This book is truly remarkable and highly beneficial for anyone who has an interest in the fascinating field of the dreaming sciences.

It presents a plethora of great concepts that are not only intellectually stimulating but also practical to put into practice.

For instance, the concept of 'dreaming attention' is explored in depth, offering valuable insights into how we can better focus and be more aware during our dreams.

Moreover, the different types of communication that can be found within the dreamscape are also discussed, adding another layer of complexity and intrigue to the study of dreams.

Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply someone who is curious about the mysteries of the subconscious mind, this book is sure to provide you with a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.

It is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their understanding of the dreaming sciences and explore the limitless possibilities that lie within our dreams.

Very groovy stuff indeed! This phrase immediately brings to mind a sense of coolness and excitement. It's like a blast from the past, evoking memories of the swinging sixties and the funky fashion and music of that era. Groovy can describe anything that is trendy, stylish, or just plain fun. It could be a new piece of clothing, a catchy song, or a unique piece of art. When something is very groovy, it really stands out and catches your attention. It makes you want to dance, smile, and embrace the moment. Whether you're a fan of retro culture or just appreciate things that are a little bit different, very groovy stuff is sure to put a spring in your step and a smile on your face.

As a strong lucid dreamer, I could connect a lot in this edition.

Lucid dreaming is an extraordinary experience that allows one to be aware that they are dreaming while still in the dream state. For me, it has opened up a world of possibilities and connections.

In this edition, I found myself able to relate to many of the concepts and ideas presented. The discussions on the nature of consciousness and the power of the mind in the dream realm really resonated with me.

It was fascinating to learn about how others have explored and utilized their lucid dreams for various purposes, such as personal growth, problem-solving, and creative inspiration.

As I delved deeper into the articles and stories, I couldn't help but draw parallels to my own experiences. I remembered the times when I had lucid dreams and was able to manipulate the dream environment, interact with dream characters, and even explore different dimensions.

This edition has not only deepened my understanding of lucid dreaming but has also inspired me to continue exploring this amazing phenomenon. I look forward to seeing what new connections and insights I will discover in future editions.

The book leads the reader to interesting territories, attracting and repelling at the same time. It is an interesting account of experiences with opening successive doors of dreams. Subtly, it encourages one's own searches, and yet it annoys because the author so easily leaves some of the questions asked of Don Juan unanswered. However, perhaps it is precisely this that provokes experimentation

Not as good as the first time I read it 45 years ago.

However, it still managed to bring back those vivid and psychedelic memories.

The words on the page seemed to transport me back to a different era, a time filled with excitement and wonder.

Although the story may not have had the same impact as it did all those years ago, it was still a pleasant reminder of a bygone time.

The characters and their adventures came alive in my mind, and I found myself lost in the pages once again.

Even though it wasn't a perfect read, it had a certain charm that made it worthwhile.

Overall, it was a trip down memory lane that I was glad to take.

I decided to give lucid dreaming a try while reading this article.

I thought it might be a fascinating experience to be aware and in control of my dreams.

However, it seems that I'm not very proficient at this yet.

Despite not achieving lucid dreaming, the article itself was an interesting read that had a calming effect on my mind.

It presented some unique ideas and concepts that made me think and reflect.

Maybe with more practice and dedication, I'll be able to master the art of lucid dreaming.

For now, I'll continue to explore different techniques and hope to have a successful lucid dream in the future.

Until then, I'll enjoy the process of learning and growing.

I have read that The Art of Dreaming, along with the rest of the books in the don Juan series, was initially regarded as a work of anthropology. It was seen as a kind of spiritual-scientific non-fiction that delved into Castañeda's experiences with a sorcerer in Mexico. However, as the decades have passed, the series has come to be seen as a creative exercise in fiction, albeit not a very good one.

