In polite society, it’s considered boring to spend a lot of time talking about our dreams. But with much of the world on lockdown, not only does “polite society” suddenly seem like a relic, many of us are reporting having weirder, more vivid dreams than before. Is it a quirk of isolation—the more mundane and repetitive our days, the more fantastical and elaborate our nights?—or a subconscious processing of the collective trauma of our new reality?
In fact, such questions aren’t new. Dreams have haunted thinkers through history, from the psychoanalytical approach of Western psychology to the phenomenon of lucid dreaming—in which the dreamer is consciously aware of dreaming—which has been studied from the ancient Greeks and Tibetan monks to neuroscientists today. Whether you have an interest in programming your dreams or in learning more about the mysterious “gateway to infinity,” these 10 listens can help you unlock the age-old puzzle of dreams.
In Dreams: Language of the Soul, Marion Woodman turns her attention to the world of dreams and their collective patterns and interpretations....
The author of The Teachings of Don Juan reveals the spiritual adventures that can be attained through dreams, describing his own journeys into new worlds by using ancient, powerful techniques....
Unlike in the Western psychological approach to dreams, the ultimate goal of Tibetan dream yoga is the recognition of the nature of mind or enlightenment itself....
Albert Einstein once revealed that the inspiration for his theory of relativity came to him in a dream...
Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....
Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self is the account of an extraordinarily talented lucid dreamer who goes beyond the boundaries of both psychology and religion....
In 1980, Michael Harner blazed the trail for the worldwide revival of shamanism with his seminal classic, The Way of the Shaman. In this long-awaited sequel, he provides new evidence of the reality of heavens....
This book provides a range of practical techniques, artistic activities, and guided visualizations to help you bring the creativity and super-conscious awareness of lucid dreaming into your life....
First published by Sigmund Freud in 1899, The Interpretation of Dreams considers why we dream and what it means in the larger picture of our psychological lives....
