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Artwork for Episode 173 – Lucid Dreaming, Gateways to the inner self w/ Robert Waggoner

August 5, 2020 · Episode 173Lucid Dreaming, Gateways to the inner self w/ Robert WaggonerScience 02

Artwork for Episode 69 – Robert Waggoner – Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self

August 14, 2016 · Episode 69Robert Waggoner – Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner SelfScience

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Robert Waggoner joined HXP to explain lucid dreaming as both a learnable practice and a way to investigate consciousness. The conversation follows his development as a lucid dreamer, the process of becoming aware inside a dream, and his claim that dreamers can engage an observing or inner aspect of the self.

Episode 69 · August 14, 2016

Robert Waggoner – Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self

Episode 69 moves from Waggoner’s personal history into practical stages of lucid dreaming, its cultural and religious implications, and the questions it raises about identity and reality.

Topics discussed: Lucid dreaming · Dream awareness · The inner self · Consciousness · Dream practice

Notable ideas: Lucidity turns the dream state into a setting where the dreamer can deliberately observe and respond. Waggoner distinguishes controlling dream imagery from engaging the deeper awareness he believes the dream reveals.

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