Dreams

Master Your Dreams and Take Them Where You Want to Go

In the world of dreams, inventors have discovered techniques to solve problems, scientists have conjured new medicines to heal the sick, and artists have created poetry, plays, and songs. Many people have reported being visited by loved ones in heaven bringing messages of healing or warnings to prevent an upcoming disaster. Stories of precognitive dreams--some filled with wonder and hope, others foretelling impending misfortunes--have been recorded for centuries.

In The Awake Dreamer, you will learn how to utilize the dream state to expand your consciousness, reach out to loved ones in heaven, and use sleep to fully realize your soul's potential. The book is comprised of stories, research, exercises, and techniques designed to show you a whole new side to what it means to dream, including these how-to steps:

With these skills, you can become a soul traveler who has dreams that are very different from the average dreamer.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this clear and comprehensive volume delves deep into the universe of symbols and themes that appear in our dreams. A handy directory format makes it fast and easy to locate the specific dream images you're searching for and to understand the personal messages they're sending you.

You'll also find enlightening information on the history and traditions of dream analysis, as well as practical advice on interpretation techniques. With this book as your guide, you'll be able to connect to your inner wisdom and enjoy spiritual, emotional, and intuitive growth.

- Presents effective exercises and techniques, inspired by ancient texts, to deepen your personal awareness of the dream state and experiment with dreams for healing and divinatory purposes

- Each initiatory chapter includes a psychodramatic narrative designed to generate the perfect dream for each stage in the initiation

- Explains how dreaming has influenced cultural, religious, and spiritual thinking

- Includes access to a seven-part hypnagogic guided journey recording

Invoking Mnemosyne--Greek goddess of memory and eloquence, daughter of Heaven and Earth, mother of the Muses, and archetypal deity of the Asklepion dream temple tradition--this book initiates you into full dream consciousness, offering a lucid-dreaming ritual experience in the spirit of the Mystery Schools of antiquity.

Sharing her more than a decade of research on Sleep Temples and Mystery Schools of the Esoteric Tradition, lucid-dreaming instructor Sarah Janes explores the evolution of imagination, memory, and consciousness throughout the ages and proposes that dreams have been fundamental in the creation and development of culture. Dreams play an important role in ancestor worship, afterlife beliefs, animism, religion, and wis-dom traditions. Explaining how a conscious dream life is essential for self-discovery, deep integration, and healing, Sarah presents exercises, techniques, initiations, and seven guided audio meditations to help you explore the inner depths of your psyche. Sarah reveals how dreams offer us an opportunity to remember and directly experience our divinity, to transcend the limitations of our mortality and enter timeless imaginal realms. These realms, accessible through dreams, can help you to form a better under-standing of who you are.

Employing the power of story to affect the mind and lay down new neural pathways--as if one were really living the story--Sarah connects each initiatory chapter with a psychodramatic narrative as well as a guided audio meditation. Using symbolism and powerful imagery, these stories, combined with her meditations, help you generate the perfect dreams for each stage in the initiation. And by becoming a better dreamer, you can make better, more aware decisions in your waking life.