Enhancing Creativity through Lucid Dreaming
Robert Waggoner
Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Robert Waggoner is the author of the newly published Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self. He will discuss lucid dreaming, the ability to become consciously aware in the dream state, and how lucid dreamers are using this ability to enhance their creativity. He will explain how to become consciously aware in dreams, maintain your awareness, understand the principles of dream reality and actively engage the dream environment. A graduate of Drake University, Waggoner is the president-elect of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and the coeditor of the online journal The Lucid Dream Exchange, the only ongoing publication devoted specifically to this phenomenon.Each night our dreams create incredible worlds of the imagination. But what if you could become aware in your dreams, and consciously interact with dream imaginings?
Robert Waggoner, the author of Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (October 2008) will discuss lucid dreaming, or the ability to become consciously aware in the dream state while dreaming, and how lucid dreamers are using this ability to enhance their creativity.
Proven by Dr. Keith Hearne at the University of Hull (England) and Dr. Stephen LaBerge at Stanford more than 25 years ago, lucid dreaming has become scientifically accepted as a fascinating, unique state of awareness. Over the past 30 years, the author has logged more than 1,000 lucid dreams, consciously aware in dream reality, and deeply explored the dream state’s potential for information and creativity. In his book, Waggoner explains how to become consciously aware in dreams, maintain your awareness, understand the principles of dream reality and actively engage the dream environment. Aware in the dream state, potential creativity surrounds you - if you know how to engage it.
A summa cum laude graduate of Drake University with a degree in psychology, the author also serves as the president-elect of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), co-editor of the quarterly publication The Lucid Dream Exchange and is a frequent speaker on dreams at national and international conferences.
Cosponsored By:
- College of Design Art Club (CODAC)
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.