Magnesium Suppresses REM

So after a little research I found out why I felt so crappy the next day after taking the ZMA. For some reason I require dreaming in order to feel awake the next day. Not sure why (Note: I believe this to be because I require the idea of a passage of time) but anyways here is what I found:

Serotonin, which elevates moods, is dependent on magnesium. A magnesium-deficient brain is also more susceptible to allergens, foreign substances that can cause symptoms similar to mental illness.

It seems that if you run out of 5-HTP you may want to try out the ZMA to get your before REM nap.

-L

Magnesium Suppresses REM

So after a little research I found out why I felt so crappy the next day after taking the ZMA. For some reason I require dreaming in order to feel awake the next day. Not sure why (Note: I believe this to be because I require the idea of a passage of time) but anyways here is what I found:

Serotonin, which elevates moods, is dependent on magnesium. A magnesium-deficient brain is also more susceptible to allergens, foreign substances that can cause symptoms similar to mental illness.

It seems that if you run out of 5-HTP you may want to try out the ZMA to get your before REM nap.

-L

Magnesium Suppresses REM

So after a little research I found out why I felt so crappy the next day after taking the ZMA. For some reason I require dreaming in order to feel awake the next day. Not sure why (Note: I believe this to be because I require the idea of a passage of time) but anyways here is what I found:

Serotonin, which elevates moods, is dependent on magnesium. A magnesium-deficient brain is also more susceptible to allergens, foreign substances that can cause symptoms similar to mental illness.

It seems that if you run out of 5-HTP you may want to try out the ZMA to get your before REM nap.

-L

Magnesium Suppresses REM

So after a little research I found out why I felt so crappy the next day after taking the ZMA. For some reason I require dreaming in order to feel awake the next day. Not sure why (Note: I believe this to be because I require the idea of a passage of time) but anyways here is what I found:

Serotonin, which elevates moods, is dependent on magnesium. A magnesium-deficient brain is also more susceptible to allergens, foreign substances that can cause symptoms similar to mental illness.

It seems that if you run out of 5-HTP you may want to try out the ZMA to get your before REM nap.

-L

Sleep Paralysis Books

Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions
by: David J. Hufford 1990
A book on sleep paralysis from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wrestling with Ghosts: A Personal and Scientific Account of Sleep Paralysis
by: Jorge Conesa Sevilla Ph.D. 2004
Learn more about sleep paralysis.

I just purchased the book, "DMT - The Spirit Molecule" by Rick Strassman MD Ill make sure you get it after I'm done bro.

-L

Sleep Paralysis Books

Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions
by: David J. Hufford 1990
A book on sleep paralysis from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wrestling with Ghosts: A Personal and Scientific Account of Sleep Paralysis
by: Jorge Conesa Sevilla Ph.D. 2004
Learn more about sleep paralysis.

I just purchased the book, "DMT - The Spirit Molecule" by Rick Strassman MD Ill make sure you get it after I'm done bro.

-L

Sleep Paralysis Books

Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions
by: David J. Hufford 1990
A book on sleep paralysis from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wrestling with Ghosts: A Personal and Scientific Account of Sleep Paralysis
by: Jorge Conesa Sevilla Ph.D. 2004
Learn more about sleep paralysis.

I just purchased the book, "DMT - The Spirit Molecule" by Rick Strassman MD Ill make sure you get it after I'm done bro.

-L

Sleep Paralysis Books

Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions
by: David J. Hufford 1990
A book on sleep paralysis from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wrestling with Ghosts: A Personal and Scientific Account of Sleep Paralysis
by: Jorge Conesa Sevilla Ph.D. 2004
Learn more about sleep paralysis.

I just purchased the book, "DMT - The Spirit Molecule" by Rick Strassman MD Ill make sure you get it after I'm done bro.

-L

Hungry for Lucidity

I’m going to try out a little something new tonight. I am going to not eat anything after 6:00pm. In theory, I’m hoping that my sleep will be lighter and that I will be more conscious when I am phasing in and out every 90 minutes. I will add the results tomorrow in the comments section of this post.

-R

Hungry for Lucidity

I’m going to try out a little something new tonight. I am going to not eat anything after 6:00pm. In theory, I’m hoping that my sleep will be lighter and that I will be more conscious when I am phasing in and out every 90 minutes. I will add the results tomorrow in the comments section of this post.

-R

Hungry for Lucidity

I’m going to try out a little something new tonight. I am going to not eat anything after 6:00pm. In theory, I’m hoping that my sleep will be lighter and that I will be more conscious when I am phasing in and out every 90 minutes. I will add the results tomorrow in the comments section of this post.

-R

Hungry for Lucidity

I’m going to try out a little something new tonight. I am going to not eat anything after 6:00pm. In theory, I’m hoping that my sleep will be lighter and that I will be more conscious when I am phasing in and out every 90 minutes. I will add the results tomorrow in the comments section of this post.

-R

New Dream

Well took the Galantamine again just like it said to in the book Advanced Lucid Dreaming and just so happened that Dr. Yuschak is correct on the effects. I didn't have any lucid dreams but I did have the action pact and music driven dreams that Dr. Yuschak talked about in his book. I wasn't thinking about any type of action or have any motivation to have a action packed dream but it did happen. As he said, the dreams ended on a good note and I over came what ever it was that I was battling.

Good dream and good effects with Galantamine, still not what I was looking for. Thats 1 out of 2 for lucidity.

-L

New Dream

Well took the Galantamine again just like it said to in the book Advanced Lucid Dreaming and just so happened that Dr. Yuschak is correct on the effects. I didn't have any lucid dreams but I did have the action pact and music driven dreams that Dr. Yuschak talked about in his book. I wasn't thinking about any type of action or have any motivation to have a action packed dream but it did happen. As he said, the dreams ended on a good note and I over came what ever it was that I was battling.

Good dream and good effects with Galantamine, still not what I was looking for. Thats 1 out of 2 for lucidity.

-L

New Dream

Well took the Galantamine again just like it said to in the book Advanced Lucid Dreaming and just so happened that Dr. Yuschak is correct on the effects. I didn't have any lucid dreams but I did have the action pact and music driven dreams that Dr. Yuschak talked about in his book. I wasn't thinking about any type of action or have any motivation to have a action packed dream but it did happen. As he said, the dreams ended on a good note and I over came what ever it was that I was battling.

Good dream and good effects with Galantamine, still not what I was looking for. Thats 1 out of 2 for lucidity.

-L

New Dream

Well took the Galantamine again just like it said to in the book Advanced Lucid Dreaming and just so happened that Dr. Yuschak is correct on the effects. I didn't have any lucid dreams but I did have the action pact and music driven dreams that Dr. Yuschak talked about in his book. I wasn't thinking about any type of action or have any motivation to have a action packed dream but it did happen. As he said, the dreams ended on a good note and I over came what ever it was that I was battling.

Good dream and good effects with Galantamine, still not what I was looking for. Thats 1 out of 2 for lucidity.

-L

Michael Persinger: Psychotropic drugs and the nature of reality

Here is an award winning video lecture by Michael Persinger of Laurentian University. While not specifically tied to the topic of lucid dreams, I think it illustrates the amazing ability of the mind to achieve visionary states.



Hope you like it-

-R

Michael Persinger: Psychotropic drugs and the nature of reality

Here is an award winning video lecture by Michael Persinger of Laurentian University. While not specifically tied to the topic of lucid dreams, I think it illustrates the amazing ability of the mind to achieve visionary states.



