Lucid dreaming is the name given to dreams in which the person knows that they are dreaming. Some people have even been known to control the circumstances of the dream and have reported being able to do superhuman feats that they would never be able to do in “regular life.” Lucid dreaming is a subject on which there is a ton of information. Finding lucid dreaming books is not very hard at all. In fact, the hardest task you will have, when looking for lucid dreaming books, is choosing which one is the best one to take home.
Here are a few lucid dreaming books that might be able to help you learn more about lucid dreaming.
Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life by Stephen Laberge is actually a book and CD that teaches the readers and listeners methods to “wake up” while they are dreaming (but without sacrificing the dream state). The author spent twenty years studying lucid dreaming at Stanford University and he draws upon that for the advice and stories in his book. This book and cd has gotten rave reviews.
Lucid Dreams in 30 Days, Second Edition: The Creative Sleep Program by Keith Harary and Pamela Weintraub is another of the lucid dreaming books that you should consider buying. It is a guide to lucid dreaming and it promises to use techniques that will teach readers to lucid dream. The book takes a step by step approach to teaching and promises readers that, in thirty days, they will be come skilled at lucid dreaming. Most of the reviews of this book are extremely positive—it has even gotten a fair amount of five star reviews!
The Paradox of Sleep: The Story of Dreaming by Michel Jouvet and Laurence Garey is another of the more popular lucid dreaming books that is available both in bookstores and through book selling websites. This is a book that uses scientific fact as well as well written prose to explore the phenomenon of lucid dreaming. The book is actually an essay collection that is pieced together with intermittent narrative and explains the different between the types of sleep people experience, and whether dreams evolve with the creature that is dreaming them. This book has gotten rave reviews.
Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep by J Allan Hobson is one of the lucid dreaming books that takes the scientific approach to what lucid dreams are, as opposed to the books that promise to teach you how to achieve them. The book can be a little dry, but it is definitely interesting. Reviewers say that it answered their questions about dreams and introduced new ideas about dreaming itself.
Lucid dreaming is a fascinating subject, and if you have any doubt about this, a quick stroll through the psychology section at your local bookstore will show you just how popular the subject of dreams is. Finding the right lucid dreaming books to read can be a long process, but in the end you will have some very interesting reading waiting for you.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #1
Lucid Dreams can be very addictive. Once you realize you are dreaming, especially if you have developed the ability to control the actions taking place in your dreams, you are going to want to have more dreams just like that. There is a lot of information that will tell you how to induce lucid dreams and how to make them a regular part of your sleep cycle.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #2
Nobody is sure exactly how dreams happen. Scientists know that during REM sleep the brain's activity is almost like the activity of a brain of a person who is awake, but nobody is sure why this is or how it happens. Scientists don't know if the brain generates dreams or if the body forces the brain to be active during REM sleep.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #3
Analyzing dreams is one of the most popular areas of psychology. There are lots of resources for people who are trying to figure out the symbolism of their dreams. There are online dream dictionaries and dream encyclopedias for sale at bookstores. Analyzing the individual symbols of a person's dream can help that person deal with areas of their waking life and this is why it is such a popular subject.
