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Welcome to the DreamShop!

Featured here are books, movies, and more on dreams and lucid dreaming, entheogens, consciousness, and exploring what it means to be alive.

Many of these books and movies are discussed here on Dreaming Life - if so, you’ll find a link to the relevant blog posts in the items description.

Enjoy! -Ben

	Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming By Stephen LaBerge One of the best books ever on lucid dreaming and a great starting place for anyone interested in lucid dreaming, whether beginner or advanced. Related Posts: The Most Fantastic Lucid Dream of My Life Stephen Laberge quote on Dreaming and Perception
	Advanced Lucid Dreaming How To Induce High Level Lucid Dreams & Out of Body Experiences By Thomas Yuschak With a subtitle like “How to Induce High Level Lucid Dreams & Out of Body Experiences,” you know this is going to be a damn interesting book on lucid dreaming supplements. The author, Thomas Yuschak, is the founder of AdvancedLD, a company dedicated to supplementation research. I would love to sit down and interview this guy. Related Posts: Category: Lucid Dreaming Aids
	The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep By Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche A brilliant book on lucid dreaming from a Buddhist perspective. One of my all-time favorites! Highly recommended.
	The Art of Dreaming By Carlos Castaneda A cult classic book by Carlos Castaneda, recouting his adventures with shaman teacher Don Jaun Matus.
	DMT: The Spirit Molecule A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences By Dr. Rick Strassman A brilliant book on DMT, a chemical inside your head right now, and its link to spirituality, mystical experiences, dreams, alien abductions, and psychedelic journeys. Based on his groundbreaking research injecting DMT into research subjects, this book is a brilliant exploration of our relationship to DMT. Another one of my all-time favorite books! Highly recommended. Related Posts: The Biological Basis of Mystisicm? A Review of DMT: The Spirit Molecule
	The Holographic Universe By Michael Talbot A great introduction to the theory in quantum physics that reality is essentially a hologram. The author then uses this angle to speculate on various “unscientific” phenomenon and experiences, such as extra sensory powers, near death experiences, out of body experiences, and more. Related Posts: The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot: a Book Review
	The Self Aware Universe How Consciousness Creates the Material World By Amit Goswami If you’ve seen What the Bleep, you’ve seen Gotswami talking - he was the old Indian physicist featured in the film. This book goes into his ideas in length about consciousness being the primary substance in the universe, out of which everything comes from, NOT the other way around. A fascinating piece!
	Breaking Open The Head A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism By Daniel Pinchbeck Breaking Open The Head was one of the best books I read in 2007. Pinchbeck’s writing guides you through his wildly fantastic psychedelic experiences. Some of the best “drug writing” I’ve ever read. Highly recommended.
	2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl By Daniel Pinchbeck A seriously strange yet intriguing book by Pinchbeck, covering all sorts of ground from crop circles to Burning Man, nonmonogamy to shamanic excursions into the jungle. Somewhat scattered but mostly a highly entertaining read, this book ultimately leads up to a strange conclusion that the author himself is actually the return of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec God, whose return coincides with the dramatic shift in consciousness due on December 21, 2012.
	The Dreaming Universe A Mind-Expanding Journey Into the Realm Where Psyche and Physics Meet by Fred Alan Wolf I’ve read many books by Fred Alan Wolf but the Dreaming Universe is my favorite. A broad look at dreams and their relationship to well - everything? A fascinating journey into the imaginal realm & the place “where psyche and physics meet.” Highly recommended. Related Posts: Exploring The Dreaming Universe with Fred Alan Wolf
	The Eagle’s Quest A Physicist Finds the Scientific Truth at the Heart of the Shamanic World By Fred Alan Wolf A highly personal book by Fred Alan Wolf on his journeys into the shamanic world. Here he meets shamans and takes ayahuasca in the jungle, all the while trying to map out a theory that explains the power of the shaman from Wolfs scientific perspective as a professionally trained quantum physicist.
	Taking the Quantum Leap By Fred Alan Wolf A ground-breaking book on the bold ideas and philosophical implications of quantum physics.
	Parallel Universes By Fred Alan Wolf Is our universe just one of an infinite amount of parallel universes that exist out there? A really strange book by Fred Alan Wolf on one of the most intersting theories of quantum physics: parallel universes.
