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Dreams of Light

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Andrew Holecek has had an extraordinary path, very committed to his practice and path of personal development, I recognize him as an invaluable source of true knowledge that he makes accessible to all, so I am grateful and I recommend his book totally.
In my 20´s I had several spontaneous experiences of lucid dreams, and it was thanks to a school of development of consciousness where I met Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practices, I was amazed at its depth and resonated with my soul.

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I think this is a good reference guide for lucid dreaming. This is something that I've always wanted to do and while I haven't been able to achieve it just yet. This book has great resources and not something that one simply reads through and puts down. I'll have to review this book a few times to get to where I want to be.

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Lucid Dreaming, Daytime Practices

This is a surprisingly deep and complex book that offers insight and instruction about how to do lucid dreaming in the daytime. The author states that it is an expansion of his previous work, Dream Yoga, and I think the reader would probably be best served by starting with that book rather than jumping straight to this one. The book is divided into three sections: deconstructing the sense of self, manifesting clear-light mind, and finding support in science. This is not an easy read by any means you want to measure that, but I found this deep dive into “illusory” lucid dreaming to be a fascinating one. If you're interested in different types of metaphysical practices, this book will shed light—pun intended—on how to incorporate lucid dreaming more deeply into your life.

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This is an interesting book about lucid dreaming. This is not a topic I typically read about but I was intrigued.

Since it is more of a reference book, it is not really geared towards an introduction to the topic, but more of an in depth study. I was very interesting, but I would probably need to read it more than once to fully grasp all of the concepts introduced in the book.

I received a free copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review from NetGalley and the publisher.

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Dreams of Light is a book about the daytime practice of illusory form and introduces material that is meant to compliment the practices the author, Andrew Holecek explains in his book, Dream Yoga. In Dreams of Light Holecek who is an expert on Tibetan dream yoga argues for the benefits of learning to live a daytime life of dreaming lucidly through a type of meditation called Illusory Form. Most of the book explains the philosophical underpinnings of the practice. I’m a person who learns best by doing, but I was pleased to learn that lucid dreams are the natural form of dreaming and it was interesting to find that recognizing the illusory world comes from clear light mind which is the deepest dimension of our being. As I read, I took notes, my favorite one being “Spiritual experiences are like licking honey off a razor blade.” According to Holecek, they feel so good we want to hang onto them, but it is not helpful to us to try to do so. This would be good practice-deepening book for Tibetan Buddhists and those interested in learning about Tibetan Buddhism or meditation practices. Reading this book helped me to stretch my understanding of the lucid dreams I’ve had since childhood by helping me to see they could be a more integrated and deliberate part of my spiritual life.

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Its known that what we do during the day influences our dreams. Have a bad day and have stressful dreams. Its happened to me many times. What I didnt know was that what dreams I have during the night can influence my day! This book gives many practical ways of positive methods to improve your life, It is truly amazing as I have never heard about this method to have a happier more meaningful life.From a psychological standpoint as a way to be balanced and healthy the perspective given here is peaceful and has me doing something that finally makes sense to me.

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This is a very interesting book and a great reference for anyone interested in lucid dreaming. Highly recommend this one.

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