Hope you like it-

-R

Michael Persinger: Psychotropic drugs and the nature of reality

Here is an award winning video lecture by Michael Persinger of Laurentian University. While not specifically tied to the topic of lucid dreams, I think it illustrates the amazing ability of the mind to achieve visionary states.



Hope you like it-

-R

Michael Persinger: Psychotropic drugs and the nature of reality

Here is an award winning video lecture by Michael Persinger of Laurentian University. While not specifically tied to the topic of lucid dreams, I think it illustrates the amazing ability of the mind to achieve visionary states.



Hope you like it-

-R

A Small Bit of History 2

Here is a little bit more information from the site: http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/dreams-history.php

Intresting info I found inside one of the documents:

The Dream Book:
The meaning of dreams is a subject that fascinated the ancient Egyptians. This hieratic papyrus probably dates to the early reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). On each page of the papyrus a vertical column of hieratic signs begins: 'if a man sees himself in a dream'; each horizontal line describes a dream, followed by the diagnosis 'good' or 'bad', and then the interpretation. For example, 'if a man sees himself in a dream looking out of a window, good; it means the hearing of his cry'. Or, 'if a man sees himself in a dream with his bed catching fire, bad; it means driving away his wife'. The text first lists good dreams, and then bad ones; the word 'bad' is written in red, 'the colour of ill omen'.
The papyrus had several owners before it was, presumably, deposited in the cemetery at Deir el-Medina. It is uncertain who the original owner was, but it passed into the hands of the scribe Qeniherkhepshef; on the other side of the papyrus, the scribe copied a poem about the Battle of Kadesh, which took place in the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). The Dream Book passed to Khaemamen, Qeniherkhepshef's wife's second husband, and then to his son Amennakht (both added their name to the papyrus). The Dream Book was part of an archive, including a wide variety of literary, magical and documentary material, which passed down through the family for more than a century.
A.H. Gardiner, Hieratic papyri in the Briti-1 (London, British Museum, 1935)
R.B. Parkinson and S. Quirke, Papyrus, (Egyptian Bookshelf) (London, The British Museum Press, 1995)
R. Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
A.G. McDowell, Village life in ancient Egypt: (Oxford University Press, 1999)
P.W. Pestman, 'Who were the owners, in the 'community of workmen' of the Chester Beatty Papyri?' in Gleanings from Deir el-Medina (Leiden, 1982), pp. 155-72

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_dream_book.aspx

"Although the Egyptians created one of the earliest documents on dreams, known as the Chester Beatty papyrus"

Papyrus Chester Beatty 3, sole copy of a Dream Book, on other side a copy of the Battle of Qadesh (British Museum ESA 10682)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=111810&partid=1&searchText=Papyrus+Chester+Beatty+III&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1

"The ailing Greeks would visit these temples, perform various religious rites, sleep, and hope to have a dream that assured a return to good health. Night after night they would sleep and sometimes this would go on for weeks or even months until they had the "right" dream."

For most ancient cultures sleeping dreams and waking visions opened the locked doors to the secret corridors of the future.
"As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass." Daniel 2:29
The Bible, considered one of the oldest books know to us, mentions dreams or visions and their guidance over seven hundred times. The Old Testament stories of Daniel and Joseph revolve around the messages of dreams. The New Testament book of Matthew, Chapters 1 and 2 tells of specific dreams which provided advance knowledge or warning to the dreamer. In Matthew 1:20, Joseph is informed in a dream that Mary is pregnant with Jesus. In Matthew 2:13-14, Joseph was instructed in a dream to leave Egypt with Mary and Jesus to avoid the wrath of Herod.
Obviously dreams were considered and important factor in altering our lives. Our ancient ancestors believed that messages from gods were delivered in the form of dreams. These communications were considered a divine guidance; a truth that could heal, solve problems and bring spiritual wealth, happiness and understanding to the dreamer. It was also believed that the truth of a dream required the interpretation of priests or oracles. Intricate temples, such as Epidaurus near Corinth, were designed and constructed for the interpreters.
The Greek temples were originally centers of worship for the healing god Aesculapius, but the healing energies of dreams soon transformed them into hospitals. People would travel tremendous distances for the privilege of entering a temple to consult with a priest. The dreamer would describe his/her dream to the priest who was trained in interpretation and the ability to uncover the hidden truth gleaned through dream information. The following day and night would be spent in prayer, ceremony and preparation by the dreamer for a guiding explanation or physical healing. It was not unusual for the seeker to experience a revelation during this period and, according to ancient legends, it wasn't at all unusual for the ill or crippled to be fully healed.
The significance of dreaming waned as cultures developed. Then, Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, re-awakened an avid interest in the subject.
His revolutionary concept was that dreams are created by memories, thoughts, wishes and fears stored in a person's brain. Carl Jung's work on dreams enhanced the theories of Freud and furthered the scientific study of an intangible topic. Jung believed that dreams were a fertile tool for learning about ourselves and attaining the full potential of our lives. Jung believed that people often had similar dreams because there exists a collective unconscious in which we all share a basic knowledge, even though cultures and education differ greatly.
Today there are over a dozen dream research laboratories actively investigating this intriguing phenomenon. The physiology of modern dream research has defined terms such as Alpha, Beta, and Theta sleep cycles and REM, Rapid Eye Movement. Analysts have been able to pinpoint the fact that most dreams occur during REM and that this eye movement is caused by us watching our own dream-visions just as we watch the things that go on around us while we are awake.

-L

A Small Bit of History 2

Here is a little bit more information from the site: http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/dreams-history.php

Intresting info I found inside one of the documents:

The Dream Book:
The meaning of dreams is a subject that fascinated the ancient Egyptians. This hieratic papyrus probably dates to the early reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). On each page of the papyrus a vertical column of hieratic signs begins: 'if a man sees himself in a dream'; each horizontal line describes a dream, followed by the diagnosis 'good' or 'bad', and then the interpretation. For example, 'if a man sees himself in a dream looking out of a window, good; it means the hearing of his cry'. Or, 'if a man sees himself in a dream with his bed catching fire, bad; it means driving away his wife'. The text first lists good dreams, and then bad ones; the word 'bad' is written in red, 'the colour of ill omen'.
The papyrus had several owners before it was, presumably, deposited in the cemetery at Deir el-Medina. It is uncertain who the original owner was, but it passed into the hands of the scribe Qeniherkhepshef; on the other side of the papyrus, the scribe copied a poem about the Battle of Kadesh, which took place in the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). The Dream Book passed to Khaemamen, Qeniherkhepshef's wife's second husband, and then to his son Amennakht (both added their name to the papyrus). The Dream Book was part of an archive, including a wide variety of literary, magical and documentary material, which passed down through the family for more than a century.
A.H. Gardiner, Hieratic papyri in the Briti-1 (London, British Museum, 1935)
R.B. Parkinson and S. Quirke, Papyrus, (Egyptian Bookshelf) (London, The British Museum Press, 1995)
R. Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
A.G. McDowell, Village life in ancient Egypt: (Oxford University Press, 1999)
P.W. Pestman, 'Who were the owners, in the 'community of workmen' of the Chester Beatty Papyri?' in Gleanings from Deir el-Medina (Leiden, 1982), pp. 155-72

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_dream_book.aspx

"Although the Egyptians created one of the earliest documents on dreams, known as the Chester Beatty papyrus"

Papyrus Chester Beatty 3, sole copy of a Dream Book, on other side a copy of the Battle of Qadesh (British Museum ESA 10682)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=111810&partid=1&searchText=Papyrus+Chester+Beatty+III&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1

"The ailing Greeks would visit these temples, perform various religious rites, sleep, and hope to have a dream that assured a return to good health. Night after night they would sleep and sometimes this would go on for weeks or even months until they had the "right" dream."

