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ASD 2001 Workshop: The Lucidity Continuum

The Lucidity Continuum: Exploring the Worlds of Lucid Dreaming

E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D., The Phenomenological Laboratory, Ashland, Oregon.

Ed Kellogg earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. A proficient lucid dreamer himself, he has a long-standing interest in the phenomenology of dreaming. He has presented numerous papers and workshops on such topics as the lucidity continuum, lucid dream healing, lucid dream incubation, out-of-body experiences, and the use of magic in lucid dream reality.

4. SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION:
Would you like to step into a world where magic works and where the possibilities for personal transformation have no known limits? This workshop will teach practical methods for bringing full waking consciousness into your dreams, will explore what the 'lucid' in lucid dreaming really means, and will show how to use lucid dreaming for healing, spiritual growth, and just for fun.

5. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A. Three Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will learn in what ways dreaming consciousness can change over the lucidity continuum;
2. Participants will learn a variety of practical methods and techniques for the initiation of lucid dreams;
3. Participants will learn some of the many practical, experimental, and recreational applications of lucid dreaming.

B. Three Evaluation Questions:
1. How would a fully lucid dream differ from a simply vivid dream? How would it differ from a sub-lucid dream?
2. How might ones consciousness while fully lucid in a dream compare to ones consciousness while physically awake?
3. Which techniques would you use to develop lucid dreaming skills?

8. WORKSHOP ABSTRACT

The Lucidity Continuum: Exploring the Worlds of Lucid Dreaming

E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D.

Would you like to step into a world where magic works and where the possibilities for personal transformation have no known limits? This workshop will teach practical methods for bringing full waking consciousness into your dreams, will explore what the 'lucid' in lucid dreaming really means, and will show you how to use lucid dreaming for healing, for spiritual growth, and just for fun. Depending on the interests and needs of those involved, it may also touch on the means of programming dream topics, of controlling dream phenomena in lucid dreams, dream precognition and distant viewing, and of entering into mutual dreaming (dreaming with others in a consensus reality). We will also compare lucid dreaming to hypnagogic and out-of-body experiences, and will discuss different aspects of dream reality. Both beginning and experienced lucid dreamers will receive information of both practical and theoretical value in this workshop, which will include three detailed handouts.

The Lucidity Continuum

Many researchers define a lucid dream as one in which dreamers realize, however vaguely, that they dream while they dream. However, in dream-life as in waking-life, lucidity ranges across a continuum, and may depend on a number of factors. These include the ability to think clearly, the ability to remember, the power to control the dream, the feeling of embodiment, reality tone or vividness, the emotional content of the dream, and the sense of self of the dreamer. Despite the many factors involved, the experience of lucidity depends most closely on the interaction of two factors that together determine the freedom of choice experienced by the dreamer in the dream. The first corresponds to clarity of thought and perception, and the second with the power to control the dream. B y looking at the degree to which a dreamer has made covert assumptions overt, and at the degree to which the dreamer can act on this knowledge, one can evaluate dreams on a scale that runs the gamut from ordinary dreaming to super-lucidity. The author has developed a series of maps of consciousness that illustrate the differences between many different kinds of both lucid and non-lucid dreams.

The "Lucidity Continuum" comprises the range through which the sense of self expands and contracts within a field of potential consciousness. Increased lucidity corresponds to a widening of consciousness that brings about a functional integration of aspects of self. The basic "maps of consciousness" presented in this workshop can prove a very useful tool for lucid dreamers, who need not limit themselves to words alone in describing their dreams, and the states of consciousness in which they experience them. Sometimes a picture can show what words can not say. This workshop will provide the tools to allow prospective explorers of the lucid dream state to "map the territory" for themselves.

1. ACTIVE CREDENTIALS (Licenses, Board Certifications, etc.)
None.

2. SPECIFIC TRAINING IN DREAM WORK OR DREAM STUDIES

Although Dr. Kellogg earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry, he has devoted much of his time over the past 20 years to the study of dreams. He has recorded and indexed over 15,000 of his own dreams, hundreds of these belonging to the fully lucid category. He has written a number of papers on his work in this area, covering topics from lucid dream phenomenology (1,2,3,4,5), to applications such as lucid dream healing (6,7) and mutual dreaming (8). He has a long-standing commitment to the disciplines of phenomenology and of general semantics, and has applied these to his work in many different areas.

