Lucid Dreaming: An Open Inquiry

facilitated by Paul Sheldon and Meredith Sabini

Sunday, November 2, 1:00-4:00PM

The Dream Institute of Northern California, 1672 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-845-1767

$45 per session

http://dream-institute.org/calendar-of-events

“Lucid dreaming is the experience of awareness that one is dreaming, an altered state that comes naturally to some, with practice to others. This program begins as a conversation between two people who are acquainted with contemporary Western and ancient Eastern literature on the topic and also have had personal experiences of lucidity. Our intent is that the conversation will open out to include those attending, so that a broad range of relevant themes and questions can be explored: When does lucidity occur? What purposes does it seem to have? How is it similar to shamanic journeying or out of body phenomena? Is it possible to cultivate lucidity? Why does this rather unusual experience attract heroism and boasting, as if it’s a spiritual sport? What makes lucidity so popular today? Can we enter deeper states of spiritual existence and sacred experience through lucid dreaming?

Paul Sheldon holds an MA degree in Human Development and is an internationally recognized authority on lucid dreaming; he holds a lifetime college teaching credential.”