Advanced Lucid Dreaming - The Power of Supplements: The Power of Supplements

Yuschak begins the book by describing dream cycles, theories, and the role of neurotransmitters. The man is a scientist, he is clear, concise, and thorough. The main supplement is galantamine with choline, which is not taken every night, but every other (or more), to avoid becoming immune. Alcohol and cannabis suppress REM sleep and dreams, so avoid when attempting lucid dreaming. And don't take it right before going to bed, but about 4 or 5 hours later, after the deep sleep cycle, or around 4 am. Three friends and myself bought the supplements from Amazon and Dreamamins, and all of them worked. Those of us who rarely remember our dreams remembered them the first night, taking one capsule of 4 mg, which the author says is a good place to begin. Three of us have remembered becoming awake in a dream, even if only for a short period of time. The most adventurous of us took 2 capsules/8 mg, which is Yuschak's usual dose, and had 3 extremely vivid adventures, though not lucid. He became lucid after another, more mundane dream where an anomaly stood out strong enough to make him realize he was awake in his dream. The trippy goal is to move from being awake in the physical, to being awake in your dream body with no loss of consciousness in between, which is also the goal of Tibetan dream yoga. Once "out," he suggests looking at objects very closely or jumping up and down to enhance your vision. All in all, this is a great reference book on the supplements and how they work. Once you "break free," there are many other books, like LaBerge's "Lucid Dreaming" or Mindell's "Dreaming while Awake" that will broaden the map of Dreamland considerably. Happy traveling!

As someone who has experienced Lucid Dreams since early childhood, the act of waking myself up from a dream was the initial catalyst which later rekindled my interests into the subject. The majority of my LD were Dream Induced however this text provides a thoughtful safe approach with respect to what I will call "Brain Hacking" to put it mild. There is information contained here that is missing from other texts on the subject & is invaluable to the exploration of our consciousness.

This book has been a true blessing for my lucid dreams. I went from having very sporadic lucid dreams that lasted only a few minutes to having intense and highly vivid lucid dreams. The best thing is that with these supplements and the authors approach you can actually experience Wake Induced Lucid Dreams on a regular basis. If read forums online or YouTube videos about lucid dreaming many people will attest that Wake Induced Lucid Dreams (WILD's) are very hard to achieve. Usually people have 90% Dream Induced Lucid Dreams and only 10% or less WILD's. With these supplements I was able to experience 5 WILD's in my first two months, by only trying to lucid dream with supplements once a week. The last lucid dream I had with these supplements lasted for about an hour. I did lose consciousness a few times within the dream but I regained lucidity short after. I even remain lucid when the dream collapsed, I remained conscious in the "void" until another dream scene appeared. I have even had a couple of Out of Body Experiences before entering lucid dreams with this approach. The best thing about WILD's is that you never lose consciousness, so you are lucid right from the beginning of the dream. This allows you to have longer lucid dreams. With DILD's you have to rely on a dreamsign or doing reality checks to gain lucidity, but sometimes you become lucid right in the middle or near the end of the dream or your REM cycle. It does require consistent practice, following the instructions to the T and having prior knowledge and experience with lucid dreaming. Like others have said before there is no magic pill that will induce lucid dreams by itself. You have to do your work and it might take you a couple of attempts. If you persist your chances of having the best lucid dreams are very high and close. P.S.: the transitions that you experience from waking state to the dream are AMAZING!

very informative book and help to invent own stack too.

I've only read about five books on Lucid Dreaming and I have to say this is by far the most interesting. The cover mentions "out of body experiences" but I find the author himself says he believes these are just another kind of dream. The book takes a scientific approach to the chemical activity going on in your brain during sleep and I gotta say, "It was fascinating". I tried his Galatamine formula the other night and it was a roller coaster thrill ride of a lucid dream. Thanks Thomas Yuschak! Edit 09-23-2011 Someone else posted that after taking the pills mentioned in this book that he was unable to have a lucid dream for an entire year. I have not taken any of the pills for the last three weeks, nor have I put any intention into having a lucid dream, due to my erratic sleep schedule. Last night I had a lucid dream that lasted at least 30 mins. Again, I didn't take any of the pills, and I didn't even try to become conscious, I just did. The supplements mentioned in the book will only become a crutch if you use them as such. If you use them as advised, they will increase the duration and vividness of your dreams and help trigger lucidity on occasion.

