouwillbeabletowriteinmoreandmoredetail.Alwaystrytowriteasmuchdetailaspossibleideallyyoushouldbeabletoreadyourdiarylater,e.g.afteryoucomehomefromworkthatevening,andrememberexactlyhowthedreamoccurred.


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StepTwo:AnIntroductiontoCoueism

Thisisatechniquewhichcanbeusedforimprovingthequalityofyourpractice:itcanevenbeusedtoimprovethequalityofyourlifegenerally,bysettingyourselfabeneficialaffirmation.ReadersofBardon's"InitiationintoHermetics"willrecallthathehimselfsuggestsasimilartechnique.

Letusimaginethatyouwanttoachieveacertaingoalonethatwouldbewithinyoursphereofcapabilityifyouhadmotivationfromyourunconsciouse.g.:

IwanttobehappyIwanttobehealthyIwanttobeconfidentIwanttoremembermydreamsindetailIwanttobeaLucidDreameretc

Coueismisamethodofconvertingthesewishesintounconscioussuggestions.EmileCoue,whooriginallydevisedthismethod,laiddownthesebasicprinciples:first,re-

wordthewishasifyouweredescribingapositivesituationinthepresent,e.g.:IwanttobehealthybecomesIamhealthyIwanttobehappybecomesIamhappyEtc,butnot"Iamnotanxious"or"Iamnotafailure".Theseshouldbechangedintopositivestatementslike"Iamcalmandrelaxed",or"Iamsuccessful."

ItwasCouhimselfwhofirstinventedthephrase"EverydayineverywayIamgettingbetter,better,andbetter!"Hehadcometotheconclusionthatthisistheperfectall-purposewish(or"affirmation"),giventhatitismemorable,itfulfilshisowncriteria

,itisspecificenoughtohavemeaning,butvagueenoughtoallowtheunconsciousitselftodecideonthebestmethodofcarryingouttheaffirmation.

ThesecondstepafterdecidingtheAffirmation,is,justasoneisabouttofallasleepatnight,repeatittoyourselftwentytimes.Couedecidedonthenumbertwentysimplybecausefromexperimentshewasconductingitseemedlikethemostappropriatenumber.Theaffirmationshouldberepeatedwhenoneisonethepointofdozingoffandagainonwakingup,when

oneisstillfeelingsleepy.

ThereasonwhyCoueismworksatallisthatitisinfactaformofhypnosis.Themomentoffeelingsleepyisakintobeinginahypnotictrancewhenthecriticalfacultiesoftheconsciousmindaresuspended,theunconsciousisparticularlyreceptivetosuggestions.

Awordofwarning.WhendecidingonanAffirmation,donotincludewordswhichh


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avedoublemeanings.Thereasonbeingthatyourunconscious,contrarytowhatpeoplelikeJacquesLacansay,doesnotworklikealanguageitisonlytheconsciousmindthatdoesthat.WhatwillusuallyhappenisthatratheritwillselectwordsapparentlyatrandomfromyourAffirmation,andlinkthemwithimagesandideasinyourmemorywithwhichtheindividualwordsareassociated.

Forexample,ifyouweretoAffirm:"IwilldreamaboutmyHolyGuardianAngel,"youunconsciousmightjustpickupontheword"angel"andinsteadofbeingblessedbytheappearanceofadivinebeingsentbyGod,youmightdreamabouteatingAngelDelight,AngelCakes,gettinghighonAngelDust,visitingthe"AngeloftheNorth"sculpturein


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Tyneside,meetingsomeoneyouknowcalledAngel(readingacopyofTheGuardianatthetime)etc.

Ishallgoontomorereliablemethodsofdreamdirectionbelow.Andbytheway,thereisamethodforcontactingonesHolyGuardianAngelwhilstinthemiddleofaluciddreamIhavewrittenaboutitin"TheVisionoftheHolyGuardianAngel".

Practicethisforaweek,continuingaseverwithyourdreamrecall.

StepThree:DirectedDreamingThreemethods.

Onceyoucanrecallyourdreamsindetail,andarehappywiththeuseofCoueism,youcanmoveontodecidingthecontentforyourdreambeforeyougotosleep.Herearethreemethodstouse:spendatleastoneweekpractisingeachofthem.Afterwards,whenyouaremoreexperienced,youcandecideyourselfwhichyouprefer,thoughformaximumversatilityyoushouldbeconfidentwithallthree.

MethodOne-TheBasicMethod

Pickatopicforyourdreamsomethingthatcanbedescribedinonesentence.Orbetterstill,oneword.Whilstyouarestillabeginner,pickatopicinwhichyouarenotnormallyemotionallyinvolved,orwhichitneveroccurstoyoutothinkabout(onlytryexperimentingwithsubjectswithwhichyouarepersonallyconcernedwhenyouaremoreexperienced).Nevertheless,thisshouldleaveyouwithplentyofchoiceaboutwhattopick:e.g.goingtosomewherefaraway,meetingacelebrityorcharacterfromhistory,performing

anactivitywhichyoudon'tnormallydo,etc.

Itisgoodpracticeforbothbeginnersandmoreexperiencedtotreattheirdream-workpurelyasscientiststreattheirexperiments,i.e.withobjectivityanddetachment.WhatImeanisthatweshouldtreatourdream-workinthesamewayaswewouldlikescientiststotreattheirexperimentsmostactualresearchersareluredbythewongaofPatentrightsandkudosofPhDs.

Inanyevent,havingdecidedonthetopicofyourdream,onretiringtogotosl

eep,takeyourDreamDiary,andonthepageonwhichyouwillberecordingthatnight'sdreams(remember:anewpageforanewnight),writeatthetopinlargecapitalletters"IWILLDREAMABOUT..."(hereinsertthechosensubjectofyourdream).Underline"Will"abouttwoorthreetimes,andconcentratehardonthesentenceasifyoumeanitindeadlyearnest.ThenputyourDreamDiaryaside,turnoutthelightandsettledowntosleepasyouhavebeendoingoverthepastfewweeksalready.


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Coueismmayalsobeofuse,butyoushouldonlyuseageneralaffirmationlike"Icandirectmydreams."Donotsay,ifyouwanttodreamaboute.g.Ayer'sRockinAustralia,say"IamgoingtoAyer'sRock"oryoumightfindyourselfwakingupwithastrongurgetoactuallygothereinreallife.Notnecessarilyabadthinginitself,butdefeatstheobjectoflearninghowtodreamLucidly.

Ifyouwakeupatanytime,againwritedownasmuchdetailasyoucanrememberofyourdreamsandusesomekindofmarkinglikeunderliningorasterisksormarginalnotesetctoindicateanypartofyourdreamwhichagreeswithyoursubject.


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Ifyoufindyouhavedreamedaboutexactlywhatyouwanted,youmayconsiderthisstagesuccessful.Ifhoweveryoudidnot,andthereisstilltimebeforeyouwouldnormallygetup,re-writethephrase"IWILL..."etcunderneathwhatyouhavejustwritten,andgobacktosleepagain.

Ifyougothroughthewholenightwithoutdreamingaboutyourchosentopic,writeunderneathyourentryforthatnightinlargecapitals:"IChosenottodreamaboutmyselectedtopic."i.e.youareacknowledgingthattheresponsibilityandabilitytodirectyourdreamslieswithinyourownfreewill.

However,thereisconceivablyanotherproblem,andthisisthesameoneasImentionedinSectionTwo,onCoueism.Thatis,yourchosentopicmighthavebeentoovague.E.g.Ifyouwrite"IWILLDREAMABOUTTHETAJMAHAL"youmayfindyourselfdreamingaboutTajMahalthebluesguitarist,oreventheTajMahalIndianRestaurantattheendof

theroad.Shouldyoufindthatyourdreamonlypartlyagreeswithyourintention,youshouldlookagainatwhatyouwroteandseeifitcan'tbere-worded.Ifitcan,doso:ifitcan'tyouwilleitherhavetotryagainbutthistimeconcentratingnotjustonwhatyouwrite,butonthemeaningofwhatyouwrite;orelseyouwillhavetoabandonthisoneattemptandpickanothersubject,butnotbeforewritingout,asdescribedabove,"IChosenottodreamaboutmyselectedtopic."

Nevertheless,itmaybethatsometopicsaboutwhichcannotbedreamedunderthi

sfirstmethodmaystillworkwithmethodstwoandthreebelow.

Practicethefirstmethodforaweek,orifyoufindyouaresuccessfulbeforethen,continuetotheendoftheweekbutwithadifferentdreamsubject(orevensubjects).

MethodTwo-ThePictureMethod

Thisissimilartomethodone,butwithoneimportantdifferenceyouneedaphotographorpictureofyourdreamsubject.Thepictureshouldbesmallenoughsothatyoucansetitup

onyournightstand,butlargeenoughsoyoucanseeitclearlyfromyournormalsleepingpositionwhenyouhavethebedsidelampon.

FollowtheprocedureinMethodOne,butwhenyoucometowriteout"IWILLDREAMABOUT..."etc,youshouldthenspendsometimestaringatthepicture.Itshouldbethesortofpicturewhichyoucanrememberindetailwithyoueyesshut.Afterstaringatthepictureforsometime,putitaside,turnoutthelightandgotosleep,tryingtoremem


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berthementalimageofthepicture.

Donotwhenimaginingthismentalimage,runthroughamentaldialogueofthoughtswhichoccurtoyouinconnectionwiththepicture.Rather,trytoholdthepictureinyourmind'seye,whilstkeepingverbalthoughtssilent.Repeatthissameprocedureeachtimeyouwakeupduringthenight.

Youshouldbeabletotellwhenyouaresuccessful,asyouwillfindyourselfdreamingaboutthecontentofthepicture.Alwaysbesuretocarryoutwhatwassaidaboutsuccess,failure,andrecordingyourdreamsinmethodone.

ImyselfhavealsousedthismethodwithTarotcardsandtattvasymbols,togreateffect.


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MethodThree-TheVisualisationMethod

Thisisslightlydifficultincomparisontotheprevioustwo,butcanbethemostpowerfulofallofthem.StartoffasyoudidforMethodOne.YoumayincorporatetheuseofapictureasinMethodTwoifyouwish.Turnoffthelightandsettledown...

...ItisherethattheworkofMethodThreebegins.Consciouslyrelax,bybringingawarenesstoeachpartofyourbodyinturn,andmakingsurethatallmuscletensionsrelease.Maintainslow,unforcedbreathing.

Nowvisualisethesubjectofyourdreamasamovingscene,suchasafilmortelevisionprogram,orasanincidentinwhichyouareparticipating.Notewell:thevisualisationshouldbeonecontinuoussequence:donotallowittobecomeaseriesofunconnectedimages.