REFERENCES

1. Kellogg III, E. W. (1985). The Substitution Phenomenon. Dream Network Bulletin, 4(5), 5-7
2. Kellogg III, E. W. (1986). A Lucid Dream Incubation Technique. Dream Network Bulletin, 5(4), 16
3. Kellogg III, E. W. (1989). "Mapping Territories: A Phenomenology of Lucid Dream Reality". The Lucidity Letter, 8(2), 81-97
4. Kellogg III, E. W. (1992). The Lucidity Continuum. Presented at the Eight Annual Conference of the Lucidity Association in Santa Cruz, June 28, 1992. Paper available from the author.
5. Kellogg III, E. W. (1997). A Mutual Lucid Dream Event. Dream Time, 14(2), 32-34
Paper available at ASD Website:
http://www.asdreams.org/telepathy/kellogg_1997_mutual_lucid_dream_event.htm
6. Kellogg III, E. W. (1989). "A Personal Experience in Lucid Dream Healing". The Lucidity Letter, 8(1), 6-7
7. "Lucid Dream Healing Experiences: Firsthand Reports" Kellogg III, E. W., oral paper presentation at the Association for the Study of Dreams conference in Santa Cruz in July, 1999.
Abstract available at ASD Website:
http://www.asdreams.org/documents/1999_kellogg_lucid-healing.htm
8. "A Lucid Mutual Dream Protocol", Kellogg III, E. W. (presenter), Linda Lane Magallon and Robert Waggoner. Presented at the Association for the Study of Dreams conference in Santa Cruz in July, 1999. Abstract available at ASD Website:
http://www.asdreams.org/documents/1999_kellogg_lmdp_protocol.htm

10. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP PROPOSAL (continued):

3. THE NATURE OF EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING DREAM WORKSHOPS

Dr. Kellogg has presented much of the material included in this workshop in a variety of different formats over the past fifteen years, ranging from one day intensive workshops, to two or three month lucid dream group programs (averaging around two per year). He has also served online as a host of different forums dealing with dreams and the paranormal on the Microsoft Network for over the two years, and presently hosts the ASD website's "Dreams and Paranormal Phenomena" section.

4. ORIENTATION, STYLE, OR NAME OF METHODS OR TECHNIQUES UTILIZED
Dr. Kellogg takes a phenomenological approach towards dreamwork, with a focus on in depth explorations of lucid and paranormal dreaming. During the course of his own research he has personally developed a number of unique models, techniques and methods that he will teach during this workshop, and has personally validated any techniques or methods originated by others by repeatedly applying them successfully first hand.

5. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE WORKSHOP:
(Note: See copies of the handouts for this workshop sent in as a separate attachment with this e-mail submission if you need more information.)

FIRST HOUR:
Brief introduction of workshop leader and participants, and sharing of dreaming backgrounds. Distribution Handout #1: Book and Resource List; discussion. Make up lucid dream task lists / Sharing / Critique / Going beyond Waking Physical Reality Limits - "The Matrix". Brief discussion of applications - Healing, Kellogg's LDHQ / information retrieval (Kellogg's Lucid Dream Information Technique, LDIT) / Adventure-vacation / VR therapy / Meditation-Spirituality / Individuation. Distribution of HANDOUT #2; Presentation of Lucid Dreaming Continuum model.

SECOND HOUR:
Distribution of HANDOUT #3, lucid dreaming incubation techniques. Exercise using LaBerge's MILD technique. Exercise using Tholey's critical reflection technique. Exploring hypnagogia, out-of-body experiences. DREAM JOURNALS / value of practice, Leonard's mastery model applied to lucid dreaming. Dream incubations for increased lucidity / Kellogg's Lucid Dreamer's Checklist. Q&A

ASD 2001 LUCIDITY CONTINUUM WORKSHOP HANDOUTS /KELLOGG

HANDOUT #1 LUCID DREAMING WORKSHOP ASD 2001
DREAMWORK RESOURCE LIST

*** A "Mega-Link" Resource: Dream and Sleep Related Website Links to almost everything available online:
http://www.asdreams.org/subidxedulinks.htm

Selected Dreaming Oriented Organizations and Businesses
Association for the Study of Dreams. The organization for the professional or dedicated dreamworker. They publish Dream Time, a newsletter for more informal articles, and Dreaming, their journal for more rigorous, formal papers. Each year the ASD holds a terrific Annual Conference. This years conference will take place July 10-15, 2001 in Santa Cruz, CA. Conference hotline (toll-free): 866/DREAM12. Deadline to submit a presentation proposal: Nov. 15, 2000. For membership information ($100/year regular, $65/year student or limited income) go to the website or write to: ASD, P.O. Box 1166, Orinda, CA 94563. 925/258-1822 or message/FAX: 925/258-1821. Email: asdreams@aol.com
Homepage Website Address:
http://www.asdreams.org/