As a neuroscience PhD student who is interested in Lucid Dreaming it is natural to be interested whether there is a pharmacological way of inducing LDs. I acknowledge this book for its reasonable suggestions for particular supplements and pharmaceutical agents from both pharmacodynamic (i.e. manipulation of specifically targeted neurotransmitter systems)and pharmacokinetic (i.e. time course of the body's response) perspectives. All the reasoning is in tune with the current state of neurobiology research regarding the activity of neurotransmitter systems in sleep physiology. Still, it is important to point out to readers that everything in this text is purely speculative and theoretical. There are no peer reviewed studies that have experimentally validated any of the claims set forth, but the author does make an effort of conveying this. Yet, it seems that many readers take all this information too lightheartedly out of desperation to experience more lucid dreams. Many of the "supplements" here are pharmaceutical agents or precursors that target major neurotransmitter systems whose long term side effects in recreational users are yet mostly unknown. Thus, you have to be aware that by ingesting the pharmacological agents, you are treating yourself as a guinea pig much similar as to taking unstudied recreational designer drugs. (Not that this is inherently "bad", but just so that you are aware of the wild uncharted territory of oneirology you will be embarking on.) I definitely think that people who are not studying neuroscience don't realize how little we yet know about the physiology of sleep, in particular. From an anecdotal perspective, I have become proficient at lucid dreaming myself years before I came across the pharmacologically supplemented methods. Acknowledging the risks, I tried supplementing with galantamine (acetylcholinesterase inhibitor) + choline (acetylcholine "precursor") on several occasions, following 4-5 hours of sleep. Although, my ability to return back to sleep always appeared decreased (i.e. increased sleep latency), I did have some very lengthy and "high level" lucid dreams. Still, qualitatively they did not appear as authentic as many of my non-supplemented dreams of my past. Please remember that this is my personal anecdote. Also, after about five successively successful attempts using galantamine, I had 3 unsuccessful attempts and stopped after that. This supports the reasoning that your brain quickly builds up tolerance to the drug, which the author also addresses. Nonetheless, it took me a few weeks after that until I could attain another lucid dream without using any supplements. To conclude, I think that if you are serious about lucid dreaming, experimenting with using these supplements can be a potential further option for you to expand your toolkit of becoming lucid. Still, I urge everyone not to take this option lightheartedly and become to reliant on these agents. If you can't attain lucid dreams without pharmaceuticals, you probably will not find any benefit in these methods, since they still assume that you are practiced in LD induction techniques. Currently, there are researchers that are attempting to find a reliable way to induce LDs at will, but unfortunately our state of knowledge is not there yet. It seems that everyone just wants quick and easy solutions to induce LDs, but for now, I personally believe that taking more time and dedication still remains the most effective route to becoming a successful oneironaut.

This book is one of a kind. It is a brief, yet in depth guide to the 8 most effective supplements to promote or assist with lucid dreaming or just remembering dreams in general. These 8 supplements are: galantamine, choline, nicotine (not really a supplement), piracetam, mucuna pruriens, yohimbine, 5-htp, and melatonin. This book also contains some brief general theories of lucid dreaming, and a little bit of neuroscience (such as how said supplements will work regarding the neurotransmitters, ect.) I found it to be well written, very informative, and organized. I will surely keep this book close at hand for reference. *As another review mentioned, this book is intended for those with at least a moderate understanding of lucid dreaming. For a first book on lucid dreaming, I would recommend Steven Laberge's "Lucid Dreaming" Lucid Dreaming