For most ancient cultures sleeping dreams and waking visions opened the locked doors to the secret corridors of the future.
"As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass." Daniel 2:29
The Bible, considered one of the oldest books know to us, mentions dreams or visions and their guidance over seven hundred times. The Old Testament stories of Daniel and Joseph revolve around the messages of dreams. The New Testament book of Matthew, Chapters 1 and 2 tells of specific dreams which provided advance knowledge or warning to the dreamer. In Matthew 1:20, Joseph is informed in a dream that Mary is pregnant with Jesus. In Matthew 2:13-14, Joseph was instructed in a dream to leave Egypt with Mary and Jesus to avoid the wrath of Herod.
Obviously dreams were considered and important factor in altering our lives. Our ancient ancestors believed that messages from gods were delivered in the form of dreams. These communications were considered a divine guidance; a truth that could heal, solve problems and bring spiritual wealth, happiness and understanding to the dreamer. It was also believed that the truth of a dream required the interpretation of priests or oracles. Intricate temples, such as Epidaurus near Corinth, were designed and constructed for the interpreters.
The Greek temples were originally centers of worship for the healing god Aesculapius, but the healing energies of dreams soon transformed them into hospitals. People would travel tremendous distances for the privilege of entering a temple to consult with a priest. The dreamer would describe his/her dream to the priest who was trained in interpretation and the ability to uncover the hidden truth gleaned through dream information. The following day and night would be spent in prayer, ceremony and preparation by the dreamer for a guiding explanation or physical healing. It was not unusual for the seeker to experience a revelation during this period and, according to ancient legends, it wasn't at all unusual for the ill or crippled to be fully healed.
The significance of dreaming waned as cultures developed. Then, Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, re-awakened an avid interest in the subject.
His revolutionary concept was that dreams are created by memories, thoughts, wishes and fears stored in a person's brain. Carl Jung's work on dreams enhanced the theories of Freud and furthered the scientific study of an intangible topic. Jung believed that dreams were a fertile tool for learning about ourselves and attaining the full potential of our lives. Jung believed that people often had similar dreams because there exists a collective unconscious in which we all share a basic knowledge, even though cultures and education differ greatly.
Today there are over a dozen dream research laboratories actively investigating this intriguing phenomenon. The physiology of modern dream research has defined terms such as Alpha, Beta, and Theta sleep cycles and REM, Rapid Eye Movement. Analysts have been able to pinpoint the fact that most dreams occur during REM and that this eye movement is caused by us watching our own dream-visions just as we watch the things that go on around us while we are awake.

-L

A Small Bit of History 2

Here is a little bit more information from the site: http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/dreams-history.php

Intresting info I found inside one of the documents:

The Dream Book:
The meaning of dreams is a subject that fascinated the ancient Egyptians. This hieratic papyrus probably dates to the early reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). On each page of the papyrus a vertical column of hieratic signs begins: 'if a man sees himself in a dream'; each horizontal line describes a dream, followed by the diagnosis 'good' or 'bad', and then the interpretation. For example, 'if a man sees himself in a dream looking out of a window, good; it means the hearing of his cry'. Or, 'if a man sees himself in a dream with his bed catching fire, bad; it means driving away his wife'. The text first lists good dreams, and then bad ones; the word 'bad' is written in red, 'the colour of ill omen'.
The papyrus had several owners before it was, presumably, deposited in the cemetery at Deir el-Medina. It is uncertain who the original owner was, but it passed into the hands of the scribe Qeniherkhepshef; on the other side of the papyrus, the scribe copied a poem about the Battle of Kadesh, which took place in the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). The Dream Book passed to Khaemamen, Qeniherkhepshef's wife's second husband, and then to his son Amennakht (both added their name to the papyrus). The Dream Book was part of an archive, including a wide variety of literary, magical and documentary material, which passed down through the family for more than a century.
A.H. Gardiner, Hieratic papyri in the Briti-1 (London, British Museum, 1935)
R.B. Parkinson and S. Quirke, Papyrus, (Egyptian Bookshelf) (London, The British Museum Press, 1995)
R. Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
A.G. McDowell, Village life in ancient Egypt: (Oxford University Press, 1999)
P.W. Pestman, 'Who were the owners, in the 'community of workmen' of the Chester Beatty Papyri?' in Gleanings from Deir el-Medina (Leiden, 1982), pp. 155-72

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_dream_book.aspx

"Although the Egyptians created one of the earliest documents on dreams, known as the Chester Beatty papyrus"

Papyrus Chester Beatty 3, sole copy of a Dream Book, on other side a copy of the Battle of Qadesh (British Museum ESA 10682)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=111810&partid=1&searchText=Papyrus+Chester+Beatty+III&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1

"The ailing Greeks would visit these temples, perform various religious rites, sleep, and hope to have a dream that assured a return to good health. Night after night they would sleep and sometimes this would go on for weeks or even months until they had the "right" dream."

For most ancient cultures sleeping dreams and waking visions opened the locked doors to the secret corridors of the future.
"As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass." Daniel 2:29
The Bible, considered one of the oldest books know to us, mentions dreams or visions and their guidance over seven hundred times. The Old Testament stories of Daniel and Joseph revolve around the messages of dreams. The New Testament book of Matthew, Chapters 1 and 2 tells of specific dreams which provided advance knowledge or warning to the dreamer. In Matthew 1:20, Joseph is informed in a dream that Mary is pregnant with Jesus. In Matthew 2:13-14, Joseph was instructed in a dream to leave Egypt with Mary and Jesus to avoid the wrath of Herod.
Obviously dreams were considered and important factor in altering our lives. Our ancient ancestors believed that messages from gods were delivered in the form of dreams. These communications were considered a divine guidance; a truth that could heal, solve problems and bring spiritual wealth, happiness and understanding to the dreamer. It was also believed that the truth of a dream required the interpretation of priests or oracles. Intricate temples, such as Epidaurus near Corinth, were designed and constructed for the interpreters.
The Greek temples were originally centers of worship for the healing god Aesculapius, but the healing energies of dreams soon transformed them into hospitals. People would travel tremendous distances for the privilege of entering a temple to consult with a priest. The dreamer would describe his/her dream to the priest who was trained in interpretation and the ability to uncover the hidden truth gleaned through dream information. The following day and night would be spent in prayer, ceremony and preparation by the dreamer for a guiding explanation or physical healing. It was not unusual for the seeker to experience a revelation during this period and, according to ancient legends, it wasn't at all unusual for the ill or crippled to be fully healed.
The significance of dreaming waned as cultures developed. Then, Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, re-awakened an avid interest in the subject.
His revolutionary concept was that dreams are created by memories, thoughts, wishes and fears stored in a person's brain. Carl Jung's work on dreams enhanced the theories of Freud and furthered the scientific study of an intangible topic. Jung believed that dreams were a fertile tool for learning about ourselves and attaining the full potential of our lives. Jung believed that people often had similar dreams because there exists a collective unconscious in which we all share a basic knowledge, even though cultures and education differ greatly.
Today there are over a dozen dream research laboratories actively investigating this intriguing phenomenon. The physiology of modern dream research has defined terms such as Alpha, Beta, and Theta sleep cycles and REM, Rapid Eye Movement. Analysts have been able to pinpoint the fact that most dreams occur during REM and that this eye movement is caused by us watching our own dream-visions just as we watch the things that go on around us while we are awake.