AswithMethodTwo,onlyallowyourvisualisationtoremaininyourhead:silenc

eanyverbalthoughts.

Successcomesintwoforms:firstly,youmayfindthatadreamlaterinthenightcorrespondstowhatyouwerevisualising.Secondly,youmaywellfindthatyoufallasleepandstartdreamingaboutyourdesiredtopicwhilstyouarestillvisualising!

Aswithmethodsoneandtwo,repeattheprocedureeverytimeyouwakeupduringthenight,andremembertorecordyourdreamsandnotedownyoursuccessesandfailures.

StepFour:Sammaspati

Thisisatechniquewhichwillhelpincreaseyoursuccessrateindreamingaboutexactlywhatyouintend.ItisinfactaBuddhistmeditationtechnique,andcomesonthehighestauthorityforusebypractitionersoftheWesternMysteryTradition,havingbeenrecommendedby,interalia,DionFortune,RudolfSteinerandAleisterCrowleyamongstothers.

Theprocedureisasfollows:beforegettingintobedforthenight,takeupaco

mfortablemeditationposture,inwhichthespineshouldbestraightandupright.Youshouldnotlockyourmusclesinanyway,youshouldmaintainthepostureanywaywithouteffort.Youshouldsitonafirmservicee.g.thefloororachairIdonotrecommendyourbeditself.Ifyouarenotaseasonedyogapractitioner,youshouldavoidthedifficult"asanas",andsitinthe"EasyPosture"i.e.simplecross-legs.Alternatively,youmaytakeachairo


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rstoolandsitintheso-called"EgyptianPosition",alsoknownasthe"God-position"inThelemaandintheAurumSolis:i.e.situprightwiththelegstogether(uncrossed),handsrestingonthighs.

Allowthebackofthenecktolengthenandthechintodropdown.Takesomemomentstoconsciouslyrelax,bybringingyourawarenesstoeachpartofyourbodyinturnandallowingyourmusclestorelease.Breathenaturally.Onceyoufeelthatyouhaverelaxedyoucanproceedtothenextstep.

Startingwiththepresentmomentvisualiseyourentiredaybackwards.E.g.,ifthelastthreethingsyouhavedonearetowalkupstairs,gotothebathroomandthengointoyourbedroom,youwillvisualiseyourselfgettingupfromyourseatedpositionandwalking


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backwardsintothebathroom,andfromtherewalkingbackwardsoutofthebathroomanddownthestairsfacingthewrongway.Itisasifyouhavefilmedyourdailyactivitiesandyouarewatchingitwiththefilmthreadedthewrongwaythroughtheprojector,orwiththeRewindandPlaybuttonsonyourVideoaredepressedatonce.

Continuewiththisbackward-visualisationthroughouttheeventsofthatday.Youshouldaimtoobservethesementalpictureswithdetachment,asiftheyhadinfacthappenedtosomeoneelse.Moreover,yourvisualisationshouldbeacompletesequence,andnotaseriesofdisconnectedimages.Yourvisualisationshouldgobackasfarasyoucanremember,whichincludesthecontentsofyourpreviousnight'sdreamsoreventheeventsofthepreviousdayordaysaswell.

Ithasbeensaid,thoughIcannotsaywhetherthisistrueornot,thatifitwerepossibletorememberinthiswayonesentirelife,onemightevenrecallonespreviousexist

ences.

Theeffectsofthisprocess,i.e.Sammaspati,aretwo-fold:firstly,youwillfindyourselfpassingintoadeepmeditativestateortrance,inwhichitisfruitfultoconcentrateonAffirmationsandthelikeinasimilarwaytowhichyoudidwithCoueism.

Secondly,becauseyouhaverecalledtheimagesofthedaytofullconsciousnessduringyourmeditation,theyarelesslikelytoaffectthecontentofyourdreams.Youmaywellfindthatyoudiscoveremotionswhichyoufeltaboutagiveneventaboutwhichyoufo

rgotbutneverthelesslefttheirimpressiononyourunconscious.Hence,whatisleftforyourdreamswillbethesubjectuponwhichyouhavedecided,andnothingwhichhasenteredyourmindbyaccident.

SpendaweekincorporatingSammaspatiwithalltheforegoingpractices.Sammaspatiisanextremelyimportantexercise:ideallyyoushouldperformiteverynightfortherestofyourlife.

StepFive:Discernment

WithDiscernmentyouarenowdealingwithtechniqueswhichwillleadyoudirectlyintoactualLucidity.

Lucidityiscausedbyreactingtoaneventinyourdreamwhichmakesyourealisethatyouaredreaming.Theeventinquestionisessentiallyarbitraryitcouldbethesightofyour


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Onceyouhavegotintothehabitofbeingalerttoinconsistencieswithinyourdreams,youwillbeabletogoontotrainyourselftobecomeLucidwheneveryouDiscernthatsomethingisoutofplace.

BeginthepracticeofDiscernmentbyre-readingyourdreamdiaryuptothispoint,andhighlightingorunderlininganydetail,whichexaminedinthecoldlightofday,isobviouslyinconsistentwithwakinglife.

WhendoingSammaspatifromnow,becomeawarewhenreviewingthepreviousnight'sdreamswhichpartswereinconsistentwithreallife.

Whensettlingdownforthenight,writeatthetopofthenewpageinyourDreamDiary"ICANDISCERNREALITY".YoumayalsotrymakingthisanAffirmation.

Wheneveryouwakeupduringthenight,oreventhenextmorning,andyourecordyourdreams,notedownanydetailwhichwhichyousuccessfullyspottedasoutofplaceor

illogicalinthemanner:"IDISCERNEDthat..."(etc).However,shouldyoufindthatyourdreamcontainedadetailwhichyouonlyrealisedwasunrealisticnowyouareawake,noteitdownthus:"ICHOSENOTTODISCERNthat..."(etc).BythisverychoiceofwordsyouareassertingthatyoualreadyhavethepowerofDiscernmentyouarenowtryingtoshameyourselfintomakinguseofit!

Repeattheaboveprocedureeverytimeyousubsequentlygobacktosleep.YouwillfindthatatfirstyouareusingthephraseICHOSENOTTODISCERNthat...anembarassinglylargenumberoftimesyoumayevenwanttodeviseanabbreviation

oracertainsymbolasakindofstereotypetoreplaceit,andthussavetimeinwritingupyourdreamdiary.Howeveritisvitallyimportantthatyoudonotforgetthesignificanceoftheabbreviationorsymbolasitisonlybysubjectingyourselfandyourdreampracticetothislevelofcriticismthatyouwillgainthesensitivityrequiredforfulllucidity.

IthasoftenbeenthecaseinmyowndreamsthatIhavenotedhalfadozen(orevenmore)inconsistenciesofwhichthefirstfiveIChosenottoDiscernbutthesixthId

idDiscernandthatsixthonewastheonethatcausedmetobecomeLucid.

PracticetheartofDiscernmentforatleastaweek.IfyoufindthatyouareabletosuccessfullyDiscerninconsistencies,allwellandgood.Inanyevent,youshouldbethoroughlyestablishedinthepracticeofsubjectingyourDreamDiaryandyourselftherebytothekindofcriticismthatIhaveoutlinedbelow.Ifitsohappensth


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atyoudonotfindyourselfexperiencingproperlucidityyet,orthatyouarenotDiscerninginconsistenciesastheyhappen,thereisneverthelessawayofusingwhatyouhavelearntofDiscernmenttoachieveyourgoalIwilldescribethisindetaillateron.

BeforeIleavethesubjectofachievingDiscernment,Ishouldmentionapracticewhichmayspeedupyourmasterythereof:theRealityCheck.Ihavealreadytoldyouinthesectiononbasicterminologythatadesirableskillforaluciddreamertohaveisthat"Thedreamerisabletoaffectthesceneryandcontentofthedreamthroughafeatofconcentration."TherationaleoftheRealityCheckisthereforetoregularly,throughouttheday,attempttochangeyourenvironssimplybyconcentrating,justtomakesureyouhaven'tdriftedofftosleepwithoutknowing.Sticktosomethingsimpleliketryingtomakeapassingcarsuddenlyfloatintothesky,oranythingofyourowndevising.


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Repeatthisregularly,e.g.everyhalfanhour.Obviouslyyouwillnotsucceedifyouareawake,anditmayseempointlessbutthehabitofregularlycheckingwhetheryouareawakeordreamingwilleventuallymakeyoucheckyourowndreamstoseeifyouaredreamingornot.TheRealityCheckthusdevelopsyourpowersofDiscernment,bymakingyouconcentrateonitthroughouttheday.

However,donotbetempted,ifyouareatwork,totryturningyourbossintoatoad,ifatschoolmakingyourteacherfallthroughtheEarth'scrust,oratcollegemakingthatmemberoftheoppositesexwhomyoufancywhositsafewseatsawaydoastriptease,etcetc.YoumayfindthatthisdoesnotimproveyourDiscernmentatall,butcausesyoutofallintoaday-dream!

StepSix:ActiveImagination

Iwillnowwritesomedetailsofacertaintechniquewhichwillbeofinterestt

obeginnerswhoarehavingdifficultyachievinglucidity,toenablethemtogetsomeideaaboutwhatitistheyareaimingfor.Itshouldalsobeofinteresttothosemoreexperienced,asitisalsoamethodfordevelopingClairvoyance,Skrying,andstimulatingonesintuition.

"ActiveImagination"isatermcoinedbythefounderofAnalyticalPsychology,C.G.Jung.Itisaparticularmethodofvisualisationwhichhedevelopedasanalternativetothefree-associationtypeofpsychoanalysisinventedbyFreud.

Unliketheotherexercisesinthisessay,ActiveimaginationisonlyindirectlyconnectedwithLucidDreamingitcanandsometimesshouldbedonewhilstoneisfairlyawake.

ImentionActiveImaginationhereasideally,aLucidDreamershouldhaveasmuchmasteryoverhisdreamsashewouldinthevisionshewouldseeinthismethod.

TobeginActiveImagination,sitinacomfortablepositione.g.thesamepostureinwhichyousitforsammaspati.Itmayhelptohavepenandpaperhandy.

Selectatopicforyourexperiment.Thiswouldbelikethetopicyouwouldchooseforadirecteddream,butwithoneimportantqualificationitshouldsimplifiedtoonekey-word.Ifyouhaveaparticularquestiononyourmind,youshoulddecideuponakey-wordwhichsumsupthesubjectofyourquestion.E.g.For"HowdoIearnlotsofmoney?"yourkeywordmightbe"Money."For"Iwanttoknowwhatit'slikeintheBahamas,"yourkeyword


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wouldprobablybe"Bahamas."

Havingselectedyourtopic,allowyourselftobecomerelaxed,andtrytomakeyourmindacompleteblank.Nowthinkaboutthekey-wordonce,andthentrytokeepyourmindasstillaspossible.