Castañeda, the fictional protagonist, is a highly unlikable character. He doesn't seem to derive any enjoyment from his dream tutelage and yet persists for reasons that are confounding. The dreams described in the text do possess a certain degree of originality. However, they amount to little more than a disjointed collection of settings with a perplexing plotline. The few other characters end up being, at best, stock characters like the spiritual guru don Juan, or, at worst, cardboard cutout eye-candy like Carol Tiggs.

The book also has a significant jargon problem. There is constant meandering about energy bodies, inorganic beings, assemblage points, and ancient sorcerers. I have read epic fantasy novels that would have had a shorter glossary than this book if it had bothered to include one. Entire pages and chapters pass by with nothing but Castañeda receiving explanations about dreams from don Juan, all cloaked in the opaque terminology of Castañeda's creation. I read all 260 pages, and yet I still struggle to describe the plot, central conflict, or character arcs in this book.

If you are seeking a book to assist you in dreaming, then The Art of Dreaming earns my recommendation. This is because it managed to put me to sleep on more than one occasion.

A book that reached me at the right moment, just like each one that I have had the opportunity to read by Carlos Castaneda. It was truly captivating, even with a touch of suspense and adventure.

It was a reading that accompanied me before going to sleep, which was wonderful because on more than one occasion I found myself dreaming and processing the information in the dream world. It is an essential work of Castaneda.

The words in the book seemed to come alive, pulling me into a different realm. The descriptions were so vivid that I could almost picture every scene in my mind. The story had a certain allure that kept me turning the pages, eager to discover what would happen next.

Castaneda's writing style is unique, and this book is no exception. It makes you think and question the nature of reality and our perception of it. It is not just a simple story but a profound exploration of the human psyche and the mysteries of the universe.

Overall, this book has had a significant impact on me, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in exploring the deeper aspects of life and consciousness.

This book is truly nuts...

Anybody who has had proficient experience in lucid dreaming will resonate with the events in this story.

I initially picked up the book assuming it was a work of fiction.

However, after reading the author's note, I got the gist that it was an academic relation of an anthropologist.

As I continued reading, it seemed a bit romanticized. The dramatic events and climax made it seem like fiction once again.

Then, I did some wiki research on the author and the characters in the book. To my surprise, they are all actual people. They have written their own books and have their own sides or stories, which involve mysterious deaths and disappearances.

This left me with the impression that what I was reading was a sort of cult leader's saga.

Whatever the case may be, if you are looking for a mind-trip, this book is amazing on so many levels. The description of the worlds and exercises induces inklings in the reader to have similar experiences as described. But be careful!

At times, it left me feeling persuaded of the author's description of reality as a surreality. It has a cultish quality in the sense that the strangeness seeps into your everyday thinking and may consume you into its world.

It definitely left me feeling curious about the rest of the books in the series.

Finishing a Castañeda’s book always leaves me with an insatiable thirst for more.

He reveals to me the vast expanse of the universe of knowledge, making me acutely aware of how much there is still for me to uncover.

"The art of dreaming" is a book that I will surely re-read, as I wish to explore more deeply the concepts he presents to us.

The perception of reality and our consciousness know no bounds. Learning this from his magical perspective is truly a great gift for the mind.

It allows us to break free from the limitations of our ordinary understanding and open ourselves up to new possibilities.

Castañeda's work challenges us to think differently and expand our horizons, and for that, I am truly grateful.

Each time I read his books, I am inspired to continue my own journey of discovery and growth.

I look forward to delving deeper into his ideas and seeing where they will lead me.

I initially read this book with the perception that it was a work of non-fiction.

However, as I delved deeper into its pages, it began to seem increasingly far-fetched.

Theoretically, it could be true, but I have no means of knowing for sure. In fact, it appeared to be more of a novel than anything else.

If it is indeed a true account, it is highly unusual. The story commences with two individuals engaged in a conversation about energies and other worlds while consuming unknown amounts of hallucinogenics, which seems like an odd starting point for uncovering the secrets related to dreaming.