I debated for quite a long time about buying this book but I have to say that I'm glad I finally did. The point of this book is simply to provide information - not to endorse the regular use of drugs/supplements in place of normal LD techniques. Basically the author is sharing his wealth of research with you - research that would take a long time to gather on your own, and he takes great care to point out the pros and cons of every supplement and how they affect your body. Think of it as paying a few dollars to save yourself all of the trial and error that would be experienced if you were to embark on these experiments on your own. I like that he has written this in a very straightforward fashion while still providing a lot of scientific and educational data which is important to anybody interested in pushing the limits of LD. It is up to each person to take responsibility for how this information is used - don't blindly jump in and expect miracles, but do take the time to educate yourself on the possibilities for advanced LD experimentation.

DEAR AMAZON. I LOVE THAT BOOK IT GAVE ME 2 IDEAS ONE SEPERATE FROM THE BOOK. I HAVE BEEN BUYING A LOAD OF VEG SLEEPING PILLS FROM A WELL KNOWN CHEMIST. ONE PRODUCT CONTAINS ONE MAIN INGREDENT. I LET YOU FIND OUT FOR YOUR SELVES. MY SEPERATE IDEA ME BEING BASIC EDUCATION,IS THIS. I HAVE JUST STARTED. SORRY. I TRIED FROM A CHEMIST,FIRST TIME FOR AGES A VEG SLEEPING PILL PRODUCT. I HAD MY FIRST LUCID DREAM IN A LONG WHILE. THE PRODUCTS I BOUGHT I WILL USE A DIFFERENT BRAND EACH NIGHT. NOW TO MY SEPERATE IDEA NOT FROM THE BOOK. I AM THINKING IN YOUR DREAMS,YOU COULD BECOME FEMALE AND MAYBE SOME CHARACTER FROM A TV SHOW ??.

Le contenu semble cohérent mais est inapplicable et, paraît-il, purement fantaisiste. De toutes façons, rien d'original, sauf la prise de psychotropes digne de Dr House avec des effets trop parfaits pour être autre chose que de la théorie romanesque..

This book worth millions of dollars that I have spent buying books on Lucid Dream. 48 hours after the book was delivered I red it completely and I am just blown away. I am so glad that this book changed me in just 24 hours upon reading it.

Der Autor legt ein interessantes Buch vor. Es ist klar geschrieben, kenntnisreich und glaubwürdig. Die neurophysiologischen Begründungen für die Wirksamkeit der verwendeten Substanzen sind schlüssig und nachvollziehbar. Es ergeben sich zwei mögliche Kritikpunkte: erstens ist das Herumprobieren mit Substanzen wie Melatonin generell mit Vorsicht anzuraten, zweitens erhebt sich die Frage, ob es tatsächlich eines solchen Triggers bedarf. Man kann luzides Träumen auch lernen und erfolgreich praktizieren, ohne etwas einzunehmen. So können Substanzen in diesem Prozess entweder von äußeren Hilfsmitteln "abhängig" machen, also den Lernprozess auf äußere Trigger verschieben, oder die Substanz wird zum Placebo, das wirkt, weil man gewohnt ist, es zu diesem Zweck einzunehmen, während die Wirkung auch ohne eintreten würde. Wer sich mit dem Thema "Luzides Träumen" beschäftigt, der sollte dieses Buch im Schrank haben. Wer Mühe hat, luzides Träumen zu erlernen, es aber unbedingt meistern möchte, der kann sich hier vielleicht Hilfe holen. Aber eines sollte klar sein: Klarträumen kann man auch ohne die Einnahme von irgendwelchen "Triggern" lernen. Dazu konsultiere man beispielsweise das Buch von Stephen LaBerge oder ein Buch über tibetisches Traumyoga.

One of the most useful books you can read if you're interested in inducing lucid dreams. His formula of mixing Galantamine and Alpha GPC really does work and even if you've never had a LD before, if you follow his instructions, I guarantee you'll have one. Impartially written and very well presented. Highly recommended