The ASD Dreaming and Parnormal Phenomena Webpage:
http://www.asdreams.org/telepathy/

Dream Network Journal - published quarterly (formerly the Dream Network Bulletin), written for, and by, dreamers. Subscription information: One Year U.S. Regular $22 (Special One Year Introductory Subscription - $22; Special Holiday Gift Subscriptions - $18.00). For a free brochure containing Dream Resources and Information. Write 1337 Powerhouse Lane, Suite 22, Moab, Moab, UT 84532 or call 435-259-5936. or e-mail to DreamKey@lasal.net Satisfaction guaranteed.
Website Address:
http://dreamnetwork.net/

DreamFlights - a website maintained by the author of the book Mutual Dreaming, this club focuses on flying dreams and on group dreaming projects. CaseyFlyer@aol.com.
Website Address:
http://members.aol.com/caseyflyer/flying/dreams.html

Lucidity Association - used to publish the Lucidity Journal (formerly the Lucidity Letter) Devoted to experiential and scientific reports on lucid dreaming.
A limited number of articles posted on the Spirtwatch website.
WebSite Address:
http://www.sawka.com/spiritwatch/Index.htm#Lucidity_Letter

Lucidity Institute - publishes Nightlight quarterly, available with membership in Stephen La Berge's somewhat commercially oriented organization. Reports on lucid dreaming research with instructions on how to participate in their ongoing studies. Write to the Lucidity Institute, 2555 Park Blvd., #2, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Call (800) GO LUCID (465-8243) or e-mail sales@lucidity.com
Website Address:
http://www.lucidity.com/

Other Web Site Addresses of note:
Dream Tree News:
http://www.dreamtree.com

Electric Dreams:
http://www.dreamgate.com/electric-dreams
SlowWave (comic strips of dreams!) :
http://www.slowwave.com

Some Recommended Books and Articles

Beginning Level:
Conscious Dreaming: A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life by Robert Moss, Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. A useful textbook and guide for the prospective lucid dreamer. The author takes a somewhat shamanistic approach to the subject.

Dreams : Your Magic Mirror by Elsie Sechrist, Dell Books, 1968. Although this book seems a bit dated in some respects, it still comprises one of the best, and most practical introductions to dreamwork and dream interpretation published to date.

Living Your Dreams by Gayle Delaney, Ph.D., Harper and Row, 1981. An introduction to dreamwork, critically acclaimed by those in the field, and pioneering new techniques in dream interpretation and group dreamwork methodologies.

The Sleep Thieves: An Eye-Opening Exploration into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep by Stanley Coren, Simon & Schuster, 1996. A lively, fascinating account of sleep, and of the effects of sleep deprivation. Contains essential background information for anyone who wants to work with dreams. If you need coffee to wake up in the morning, read this book!

Your Child's Dreams: Understand Your Child Better through the World of Dreams, by Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., Ballantine Books, 1984. An extremely well-documented and useful book on children's dreams and how to work with them. Great for adults too!

Intermediate Level:
Create Your Own Dreams: A Seth Workbook by Nancy Ashley, Prentice Hall Press, 1990. A very useful book for expanding the way you look at dreams: includes 97 exercises.

Enigma: Psychology, the Paranormal and Self-Transformation by James J. Donahoe, Ph.D., Bench Press, 1979. The author relates experiences of mutual dreams, ecstatic states, OBEs, and other phenomena recounted by himself and others. Lively and interesting but out of print and hard to find.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold, Ballantine Books, 1990. A useful and interesting book similar to the original Lucid Dreaming.

The Lucid Dreamer by Malcolm Godwin, Labyrinth Publishing, Simon & Schuster, 1994. A lush, profusely illustrated account, with many beautiful and evocative illustrations. A bit idiosyncratic, and naively authoritative in that the author often presents his opinions as statements of fact.

Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Being Awake & Aware in Your Dreams by Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D., Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1985. An influential and very useful book on lucid dreams by one of the researchers who first made the term "lucid dreaming" scientifically respectable.

Mutual Dreaming: When Two or More People Share the Same Dream by Linda Lane Magallon, Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1997. A thorough look at the phenomenon of mutual dreaming, where two or more people experience similar dreams, written and researched by a dreamer who has herself participated in, and organized, a number of shared dreaming projects.

The Sun and the Shadow: My Experiments with Lucid Dreaming by Kenneth Kelzer, Ph.D., A.R.E. Press, 1987. Details the authors experiences in using lucid dreaming as a pathway to spiritual illumination.

