Advanced Shamanism by James Endredy

Author:James Endredy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spirituality/Shamanism
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2017-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

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Three Bridges to Shamanic Dreaming

As discussed, a lucid dream is a dream in which the dreamer knows that he is dreaming while he is dreaming. This type of dream has been employed by shamans throughout the world for ages. Although an exceptional accomplishment, knowing you are dreaming while dreaming (lucid dreaming) and recalling the dream are only the setup for shamanic dreaming, where the goals are much larger. Consciousness while dreaming, self-awareness, and the ability to passively control the dream are key factors of shamanic dreaming. Lucid dreaming is not the same as dream control. We can have lucid awareness without control, and we can manipulate the dream without any awareness that we’re dreaming.

To make the passage from lucid to shamanic dreaming, we first must metaphorically cross three bridges of dream states. First, we need to experience the ability to reenter a dream. Then we need to find in our dream something we intended to find while awake, and from there we learn the techniques for changing a dream. Once we cross these three bridges, we will be able to start interacting with sentient beings in the dream landscape—one of the most difficult and respected forms of shamanism.

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