Questions

Hello, Sergey! 18-Feb-2001 19:47 Sergey wrote:

File_02: Dream Map

1. Non-doing of dreams (justification of the map in terms of Castaneda's concepts). Please explain.

2. Dreams as "Perception Bubbles" (analysis of a specific Dreaming – yours could work too). I don't quite understand why they are specifically bubbles.

3. Orientation of individual dreams on the map (how to create a map from a hundred disparate dreams). As I understand it, this is a matter of time. Question: if there are records of old dreams (say, 10 years old), can they be used?

4. Reverse of the dreamed space (reversal of N-S and W-E coordinates by 180 degrees). I don't understand the purpose of this. In one place you wrote that it's a mirror image. But what you describe is simply turning the map upside down. What's the point of that? What difference does it make whether you look at the map normally or upside down? If the map were mirrored, then north and south would remain in place, while west and east would swap. But what would that mean? That the sun in the dreamed world moves from west to east. Please explain.

5. Merging of "Perception Bubbles" and the strange non-linearity of dreamed space (if we compare anyone's dream map with their everyday life map, we find interesting oddities – the absence of some familiar places and the presence of completely unknown spaces). One or two specific examples would be good. Although, in principle, it's easy to imagine. You know, I'll tell you even more: not only in the dreamed world, but even in our world, there are countless transitions to other worlds/places. What I know are any doors (of wardrobes, nightstands, rooms) and paintings. Less often, any place in our space. Once, some entity fled from me into the fourth dimension right through what was there. I was astonished: I literally saw the fourth dimension with my own eyes! :) Regarding the "holes" or "rifts" that the Dream Hackers described, unfortunately, I know nothing. But I think they are probably places where one can transition to another world in a physical body.

File_03: Hacking the Dreaming Program

1. Common elements of all dream maps (the theme of archetypes, but in their new quality, as certain personifications of the human band of consciousness). Please elaborate on this in detail. It would even be good to dedicate a separate, long letter to this topic.

2. Comparison of the dream map with Don Juan's description of the Tonal (remember, the island of the Tonal that needs to be ordered?) This can be explained briefly. The principle of ordering itself.

3. The concept of ordering the Tonal – compiling a complete dream map.

4. Description of transportation lines and their clear analogy with the movements of the Assemblage Point. Please elaborate. Sometimes I dreamed I was traveling somewhere, most often by train or commuter rail. However, the entire dream would occur within that train/commuter rail – meaning I never arrived anywhere. No, sometimes I did arrive, but there was nothing special there. The Assemblage Point, in my opinion, can be shifted in a dream just like that. (If only I knew how! :)

5. The effect of artificial space (do you remember, I described to you the process of suddenly recalling all past dreams?) What is this artificial space? Is it when individual fragments connect into one? Meaning, is what results "artificial space"?

6. What should a dreamer do in a Lucid Dream? (Your suggestions, besides flying through walls, gazing at hands, and terrorizing dream images). This! This is very important! Because I experienced exactly what you talked about: I got tired of flying, walking through walls, etc., and I didn't know what to do. Once, I traveled inside a water faucet. Amusing, but only once – wet, rust, and dirt. :))) I eventually emerged somewhere unfamiliar. Well, in short, that's not quite "it." :) I have two desires regarding Dreaming. First, to learn how to enter our physical world, to be able to travel in a dream body through the real world. You say you've traveled a lot, but I've traveled very little, and I'd like to see other countries, meet other people not just through correspondence. Second, to enter worlds of light. Where there is joy, freedom, wonderful well-being, enchanting views, and most importantly, beings with perfect consciousness. To communicate with them. :)

The essence is simple – 4 types, and that's it. Lucid Dreams are not dreams. The first two types are very useful... but at stages 07-09.doc. What is this 07-09.doc? And HOW does one transition from "delusional loops" into a Lucid Dream? (Honestly, I barely remember 2 types of dreams – 100% babble). Regarding the fact that not all dreams, but only suitable ones, are used for mapping – this is a very valuable remark that clarifies a lot.