-L

A Small Bit of History 2

Here is a little bit more information from the site: http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/dreams-history.php

Intresting info I found inside one of the documents:

The Dream Book:
The meaning of dreams is a subject that fascinated the ancient Egyptians. This hieratic papyrus probably dates to the early reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). On each page of the papyrus a vertical column of hieratic signs begins: 'if a man sees himself in a dream'; each horizontal line describes a dream, followed by the diagnosis 'good' or 'bad', and then the interpretation. For example, 'if a man sees himself in a dream looking out of a window, good; it means the hearing of his cry'. Or, 'if a man sees himself in a dream with his bed catching fire, bad; it means driving away his wife'. The text first lists good dreams, and then bad ones; the word 'bad' is written in red, 'the colour of ill omen'.
The papyrus had several owners before it was, presumably, deposited in the cemetery at Deir el-Medina. It is uncertain who the original owner was, but it passed into the hands of the scribe Qeniherkhepshef; on the other side of the papyrus, the scribe copied a poem about the Battle of Kadesh, which took place in the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC). The Dream Book passed to Khaemamen, Qeniherkhepshef's wife's second husband, and then to his son Amennakht (both added their name to the papyrus). The Dream Book was part of an archive, including a wide variety of literary, magical and documentary material, which passed down through the family for more than a century.
A.H. Gardiner, Hieratic papyri in the Briti-1 (London, British Museum, 1935)
R.B. Parkinson and S. Quirke, Papyrus, (Egyptian Bookshelf) (London, The British Museum Press, 1995)
R. Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
A.G. McDowell, Village life in ancient Egypt: (Oxford University Press, 1999)
P.W. Pestman, 'Who were the owners, in the 'community of workmen' of the Chester Beatty Papyri?' in Gleanings from Deir el-Medina (Leiden, 1982), pp. 155-72

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_dream_book.aspx

"Although the Egyptians created one of the earliest documents on dreams, known as the Chester Beatty papyrus"

Papyrus Chester Beatty 3, sole copy of a Dream Book, on other side a copy of the Battle of Qadesh (British Museum ESA 10682)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=111810&partid=1&searchText=Papyrus+Chester+Beatty+III&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1

"The ailing Greeks would visit these temples, perform various religious rites, sleep, and hope to have a dream that assured a return to good health. Night after night they would sleep and sometimes this would go on for weeks or even months until they had the "right" dream."

For most ancient cultures sleeping dreams and waking visions opened the locked doors to the secret corridors of the future.
"As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass." Daniel 2:29
The Bible, considered one of the oldest books know to us, mentions dreams or visions and their guidance over seven hundred times. The Old Testament stories of Daniel and Joseph revolve around the messages of dreams. The New Testament book of Matthew, Chapters 1 and 2 tells of specific dreams which provided advance knowledge or warning to the dreamer. In Matthew 1:20, Joseph is informed in a dream that Mary is pregnant with Jesus. In Matthew 2:13-14, Joseph was instructed in a dream to leave Egypt with Mary and Jesus to avoid the wrath of Herod.
Obviously dreams were considered and important factor in altering our lives. Our ancient ancestors believed that messages from gods were delivered in the form of dreams. These communications were considered a divine guidance; a truth that could heal, solve problems and bring spiritual wealth, happiness and understanding to the dreamer. It was also believed that the truth of a dream required the interpretation of priests or oracles. Intricate temples, such as Epidaurus near Corinth, were designed and constructed for the interpreters.
The Greek temples were originally centers of worship for the healing god Aesculapius, but the healing energies of dreams soon transformed them into hospitals. People would travel tremendous distances for the privilege of entering a temple to consult with a priest. The dreamer would describe his/her dream to the priest who was trained in interpretation and the ability to uncover the hidden truth gleaned through dream information. The following day and night would be spent in prayer, ceremony and preparation by the dreamer for a guiding explanation or physical healing. It was not unusual for the seeker to experience a revelation during this period and, according to ancient legends, it wasn't at all unusual for the ill or crippled to be fully healed.
The significance of dreaming waned as cultures developed. Then, Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, re-awakened an avid interest in the subject.
His revolutionary concept was that dreams are created by memories, thoughts, wishes and fears stored in a person's brain. Carl Jung's work on dreams enhanced the theories of Freud and furthered the scientific study of an intangible topic. Jung believed that dreams were a fertile tool for learning about ourselves and attaining the full potential of our lives. Jung believed that people often had similar dreams because there exists a collective unconscious in which we all share a basic knowledge, even though cultures and education differ greatly.
Today there are over a dozen dream research laboratories actively investigating this intriguing phenomenon. The physiology of modern dream research has defined terms such as Alpha, Beta, and Theta sleep cycles and REM, Rapid Eye Movement. Analysts have been able to pinpoint the fact that most dreams occur during REM and that this eye movement is caused by us watching our own dream-visions just as we watch the things that go on around us while we are awake.

-L

A Small Bit of History

Well just got done with driving 300+ miles to get back to good old home. Anyways the coffee did get out of my system and I am feeling much better now. I have been trying to find a good bit of history about dreaming and found an artical that had some intresting ideas. I am not sure who Delaney is but ill try to figure it out. Here is the article from: http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~dthompso/exhib_03/tayloro/history_dreams.html

Dream interpretations dates back to 3000 to 4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets (www.dreammoods.com). It is said that people in primal societies were mentally not able enough to distinguish between the dream world and reality. They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality but the dream world was a more powerful world (www.dreammoods.com). This path of dream interpretation also leads back to the ancient Egyptians with the first written record of dream interpretation around 1350 B.C. (Delaney 14). This document was called the Chester Beatty Papyrus (Delaney 14). The Chester Beatty papyrus is the oldest surviving dream book in existence (Delaney 14). This book gave images and ancient interpretations for what they believed to be what dreams meant (Delaney 14). The Egyptians even believed there was a god named Bes who was responsible for giving them their dreams (Delaney 14). Dreams were so important to the Egyptians that they had dream interpreters and special temple priest who were called "Masters of the Secret Things" (Delaney 15). These experts and masters were very well educated and took most of their knowledge and beliefs from a very influential Egyptian book called "The Book of the Dead" (Delaney 15). In the book it included prayers for banishment of nightmare spirits and for incubation rituals (Delaney 16).Egyptians believed that the gods revealed themselves in dreams but the soul was not transported to another place or another time (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). They saw that dreams were warnings, advice, and prophecies. The way that they distinguished the interpretation of dreams was almost like playing on their words. For example "the Egyptian word for buttocks resembles the word for orphan; and the papyrus dream book states that to dream of uncovering one's buttocks is an omen for ones parent's death" (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). By this example one can see how their dream interpretation would not be relevant in today's society due to the fact that our words are now of different meaning. Incubation was very influential to the Egyptians and researchers believe that this ritual was derived from early practices in ancient Mesopotamia (Delaney 16).One way the ancient Greeks became involved in their dreams was by the practice of incubation (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Incubation was used to describe a variety of practices before sleep which would be carried out before sleeping to help someone dream about a particular topic (Delaney 16). Incubation became a "developed art" practiced by Egyptians and Romans (Delaney 16). In this practice the sleepers actively attempted contact with divine beings. Their old practice of incubation reflects the same practice in our today's society of lucid dreaming, which will be discussed later in the paper. Another component of incubation was brought on by drug induced sleep, followed by the interpretation of a dream priest or oracle (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Also back in the Greek and Roman Era dream interpretation was so important to them that dream interpreters accompanied military leaders into battles (www.dreammods.com). The most common view of dream interpretation in Greek literature is the Homeric view (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). According to this view the gods took a direct interest in the human affairs and affect them through dreams. One would be able to be familiar with this concept if they were familiar with ancient Greek literature. The Greeks, just like the Egyptians, believed that all dreams are prophetic, so they had to distinguish between "true dreams and false dreams" http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). One of their techniques to distinguish between false and true dreams was if they had a dream which took place in a polished ivory gate then it was false, but if it were to take place in a polished horn gate then it was true (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). To me this does not seem to be a very accurate way of distinguishing the truth in our dreams. I find this conclusion to be more culturally based due to the fact that in my personal experience I do not have dreams of white gates. Because that could have been a good portion of their society it could have been more relevant in their dreams. I believe that what most of ancient cultures viewed about dreams are very integrated in what they believed as a culture and spiritually. In history one can already see the importance of trying to control and understanding what was being dreamt. If this was not important to them than there would not have been a growing culture that was so affected by what was dreamt.

