Journey Into the Unseen Mind (podcast)
Lincoln Stoller2023-09-05T16:45:51-07:00Lucidity is the illusion of self-consciousness, the illusion of self-awareness.
Lucidity is the illusion of self-consciousness, the illusion of self-awareness.
While we cannot reduce dreams to symbols, we can reduce them to threads whose “meaning” lies in the patterns they weave.
I can teach you how to wake up. It’s the way to fulfillment, but the path won’t be clear. Therapeutic dreaming is a process of waking up.
It may be correct to say that the first and last step in becoming a master craftsman of the mind is recognizing the fluid nature of reality. It is both a prerequisite for playing a constructive role in developing your identity, and it is a powerful tool for reshaping your dreams.
Dreams are a way of thinking different from that of our conscious mind but not formless or lacking in goal. We can navigate closer to the well-spring of our thoughts.
Dreams are your peek into the solar system of your personality. They are a dynamic astrology in which you can play a role. This is the goal of dreamwork.
Half of understanding your dreams rests on how well you know yourself, the other half on what you hide.
"Living systems, like us, engage our environment. We interact, express, modulate, and are modulated by our environment... We are not just 'subject to' or 'creatively imagining'; we do both. Their combination is how we control our world..."
"Reality consists of our assumptions about things we have not experienced. We fill in the blanks by social contract, seeing the same things in a world of which we're mostly unaware..."