Carefullyobservethefirstthoughtthatpopsintoyourheadimmediatelyafteryouhavethoughtaboutthekey-word.Thisisverycriticalasecondorthirdthoughtislikelypopinalmostimmediatelyafterwardsbutthesedonotcount,becausetheyarealmostcertainlygeneratedbyyourconsciousmindreactingtothefirstthought.Itisonlythefirstone,arisingspontaneouslybeforeyouhavetimetoreactthatweareinterestedinhere.Writethisveryfirstthoughtdownor,ifitisnotaworditself(e.g.apictureorsound)writeaverybriefdescriptionofit.


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ThisiswheretheprocessstartstodifferfromFreudianfree-association.Repeattheprocedureofthetwoprecedingparagraphs,re-startingwiththekey-word,notwhateveryouhavejustnoteddownonyourpieceofpaper.Repeatthisaroundhalfadozentimes,sothatyouendupwithalistofthoughts,allofwhicharosecompletelyspontaneouslyasaresultofthinkingaboutthekey-word.Takesometimetoexaminethelist,sothatyoucanrememberitscontentswithouthavingtolookatit.

Thenextstageistobeginthevisualisationproper.AtthispointJunghimselfsaidsomepeopleneededakindofritualbeforesettlingdowntotheirvisualisation.Whatthisisshouldbelefttotheindividualitshouldbeadefiniteactwhichsignifiesyourwilltoconcentrateonyourinnervision,andignoreallexternalinfluences.ThosefamiliarwiththeG.'.D.'.mightconsidertheLesserBanishingRitualofthePentagramatthispoint.

Re-settleyourselfinyourseatedpositionandcloseyoureyes.Itshouldgowithoutsayingthatthisexerciseshouldbeconductedinprivacy,whenyouarenotlikelytobedisturbed.

Beforeyourmind'seye,constructascenewhoseelementsincludeallofthethoughtsyouhavejustwrittendown.Youshouldnottortureyourselfintotryingtocreateareal-lifesceneafantasyscenewilldojustaswellandindeedmaybenecessaryiftheelementsaresufficientlyincongruous.However,itshouldbefullydeveloped:youshouldhavethe

impressionthatyouarelookingatanactualplacefullofthethought-elements.Yourvisionshouldnotbeasuccessionofrandomimages.

Remainingcalmatalltimes,concentrateonthevision,sothatasyoulendityourfullawareness,itbecomesasclearasatelevisionimage,oranactualthree-dimensionalsituation.Maintainregularbreathing.Avoidthetemptationtotenseanymuscles.

Aswithothertypesofvisualisation,thisactiveimaginationshouldbecontinuous,

unbroken.Howeveryoumayfinddistractingthoughtscroppingupwhichthreatentobreakupyourvision.Itisherethatyoumustlearntheparticularwayofconcentratingwhichwillensuresuccessinyourvision.Donotthinkyoucangetridofthedistractingthoughtsbywillingthemtogoaway,forindoingsoyouarestillpayingthemsomeattention,whichismorethantheydeserve.Donottryeventoforcethesethoughtsfromyourmind.Instead,


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youshouldconcentrateonyourintendedvisionwithallthecarethatyouwouldifyouweretryingtolistenoutforaparticularsoundacrossacrowdedroom.Iemphasisetheword"care":foryoushouldbecompletelycalminthemannerinwhichyouconcentrateuponyouractiveimagination.

Anotherexample:takeatight-ropewalkerforinstance.Youcanbetthathedoesnotallowstraythoughtstoenterhismindwhenonthemiddleofatight-rope.Youcanalsobetthathedoesnotallowhimselftobedistractedbyfearandthisincludesthekindofphysicalreactionsthatoccurtofrightenedpeoplesuchasunnaturalbreathing,tensedmuscles,etc.Instead,thewayinwhichhetakesgreatcareistokeephismindstillandbodyrelaxedwhileheconcentratesontherope.

Therefore,meditateonyourvisionwithcompletecalmnessandwiththegreatestpossiblecareasiftheslightestperturbationfromyourmindwillshatteryourvisioncompletely.

Yes,thisisdifficult!However,youarealsolearningakeytomaintainingthequalityofyourluciddreams,soitisthoroughlyworthwhileyoulearningthis.


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Assumingyoucanmaintainthisactiveimaginationwithanydegreeofsuccess,youshouldstartoffbylookingaroundandsimplyobservingwhatishappening.Arepeopletalking?Aretheyinteractingwitheachother?Graduallyturnaroundobservingeverythingthatthereistobeseen,andlookupanddown.

Tobeginwith,thisshouldbetheextentofyourexperiments:however,onceyouhavegotusedtoActiveImagination,andareabletomaintaintheintegrityofthevision,withtherequiredstateofmind,youmaygofurther.Ifyouseepeopleinyourvision,youmayattempttotalktothem,thatis,byimaginingthatyouaredoingso.Suitablequestionsincludeaskingthesignificanceofwhatyoucansee,askingthemtoexplaintheiractionsandifyouroriginalintentioninmakinguseofActiveImaginationwastofindtheanswertoaquestion,thenobviouslythatquestionitself.

Itisoftheutmostimportancewhenaskingsuchaquestiontokeepthemindass

tillaspossible,soyoucandetectthefirstthoughtthatoccursspontaneouslythereaftercomparethiswithwhatyoudidwhenyougeneratingalistofwordsassociatedwiththeKey-word.ThereasonbeingthatyouwanttoknowwhatyourUnconsciousreallythinksonthematter.However,ifyouaresloppyinyourconcentration,oryouallowyourselftopayattentiontothesecondorthirdthoughtoccurring(orevenalaterone!)youruntheriskoffindingoutnotwhatyourUnconsciousreallythinksbutwhatyouwishyourUnconsciousreally

thought.FromthepointofviewofsomeonewhowantstouseActiveImaginationasameansofstimulatingtheirintuition,orevenpractisingClairvoyancyandSkryingorsomeonewhowantstoeventuallyenjoyareallygoodqualityLucidDreamthiswouldbelessthanuseless.

Tofurtherpracticeyourpowersofimagination,onceyouhavetheabilitytoconcentrateonyourvision,attempttochangeoneaspectofitatWill,withouttheintegrityofthevisionbreakingup.E.g.makeoneobjectappearordisappear.Howdothecharactersand

eventsinthevisionreacttothethingswhichyouarecausingtohappen?Concentrateoncausingonechange,untilyouareconfidentwithmaintainingyourinwardvisionthengoontopracticewithacompletelydifferentchange,andsoforth.ThisshouldbedoneoverthecourseofmanyActiveImaginationsessions.

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nyoureyesandmakeanotherdefinitesymbolicact,thistimesignifyingyourfirmintentiontoendyourvisionandreturntonormalconsciousness.Again,thosewhoknowtheirG.'.D.'.mightconsidermakingtheSignofSilence(alsoknownastheSignofHarpocrates)atthispoint.Oncefinished,writeafullaccountofhowyoufared,inasimilarmannertothewayyourecordthingsinyourDreamDiary.

YoushouldpracticetheActiveImaginationforatleastaweek,andnotmoveontothenextstepuntilyouhaveachievedthekindofconcentration,andcontroloveryourinwardvisionasIhaveindicated.Youwillfind,whenyouaremoreexperiencedpractising,thatinsteadofbasingyourActiveImaginationaroundaKey-word,youcanalsobaseitaroundakey-picture.Generatethelistofwordsonwhichyoubaseyouractiveimaginationbystillingyourmindandstaringatthepictureinquestionnotingdowntheveryfirstthoughtwhichoccurseachtime.

NBItisbesttoavoidcontemplatingmagicalsymbolsinthiswayunlessyouarefamiliarwiththeprincipleofclairvoyanceIwillgiveabriefexplanationinalatersection.


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StepSeven:AchievingLucidity

FirstIshallrecapaboutallyoushouldhaveachievedso-far:youshouldberecordingyourdreamsassiduouslyinyourDreamDiary.Youcandreamabouttopicsofyourownchoosingwhenyousodesire.Youhavelearnthowguideyourunconsciousintofollowingyourwilleddesiresthroughaffirmation.YouhavelearnthowtoimprovethequalityofyourdreamsbyperformingSammaspatibeforeretiring.Youhavebecomeusedtovisualisation,andwhatismoreimportant,thelevelofconcentrationrequiredtosustainitthroughActiveimagination.Mostimportantly,youarepractisingthehabitofDiscernment,andactivelylookingoutforinconsistenciesinyourdreams.

Youshouldnotgoontothenextstepuntilyouareconfidentinyourpracticeofeverythingintheaboveparagraph.NowIamgoingtodealdirectlywithachievinglucidityinpracticeandtodothisIshallbereferringbacktoeverythingaboutwhichItalkedintheforegoing

sections.

Readthefollowingdefinitionseveraltimesuntilitiscommittedtomemory:thequalityofLuciditymeansexercisingasmuchcontroloveryourdreamsasyoudooverActiveImagination.Inotherwords,rememberhowIwroteatsomelengthaboutthecareyouneedtoshowinconcentration?AboutyourabilitytocauseWilledchangestoyourvision?Aboutcarefullyobservingyoursurroundings,andinteractingwiththecharactersthatyousee?InLucidDreamingyouaregoingtodoallthatwhilstasleep.Readersmightbe

wonderingwhyIbotheredwithActiveImaginationinsteadofgoingstraighttoLucidityitselftheanswernowpresentsitself:byusingthemetaphorofActiveimaginationIamgivingthebeginnersomeideaofwhatLucidityisactuallylike,sothatheorshewillrecogniseitwhenitoccurstothem.

Thereareseveralparticularmethodsofachievinglucidity:Iadvisethedreamertopracticeallofthemuntilyoucandecideforyourselfwhichyouprefer.Whenselectingamethodonlydoone-at-a-time;donottryonemethodonenightandanotherthefollowing

orevendifferentmethodsonthesamenight.

Forthemoment,wheneveryouattainluciditybywhichevermethod,donotdoanythingatfirstapartfromrepeating"IamLucid"quietlytoyourself.Ifyoubecomeoverlyexcitedatbecominglucidyoumaycauseyourselftowakeup.Thereforeyoushouldinitiallytrytoremainascalmaspossible.


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TheDiscernmentMethodversionone.

Setyourselfanaffirmationalongthelinesof"IbecomeLucidwhenIDiscernaninconsistencyinmydreams."AssumingyouarewellestablishedinDiscernmentthisisthemoststraightforwardtheadditionalpracticeoftheRealityCheckisrecommended.