-L

A Small Bit of History

Well just got done with driving 300+ miles to get back to good old home. Anyways the coffee did get out of my system and I am feeling much better now. I have been trying to find a good bit of history about dreaming and found an artical that had some intresting ideas. I am not sure who Delaney is but ill try to figure it out. Here is the article from: http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~dthompso/exhib_03/tayloro/history_dreams.html

Dream interpretations dates back to 3000 to 4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets (www.dreammoods.com). It is said that people in primal societies were mentally not able enough to distinguish between the dream world and reality. They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality but the dream world was a more powerful world (www.dreammoods.com). This path of dream interpretation also leads back to the ancient Egyptians with the first written record of dream interpretation around 1350 B.C. (Delaney 14). This document was called the Chester Beatty Papyrus (Delaney 14). The Chester Beatty papyrus is the oldest surviving dream book in existence (Delaney 14). This book gave images and ancient interpretations for what they believed to be what dreams meant (Delaney 14). The Egyptians even believed there was a god named Bes who was responsible for giving them their dreams (Delaney 14). Dreams were so important to the Egyptians that they had dream interpreters and special temple priest who were called "Masters of the Secret Things" (Delaney 15). These experts and masters were very well educated and took most of their knowledge and beliefs from a very influential Egyptian book called "The Book of the Dead" (Delaney 15). In the book it included prayers for banishment of nightmare spirits and for incubation rituals (Delaney 16).Egyptians believed that the gods revealed themselves in dreams but the soul was not transported to another place or another time (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). They saw that dreams were warnings, advice, and prophecies. The way that they distinguished the interpretation of dreams was almost like playing on their words. For example "the Egyptian word for buttocks resembles the word for orphan; and the papyrus dream book states that to dream of uncovering one's buttocks is an omen for ones parent's death" (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). By this example one can see how their dream interpretation would not be relevant in today's society due to the fact that our words are now of different meaning. Incubation was very influential to the Egyptians and researchers believe that this ritual was derived from early practices in ancient Mesopotamia (Delaney 16).One way the ancient Greeks became involved in their dreams was by the practice of incubation (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Incubation was used to describe a variety of practices before sleep which would be carried out before sleeping to help someone dream about a particular topic (Delaney 16). Incubation became a "developed art" practiced by Egyptians and Romans (Delaney 16). In this practice the sleepers actively attempted contact with divine beings. Their old practice of incubation reflects the same practice in our today's society of lucid dreaming, which will be discussed later in the paper. Another component of incubation was brought on by drug induced sleep, followed by the interpretation of a dream priest or oracle (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Also back in the Greek and Roman Era dream interpretation was so important to them that dream interpreters accompanied military leaders into battles (www.dreammods.com). The most common view of dream interpretation in Greek literature is the Homeric view (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). According to this view the gods took a direct interest in the human affairs and affect them through dreams. One would be able to be familiar with this concept if they were familiar with ancient Greek literature. The Greeks, just like the Egyptians, believed that all dreams are prophetic, so they had to distinguish between "true dreams and false dreams" http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). One of their techniques to distinguish between false and true dreams was if they had a dream which took place in a polished ivory gate then it was false, but if it were to take place in a polished horn gate then it was true (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). To me this does not seem to be a very accurate way of distinguishing the truth in our dreams. I find this conclusion to be more culturally based due to the fact that in my personal experience I do not have dreams of white gates. Because that could have been a good portion of their society it could have been more relevant in their dreams. I believe that what most of ancient cultures viewed about dreams are very integrated in what they believed as a culture and spiritually. In history one can already see the importance of trying to control and understanding what was being dreamt. If this was not important to them than there would not have been a growing culture that was so affected by what was dreamt.

-L

A Small Bit of History

Well just got done with driving 300+ miles to get back to good old home. Anyways the coffee did get out of my system and I am feeling much better now. I have been trying to find a good bit of history about dreaming and found an artical that had some intresting ideas. I am not sure who Delaney is but ill try to figure it out. Here is the article from: http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~dthompso/exhib_03/tayloro/history_dreams.html

Dream interpretations dates back to 3000 to 4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets (www.dreammoods.com). It is said that people in primal societies were mentally not able enough to distinguish between the dream world and reality. They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality but the dream world was a more powerful world (www.dreammoods.com). This path of dream interpretation also leads back to the ancient Egyptians with the first written record of dream interpretation around 1350 B.C. (Delaney 14). This document was called the Chester Beatty Papyrus (Delaney 14). The Chester Beatty papyrus is the oldest surviving dream book in existence (Delaney 14). This book gave images and ancient interpretations for what they believed to be what dreams meant (Delaney 14). The Egyptians even believed there was a god named Bes who was responsible for giving them their dreams (Delaney 14). Dreams were so important to the Egyptians that they had dream interpreters and special temple priest who were called "Masters of the Secret Things" (Delaney 15). These experts and masters were very well educated and took most of their knowledge and beliefs from a very influential Egyptian book called "The Book of the Dead" (Delaney 15). In the book it included prayers for banishment of nightmare spirits and for incubation rituals (Delaney 16).Egyptians believed that the gods revealed themselves in dreams but the soul was not transported to another place or another time (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). They saw that dreams were warnings, advice, and prophecies. The way that they distinguished the interpretation of dreams was almost like playing on their words. For example "the Egyptian word for buttocks resembles the word for orphan; and the papyrus dream book states that to dream of uncovering one's buttocks is an omen for ones parent's death" (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). By this example one can see how their dream interpretation would not be relevant in today's society due to the fact that our words are now of different meaning. Incubation was very influential to the Egyptians and researchers believe that this ritual was derived from early practices in ancient Mesopotamia (Delaney 16).One way the ancient Greeks became involved in their dreams was by the practice of incubation (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Incubation was used to describe a variety of practices before sleep which would be carried out before sleeping to help someone dream about a particular topic (Delaney 16). Incubation became a "developed art" practiced by Egyptians and Romans (Delaney 16). In this practice the sleepers actively attempted contact with divine beings. Their old practice of incubation reflects the same practice in our today's society of lucid dreaming, which will be discussed later in the paper. Another component of incubation was brought on by drug induced sleep, followed by the interpretation of a dream priest or oracle (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Also back in the Greek and Roman Era dream interpretation was so important to them that dream interpreters accompanied military leaders into battles (www.dreammods.com). The most common view of dream interpretation in Greek literature is the Homeric view (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). According to this view the gods took a direct interest in the human affairs and affect them through dreams. One would be able to be familiar with this concept if they were familiar with ancient Greek literature. The Greeks, just like the Egyptians, believed that all dreams are prophetic, so they had to distinguish between "true dreams and false dreams" http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). One of their techniques to distinguish between false and true dreams was if they had a dream which took place in a polished ivory gate then it was false, but if it were to take place in a polished horn gate then it was true (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). To me this does not seem to be a very accurate way of distinguishing the truth in our dreams. I find this conclusion to be more culturally based due to the fact that in my personal experience I do not have dreams of white gates. Because that could have been a good portion of their society it could have been more relevant in their dreams. I believe that what most of ancient cultures viewed about dreams are very integrated in what they believed as a culture and spiritually. In history one can already see the importance of trying to control and understanding what was being dreamt. If this was not important to them than there would not have been a growing culture that was so affected by what was dreamt.

