Review: Addressed many of my reservations
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
After hearing so much about lucid dreaming from a friend who claims to have developed the ability to do so, I decided to investigate a bit further. Some of the proposed benefits sound like they would be really helpful for me, ranging anywhere from exploration of psychological issues to wish fulfillment. The best part is that all of these things can be explored in a harmless "sandbox" environment of the dreamer's own making.All that being said, I had a lot of reservations about the safety involved in lucid dreaming. Maybe I've watched Nightmare on Elm St. too many times, but for some reason I have this irrational fear of somehow getting "stuck" in a waking dream of some sort. That's not the only fear, and you may laugh, but this stuff is pretty intense. Thankfully, this book seems to have foreseen nearly all of my objections, addressing them in turn with rational arguments and solid information.I'm using this book as a stepping stone into the world of lucid dreaming. It was a fantastic introduction that made me feel a lot more confident. Highly recommended!