March 19, 2010 ( PowerHomeBiz.com )
- Dreams
provide what star trek fans might call a nightly holodeck experience or what
hi-tech buffs might see as the ultimate virtual reality, where there is no
limit to graphics resolution, computing power or on-line storage. In dreams
and in lucid dreams especially, where the world somewhat avails itself to
the suggestions of the dreamer, adventure and intrigue are almost guaranteed
because the usual laws of physics and of society no longer apply, and many
of the apparent blocks set by age, sex, race or religion simply fall away.
In dreams we can be the hero of our own adventure, find romance, fly, travel
through "solid" objects, breathe underwater, and perform feats free from
embarrassment, peer pressure, monetary limits, and even physical handicaps.
The boundaries of imagination are the only limits. One can even follow in
the footsteps of Tibetan monks who master lucid dreaming as a spiritual
illumination stepping stone on the path to enlightenment. Watch upcoming
columns for a further description of lucid dreams and tips on how to have
them.
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"All my life I've taken wondrous adventures upon the wings of my
imagination while dreaming. I have flown many nights, talked to bears, dogs,
raccoons, and owls; I have swum with dolphins and whales, breathing
underwater as if I had gills" (L.G. Chico, CA)
“Heading up this passage to get refreshments ahead of a crowd of friends,
I fill up this large glass with milk and notice a head of lettuce floating
in it. This is odd and I wonder if I’m dreaming. To check, I catch someone's
eye nearby, and he smiles and nods without me having to say anything. I
consider taking off to fly, but the dream seems to be tugging at my chest
with quite some force. It doesn't hurt, but it feels as if I should follow,
so I give my mental okay and let it take me. I begin zooming horizontally
and then down to the left, in some kind of dark void, accelerating until I'm
really, really moving – faster than I've ever flown before. I hesitate,
afraid that if I go any faster I won’t survive. But remembering again that
it's just a dream, I urge myself past this fear.
Immediately, my arms sort
of ‘snap’ outwards a bit and I instantly accelerate to some tremendous
velocity such that I seem to become nothing less than the quality of pure
speed itself. After a short while, I slow and feel myself being "brought
back together” to view where I have just been. There's an RCA electronic
component in a small circuit of some kind and I realize I was just an
electron! Very slowly, I awaken buzzing with energy, and my hands tingle for
quite some time afterwards.” (C.W., Montreal, Qc)
"I suddenly realize I'm dreaming from surprise and excitement,
recognizing that I've become a salmon swimming upstream! Leaping high into
the air, I climb a series of chutes. Then I flip onto the shore and the
flipping sensation feels so odd that I awaken." (W.D., Palo Alto, CA)
"Falling asleep, I remember wondering what truly 'knowing myself' would
be like. Dreaming, I become aware of this incredible, indescribably powerful
'Love Light'. The thought comes that there is no power like it - it's
absolutely non-judgmental, and dwarfs every worry or desire I've ever had.
It is peace and simplicity and well-being. It includes sexuality but
encompasses far more. Basking in what feels like 'an ocean of grace', I soon
realize that I'm not looking at it, but rather that I AM it, recognizing
myself." (C.W., Palo Alto, CA)
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Craig Webb, DREAMS Foundation
www.dreams.ca Executive Director, is a consciousness researcher
with pioneering lucid dream research at Stanford University and Montreal’s
Sacre-Coeur Hospital. Mr Webb has made hundreds of public appearances,
consulted for major motion pictures, fortune 500 corporations. For online
courses, counseling, or VisionQuest spiritual retreats, email: training@dreams.ca