Advanced Level and Special Interest:
"A Mutual Lucid Dream Event", by E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D., in Dream Time, 14(2), 32-34, 1997. Details a very evidential mutual dream event, in which the both dreamers had achieved lucidity. The two people involved had not seen each other for over 2 years. Includes a theoretical analysis of the phenomenological characteristics of such dreams, and of the formidable psychological and social barriers that make evidential mutual dreams so rare. Also available at:
http://www.asdreams.org/telepathy/kellogg_1997_mutual_lucid_dream_event.htm

Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain: Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming, edited by Jayne Gackenbach and Stephen LaBerge, Plenum Press, !988. A bit on the academic side, but contains many valuable papers on a broad range of topics, including clinical applications. Highly recommended.

Dreams and How to Guide Them by Harvey de Saint-Denys, Duckworth, 1982. A classic study of what we today call lucid dreams - the author published this book in 1867. A detailed account of the authors dream experiences, and the methods he used in controlling them. A fascinating and still unsurpassed personal account of the phenomena of ordinary and lucid dreaming.

Dream Telepathy by Montague Ullman M.D., Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., and Alan Vaughn, Penguin Books, 1973. A report on the Maimonides Medical Center Dream Laboratories study on telepathy and ESP in dreams.

Dream Yoga and the Practice of the Natural Light, by Namkhai Norbu, edited and introduced by Mark Dahlby, Snow Lion Publications, 1998. Introduces the Tibetan Path of Dream Yoga iusing a more up to date, and somewhat westernized approach that makes this path more accessible for modern day lucid dream practitioners.

The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited and introduced by Michael Katz, Snow Lion Publications, 1992. More on the Tibetan Path of Dream Yoga, as well as the advanced practice of Sleep Yoga, hitherto one of the most secret of Tibetan practices. Lucid and practical, with detailed and clear instructions of this practice. A 'how to' book.

Hypnagogia: The Unique State of Consciousness Between Wakefulness and Sleep, by Andreas Mavromatis, Routledge, 1987, 1991 (paperback). The most comprehensive and detailed account available on this very interesting subject. About 360 pages, well written, great illustrations, 700+ references.

Journeys Out of the Body by Robert A. Monroe, Anchor Press, 1971, 1977. A fascinating narrative which describes the authors out-of-the-body (physical) experiences, a state similar to, but distinct from, the lucid dream state as usually defined.

"Mapping Territories: A Phenomenology of Lucid Dream Reality", by E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D., in the Lucidity Letter 8 #2, pp. 81 97, 1989. Discusses the phenomenological method as applied to lucid dreams, with the bulk of the paper discussing the authors observations of lucid dream phenomena. Includes observations on the substitution phenomenon, lucid dream healing, incubation techniques, magic, and alterations in time consciousness as experienced from within the lucid dream state itself.

Our Dreaming Mind by Robert Van de Castle, Ballantine Books, 1994. An encyclopedec vision of dreaming in many of its aspects, by an individual singularly qualified by both experience and training. Highly recommended.

Pathway to Ecstasy: The Way of the Dream Mandala by Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., Prentiss Hall Press, 1979/1989. A fascinating and very personal account of the authors experiences with lucid dreaming, altered states of consciousness, and body energies. The 1989 edition has a new and quite valuable introduction including a great deal of useful material on dreamwork.

The Dreaming Brain by J. Allan Hobson, M.D., Basic Books, Inc., 1988. A fairly comprehensive report on historical and currently accepted scientific findings as to the neurophysiological and psychological correlates of sleep and dreaming.

Through the Curtain by Viola Petitt Neal, Ph.D., and Shafica Karagulla, M.D. DeVorss and Company, 1983. The amazing account of an extraordinarily proficient lucid dreamer, who could not only could recall her experiences in extraordinary detail, but who could also dictate events out loud (to a tape recorder or monitor) while sleeping. She attended many "night classes" on different subjects in her dreams. This book consists in large part of a recounting of what she learned.

"The Lucidity Continuum", by E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D., presented at the Lucidity Association meeting in Santa Cruz, June, 1992. Copies available from author. A detailed and fairly comprehensive phenomenological description of the varieties of lucidity encountered during waking or sleeping. These maps may prove extremely helpful to both the beginning and advanced lucid dreamer who wishes to move towards enhanced lucidity.

The Magus of Strovolos by Kyriakos Markides, Arkana Books, 1985. An authentic and fascinating account of the world of an accomplished spiritual healer, who does a great deal of work in the "psychonoetic body", in lucid dreams or OBEs.

Your Nostradamus Factor:Accessing Your Innate Ability to See into the Future, by Ingo Swann, Simon and Schuster, 1993. A highly acclaimed book dealing with precognitive abilities as an innate, but usually suppressed function of our everyday consciousness. At the very least, reading this book may inspire precognitive dreams.