	Inner Paths to Outer Space Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technologies By Rick Strassman A new book by Rick Strassman, author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, investigating “.. experiences of other realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings.” Coming in at nearly 400 pages, this book promises to be a mindblower. Highly recommended.
	A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Invisible Landscape The Topography of the Psychedelic Experience by Dan Carpenter A detailed look at the authors experiences with mega-high doses of pure DXM, and the resulting journeys he has into other worlds. A highly personal work by someone sincerely searching for something out there. Related Posts: Part I: A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Invisible Landscape Part II: A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Invisible Landscape Part III: A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Invisible Landscape
	Imagining the Tenth Dimension A New Way of Thinking About Time and Space By Rob Bryanton This book quickly became somewhat of a cult classic on the internet, thanks to a most excellent video explaining the strange concepts present in a 10 dimensional universe. Not a scientific book but rather, an exercise in thinking about what’s possible. Related Posts: Interview with Rob Bryanton
	Waking Life DVD An animated film on lucid dreaming. Very philosophical and provocative. Classic. Related Posts: Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	Paprika DVD Using spectacular animation, Paprika tells the story of a device that allows one to watch and even enter anothers dreams. But what would happen if this device got in the wrong hands? Brilliant animation with some very eerie, dream sequences. Related Posts: Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	What The Bleep DVD set Various points of view tying together philosophy, quantum physics, science, and spirituality and the Law of Attraction, told in between a fictional story of the same subject. The 3-set DVD contains ALL the interviews with everyone in this film in their entirety - which is in my opinion, more interesting to watch than the movie. Especially interesting was the interview with Fred Alan Wolf. You also get to see an interview with both JZ Knight and then JZ-Knight-as-Ramtha, where she/he acts really strange and talks in a funny voice. A frustrating interview to watch! Related Posts: Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming Ramtha and JZ Knight: What the Bleep is That All About?
	Spirit Space: A Journey Into Your Consciousness DVD An 81 minute DVD journey, feature Fred Alan Wolf (amongst others), into consciousness & spirituality.
	Open Your Eyes DVD This is the original version that Vanilla Sky was based on - a great film, in Spanish, on lucid dreaming. I’m inclined to say it’s actually better than the much more widely known American version, Vanilla Sky. Related Posts: Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	Vanilla Sky DVD The most popular film ever made on lucid dreaming. If you’ve never seen this, what are you waiting for? Related Posts: Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	Mulholland Drive DVD Writer and director David Lynch is a master at stitching together brilliant movies like Mulholland Drive, Where everything feels like a dream, nothing makes sense, and yet you can’t stop watching because it’s so breathtakingly beautiful and captivating. Highly recommended. Related Posts: Dreams, Film, and David Lynch Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	Altered States DVD A wild movie on a scientist running experiments on himself in a sensory deprivation tank, with and without the aid of psychedelics, and the resulting experiences he has. Loosely based on the works of scientific John Lilly. Reportedly the actors in this film took ketamine to prepare themselves for the role. Related Posts: What Happens When You Combine Mindblowing Psychedelics with a Sensory Deprivation Tank? Top 8 Movies on Dreams and Lucid Dreaming
	Calaea Zacatechichi from I Am Shaman Calea Zacatechichi (Dream Herb/Leaf of God) is a plant used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to obtain divinatory messages through dreaming. Traditionally the plant was drank as a tea while a cigarette was smoked before bed, bringing relaxation and fluidity to mind and body, ushering in an easy and deep sleep during which the dreamer will find the gates to the dreamscape gently opened. Click to purchase: 10x Calea Zacatechichi Dry Extract 20x Calea Zacatechichi Resin 10:1 Capsules - Calea Zacatechichi Crushed Leaf - Calea Zacatechichi
	Dreamers Blend Tea/Smoke from I Am Shaman This dreamers blend contains organic Calea Zacatechichi (used by Mazatec shamans to induce vivid dreams), a rare African Dream Herb, Blue Vervain (used by Pawnee Indians), as well as Wild Lettuce (well-known dreaming aid). California Poppy is added to aid in ensuring restful sleep Click to Purchase: Dreamers Blend Tea
	Salvia Divinorum from Bouncing Bear Botanicals Salvia Divinorum is an extremely fast acting herb which can induce lucid dream-like experiences. Many people report out of body experiences working with Salvia, too! If you’re going to try Salvia, please research it thoroughly and use it respecfully and responsibly. Click to Purchase: Salvia Divinorum