tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post903535600167668179..comments2023-05-12T03:00:57.208-07:00Comments on Singing to the Plants: Listening to the DreamerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-55629655695795952232009-04-30T15:08:00.000-07:002009-04-30T15:08:00.000-07:00Interesting writings about Lucid Dreaming!
Maybe ...Interesting writings about Lucid Dreaming!<br /><br />Maybe you like my (free) audio-course on Lucid Dreaming at http://www.balancingtools.com/luciddreamingPaul Eijkemanshttp://www.balancingtools.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-8863240058226184562009-03-15T05:41:00.000-07:002009-03-15T05:41:00.000-07:00I envy your truly wonderful lucid dream. I sometim...I envy your truly wonderful lucid dream. I sometimes get to fly, fairly fast, at my usual eye level; I can control what direction I go in, but I am constantly surprised by the changing landscape. Perhaps I will get to visit your shopping complex. :-) <BR/><BR/>I have some more posts about dreams <A HREF="http://singingtotheplants.blogspot.com/2009/02/telling-dreams.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://singingtotheplants.blogspot.com/2007/12/listening-to-dreams.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I would be interested in your thoughts.Steve Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176285779096780805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-65495591946220324002009-03-14T17:48:00.001-07:002009-03-14T17:48:00.001-07:00Some weeks ago during a major life crisis, at age ...Some weeks ago during a major life crisis, at age 57, I suddenly found myself applying the test of lucidity to a particularly pleasant dream in which I had somehow got all the real-life problems 'sorted' for just a few moments. I thought 'prove it's a lucid dream by doing the impossible'. As I instantly floated up to the ceiling I jumped right into the pilot's scene for what was subjectively about 12 minutes of flying. I was through many amazing landscapes, surreal constructions and cities while rehabilitating and enjoying the many fantastic flying skills I've slowly been learning over the years, such as where I swoop a mile at rooftop or treetop, then drop to my feet next to a pedestrian. Yeah, sure, I like showing off but what's wrong with that? If one of the other people in the dream wanted to fly too, it wouldn't phase me. I also like Hovering just a matter of inches off the ground but moving from point to point at this height incredibly fast. I enjoy that enlightening realisation that I don't need to understand HOW I'm doing what I'm doing or getting away with it, all I need do is appreciate and USE the abilities!<BR/>I began semi-consciously selecting the scenery and architectural opportunities for myself to explore, like an acid trip where whatever you wish for materialises (?)<BR/>Anyway after a magnificent flying display through some enormous ancient ghost town in the rocky desert, utilising the magnificent setting-sun lighting, I turned round and swooped back to look at a mature plump woman who seemed to be giving me non-verbal but extremely obvious personal signals of sexual seduction. I plopped to a stop in my velvet slippers and asked her straight out if she was up for a good shagging - there's no such thing as Sexual Offenders Register in MY dream. She smiled a yes and, even tough I could have enjoyed going on with the flying tour for ages I turned to get the warm pumping physical thrills I've been missing for years. You guessed it - sudden overnight 'wee-wee' signal and the dream was over.<BR/>After the toilet I quickly reviewed how much I could remember of the dream. Four very vivid landscapes, an ernormous hundred-story hotel and shooping complex where I could indulge my voyeur/exhibitionist fantasies for hours - hey, in my dream, I AM the only Police Force we need, believe it!<BR/>I managed to dive back in to some degree, but the dream wasn't lucid after that point.<BR/>I learned lots about lucid dreaming while I was in Oxford 1988-1990, thanks to the Institute for Para-Normal REsearch (or somesuch) on Banbury Road, which I encountered while making my way through a sheet of LSD and some impeccable resin. Like the Count himself, I took to going to sleep with pen and pad right next to me to capture details on my waking.<BR/>Funnily enough, I came to your Blog through some cool comedy video on YouTube but while reading I had a feeling of 'flashback' to the lucid dream. <BR/>Anyway Steve, now I've seen your picture and see it's like one of my own favorite incarnations (Professor Wu)I'll certainly shout 'Hi!' whenever I see you in a dream. Can't offer you any drugs but I'll be happy to pay for any you want to share!Professor Smilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474281973771479386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-77900429152700058072009-03-11T03:08:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:08:00.000-07:00As always, I am grateful for your most interesting...As always, I am grateful for your most interesting comment. I have taken a quick look at the <A HREF="http://dreamtalk.hypermart.net/member/files/george_gillespie.html" REL="nofollow">link</A> you provided, and even glanced at some of the articles Gillespie has written. [sigh] I can see how I am going to spend the afternoon.Steve Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176285779096780805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-59925691671333029642009-03-10T20:24:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:24:00.000-07:00Steve - I once knew a guy named George Gillespie w...Steve - I once knew a guy named George Gillespie well. For his very lucid work on lucid dreaming, see: http://dreamtalk.hypermart.net/member/files/george_gillespie.html<BR/>For awhile he was actually a grad student in Sanskrit at Penn, but a former Baptist minister (decisively non-evangelical) who lived for more than 20 years in Assam, NE India, known for very curious phenomena. We visited a number of Tibetan temples in New Jersey in about 1986 and spoke with the resident monks there about lucid dreaming. George's work on lucid dreaming is quite amazing - he has developed workable spiritual practices from that state. He does not speak of dreaming herbs or shamanism, but his work is valuable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-27448296055231218482009-03-10T03:01:00.000-07:002009-03-10T03:01:00.000-07:00Thank you for your comment and the link to your fa...Thank you for your comment and the link to your fascinating <A HREF="www.al-kemi.com" REL="nofollow">shop</A> and <A HREF="http://al-kemi.com/alchemy/tag/dreaming/" REL="nofollow">dream project</A>. I agree that a lot more research is needed into dream states of all sorts, including the oneirogenic plants. I have also written a little bit about dream interpretation <A HREF="http://singingtotheplants.blogspot.com/2007/12/listening-to-dreams.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, and I would be most interested in your thoughts. I am delighted to be in touch with you.Steve Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176285779096780805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544799987499995638.post-88143395305135389722009-03-09T10:59:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:59:00.000-07:00A really interesting post, with an angle that seem...A really interesting post, with an angle that seems new and promising to dream research.<BR/><BR/>I've worked quite a bit with dreaming herbs, such as Silene from Africa and Calea from Mexico, and I've found that what they offer is greater lucidity in the dream, along with a connection between that realm and waking life that can be quite strong throughout the next day. We've been talking about this on our site, part of a collaborative dreaming project that we're doing, here's some background on that:<BR/>http://al-kemi.com/alchemy/tag/dreaming/<BR/><BR/>This has been a very fruitful path for me, and I think Calea relates very much to the post here, as it will bounce you in and out of dreaming lucidity, in and out of sleep, and even seemingly out of dreaming to a waking state that turns out to be another dream. <BR/><BR/>It would be really interesting to combine the help that the dreaming plants can give with the scientific methods in this post, maybe along with some communication-aid herbs, to get wisdom from the dream while still in it.<BR/><BR/>Strength & Wisdom,<BR/>Micah<BR/>www.al-kemi.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com