Subsequently, it proceeds to describe a wide variety of different things, some of which are of variable interest.

In the end, I was left wondering what on earth I was doing reading this book and why I had chosen to pick it up in the first place. What is the purpose of this book? Is it intended to teach? If so, it does a rather poor job. Is it meant to deceive? Conceivably, it could be deceptive. Or perhaps it is simply an attempt to detail some event that nobody understands without making an effort to explain it. That would be okay, I suppose.

Overall, this book leaves the reader on the verge between fiction and non-fiction, and at the moment, I find this a little frustrating.

As part of my continuous pursuit to become more proficient in lucid dreaming, I made the decision to explore a bit into the occult. I aimed to be open-minded and discover if there truly was something of worth to be unearthed there, considering that many mystical traditions place a high value on the practice of conscious dreaming. Regrettably, my luck thus far has been rather poor.

First, I was let down by Sylvan Muldoon's Projection of the Astral Body, and now Castaneda's The Art of Dreaming has equally failed to leave a positive impression on me.

Aside from a couple of useful mnemonic techniques that might potentially be beneficial for triggering the consideration of whether one is dreaming during a dream, this book is largely filled with drivel. It is replete with dialog and narration that seemingly convey something and lead somewhere, yet in reality, they say nothing and lead nowhere. A significant portion of it makes no sense at all. The dialog between the narrator and don Juan is often so disjointed that I suspect Castaneda must have been in an altered state for most of the time he was writing this. There are merely a couple of sketchy, inconsistently handled ideas that form the basis of any sort of plot or message in this book.

Approximately a third of the way through, I began to find myself irritated by its repetitiveness. The narrator is constantly objecting with fear or incomprehension to don Juan's statements, often without providing any context for the reader to understand why he is having such a reaction. Then he either demands an explanation from don Juan, who frequently brushes aside this request by suddenly trivializing his concerns in ways that would be contradictory to his earlier statements if one could actually identify anything concrete in them, or he silently voices some childish misgivings that also make little sense in the context.

Sometimes these passages are astonishingly nonsensical. For instance, in Chapter 9, after some exposition by don Juan, the narrator states, \\"I could easily have argued that I did not know what he was talking about; but I knew.\\" What? A statement like this might make sense if someone were accusing you of a misdeed, but the context was don Juan trying to warn him about something. Or take this example from the last chapter: \\"She had defined for me something I considered undefinable, although I did not know what it was that she had defined.\\" I suppose to some people this might sound profound, but it's just, as I've said, drivel. It's about writing words that don't have any real meaning while attempting to make them seem as if they signify something profound.

The entire concept of assemblage points and their shifting, as well as inorganic beings and the dimensions they inhabit, all sounds vaguely interesting at first glance. However, it is only developed in a very sketchy manner in these annoyingly repetitive conversations about them that just go on and on. And in the context of supposedly \\"perilous\\" adventures that are ridiculously banal, like the \\"inorganic beings\\" kidnapping the narrator and Carol Tiggs and placing them in a dream-hotel, from which they can only escape by not putting on the dream-clothes they find in the room and not going in the dream-bed or looking out the dream-windows, so that they wouldn't forget about the real world.

Many of the assertions made about the nature and sources of energy, assemblage points, the different worlds inhabited by organic and inorganic beings, etc., often seemed contradictory. But as I mentioned earlier, usually the statements are just short of being concrete enough to actually identify any contradictions. I guess some might say something about how our familiar logic doesn't apply in such realms, blah, blah, blah, you have to experience it to understand, blah, blah, blah. But I think in the end, the problem here is that we have a poorly written story by a charlatan who wasn't clever enough to give a convincing, internally consistent form to his hokum and instead dressed it up in shoddy ambiguities.

After reading this, I truly can't fathom why anyone would take Castaneda seriously, let alone enjoy this book enough that it has a 4.1 star average on Goodreads. It's truly bizarre.