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ā€œ[A] solid how-to book . . . For amateur dream researchers, this is a must.ā€ā€”Whole Earth Review
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Lucid Dreaming—conscious awareness during the dream state—is an exhilarating experience. Because the world you are experiencing is one of your own creation, you can do the impossible and consciously influence the outcome…

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Trying to have lucid dreams is so frustrating! Lucid dreams are those in which you know that you are dreaming – which mostly we do not realise until we have woken up. The experience and its imaginary world are very similar to those in an out-of-body experience, and lucid dreaming provides one way to reach the OBE state. This book is a classic and remains a terrific guide to what lucid dreams can be like, how to reach them, and the science behind why and how they happen. I learned much from LaBerge’s research on dreaming and this inspires me…

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Considered by many as a classic in the field, Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming presents a practical and insightful approach to lucid dreaming (knowing that you are dreaming while still in the dream) and its applications. Blending dream science, personal experiences, and non-traditional approaches to dream exploration, Laberge, who earned his PhD studying the psychophysiology of lucid dreams while at Stanford University, weaves a broad and captivating account of how to train yourself to have lucid dreams, how to use dream lucidity to explore your dreams, and how these experiences can give rise to creative problem solving and…

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