Fariba Bogzaran
Dream Studies
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreams are dreams in which in the dream we know we are dreaming. Lucid Dreaming is becoming increasingly popular in the recent years. Lucid dreaming is a practice of awareness and it is experienced spontaneously or by incubation. The two important questions to ask before one attempts lucid dreaming are: what is my motivation in becoming lucid in dreams? And what is my intention? It is essential to ask these questions before attempting lucid dreaming.
From my point of view, the purpose of lucid dreaming is to gain more awareness in our waking and dreaming life. This is a specific awareness practice that is best explored with an experienced teacher under a proper context. It is an awareness method similar to meditation.
After the movie Inception, many people are interested in learning lucid dreaming. In the review for the movie, I expressed my concerns <http://www.bogzaran.com/Reflection-on-Inception.html>. Since this movie, I have received many requests from people who want to learn a fast method of lucid dreaming. I would like to communicate with my readers that my approach in lucid dreaming for the past two decades has not been so focused on induction methods but to view lucid dreaming as an awareness method that needs to be learned within a holistic context.
I mainly teach lucid dreaming to graduate university level students who are studying psychology or consciousness studies. Also within retreat setting, I train therapist, psychologist and artists. Based on the request of several readers, I have listed a selection of recommendation books. I hope it helps those who want to research this topic more in-depth. Fariba Bogzaran, 2010
Selected Recommended Readings on Lucid Dreaming
Bogzaran, F. (1996) Images of the Lucid Mind: A Phenomenological Study of Lucid Dreaming and Modern Paintings. Michigan: UMI.
Bogzaran, F. (2003) Lucid Art and Hyperspace Lucidity. Dreaming. Vol. 13 (1) Klumer Academic/Human sciences Press.
Gackenbach, J. & LaBerge, S. (1988) Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming. New York: Plenum.Garfield, P. (1979). Pathway to Ecstasy: The Way of Dream Mandala. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Lucid dreams are dreams in which in the dream we know we are dreaming. Lucid Dreaming is becoming increasingly popular in the recent years. Lucid dreaming is a practice of awareness and it is experienced spontaneously or by incubation. The two important questions to ask before one attempts lucid dreaming are: what is my motivation in becoming lucid in dreams? And what is my intention? It is essential to ask these questions before attempting lucid dreaming.
From my point of view, the purpose of lucid dreaming is to gain more awareness in our waking and dreaming life. This is a specific awareness practice that is best explored with an experienced teacher under a proper context. It is an awareness method similar to meditation.
After the movie Inception, many people are interested in learning lucid dreaming. In the review for the movie, I expressed my concerns <http://www.bogzaran.com/Reflection-on-Inception.html>. Since this movie, I have received many requests from people who want to learn a fast method of lucid dreaming. I would like to communicate with my readers that my approach in lucid dreaming for the past two decades has not been so focused on induction methods but to view lucid dreaming as an awareness method that needs to be learned within a holistic context.
I mainly teach lucid dreaming to graduate university level students who are studying psychology or consciousness studies. Also within retreat setting, I train therapist, psychologist and artists. Based on the request of several readers, I have listed a selection of recommendation books. I hope it helps those who want to research this topic more in-depth. Fariba Bogzaran, 2010
Selected Recommended Readings on Lucid Dreaming
Bogzaran, F. (1996) Images of the Lucid Mind: A Phenomenological Study of Lucid Dreaming and Modern Paintings. Michigan: UMI.
Bogzaran, F. (2003) Lucid Art and Hyperspace Lucidity. Dreaming. Vol. 13 (1) Klumer Academic/Human sciences Press.
Gackenbach, J. & LaBerge, S. (1988) Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming. New York: Plenum.Garfield, P. (1979). Pathway to Ecstasy: The Way of Dream Mandala. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Garfield, P. (1995) Creative Dreaming. New York: Fireside Books.
Godwin, M. (1994) The Lucid Dreamer. New York: Simon and Schuster. (out of print)
Hobson, A. (1988) The Dreaming Brain. New York: Basic Books.
Hunt, H. (1989)The Multiplicity of Dreams.New Haven: Yale University Press.
Hunt, H. (1995) On the Nature of Consciousness: Cognitive, Phenomenological, and Transpersonal Perspectives. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Kelzer, K. (1987) The Sun and the Shadow: My experiment with Lucid Dreaming.
Krippner, S. Bogzaran, F., de Carvalho (2002) Extraordinary Dreams. New York: SUNY.
LaBerge, S. (1985) Lucid Dreaming. Los Angeles: Tarcher. (out of Print)
LaBerge, S. & Rheingold, H. (1990) Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. New York: Ballantine Books. (out of print)
LaBerge, S. (2004) Lucid Dreaming: Conscious Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and Your Life. Colorado: Sound True.
Norbu, Namkhai (1992) Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light. N.Y: Snow Lion.
Saint-Denys, H. (1982). Dreams and How to Guide Them. (M. Schatzman, Trans.). London: Duckworth.
Sparrow, G.S. (1976). Lucid dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light. Virginia Beach, VA: A.R.E. Press.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati (2000) Nidra Yoga. India: Yoga Publication Trust.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (1998) The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep. New York: Snow Lion Publications.
Varela, Francisco (ed.) (1997) Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with The Dalai Lama. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Waggoner, R. (2008) Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to Inner Self. Moment Point Press: MA.
Wallace, A. (editor) (2003) Buddhism and Science: Breaking New Ground. New York: Columbia University Press.
Wolf, F.A. (1994) The Dreaming Universe. New York: Simon & Schuster.