-L

A Small Bit of History

Well just got done with driving 300+ miles to get back to good old home. Anyways the coffee did get out of my system and I am feeling much better now. I have been trying to find a good bit of history about dreaming and found an artical that had some intresting ideas. I am not sure who Delaney is but ill try to figure it out. Here is the article from: http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~dthompso/exhib_03/tayloro/history_dreams.html

Dream interpretations dates back to 3000 to 4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets (www.dreammoods.com). It is said that people in primal societies were mentally not able enough to distinguish between the dream world and reality. They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality but the dream world was a more powerful world (www.dreammoods.com). This path of dream interpretation also leads back to the ancient Egyptians with the first written record of dream interpretation around 1350 B.C. (Delaney 14). This document was called the Chester Beatty Papyrus (Delaney 14). The Chester Beatty papyrus is the oldest surviving dream book in existence (Delaney 14). This book gave images and ancient interpretations for what they believed to be what dreams meant (Delaney 14). The Egyptians even believed there was a god named Bes who was responsible for giving them their dreams (Delaney 14). Dreams were so important to the Egyptians that they had dream interpreters and special temple priest who were called "Masters of the Secret Things" (Delaney 15). These experts and masters were very well educated and took most of their knowledge and beliefs from a very influential Egyptian book called "The Book of the Dead" (Delaney 15). In the book it included prayers for banishment of nightmare spirits and for incubation rituals (Delaney 16).Egyptians believed that the gods revealed themselves in dreams but the soul was not transported to another place or another time (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). They saw that dreams were warnings, advice, and prophecies. The way that they distinguished the interpretation of dreams was almost like playing on their words. For example "the Egyptian word for buttocks resembles the word for orphan; and the papyrus dream book states that to dream of uncovering one's buttocks is an omen for ones parent's death" (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). By this example one can see how their dream interpretation would not be relevant in today's society due to the fact that our words are now of different meaning. Incubation was very influential to the Egyptians and researchers believe that this ritual was derived from early practices in ancient Mesopotamia (Delaney 16).One way the ancient Greeks became involved in their dreams was by the practice of incubation (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Incubation was used to describe a variety of practices before sleep which would be carried out before sleeping to help someone dream about a particular topic (Delaney 16). Incubation became a "developed art" practiced by Egyptians and Romans (Delaney 16). In this practice the sleepers actively attempted contact with divine beings. Their old practice of incubation reflects the same practice in our today's society of lucid dreaming, which will be discussed later in the paper. Another component of incubation was brought on by drug induced sleep, followed by the interpretation of a dream priest or oracle (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). Also back in the Greek and Roman Era dream interpretation was so important to them that dream interpreters accompanied military leaders into battles (www.dreammods.com). The most common view of dream interpretation in Greek literature is the Homeric view (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). According to this view the gods took a direct interest in the human affairs and affect them through dreams. One would be able to be familiar with this concept if they were familiar with ancient Greek literature. The Greeks, just like the Egyptians, believed that all dreams are prophetic, so they had to distinguish between "true dreams and false dreams" http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). One of their techniques to distinguish between false and true dreams was if they had a dream which took place in a polished ivory gate then it was false, but if it were to take place in a polished horn gate then it was true (http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/diana.htm). To me this does not seem to be a very accurate way of distinguishing the truth in our dreams. I find this conclusion to be more culturally based due to the fact that in my personal experience I do not have dreams of white gates. Because that could have been a good portion of their society it could have been more relevant in their dreams. I believe that what most of ancient cultures viewed about dreams are very integrated in what they believed as a culture and spiritually. In history one can already see the importance of trying to control and understanding what was being dreamt. If this was not important to them than there would not have been a growing culture that was so affected by what was dreamt.

-L

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, since I am still digesting the wonder that is Thanksgiving dinner, I thought I might bring up a little something I read regarding the Dalai Lama, food and dreaming. 



Here is a quote from pg 129 of the book Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with The Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is speaking.
        

Different factors are involved in the ability to recognize the dream as dream. One is diet. Specifically, your diet should be compatible with your own metabolism. For example, in Tibetan medicine, one speaks of the three elements: wind, bile, and phlegm. One or more of these elements are predominant in some people. You should have a diet that helps to maintain balance among these various humors within the body. Moreover, if your sleep is too deep, your dreams will not be very clear. In order to bring about clearer dreams and lighter sleep, you should eat somewhat less. In addition, as you’re falling asleep, you direct your awareness up to the forehead. On the other hand, if your sleep is too light, this will also act as an obstacle for gaining success in this practice. In order to deepen your sleep, you should take heavier, oilier food; and as you’re falling asleep, your should direct your attention down to the vital energy center at the level of your navel or the genitals. If your dreams are not clear, as you’re falling asleep you should direct your awareness to the throat center. In this practice, just as in using the device sent by LaBerge, [LaBerge had sent him a Nova Dreamer] when you begin dreaming it’s helpful to have someone say quietly, 'You are dreaming now. Try to recognize the dream as a dream.'

Have a great holiday-

 -R

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, since I am still digesting the wonder that is Thanksgiving dinner, I thought I might bring up a little something I read regarding the Dalai Lama, food and dreaming. 



Here is a quote from pg 129 of the book Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with The Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is speaking.
        

Different factors are involved in the ability to recognize the dream as dream. One is diet. Specifically, your diet should be compatible with your own metabolism. For example, in Tibetan medicine, one speaks of the three elements: wind, bile, and phlegm. One or more of these elements are predominant in some people. You should have a diet that helps to maintain balance among these various humors within the body. Moreover, if your sleep is too deep, your dreams will not be very clear. In order to bring about clearer dreams and lighter sleep, you should eat somewhat less. In addition, as you’re falling asleep, you direct your awareness up to the forehead. On the other hand, if your sleep is too light, this will also act as an obstacle for gaining success in this practice. In order to deepen your sleep, you should take heavier, oilier food; and as you’re falling asleep, your should direct your attention down to the vital energy center at the level of your navel or the genitals. If your dreams are not clear, as you’re falling asleep you should direct your awareness to the throat center. In this practice, just as in using the device sent by LaBerge, [LaBerge had sent him a Nova Dreamer] when you begin dreaming it’s helpful to have someone say quietly, 'You are dreaming now. Try to recognize the dream as a dream.'

Have a great holiday-

 -R

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, since I am still digesting the wonder that is Thanksgiving dinner, I thought I might bring up a little something I read regarding the Dalai Lama, food and dreaming. 



Here is a quote from pg 129 of the book Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with The Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is speaking.
        

