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Paul Hartsuyker 11/7/2011 7:00:53 PM
Robert, Hello... I was listening to you with Marcia Emery, was at the Berkeley IASD conference, have your book and recommend it unreservedly, thank you. I had posted the following on my page in (Facebook, Google+) but it is a bit too esoteric for general consumption, so I thought to ask you. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge in books and here. Paul For those who don't know me, I have maintained a Dream Journal, for "3? decades" and have used this dialogue as a growth experience and knowledge training opportunity, seeing patterns in rapid evolution, sifting out the repeated motifs, noting the 'unusual," as I sit here, listening to a video stream on NPR from Robert Louis Stevenson and his encounters with "the little people," who helped him in his writings. The question that was posed included the puzzle, who is the 'creator' of dreams. If I claim them to be of my own creation(?), how do I become surprised, or alarmed and frightened. James Hollis (Depth Psychology author/anal

Tim Terhorst 11/6/2011 10:51:55 AM
Dear Robert, first of all I want to thank you for your work and the great book you wrote. Its very inspiring. I picked it up a week ago and I have all ready experienced two lucid dreams (I havent even finished the book)!! It happened so fast i didn't even get the chance to apply your hand method. Now the funny thing is that my dream characters where exually the ones who told and showed me I was dreaming. Instead of denying these where dreams. In my first lucid dream these two girls where even playfully mocking me for not noticing I was dreaming in the first place:p which was kind of hilarious. Dream characters teaching the dreamer to be lucid, is this a known phenomenon? The second lucid dream I experienced last night wich was so impressive and clear and so full of symbolism I had to write you these thumbs up. The flying made me cry. So again thank you so much for all the life changing knowledge. Cheers Tim Submitted By: Tim Terhorst

Robert Waggoner 10/17/2011 11:17:06 AM
Hi Tarryn, In my book, I have a chapter on lucid dreams of the deceased -- so I encourage you to read it for a fuller response. When lucidly aware, you can have a conversation with the dream figure and ask it questions. Whether the dream figure is a subconscious projection or the spiritual presence of the person seems an appropriate question. In my book, I suggest that one way to answer this is to question the dream figure to provide information that you do not know (but could later verify). If the response seems non-sensical or is not later verified, it would suggest that the dream figure is a thoughtform or subconscious projection (and if you are dreaming about it frequently, it suggests you have unresolved feelings about this figure). If the response seems valid and verifiable, then it seems that you may be in contact with the spirit form of the person. Lucid wishes! Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Robert Waggoner 10/17/2011 11:06:26 AM
Hi Jon, Glad you found my book and enjoyed it! On page 278-279, I mention some 'calming' practices that keep a person from becoming too excited and waking up. Also at my Lucid Dream Exchange website, I have written a paper on "The Crucial, First 30 Seconds of a Lucid Dream" - see http://dreaminglucid.com/crucial.html If you read this closely, it should help you stay in a lucid dream and express your intended goal. Lucid wishes! Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Tarryn 10/17/2011 1:06:12 AM
Hi Robert, I am very new to lucid dreaming and would like to ask you a question, which I hope doesn't sound to bizarre . There is a person that is deceased who I dream about All the time, would it be possible to use a lucid dream so I can control these dreams, and get some answers from this person? There are psychic mediums that will tell you that if you dream of a deceased person, it may be them "visiting" you - I cant say I believe this 100% so I would like to find out why I am dreaming of this person. What I am trying to ask here is, if I have a lucid dream is it possible to find this person in the lucid dream, and have a conversation with them? Whether it really is them or not, or just my subconscious mind projecting, is something I would like to find out. Thanks so much All the best. Submitted By: Tarryn

Jon 10/14/2011 10:43:12 AM
Hey Robert. It was by sheer luck that I came across your book after aimlessly wandering into Books-A-Million a few weeks ago. As someone who practices meditation and enjoys the beauty of dreams, I'm fascinated by your experiences with self-discovery. As far as lucid dreaming, I've had a few experiences growing up but never really had the control to keep it going for too long before waking up. In fact, my first experience involved teaching my cousins (or the dream versions of them) how to wake up. Shortly after I began reading your book, I made it a goal to experience more lucid dreams. Over the past few weeks I've had about 3 or 4 dreams in which I realized I was dreaming and became lucid. After taking a close glimpse at my hand, I felt the exhilaration each time. While I was able to gain awareness in these few experiences, I've been having trouble staying aware. I know the idea is to control your emotion to prevent and overload causing you to take up. I was wondering if you have any t

Robert Waggoner 10/13/2011 12:04:48 PM
Hi Bryce (part 2), So continuing -- it does not seem that a pre-determined world exist (see page 293 in my book); instead we seem to exist in a probable world, where certain future events seem 'probable'. I encourage everyone to experiment for themselves in the lucid dream state. Each person will learn so much more by experimenting (than having someone else answering questions). Lucid wishes! Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Robert Waggoner 10/8/2011 10:34:24 AM
Hi Bryce, Glad you enjoyed the book! Some of these questions have answers in the book, but I will give you a brief rundown. First, in lucid dreaming (as in life) the experiencer seems embedded in the experience. so your beliefs, expectations, intent, focus, will and self-clarity will reflect (or distort) whatever information you derive from the non-visible awareness behind the dream. Therefore it assists a person to be noble, honest, aware and resolve negative feelings, prejudices, etc. in order to get clear information. Even then, a rational person should experiment. So if the information seems correct 80% of the time, then you have some sort of guage of accuracy (note: info can seem inaccurate because it comes symbolically and you mis-interpret it, etc). Yes, I feel the information seems infinite. No, the inner Self seems much more expansive than the conscious self. Since we live in a probable world, getting precognitive info always contains the risk of probability (no pre-d

bryce 10/6/2011 7:34:21 AM
Hi Robert I read your book and enjoyed it immensely. I do have a few questions however, Do you think it is possible to get information from a dream that would be considered impossible to know on our own. An example would be asking a medical question to a dream you had no idea about. Do you think knowledge in dreams is infinite, perhaps connected to the universe of a collective unconscious. Do you think the inner self is similar to the conscious self with regards to hopes, dreams etc. Or is it like a wise guardian or protector. Do you think that if time were non linear as in circular we could get information from dreams such as would would win the world series in 2023 or get information regarding cures for diseases from the future or is that impossible. I thought it was interesting in your book when you said Carlos Castenada said some dream figures will give you knowledge for awareness. Like a deal with the devil? Do you think the universe is conscious. Similar to

Robert Waggoner 9/27/2011 3:25:20 PM
Hi Jim, Thanks for your question about problems with dream recall. First, I highly recommend turning off your cell phone at night, so you are not bothered by text messages or calls. Second, you need to have a dream journal by your bed and make notes in it, after waking from a dream. Those notes can be as simple as the basic things in the dream (e.g. island, vampire, pirate's chest). By seeing those notes in the morning, you can likely reconstruct the dream. Third, ask yourself if there was some time when you stopped remembering your dreams? Sometimes, we have life issues in our family and begin to have nightmares -- then subconsciously we tell ourselves, "No more dreams! They are terrifying." So we have to tell ourselves, "Okay, I'm 20 now, and ready to start dreaming again." Give your dreaming self the green light to go ahead. Lucid wishes! Submitted By: Robert Waggoner