Althoughthisisthemoststraightforward,itmaybethatmanyofyourdreamsarefilledwithinconsistencieswhichYouChoseNottoDiscern.Ifyoufindthistobethecase,donotdespair,rathertrythefollowing:

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Letusassumethatyouhavewokenupinthesmallhours,havingalreadyhadonenon-luciddream.YouhaverecordeditinyourDreamDiary,andonreviewyourealisethatthereareanumberofinconsistencieswhichyouChoseNottoDiscern.NowyouaregoingtoattemptafeatofvisualisationsimilartothethirdmethodofDreamDirectioninStep3above.

Settledowntosleep,andconsciouslyrelaxbybringingyourattentiontoeachpartofyourbodyinturn,allowingthemusclestountenseandbecomestill.Maintainunforcedregularbreathing.Now,replaythecontentsofyourdreambeforeyourmind'seyebutthistimeallowyourselfthecommentaryalongthelinesof"Iamlucid.Iamlucid.That'snotrealisticImustbedreaming.Iamlucid.Iamlucidetc".Inotherwords,actingoutwhatyoushouldhavedoneinyoudream,inyourvisualisation.

Thiscanbeaveryeffectivemethodindeed.Successcomesintwoforms:first,youmayslip

intoaluciddreamdirectlyfromyourvisualisation,withouteverbecomingawarethatyoufellasleep.Secondly,evenifthefirstdoesnotoccur,youareincreasingtheprobabilitythatyouwillhaveaproperluciddreamlaterinthenight.

TheVisualCuemethod

Selectsomethingforavisualcuesetyourselfanaffirmation"WhenIsee"[nameofVisualcue]"IbecomeLucid."Thevisualcuecanbeanything,forexample:yourownhands,anobject,personorplace,ananimal,etc.Todecidesomethingreallyef

fective,youcangooveryourdreamdiaryentriesofthepastfewdaysandidentifysomethingthatcropsupinyourdreamsregularly.YoucanalsocombinethismethodwiththeideaoftheRealityCheck,bye.g.makingyourRealityCheckthetaskoflookingoutforaspecificcue.

Itishelpfultogetagoodlookatyourchosenvisualcueimmediatelybeforegoingtosleep.Thisiswhyitisoftenmostconvenienttouseyourownhandsasthecue,asanythingmoreostentatiouswillmeanyouhavetohuntaroundforadecentpicture,orsetting

uptheobjectonyournightstand,etc.

BoththisandthevariousmethodsofDiscernmentworkbypromptingthecriticalfacultiesofyourconsciousmindtocomeintooperation,insteadofjustlyingdormant(literally!)astheydoinanon-luciddream.

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Thisissomethingofacuriosity,althoughImyselfhavetrieditinthepastandhaveachievedremarkableresultswithit.ItwasoriginallydescribedbyNamkhaiNorbuRinpoche,aTibetanspiritualmasterintheDzogchentradition.

Inordertocarryitout,oneshouldbewellversedinthetechniqueofmeditation.RecoursetoagoodbookonYogaisrecommendedforexplanationofbasicterms,e.g.LightonYogaorLightontheYogaSutrasofPatanjali,bothbyBKSIyengartheformerisapracticalguideandthelatterisaneruditestudyofyogaphilosophy.

Theprocedureisasfollows:whenmeditating,listentothesoundofyourbreath,anddecidehowbesttodescribethatsound,e.g."Aaaaaaaa...".Nowvisualisethissoundasaglowingwhitesymbole.g.theTibetanletter"ah":


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orsimplytheEnglishletter"A",locatedinyourheart.Meditateonthissymbolinyourheart,untilyouhaveattainedsamadhiordeepeststatewhichitispossibleforyoutoachieve,asitisverydifficulttoachievesamadhiperse.

Rememberthatsuccessinmeditationrestsinkeepingthemindperfectlystill.Itisnotaboutgeneratingatrainofthought,butmakingthemindrestonasinglepoint.InYogicterms,meditationmaybecharacterisedlikethis:

First,theoutsideworlddisappearsthisispratyaharaorSensewithdrawal.

Second,onesownbodydisappears.Theobjectofmeditationishanginginemptyspace.Thisisdharanaorconcentration.

Third,allotherthoughtswhicharecompetingwiththemeditationobjectdisappear.Itisasifdharanahasbecomeeffortless:thoughonedoesnotrealisethisatthetimeifonedidthiswouldconstiuteabreakinconcentration.Thisthirdphaseisdhyana,orme

ditation.

Fourthly,onesownEgoitselfdisappears.Thisisaverystrangephenomenonindeed.Themindbecomeslockedstill,asifitcouldn'tmoveevenifitwantedto.Meditatorswholookbackonthisafterward(itisnotpossibletodothisatthetimeifitwere,themindwouldnotbestill)report:anexplosionofenergy(knownasagniorkundalini);asenseofoverwhelmingpeaceandtranquility;animpressionthatonehastransformedintotheactualobjectofmeditation.However,thekeyqualityistheperfectstillnessofthem

indsostillinfactthatitisreallyimpossibletodescribewithcompleteaccuracy.Itisnotthemostperfectstillnessimaginableitisastillnesssoperfectitisbeyondimagination.Thisfourthphaseissamadhi,whichmeans"divineconsciousness"or"beingatonewithGod".

Notewellthatnoneofthefourphasesdescribedabovebywillingtheeffectsdescribed,butbyconcentratingontheprocessitself.Therefore,intheDreamYogameditation,donottrytowilltheoutsideworldtodisappearandtherebycausepratyahara.Insteadmeditatepurely

onthe

or"A"itself,andlettheoutsideworlddisappearofitsownaccord.Similarly,donotkeepwondering"AmIinDharanayet?AmIinDhyanayet?"etcifyouhavetoask,thentheansweris"No,"becausetheveryfactthatyouhavetoaskmeansyouarenotconcentratingontheobject.


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Onceyouhavefinishedmeditatingfortheevening,retiretobedinthenormalway.NamkhaiNorburecommendssleepingontherighthandside,blockingofftherightearandnostril,forvividdreamsordoingthesame,mutatismutandur,ontheleftfordreamingoftheVoid.Furthermore,onwakingup,meditatingonthesamesymbolbutatthethroathelpsindreamrecall.

Inexplainingthismethod,NamkhaiNorbusaidthatitsmainpurposeistoenablethepractitionertoreceive"transmission":i.e.ofteachings,spiritualadvice,andmostimportantlyofthenon-dualstatewhichisboththestartingpointandtheobjectiveinDzogchenpractice.Inhisautobiography,NamkhaiNorburelatesthatheoftenusedthisDreamYogatovisithisownmastertoreceivefurtherteachingeventhoughthemaster


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wasotherwiseincommunicadoinTibet,andNamkhaiNorbuhadlongsincegonetoliveinthewesttoescapetheChinesepersecution.

StepEight:TheLucidLifestyle.

AtthispointIshallincludesomeadviceonhowbesttoorganiseyourlifesoastomaximiseyoursuccessatLucidDreaming.

Lucidityisnotforthosewhodon'tgetafullnight'ssleep.Goingtobedearlyisrecommended,atleastnolaterthanmidnight.Curiouslyhowever,Ihavefoundthatitisnotnecessarilyhelpfultogotobedespeciallylateandhavealie-inthefollowingmorning.

Thisisnottosay"Don'tgoouttopubsandnight-clubs"etchowever,ifyoudo,youshouldresignyourselftothefactthatyouarenotgoingtohavealuciddreameachandeverynight.Nevertheless,youshouldstillcarryoutthepractiseasbestyoucanrecording

yourdreamsinyourdreamdiary,notinginconsistencieswhichyouChosenottoDiscern,practisingsammaspatiasoftenaspossible,etc.

Don'teatindigestiblefoodsintheevening.Youhaveprobablyheardthesaying"Eatingcheeseatnightgivesyounightmares."Thereisactuallysomesensetothis,ascheese,beingslowtodigest,willkeepyourdigestivesystematworkduringthenight.Henceyourunconsciousmindwillbereceivingtroublesomesignalsfromyourbodywhilstyouaresleeping.

Forsimilarreasons,onlygotobedafteryouhaveemptiedyourbladderandvoidedyourbowels.Moreover,youshouldtakecaretomindyourphysicalhealth.Exerciseregularly,avoiddoinganythingobviouslyunhealthy,suchasriskinginjuryordisease.Youarenotgoingtohavetrouble-freenightsandthereforehavedreamswhichyoucancontrolifyouaredisturbedbyillness.

Avoidtakingdrugs.GenerallytheyarenevernecessaryforLucidDreamingallofthe

practicesinthisessaycanbeachievedwhilsttotallydrug-free.LucidDreamingisaperfectlyhealthywayofaccessingunusualstatesofconsciousness.Itissafe,andnotonlydoesitnotdamageyourhealthitcanevenbegoodforyou.Conversely,everyoneshouldknowbynowwhatkindofdamagetophysicalormentalhealthdrugscancause.Thereisreallynopointinriskingyourwell-beingoryoursanitytogoonadrug-inducedtrip,when


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itispossiblethroughLucidDreamingtoexperiencewhatisessentiallya"trip"thatisrisk-free.

Thereisascurrilousplot-detailinDionFortune'snovel"TheSeaPriestess",inwhichtheheroexperiencesdreamvisionswhilstdoseduptohiseyeballson(prescribed)morphine.Thisisbynomeansrecommended.AsfarasIcantell,DionusedthisasaliterarydevicetogettheherotostartexperiencingvisionswithinafewdaysitwouldhavetakenupanoverlongpartofthebookifshehaddescribedhimgoingtothetroubleofactuallylearningLucidDreaming.Itisentirelypossible,byadheringtothedisciplinewhichIhaveoutlinedinthisessay,toexperiencevisionsasastoundingasthosewhichoccurredtheheroof"TheSeaPriestess"withouthavingtobecomeadrugaddict.

Therearenospecialrulesfordiet.Vegetarianism,veganism,eatingonlycertainfoodsforreligiousorideologicalreasons:alloftheseareinfactirrelevanttosuccessinLucid


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Dreaming.Sotooistee-totalling,butthisdoesnotmeanitisagoodideatogooutandgethog-whimperinglydrunk.However,ifyoudofollowacertaindietarypracticeforreligious,moralorethicalreasons,youshouldcarryonasbefore,astheemotionalupsetyouwillreceivefrominterruptingyourdietprobablywillinterferewithyourabilitytodreamlucidly,eventhoughthefooditselfdoesnot.Therefore,whenitcomestodiet,oneshouldsimplyremembertheadviceaboutindigestiblefoodslateatnight,andavoidanythingwhichisobviouslyunhealthyandofcourse,don'tdisobeyyourdoctor'sinstructionsifyourdietismedicallyprescribedforyou.