Different factors are involved in the ability to recognize the dream as dream. One is diet. Specifically, your diet should be compatible with your own metabolism. For example, in Tibetan medicine, one speaks of the three elements: wind, bile, and phlegm. One or more of these elements are predominant in some people. You should have a diet that helps to maintain balance among these various humors within the body. Moreover, if your sleep is too deep, your dreams will not be very clear. In order to bring about clearer dreams and lighter sleep, you should eat somewhat less. In addition, as you’re falling asleep, you direct your awareness up to the forehead. On the other hand, if your sleep is too light, this will also act as an obstacle for gaining success in this practice. In order to deepen your sleep, you should take heavier, oilier food; and as you’re falling asleep, your should direct your attention down to the vital energy center at the level of your navel or the genitals. If your dreams are not clear, as you’re falling asleep you should direct your awareness to the throat center. In this practice, just as in using the device sent by LaBerge, [LaBerge had sent him a Nova Dreamer] when you begin dreaming it’s helpful to have someone say quietly, 'You are dreaming now. Try to recognize the dream as a dream.'

Have a great holiday-

 -R

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, since I am still digesting the wonder that is Thanksgiving dinner, I thought I might bring up a little something I read regarding the Dalai Lama, food and dreaming. 



Here is a quote from pg 129 of the book Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with The Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is speaking.
        

Different factors are involved in the ability to recognize the dream as dream. One is diet. Specifically, your diet should be compatible with your own metabolism. For example, in Tibetan medicine, one speaks of the three elements: wind, bile, and phlegm. One or more of these elements are predominant in some people. You should have a diet that helps to maintain balance among these various humors within the body. Moreover, if your sleep is too deep, your dreams will not be very clear. In order to bring about clearer dreams and lighter sleep, you should eat somewhat less. In addition, as you’re falling asleep, you direct your awareness up to the forehead. On the other hand, if your sleep is too light, this will also act as an obstacle for gaining success in this practice. In order to deepen your sleep, you should take heavier, oilier food; and as you’re falling asleep, your should direct your attention down to the vital energy center at the level of your navel or the genitals. If your dreams are not clear, as you’re falling asleep you should direct your awareness to the throat center. In this practice, just as in using the device sent by LaBerge, [LaBerge had sent him a Nova Dreamer] when you begin dreaming it’s helpful to have someone say quietly, 'You are dreaming now. Try to recognize the dream as a dream.'

Have a great holiday-

 -R

Lucid Through Nicotine and Galantamine

I had a lucid dream last night as well. After waking up at around 5:00AM I proceeded to apply a 7mg Nicotine patch and swallowed an 8mg Galantamine tablet. At first I had a difficult time getting back to sleep. However, at what I estimate to be about 7:00AM I had 1 very short lucid dream followed by 1 very vivid non-lucid dream. Tonight I’m going to repeat the experiment only this time I will take 100mg of 5-HTP before hand to see if it will increase the REM effects later on in the sleep cycle.

 

-R

Lucid Through Nicotine and Galantamine

I had a lucid dream last night as well. After waking up at around 5:00AM I proceeded to apply a 7mg Nicotine patch and swallowed an 8mg Galantamine tablet. At first I had a difficult time getting back to sleep. However, at what I estimate to be about 7:00AM I had 1 very short lucid dream followed by 1 very vivid non-lucid dream. Tonight I’m going to repeat the experiment only this time I will take 100mg of 5-HTP before hand to see if it will increase the REM effects later on in the sleep cycle.

 

-R

Lucid Through Nicotine and Galantamine

I had a lucid dream last night as well. After waking up at around 5:00AM I proceeded to apply a 7mg Nicotine patch and swallowed an 8mg Galantamine tablet. At first I had a difficult time getting back to sleep. However, at what I estimate to be about 7:00AM I had 1 very short lucid dream followed by 1 very vivid non-lucid dream. Tonight I’m going to repeat the experiment only this time I will take 100mg of 5-HTP before hand to see if it will increase the REM effects later on in the sleep cycle.

 

-R

Lucid Through Nicotine and Galantamine

I had a lucid dream last night as well. After waking up at around 5:00AM I proceeded to apply a 7mg Nicotine patch and swallowed an 8mg Galantamine tablet. At first I had a difficult time getting back to sleep. However, at what I estimate to be about 7:00AM I had 1 very short lucid dream followed by 1 very vivid non-lucid dream. Tonight I’m going to repeat the experiment only this time I will take 100mg of 5-HTP before hand to see if it will increase the REM effects later on in the sleep cycle.

 

-R

Lucid Dream

Last night I had a lucid dream. It was a DILD and its quality was very low, but it did happen. I think that the type of simulation that I used did cause it to happen, but because of how I administered the stimulation the effects were very low. In two days I will try again, but it does show an increase.

-L

Lucid Dream

Last night I had a lucid dream. It was a DILD and its quality was very low, but it did happen. I think that the type of simulation that I used did cause it to happen, but because of how I administered the stimulation the effects were very low. In two days I will try again, but it does show an increase.

-L

Lucid Dream

Last night I had a lucid dream. It was a DILD and its quality was very low, but it did happen. I think that the type of simulation that I used did cause it to happen, but because of how I administered the stimulation the effects were very low. In two days I will try again, but it does show an increase.

-L

Lucid Dream

Last night I had a lucid dream. It was a DILD and its quality was very low, but it did happen. I think that the type of simulation that I used did cause it to happen, but because of how I administered the stimulation the effects were very low. In two days I will try again, but it does show an increase.

-L

Lucidity: The Unknown Pandora ’s Box

First to get us started I wanted to post the importance of posting something that we consider not of technical function status. Since I have a little time before the coffee buzz that I have been induced with to wear off, I figured what better time to post some information and a possible start for the first topic that I am so interested in proving to many people… that lucid dreaming does exist.

I would like to start my first topic out as a favorite quote from a movie soon to come out, “Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning.” To me the beginning of my journey started out with the realization of what a lucid dream is and that in all reality what has been happening to me for so many years is experienced by others and has recently become a scientific fact that it does exist.

Thanks to our Stephen LaBerge a psychophysiologist and his study at Stanford University have giving us an understanding of lucid dreaming that shows that scientifically lucid dreaming can be experienced during sleep. He also wrote a few well known books, one of which I would like to remark on later called “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” where Dr. LaBerge talks about different discovered techniques that can produce lucid dreaming.

First we must discuss what lucid dreaming is and the history of lucid dreaming before we can go into how a person can lucid dream… the what before the how.

What is lucid dreaming?

Thanks to our great Dr. LaBerge “Lucid dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming.” Reference Citation: LaBerge, S. & Levitan, L. (2004). Lucid Dreaming FAQ. Version 2.3, January 16, 2003 http://lucidity.com/LucidDreamingFAQ.html

I think that this is a great description of what lucid dreaming is and really needs no more explanation into the definition besides maybe the relation to my own personal dream experiences and others. On many occasions I have manage to find myself in a middle of a dream and wonder to myself if what I was seeing and experiencing real. Soon after I understand that I am dreaming and that this world around me that is my dream, I have really created. I am then able to control many of my surroundings and modify how my dream plays out to my own imaginations likings. It has taken years of trial and error to experience lucid dreams more often, but still considering to some I am still a novice. Some are able to induce lucid dreaming almost every night and maintain control over their lucid states well beyond mine. There is a strong history of many ancient civilizations studying lucid dreaming while whole religious practices have ties to lucid dreaming that have changed cultures ultimately changed our world without us ever knowing it. This change can be seen throughout history in different societies and documents, some of which I will talk about in further posts.

Well the coffee is wearing off and it’s time to shut my eyes to another day. Happy dreaming!

