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The Art of Dreaming
by Carlos Castaneda
from Harper Paperbacks

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• B E A W A R E
  To quote an erudite earlier reviewer: "In books nine and ten, "Art of Dreaming" and "Active Side of Infinity," Castaneda focuses on what he describes as inorganic predators from another dimension, some having the power to imprison humanity in "ordinary reality" so they can feed on the dark emotional energies we produce when succumbing to the negative thoughts they insert into our minds. "
  I might add this a dangerous book with its own subtle, destructive undertow. The creative shamanic mind should... more info

• Some Truth & Some Dramatic License
  I've done some research on lucid dreaming and astral travel and am in the process of attaining these states and looked to this book, by recommendation, as a potential guide book of sorts. Well, it does contain some general truths as compared with other books I've read and then there are things that are added in to make for a good and dangerous story with plenty of conflict that keeps you turning the pages. For instance: When Castaneda talks of the dangers of being lured in by "inorganic beings", which... more info

• The Art of Fibbing
  Before reading any of the Castaneda books, it is vital that any potential reader know the truth behind the legend - this I have covered in lengthy reviews of each of the first five books. This short review is just to say that this is probably the worst place to start as far as Castaneda books go. The others are at least written in a believable way, when Castaneda's art of fibbing was still well-developed. By this book he had given up all pretence at earning the label of non-fiction, the final result being a... more info

• Lucid dreams
  When I read this book I started having many more lucid dreams. I found this book extremely interesting and very different from other dream books.

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