Whenyoutravelawayfromhome,forwhateverreason,takeyourDreamDiarywithyou,soyoucancarryonyourpractice.Itispreferabletotakeyouractualdreamdiarytryingtousescrapsofpaperwhichyouwillcopyintoyourrealdiarylaterisoftenunsatisfactory.IfyougowithoutpractisingDreamRecall,whichisthefirstandmostimportantsk

illofaLucidDreamer,foranylengthoftime,youwillonlywastetimetryingtogetbackintothehangofrememberingyourdreams.Practicecontinuallyevenifyouareunabletodreamlucidlyeverynightoratall,stickasclosetotheprocedureasispossible.

Thereisnoparticularrulesforsexthisispurelyforthejudgementoftheindividual(Ihavealreadymentionedtheconsiderationsofgettingenoughsleepandnotdoinganythingunhealthy).Ideallyyoushouldexplaintoyourpartnerwhatitisyouaretryingtoachieve

withLucidDreamingsothatnotonlydotheytolerateyournocturnalactivities,buttheylendyoutheiractivesupport.InalatersectionIwilldescribehowyoucanexperimentwithluciddreamingtogether.

Avoiddoinganythingthatwillcauseyouemotionalupset.Guilt,frustration,fear,anger,hatrednotonlyarethesebadinthemselves,theydonotmakeforgoodsleep(andthereforeDream)patterns.Sammaspaticanhelpalleviatesomeemotionalproblemstoanextent,butitisfarbettertoavoidthemattheoutsetandthismaymeanmodif

yingyourbehaviourineverydaylife.Hence,hereisatleastoneargumentinfavourofobservingmoralityifyoudon't,youriskpreventingthesuccessofyourluciddreampractice,inadditiontoanyaspirationyouhavetomysticalattainment.

Periodicallyre-readyourdreamdiary,tocompareyourpresentpracticewiththepast.Ifyouhavedifficulties,youmaybeabletodiscovertheboththeproblemandthecure


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byexamininghowyoucopedonpreviousoccasions.AsIencourageyoutoexperimentwithanumberofdifferenttechniquesinthisessay,youshouldmakeacarefulnoteofwhattechniqueortechniqueyouareusingatagiventime,soyoucancorrelatethemwithyoursuccessesandfailures.

Similarly,lateronIsuggestanumberofwaysyoucanmakeuseofyourLucidDreamingfacultyonceyouareconfidentinit.Ineachcaseyoushouldalwaysnotedownwhatyouaretryingtoachieve,andhowyouaregoingaboutachievingit.ThesamegoesifyoudecidetouseLucidDreamingtoexploreacompletelynewareaofeitheryourownorsomeoneelse'sdevising.

StepNine:GeneralAdviceforLucidDreaming.

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Asyoubeginyouradventuresinluciddreamingyouwillprobablycomeacrossthreemainproblems:first,notbeingabletocontrolyouractions;second,lapsingintonon-lucidity;andthird,wakingupsuddenly.

Thefirstproblemissolvedthroughbothpreparationandpractice.Youshouldrealise,Ihope,thathavingmasteredbothdreamdirectionandachievinglucidity,howitispossibletocombinethetwoandhavealuciddreamaboutthetopicofyourchoice.However,ithappenstothebestofusthatifwesetourselvesagiventasktoaccomplishinourLuciddreaming,wemaynotbeabletoachieveitfirsttime.Try,tryandtryagain.Luciddreamingisatalentforlife:giventhatyouronlyresponsibilityforsuccessistoyourself,youshouldconcentrateprimarilyonthequalityofyourexperience,notonachievingitinagiventime-frame.Thereforeneverbeafraidtorepeatyoureffortsonasucceedingnightifwhatyoudesiredoesnotoccurimmediately.

Ihavefoundthatdreamdirectionismorelikelytohappenfirsttimeifthetopicissomethingyouneedtodo,oryouwouldfinditgenuinelyusefulasopposedtomerewish-fulfilment.TryingtouseLucidDreamingunselfishlye.g.togiveyouanideahowtohelpothersalsoworkswell:butnotiftheonlyreasonistowingloryforyourselfandinflateyourownego.

"Notbeingabletocontrolyouractions"issolvedquitesimplybyidentifyingwithwhich

partofthedreamyouareunsatisfied,andthenfirmlyresolvingthatinthefutureyouareinfactabletocontrolitasyouwish.Thisisquitesimplybecausedreamsareultimatelytheproductofyourimagination,andyourimaginationcanbecontrolledthroughConcentration.TheuseofAffirmationmightbeconsideredbutyouwillfindthatsometimesallthatisnecessaryistosimplyrememberyouhavethepowertocontrolyourdreamsbeforeyougotosleep.Togiveanexample,IrememberoneofmyowndreamswhereIfoundIcouldnotpassthroughsolidobjects.ItoccurredtomethatthiswasabsurdwhenIwokeu

p,asIwasallowingmyWakingsenseofwhatispossibleandimpossibletoimpingeuponmydreams.OnceIrealisedthis,IfoundthatIrectifiedtheproblemsoonafter,andIwashappilyphasingthroughwallsandplate-glasswindowsandthelike.

AlbertEinsteinhimselfsaidthat"theImaginationismoreimportantthattheIntellect.FortheIntellectislimitedbywhatisknownatthetimebuttheImaginationisinf


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inite."WhenEinsteinsaidtheIntellectwaslimited,heofcoursewasreferringtoextentsofhumanknowledgeofwhichordinarypeoplewhoarenotNobelPrize-winningscientistsarenotawareyetevenhewasconsciousthatthesumtotalofhumanknowledgeiffinite.WithLuciddreamingyouyourselfareabletoexploretheInfiniteImaginationinfullvividness.Theonlylimitsonyourimaginationareoneswhichyouyourselfareallowingtoexist,foreveryfantasticidea(includingonesnotyetimagined)canbeexploredwithinyourmind.Therefore,freeyourimaginationbythepowerofyourWill:concentration,perseverance,andtheknowledgeofthetrueextentofyourabilities.

Ifyouwanttohavealuciddreamaboutaspecifictopic,asopposedtoamoregeneralone,itiswisetoprepareyourselfwhilstawakebyreadingorrevisingeverythingyouarelikelytoneedtoknowbeforegoingtosleep.Thereisacertainphenomenonwhenyoubecomeawarethatyouaredreaming,butyoufinditstrangelydifficulttoremembercer

tainthings.Thiscanbequiteabindifyouareaimingtouseyourluciddreamforaquitedetailedpurpose.Astowhythissuddenamnesiaoccurs,Ihaveheardnumerousexplanations,mostlyofanoccultvarietye.g.inaluciddream,theNepheshisseparatedfromtheRuach,or(inotherwords)theAstralbodyisseparatedfromtheMentalBody.Iwillnotgointothis


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indetailasafulldiscussionofOccultanatomyisoutsidethescopeofthisessay,andinanyeventisnotstrictlynecessaryinordertoovercometheproblem.Imerelymentionitheresothatpeoplewhoarefamiliarwithe.g.theQabalahcancarryoutresearchontheirown.

Sufficetosay,mostproblemsofthiskindcanbeovercomebymakingaspecificefforttorememberallinformationthatyouarelikelytorequirebeforeyougotosleep.Alternatively,itissometimespossibletosustainthedream-statelongenoughthroughremainingcalm,concentrating,andguardingagainstnon-lucidity(seebelow)untilyouactuallyrememberthedesiredfact.Thissecondmethodisverydifficultinpracticeandisfarinferiorcomparedtothatofpriorrevision,asoutlinedabove.

Thesecondproblem,thatof"lapsingintonon-lucidity",canbeaninsidiousproblematfirst,becauseyoudon'trealiseithappensuntilafteryouwakeup.Thesolutionissimple.Repeatthesametestyouusedtoachievelucidityperiodicallythroughoutyourdream,s

oastokeepyourselfonyourguard.Forexample,ifyoulookatyourhandstoachievelucidity,dothesamethroughoutyourdream.IfyouhavebeenpractisingRealityChecks,continuetodosoafteryouhaveachievedlucidityandlikewiseforDiscernment.Ifyoudonotremembertodothis,again,thinkaboutusingAffirmations,orsimplyformafirmresolutiontorememberbeforegoingtosleep.

Thethirdproblem,"wakingupsuddenly",isoneofthetrickiestpitfallsfacedbybeginners.

Oneofthemaincausesistobesuddenlyconfrontedbyasurprisingexperience:hencethelessexperiencedluciddreamerismostsusceptiblebecauseheorshewillbediscoveringnewphenomenaintheirpracticeasamatterofcourse.

However"forewarnedisfore-armed."Youwillfindthatthemereactofknowingthatagiveneventhasasurprisingeffectwillprepareyouforthenexttime.Hencebyrepeatingtheluciddreamyouwillbeabletoretainyourcomposure,andtherebystayasleepandstaylucid.

Forexample,inanotheressay,whichcanbedownloadedfrommyweb-siteas"TheVisionoftheHolyGuardianAngel",IdescribehowIattemptedtocontactanangelicbeingduringaluciddream.Iwassuccessful,yetIwasunpreparedforthefruitsthatsuccesswouldbring.Hencethe(literally)"heavenlyecstasies"causedmetoawakerathersoonerthanIwouldhavewished!However,onsubsequentoccasionsIrepeatedthesameprocedure,and


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experiencedthesameeffectswhilstremaininginmyluciddream.

Thus,ifyoufindyourselfwakingupinthemiddleofaluciddream,alwaysrememberthatyoucanrepeatthesameluciddreamlaterwiththebenefitofexperience.Re-examinethethirdmethodofDreamDirection,instepthreeaboveyoumayfindthatyoucanre-enterthelucidstateimmediatelybyemployingyourpowersofvisualisation.Whatismore,ifyourWilltohavealuciddreamaboutaparticularsubjectisespeciallystrong,youwillfindthatyoucanre-enterthelucidstatealmostautomatically,themomentyoubegintofeelitbreakingup.

BeingabletoachieveLucidityisasignificantachievementifyouareabletomanageityoucanfeelrightlyproudthatyouhavesuccessfullytrainedyourselftoexperienceagenuineexampleof"theParanormal".AsaLucidDreameryouareabletoaccessamodeofconsciousnessofwhichthevastmajorityofpeopleonthisplanethavenoappreciation.

Indeed,somedonotrealiseitexists,somedobuthavenot(foronereasonoranother)


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experiencedit,whilstsomeareevenafraidofit.

However,beforeyouaretemptedtorestonyourlaurels,youshouldbearinmindthatinordertomaintainyourabilitiesasaluciddreamerrequiresasmuchworkifnotmorefromnowonasyouhavedoneuptothispoint.Alloftheskillspresentedtoyoushouldbepractisedregularly.Ifyourelapse,youwillfindyoumaywellhavetostartagainfromthebeginninginordertogetbacktoyourformerlevelofcompetence.