-L

Lucidity: The Unknown Pandora ’s Box

First to get us started I wanted to post the importance of posting something that we consider not of technical function status. Since I have a little time before the coffee buzz that I have been induced with to wear off, I figured what better time to post some information and a possible start for the first topic that I am so interested in proving to many people… that lucid dreaming does exist.

I would like to start my first topic out as a favorite quote from a movie soon to come out, “Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning.” To me the beginning of my journey started out with the realization of what a lucid dream is and that in all reality what has been happening to me for so many years is experienced by others and has recently become a scientific fact that it does exist.

Thanks to our Stephen LaBerge a psychophysiologist and his study at Stanford University have giving us an understanding of lucid dreaming that shows that scientifically lucid dreaming can be experienced during sleep. He also wrote a few well known books, one of which I would like to remark on later called “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” where Dr. LaBerge talks about different discovered techniques that can produce lucid dreaming.

First we must discuss what lucid dreaming is and the history of lucid dreaming before we can go into how a person can lucid dream… the what before the how.

What is lucid dreaming?

Thanks to our great Dr. LaBerge “Lucid dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming.” Reference Citation: LaBerge, S. & Levitan, L. (2004). Lucid Dreaming FAQ. Version 2.3, January 16, 2003 http://lucidity.com/LucidDreamingFAQ.html

I think that this is a great description of what lucid dreaming is and really needs no more explanation into the definition besides maybe the relation to my own personal dream experiences and others. On many occasions I have manage to find myself in a middle of a dream and wonder to myself if what I was seeing and experiencing real. Soon after I understand that I am dreaming and that this world around me that is my dream, I have really created. I am then able to control many of my surroundings and modify how my dream plays out to my own imaginations likings. It has taken years of trial and error to experience lucid dreams more often, but still considering to some I am still a novice. Some are able to induce lucid dreaming almost every night and maintain control over their lucid states well beyond mine. There is a strong history of many ancient civilizations studying lucid dreaming while whole religious practices have ties to lucid dreaming that have changed cultures ultimately changed our world without us ever knowing it. This change can be seen throughout history in different societies and documents, some of which I will talk about in further posts.

Well the coffee is wearing off and it’s time to shut my eyes to another day. Happy dreaming!

-L

Lucidity: The Unknown Pandora ’s Box

First to get us started I wanted to post the importance of posting something that we consider not of technical function status. Since I have a little time before the coffee buzz that I have been induced with to wear off, I figured what better time to post some information and a possible start for the first topic that I am so interested in proving to many people… that lucid dreaming does exist.

I would like to start my first topic out as a favorite quote from a movie soon to come out, “Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning.” To me the beginning of my journey started out with the realization of what a lucid dream is and that in all reality what has been happening to me for so many years is experienced by others and has recently become a scientific fact that it does exist.

Thanks to our Stephen LaBerge a psychophysiologist and his study at Stanford University have giving us an understanding of lucid dreaming that shows that scientifically lucid dreaming can be experienced during sleep. He also wrote a few well known books, one of which I would like to remark on later called “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” where Dr. LaBerge talks about different discovered techniques that can produce lucid dreaming.

First we must discuss what lucid dreaming is and the history of lucid dreaming before we can go into how a person can lucid dream… the what before the how.

What is lucid dreaming?

Thanks to our great Dr. LaBerge “Lucid dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming.” Reference Citation: LaBerge, S. & Levitan, L. (2004). Lucid Dreaming FAQ. Version 2.3, January 16, 2003 http://lucidity.com/LucidDreamingFAQ.html

I think that this is a great description of what lucid dreaming is and really needs no more explanation into the definition besides maybe the relation to my own personal dream experiences and others. On many occasions I have manage to find myself in a middle of a dream and wonder to myself if what I was seeing and experiencing real. Soon after I understand that I am dreaming and that this world around me that is my dream, I have really created. I am then able to control many of my surroundings and modify how my dream plays out to my own imaginations likings. It has taken years of trial and error to experience lucid dreams more often, but still considering to some I am still a novice. Some are able to induce lucid dreaming almost every night and maintain control over their lucid states well beyond mine. There is a strong history of many ancient civilizations studying lucid dreaming while whole religious practices have ties to lucid dreaming that have changed cultures ultimately changed our world without us ever knowing it. This change can be seen throughout history in different societies and documents, some of which I will talk about in further posts.

Well the coffee is wearing off and it’s time to shut my eyes to another day. Happy dreaming!

-L

Lucidity: The Unknown Pandora ’s Box

First to get us started I wanted to post the importance of posting something that we consider not of technical function status. Since I have a little time before the coffee buzz that I have been induced with to wear off, I figured what better time to post some information and a possible start for the first topic that I am so interested in proving to many people… that lucid dreaming does exist.

I would like to start my first topic out as a favorite quote from a movie soon to come out, “Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning.” To me the beginning of my journey started out with the realization of what a lucid dream is and that in all reality what has been happening to me for so many years is experienced by others and has recently become a scientific fact that it does exist.

Thanks to our Stephen LaBerge a psychophysiologist and his study at Stanford University have giving us an understanding of lucid dreaming that shows that scientifically lucid dreaming can be experienced during sleep. He also wrote a few well known books, one of which I would like to remark on later called “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” where Dr. LaBerge talks about different discovered techniques that can produce lucid dreaming.

First we must discuss what lucid dreaming is and the history of lucid dreaming before we can go into how a person can lucid dream… the what before the how.

What is lucid dreaming?

Thanks to our great Dr. LaBerge “Lucid dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming.” Reference Citation: LaBerge, S. & Levitan, L. (2004). Lucid Dreaming FAQ. Version 2.3, January 16, 2003 http://lucidity.com/LucidDreamingFAQ.html

I think that this is a great description of what lucid dreaming is and really needs no more explanation into the definition besides maybe the relation to my own personal dream experiences and others. On many occasions I have manage to find myself in a middle of a dream and wonder to myself if what I was seeing and experiencing real. Soon after I understand that I am dreaming and that this world around me that is my dream, I have really created. I am then able to control many of my surroundings and modify how my dream plays out to my own imaginations likings. It has taken years of trial and error to experience lucid dreams more often, but still considering to some I am still a novice. Some are able to induce lucid dreaming almost every night and maintain control over their lucid states well beyond mine. There is a strong history of many ancient civilizations studying lucid dreaming while whole religious practices have ties to lucid dreaming that have changed cultures ultimately changed our world without us ever knowing it. This change can be seen throughout history in different societies and documents, some of which I will talk about in further posts.

Well the coffee is wearing off and it’s time to shut my eyes to another day. Happy dreaming!

-L

Intro

We are two individuals seeking to understand and inform others of the nature of dreams and consciousness. One of us is a psych major and the other has a degree in history. What we both share in common is our desire to learn more about the effects that lucid dreaming has on culture as well as the individual. 

-R&L

Intro

We are two individuals seeking to understand and inform others of the nature of dreams and consciousness. One of us is a psych major and the other has a degree in history. What we both share in common is our desire to learn more about the effects that lucid dreaming has on culture as well as the individual. 

-R&L

Intro

We are two individuals seeking to understand and inform others of the nature of dreams and consciousness. One of us is a psych major and the other has a degree in history. What we both share in common is our desire to learn more about the effects that lucid dreaming has on culture as well as the individual. 

-R&L

Intro

We are two individuals seeking to understand and inform others of the nature of dreams and consciousness. One of us is a psych major and the other has a degree in history. What we both share in common is our desire to learn more about the effects that lucid dreaming has on culture as well as the individual. 

-R&L