ProjectsfortheAdvancedLucidDreamer

TheforegoingwastheessentialbasicsofLuciddreaming,andtoberegardedasthebasictoolsinthedreamer'stoolbox.HoweverfromhereonwhatIpresentistoberegardedaspurelyoptional.ItismeanttodemonstratesomeoftheunusualpurposestowhichLuciddreamingcanbeapplied,andmayberegardedeitheraschallengestobeundertakenbythosewhoareexperienced,orsimplyjustasanintellectualcuriosity.

ClairvoyantDreams

NotefirstofallthedifferencebetweenClairvoyanceandRemoteviewing.RemoteViewingconsistsofobtainingavisionofareal-lifeplaceorevent:infactitiswhatmostpeopleusuallybelieve"clairvoyance"tobe.However,realClairvoyancereallymeansobtainingavisionfromanoccultsourceitneednothaveanythingtodowithreal-lifeeventsatall.

"Occult"mayseemlikeasinisterwordtosome,butinfactitdoesnotposead

angertothosewhoapproachthesubjectinasensiblemanner,andfollowinganumberofguidelineswhichIwilldescribebelow.However,justasitisnotlogicaltobeafraidoftheoccult,thereareaworryingnumberofpeoplewhoarewillingtoputtoogreatarelianceonitsuse.Thesearethesortofpeoplewhothink"TheCraft"wasarealisticfilm...

Toprepareforaclairvoyantdream,youneedtodothreethings:

1.First,selectamagickalsymbolthiswillbethe"topic"ofyourdream;2.Second,youshoulddosomeresearchonthissymbolarethereanymagicword

s,prayers,mantras,divinenames,namesofangelicbeingsetcassociatedwithit?3.Third,youneedtodeviseatesttomakesurewhatyouexperienceinyourdreamistobetrusted.

Iwillnowgointoeachofthesethreeindetail:

AMagickalSymbolcouldbeanykindorpictorialordiagrammaticdevicewhichis


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associatedwithmagic.Thereisawidevarietyofchoicee.g.oneofthesixteenfiguresofGeomancy,aTarotcard,asymbolusedinalchemy,astrology,orsomeotherpartoftheWesternMysteryTraditionorevensomethingfromtheMiddle-eastororient.Itisbesttostartoffwithsomethingsimple,beforemovingontoanythingcomplex.

Forexample,intantricyoga,theelementsofSpirit(orEther),Air,Fire,WaterandEartharerepresentedbycertaingeometricshapes.Spiritisablackeggoroval,Airisabluecircleorhexagon,Firearedtriangle,WaterasilvercrescentandEarthayellowsquare.Theseelements(or"tattvas")alsooccurincombinationapicture,"tattva.jpg"canbe


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downloadedfrommyweb-site.Letussuppose,foramomentthatyouchoosethesimpleFiretattva,theplainredtriangle.

Thenextstage,Research,hasatwo-foldpurpose:youwillusewhatyoulearntohelpyoutestthereliabilityofyourvision;butyouarealsogoingtouseittoenableyoutoinvoketheforcethatthesymbolrepresents.Notethatitisnotinfactnecessarytobelieveinthisforce,becauseyouaregoingtesteverythingyouexperience,evenagainstcommonsense.Infactitisbetternottobelieveinanythinginparticular,asthismightbeapreconceptionwhichwillcolouryourjudgement.TheonlywarningIwillmakeisthatyoushouldalsotrynottodisbelieveanythingbecausethisisjustasmuchapreconceptionasbeliefitself.

Tocontinueourexample:youdelveintothetopicoftattvas,tofindoutwhatissaidabouttheredtriangleofFire.ItsohappensthatanoccultorderliketheGoldenDawnhastheir

ownsetofattributionsforthevarioustattvas,whichwouldtaketoolongtogointohere:althoughthesemightbeofrelevancetosomeoneinitiatedintheGoldenDawntradition,theyarenotnecessarilyconnectedwithtantricyogaitself.Asithappens,oneSwamiPragyamurtioftheBiharSchoolofYogatoldmetheactualyogicmantrasconnectedwiththetattvas:Ham(Spirit),Yam(Air),Ram(Fire),Vam(Water)andLam(Earth).Hence,Ramisthemantrainwhichyouareinterestedforthemoment.(Tothosewhoarefamiliarwiththesubject,youcouldcomparethesemantrastothoseassociatedwiththec

hakras).

Thethirdstage,theTest,isnecessarybecauseinthecourseofyourdreamyouwillencountervariouscharactersorcreaturesfromwhomyouwantinformation.Youwouldthereforedemandthatthesebeingsundertakeatesttodemonstratetheirsincerity.Donotheedanythingsaidbyabeingwhodoesnottestwell.WhattheTestiscandependonboththesubjectofthedream,andthereligiouspersuasionofthedreamer(orlackthereof).

Itisgoodpracticetoaskthebeingtorepeattheappropriatewordorwordswhichyouresearchedinstagetwo.Also,iftherearesymbolicgesturesassociatedwiththesubject,makethebeingperformthese.Furthermore,theChristianclairvoyantshouldasksomethinglike"DoyouaccepttheDeathandResurrectionofourLordJesusChrist?"Towhichthebeingshouldsayyes.TheMuslimcandemandthatthebeingproclaimtheShabadah;The


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JewcanmakeitrecitetheShemaorotherwisedemanditrecognisetheauthorityoftheineffableNameofGod.Inshort,dependingonyourreligionyoushoulddemandthatthebeingrecognisetheauthorityofwhatyouyourselfholdsacred.TheadeptcandemanditrecognisetheauthorityofhisHolyGuardianAngel.However,ifyouarenotparticularlyreligiousyoushouldleavethisconsiderationoutaltogether.

Now,ontotheactualclairvoyantdreamitself.RefertothesecondmethodofdreamdirectionwhichIwroteaboutinStepThreeabove.Useacopyofthesymbolasthepictureyouwoulduseasthesubjectofyourdream.Whenyoubecomelucid,Willthatthissymbolappearinfrontofyouthenprojectyourselfthroughitasifitisa"magicdoorway"(NBintheGoldenDawnonewouldactuallyprojectthroughanegativeofthesymbol:i.e.iftheoriginalisinblack&white,thenegativewillbewhite&black,etc).

Oncethrough,donotmoveabout,butconcentrateonthewords,gesturesetcwhichare

connectedwiththeSymbol.TotakeourexampleoftheFireTattva,nowwouldbeanappropriatetimetochantRam.Atfirstyoumightnotseeanything,butcontinueforawhileandyoushouldsoonfindyourselfinasceneofsomedescription.


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Donotmoveaboutbyyourself:rather,Willthataguidecomeandmeetyou.Whensuchaguideappears,Testitinthemannerindicatedabove.Ifittestswell,youcangoontothenextstage,butifitdoesnot,youshouldcontinueconcentratingonthecorrespondencesoftheSymbolasyouhadbefore,untilaguideappearswhodoestestwell.Notethat"testingbadly"doesn'tjustincludegivingawronganswer,butalsogivingtherightanswerinahesitantoruntrustworthymanner.

AssumingthataguideappearswhodoesTestwell,youshouldaskititsname.Notethatifabeingisreallyconnectedwiththesymbolyouareexploring,itwillnothaveaninappropriatenameifitdoes,youcanguesssomethingisnotaright.However,ifeverythingstillchecksout,youcannowgowithyourguidetoexplorethesceneorlandscape.

Asktheguidetoexplainwhateverythingmeansallthecontentsofyourvisionhavesome

relevance.Someofitmightseemobviouse.g.intheFiretattvayoumightseealotofflamesaboutbutwhatkindarethey?Volcanic?Solar?Orjustordinary?Whatisburning?Aparticularfuel?Orevenanobject?Someofitmightnotseemobviousatall.Whyforexampledoyouseeparticularscenery?Particularcreatures?Youshouldtrytofindoutasmuchaspossibleasaboutwhatyouseeandexperience.

Ifyoumeetotherbeings,Testtheseaswell.Donotgooffwithoutyourguideatanytime.Itmaybethatyouchangeguidesinthecourseofyourdream,inwhichcasethankt

helastone.YoushouldnotgowithanewguidewhodoesnotTestwell.

Toendyourclairvoyantdream,returnwithyourguidebacktothedoorwaythroughwhichyoucame,andthankingyourguide,exit.Donotattempttowakeupbeforeexiting:itisnotnecessarilydangerousbutitmaywelldisruptyourabilitytohaveclairvoyantdreamsinthefuture.Ifyoufindyourselfwakingupinadvertantly,youshouldveryfirmlyvisualiseyourselfleavingthelandscapeinthepropermanner-inasimilarfashiontotheactive

imagination.

Itissalutarytolearnsomethingaboutpsychicprotection,incaseyoumeetafrighteningormenacingbeinginyourdream.Youwillfindwhenlookinginreferencebookswheremagickalsymbolsarelistedthatthereareanumberwhichareassociatedwithprotectione.g.thePentagram,ortheSignoftheCross.Thesimplestmethodofpsychicprotectionisto


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memorisesuchaprotectivesymboltheonewithwhichyoumostidentifyandimagineitintheairbetweenyouandthetroublesomebeing.ForthosewhoknowtheGoldenDawnstyleofmagick,onecanalsousethePentagramRitual,theBanneroftheWest,theFormulaofAGLA,theSignofSilenceorgod-formofHarpocrates,etc.

Asusualwithalldreams,makeafullrecordofeverythingthatoccurred.Examinethiscarefullytoseeifyoudiscoveredanymeaningfulmessageoriftherewasaflawinyourworkingwhichyoufailedtospot.Finally,notehowitisalsopossibletocombinethisClairvoyantmethodwiththeActiveImagination,whichIhavealreadydescribed:itispossibletodeveloponesfacultyinthisway,withoutfallingasleepfirst.

PrecognitiveDreams

WhatIamabouttowritewillnotrevealthemethodfordiscoveringnextweek'slotterynumbers.Unfortunately.Itwillrevealhoweverameansofjudgingtheoutcomeofsome


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eventinwhichyouyourselfarepersonallyinvolved,andthereforehaveanopportunityofaffectingtheoutcome.Itmayevenbeawayofpredictingtheoutcomeofsomethinginwhichyouhavepersonalknowledge,butyouhavenoconsciouswayofknowingwhatwilloccur.

Thisisfarmoreusefulthanitsoundsforexample,whatisgoingtohappenwhenyounextgotothatimportantjobinterview?Meetupwithsomeonesocially?Whatisgoingtohappeninrelationtosomethinghappeningatyourplaceofwork?Etc,etc.

ThereasonwhythisworksatallisthatyourUnconsciousmindtakesinconsiderablymoreinformationthanyourealiseConsciously.Henceyoumaybeponderingsomethornyproblemwithnojoy,whilstyourunconsciousalreadyhasenoughinformationtoworkoutthesolutionbutyoudon'tknowit.ThewaytoaccesstheansweristhroughLucidDreaming.

Letusassumethatyouwanttoknowwhatisgoingtohappenwhenyougotomeetsomeone.Theprincipleisasfollows:usinganymethodofdreamdirectionwhichyoufeelappropriate,induceaLucidDreamabouttheeventinquestion.Onbecominglucid,takesometocollectyourthoughtsandcalmyouremotions.Then,takinginfinitecareandnotrushing,willyourselftotravelinyourdreamtothegeographicallocationofthemeeting,andforwardintimetowhenitistooccur.Youshouldseethepersonorpeopleyouexpecttomeetthere.Carefullyobservetheirbehaviour,inparticulartheiremotionsandgeneral

behaviour.Allthewhile,youshouldbecarefultomaintainyourluciditythiscouldtakequitesomenerve,asyoumayfindyourselfhavingtosustainyourlucidstateforalongtime.

Theimportantthingtorememberisthatwhatyouobserveislikelytoshowageneralindicationofwhatwillhappenthoughanaccurateone.Thus,ifthepeopleyoumeetinyourdreamareangry,itislikelythattheywillbeangryinwakinglifewhenyougotothemeeting.However,ifyouhearthemsayspecificwords,itislesslikelyyouwil

lbeabletopredictthesecorrectly.

Thekeytothismethoddependsonthequantityofdatastoredinyourunconscious,soyourchancesofsuccessarelikelytobegreatestforamatterinwhichyouarealreadykeenlyinterested.ThosefamiliarwithGoldenDawnmagickcanperformtheLesserRitualofthePentagramandtheMiddlePillarRitualonbecominglucid,asdoneproperlythis


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canfortifyyourmentalprocessesandmakeaccuracyinyourpredictionmorelikely.

DavidFontanatellsanamusingstoryofamanwhowasabletogettipsforthehorsesfromhisdreamswithsurprisingsuccess.Thetipswouldcomeintheformofcrypticcollectionsofwordsandimageswhichwouldmakenosenseuntilhelookedattherace-cardthenextday,whenthecluesfromhisdreamwouldallfallintoplace.Unfortunately,thisonlyeverworkedaslongashegaveawayallhiswinningstocharityPoseidon,thegodofhorses,desertedhimifheeverthoughtofbettingforhimself.Ifoundthisstorysomewhatincredulous,untilIexperiencedprecognitivedreamsformyself.AndofcoursewhenIfoundoutfromanoldhandthatwhilesteeple-chasesarealottery,theflatscanapparentlybeworkedoutifyouapplyenoughtoconcentrationtothehorses'trackrecords.

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Aspsychicpowersgo,telepathyisoneofthemorefantastic,asitpresumesreliancenotonthecontentsofyourUnconsciousmindbutsomeoneelse's.However,Iwilloffertwosuggestionswhichtheinterestedmightchoosetoinvestigate.

ThereisatheorydatingbackatleasttotheFrenchoccultistEliphasLevi,thattheAstralplaneisnotconfinedtothemindofindividuals,buthasacollectiveexistenceanobjectiveexistenceifyouwill.LevistatesthateverythingthatexistsontheAstralplaneismadeofasubstancecalled"astrallight"orAUR.Inotherwords,everythingyouseeinanastralvisionisinfactcomposedofthissubstance.LevigoesontoassertthatAstralLightisanexceedinglyresponsivemedium,whichcanbeaffectedbythepoweroffixedthought.

Wherethisleavesus,isthatIhavealreadysaidthatinluciddreamsyouareinfactaccessingthatveryastralplaneratherlikethewayyouwouldwithastralprojection.

Hence,wenowhaveatheorywhichtellsuswemightbeabletoeffectphenomenaliketelepathy.Thewaytoproceedisasfollows:

Inducealuciddream,andWillthatthepersontowhomyouwishtocommunicatematerialisesinfrontofyouyoushouldseethemquiteclearly.Nowsimplytellthemyourmessage,whilstconcentratingontheideathattheyarehearingyourwordsinreality.

Thisisallwellandgood,butinordertofindoutwhetheritworkedweimmediatelyrunupagainstsomeoftheproblemsofpsychicresearch.Forexample,doubtlessoneof

yourfriendswouldn'tmindreceivingatelepathicmessagefromyou,butifyoutellthembeforehandaboutwhatyouaregoingtodo,anindependentobservercouldrightlyclaimthattheactoftellingthemmighthavecausedthemtodreamaboutyouanyway.

Ontheotherhand,ifyoudon'ttellthem,youruntheriskofsoundingsomewhatstupidifyouringthemupthenextdaytofindoutiftheydreamtaboutyouunlessofcourseyouhaveaverytrustingrelationship.

Therefore,theonlyrealwayyoucanreallytestoutatelepathicdreamistotryitonarelativestranger.TheonlyethicaltelepathicmessagesIcanthinkofinthesecircumstancesisifyoutrytogetincontactwithateacherofthemysteriesinasincereefforttolearnfromhimorher.Oryoucouldgetawarmongeringdictatortostophisevilways.However,forthoseofyouwhodon'thavesomanyscruples,Ileaveittoyourimaginationaboutwhat


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canbeattempted.Butitisnotnecessarytogotosuchtroubletotestyourtelepathicfacultyifyoufreeyourselffromanyideathatyouaregoingtouseitforaselfishmotivefromtheoutset.

Asecondmethodoftelepathicdreamscanbeputintopracticeasfollows:youwillneedtheparticipationofafriendwhathasalsostudiedtheartofLucidDreaming.Agreebetweenyourselvestobothdreamaboutacertaintopiconthesamenight.Thereafter,meetyourfriendinthemiddleofyourluciddream.Besuretomakeaveryaccuratenoteabouteverythingthatoccurs.

Threethingsarelikelytooccurasaresultofthiswayofworking:first,youwillfindthateitheryouoryourfriendareinfactbetterabletocontrolyourrespectivedream-states,inwhichcaseyoucanthengoontoactaseachother'syardstickasyoubothdevelopyourfaculty.


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Second,yourrelationshipwithyourfriendwillinevitablygrowmoreintimate,asincomparingyourrecordsyouwillcometoknowthesecretworkingsoftheirmind.Forthisreason,thismethodcanbeprofitablyusedbypartnersandlovers:however,whateveryourrelationship,youmustrealisethatyouoweyourfriendthehighestpossiblelevelofdiscretionasmuchasyouwouldwantyourfriendtohavegiventhatheorshewillbeprivytoyoursecrets.

Third,youmightexperiencegenuinetelepathyoratleastaphenomenonwhichishardtoexplainbyothermeans.Bearinmind,however,thatwhilethismethodissuitablefordeepeningyourrelationshipwithsomeonetothepsychic,itwillbeverydifficulttostanduptothecriteriaofparapsychologicalresearchthoughasIsay,thiswillnotbeaproblemifyouhavefreedyourselfofallselfishdesiresinrelationtoyourpsychicabilities.

Alternativesto"Coueism"

WhilstIrecommendCoueismasitfitsbestinwiththelifestyleofthetypicalluciddreamer,youshouldbeawarethatitisnottheonlymethodforimpressingaffirmationsontheunconscious.Forthosewhowanttopursuethissubjectindetail,oneshouldsearchfortopicslikeself-hypnosis,oryoganidra.

IwouldliketobrieflymentionacategoryofmethodswhichalthoughtheyhavethesameeffectasCoueism,theyaremarkedlydifferent.Theyhavetodowiththecontrol

ofemotions.Inherbook"TheMysticalQabalah"DionFortuneclosesbysaying:

"ItisconcerningthepowerofthevisualimaginationthatwearesolamentablyignorantintheWest.Coujustmissedtheturningwhenhesoughtinprolongedattentionasubstituteforspontaneousemotion."

DionFortunewasconstrainedbyvowsshetooktoamagickalordernottorevealthesecretsofpracticalmagic:andyetinthisremarkshesuggestthebasisforasystemofcontrolling

theunconsciouswhichisveryclosetothemethodsoftheoccult.Thetwokeyingredientsare:avisualisedobject;andanactofspontaneousemotion.

Fortunewaswritingmorethansixtyyearsago,andintheinterveningtimewehavelearntagreatdealmoreaboutthestructureofthebrainandthemind.Asaresultonecansurmisethatshewasaheadofhertime.Bothvisualisedimagesandstrongemotionsaredealtwith


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bytherightbrainwhilstverbalandnumericalthoughtsaredealtwithbytheleft.Fromthis,itwillbeseenthatmoderneducationmakesgreatemphasisofleft-brainskills,butthosewhowanttorelyontheirright-brain(e.g.artists)areinaprecariousposition.Hence,byusingVisualisationandEmotions,wearemakinguseofpartsofthebrainnotnormallyexercisedbyordinarylife.

Therefore,onecanfashionanalternativetoCoueismbytakingthesetwoprinciplesandgetaglimpseintotherationaleofmagickthereby.Forexample,itmightbepossibletorousetheemotionsassociatedwithmusicanddancingasisdoneinShamanism.Onecouldcallupontheemotionoflust,orsensualdesire,asisdoneinvariousformsofsexualmagick.Theoretically,onecouldalsocalluponunpleasantemotions,orstimulatetheminlessthandesirablemeans:however,Ishallnotdealwiththeseastodosoisunconscionableandthebasisofblackmagic.


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Quasi-shamanism

Forthisyouwillneedtoselectorevencomposeyourself,ityouareamusiciansomemusicwiththefollowingcriteria:itshouldbeloud;itshouldhaveheavypercussion;itshouldbefairlyfast,e.g.200bpm,(oryoucouldtryexperimentingwithpolyrhythmia);itshouldbequitelong,longerthan5minutesthoughthereisprobablynoneedforittolastlongerthanhalf-an-hour;itshouldnothaveanykey-changesormusicaldeviceswhichrequireintellectualappreciation;itshouldendonasuddenclimax.Actuallysomeofthemusictobeheardinmodernnight-clubscouldtheoreticallyfitthisdescription.TheQuasi-shamanbeforehanddecidesonavisualisedimagewhichfitshisorherwilledintent.Then,oneshouldgetseriouslyintotheselectedmusic,untilthesenseofwildabandonactuallyclearsthemindofallthoughts.Attheclimax,withamassiveburstofemotions,allowthevisualisedimagetoexplodeinvividitybeforethemind'seyeexactlycoinciding

withthelastbeatofthemusic.ImmediatelyretiretotheChill-OutZoneorbed,ifyouwereconductingthisinyourbedroomandrelaxcompletely,makingabsolutelynoefforttothinkaboutanythinginparticular.

"TheSealofAction."

ForthisIshallassumeyouarehappilymarried,inafullstateofhealth,andyourspouseisnotonlysympathetictoyourwilltodreamlucidly,butheorsheiswillingtoactivelyassist.

Evenifnothappilymarried,thismaystillworkifyouareinalongtermrelationship,butprobablynotifyoudon'thavearegularpartnerorarepromiscuous.

Itshouldbefairlyobviousthatorgasmisanexampleof"anactofspontaneousemotion",anditisforthisreasonthattherearemethodsofmakinguseofsextoachievecontrolofthemindandstatesofmysticism.However,everymethodwhichIknowdemandsthatbeforeattemptingtocontroltheirminds,partnersshouldlearntocontroltheirbodiesbyrefiningtheirtechnique.Specifically,oneshouldlearntoprolongintercoursesothat,

notincludingforeplay,itlastsforaroundhalfanhour."Halfanhour"isbasedontheapproximatetimeaccordingtooneyogasourcethatittakesofmeditationtoachievesamadhi.

Recoursetoagoodbook,liketheKamaSutra,isrecommendednotonlyformen,butalsoforwomen,asiftheywanttousethismethodtocontroltheirmindtheyshouldbeinapositiontoknowwhattheirpartnersaresupposedtobedoing.


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Thesexualgymnasticsenvisionedmaysoundlikehardwork,butthepointisthatthedisciplinerequiredtoprolongsexforthatlengthoftimecoupledwiththesustainedpre-orgasmicecstasyservestoconcentratethemindwonderfully,andheightenstheappreciationoftheclimaxwhenitfinallyarrives.

Therefore,toputthisintopractice,decideuponasimplevisualisedimagewhichwillbethesubjectofyouraffirmation.Then,makeloveasindicatedabove:donotthinkaboutthevisualisedimageatthetime,butratherbecomeabsorbedintheactitself.Atthemomentoforgasm,allowtheimagetoblazeinvividnessbeforeyourmind'seye...andthenputitoutofyourthoughtscompletely.

Apleasantside-effectof"theSealofAction"isthatyouwillinevitablybecomemoreintimatewithyourpartner,andyourrelationshipwilldeepen,asthistechniqueoftenneedstobedevelopedovertime.Moretothepoint,itisfuntopractice.


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Youwillnoticethatinthemethods"Quasi-shamanism"and"TheSealofAction"Isay:"Donotthinkabouttheobject.".Thereasonbeingthattheprocessiscompleteatthemomentofclimax:anyfurthermentationonthesubjectwouldbeinterferingwiththeintegrityoftheprocedure.Imagineyouraffirmationisanailyouareineffectattemptingtouseaburstofemotionto"hammer"thatnailintoyourunconscious.Butonceyouhavesquarelydeliveredthehit,youdonotinterferewiththenailanymore,andtodosomightevenbecounterproductive.Therefore,onceyouhaveusedyouractofemotiontoimprintyouraffirmationonyourunconscious,youshouldthenmerelytrustthatyouractionshavedonetheirjob.

TheurgicDreamsandthePathofInitiation

"Theurgy"istheuseofmagickalritualtoachievemysticalconsciousness.TheconceptcomesfromNeoplatonistphilosophy,e.g."OntheMysteriesofEgypt"byIamblich

us.

ItispossibletoputthefacultyofLucidDreamingtoTheurgicuse.Ihavewrittenatlengthononesuchmethodintheessay"hga.zip"whichcanbedownloadedfrommyhomesite.

IrecommendthatthosewhoareinterestedinthesubjectfamiliarisethemselveswithsomeoftheliteraturewhichImentioninthebibliography.Technicallythiscountsasthe"occult",thoughyouwillsoonrealisethattheseriousstudyofTheurgyreallyprecludesany

involvementinthesinisteraspectswhichareusuallyassociatedwiththatterme.g.Satanismorevenjusttheplaindisreputablee.g.dabblinginmagickforeverydayneedsandtrivialconcerns,suchaschanginghair/eyecolour,facialappearance,lovespells,etc.

Theurgyultimatelyleadsthepractitionerintodiscoveringthattruemagickisinfactaverypurediscipline,anddeservestobetreatedwiththehighestrespect.

Iwouldatthispointliketomakesomeremarkstothosewhochosetocommitthemselves

tothepathofSpiritualDevelopment,andInitiation.Ithasbeenmypersonalexperiencethattheabilitytodreamlucidlycanbeofenormousbenefittosuchpeople:forexample,youcanuseyourfacultytoinvestigatequestionsofmysticalimport.Whetheryouareabletorelyontheanswersyourdreamsprovidedependsbothonyourmasteryoftheluciddreamingfacultyandtheworkyouhavedoneonyourowncharacter.


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Ifyouareaninitiateinamagickaltradition,itispossibletouseLucidDreamstohelpyouperformthetaskswhichareapartofyouroccultworkforexample,toinvestigatetheesotericmeaningsofmysteriesintowhichyouhavebeeninitiated.Indeed,itispossibletotellarealinitiationceremony,asitisapowerfulmotivationandanenablertoinfactcompletethesetasks.Todate,allmybestqualityLucidDreamshavebeenoneswhichhelpedmeperformmagickalactswhichwerenecessarytomyownspiritualdevelopment.

TheAstralPlane

ThereareagreatnumberofotherusestowhichLuciddreamingwhichcanbeput:itwouldtakeanencyclopdiatodescribethemall.Therefore,ratherthanlistthem,Iwillwriteaboutthemethodswhichwillenablethereadertocarryoutresearchonhisorherown.

YoushouldfirstrecallwhatIsaidintheintroduction:"LucidDreamingisanincredibly


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usefulskill,inthatitenablesonetoworkontheastralplaneevenbeforeonehasmasteredtheartofAstralprojection."Herethereforeareyourfirstpointsofreferenceforyourresearch:theastralplane,andAstralProjection.Findoutaboutthesetopics,andhowtheyaredescribedbywritersontheoccultandpsychism.IhaveincludedanumberofsuitabletitlesintheBibliography.

Realisethis:LuciddreamingcanbeusedtodojustaboutanythingitispossibletodowithAstralprojection.Therefore,ifyouseeonewriterdescribeonewayofworkingwiththeastral,itislikelyyoucanachievethesameeffectswhilstdreamingassumingyoudevelopyourfacultyenough.

Manyofthepeoplewhohaveworkedontheastralplaneareoccultists.Forexample,AleisterCrowley,DionFortune,FranzBardonetal.talkaboutitextensivelyalthougheachdoessoinadifferentmanner,andbringstheirownpersonalperspectiveto

thesubject.Therefore,itisadvisabletoreadthese-andtoreadawiderangeofdifferentauthorsgenerally.

However,theoccultisnottheonlyreasontomakeuseofthefacultyofluciddreaming.Youwillfindthatitcancomeinhandyforanumberofinterestingpurposes.Forexample,anartistormusicianmighttrytouseLucidDreamingtotapintoaveinofinspiration.PaulMcCartneyrelatesthat"Yesterday",thesongtowhichheadmitsfeelingmostproud,came

tohiminadreamitisthereforeinterestingtospeculatewhatwouldhappenifSirPaulpractisedLuciddreaming.Inmorerecenttimes,otherpopmusicianshavedonejustthat,forexample,TheAphexTwin,whohassaidhegetsinspirationbygoingtosleepinhisstudioandusingLuciddreamingtoexplorenewideas.

Letusnotforgetthatinart,SalvadorDaliclaimedtoderiveinspirationforhispaintingsbytakingshortnaps,toseewhatimageswouldappearinhismind.InLiterature,RobertLouisStevensonbasedtheplotof"DrJeckyllandMrHyde"onanightmarehehad.How

richerwouldtheartsbe,ifallcreativepeoplewereabletoseekinspirationfromtheirdreamsasispossiblewhenusingLucidDreaming!

TheLucidDreamingProtocolsoftheHermeticOrderofSolAscendans

NottobereprintedwithoutpermissionfromtheCancellarius.


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1.ThesearetheLucidDreamingProtocolsoftheHermeticOrderofSolAscendans2.LucidDreamingisasufficientlywell-knownsubjectsuchthatbothNeophytesandnon-initiateswillbeawareofit.However,itisonlyanecessaryskillforLordsofthePathsofthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdeptiandabove.3.Inanyevent,theminimumrequirementsforusingLucidDreaminginconnectionwithorderworkare:theInitiateisofsoundmindandbody;doesnotsufferfromDepression,andisnottakingSRIanti-depressants(whetherfordepressionorforanyotherreason);theInitiatehassuccessfullykepthis/hermagicalrecordforsometime,totheapprovaloftheirAdept;


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theInitiateissufficientlywell-versedinAstrology:particularlyinbeingabletodrawupandreadnatalandhoraryfigures.theInitiateiscompetentinClairvoyance,particularlyinthemethodsoftestingClairvoyantvisions,asdescribedinthepapersregardingClairvoyanceandAstralProjection.theInitiateiscompetentinthetechniqueofmeditatingonasingle-point,asdescribedintheNeophyteLecture;theLesserBanishingRitualofthePentagram;thevibrationofDivineNames;andanyotherritualwhichisappropriatetotheparticularworkingforwhichLucidDreamingisundertaken.Lastbutbynomeansleast,theInitiateshouldbethoroughlyfamiliarwithLucidDreaming,byVHFra.'.Justificatus.4.Thepropermethodofworkingisasfollows:atleastonemonthbeforeattemptingtodreamLucidly,theInitiateshouldfirst(ifheorshehasnotalreadydoneso)drawuptheirownNatalHoroscope-andnotetheexactpositiononthechartoftheir

NinthHouse.5.Then,consultinganEphemeris,theInitiateshouldnotewhenexactlytheMoonnextpassesthroughtheNinthHouse.Thiswillusuallybeaperiodofapproximatelytwoorthreedays.6.Thistwo-dayperiod,andnoothershallbethenightssetasidefortheworking.Untilthatperiod,theInitiateshallnotattemptinanywaytodreamlucidlyinanywaywhatsoever.Afterthatperiodhaspassed,theInitiateshallnotattemptagainuntilthe

MoonagainpassesthroughhisorherNinthHouseinthefollowinglunation(i.e.thenextmonth).Thisisveryimportant.7.DuringthetimewhentheMoonisnotintheInitiate'sNinthHouse,theInitiateshouldrefrainfromallpracticeswhicharecalculatedtofacilitateLucidDreaming:Dreamrecall,dreamincubation,sammaspati,etc.8.ShouldanInitiatefailtoobservethisproscriptionagainstLucidDreamingexceptatthepropertime,heorsheshouldbeawarethatHOSAhaseveryrighttodisregardtheresultsofsuchLucidDreamsasbeingflawed,orunlikelytobemagicallyval

id.TheInitiat

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