Reddit reviews Are You Dreaming?: Exploring Lucid Dreams: A Comprehensive Guide

Sorry, I hope I didn't come across hostile. I didn't really like that book but that may just be because I've been spoilt by reading so many better books, it's probably quite interesting to someone who's not heard all this stuff before.

Yes jargon is a bit of a curse. Someone started a thread asking something similar earlier but they deleted it, so I'll just copy and paste my suggestions here...

There's no one-best-guide but there's a lot of trash.
IMHO you probably want to get about 2/3 books to get a balanced learning.

I'd recommend these:


Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming?
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Are You Dreaming? Exploring lucid dreams, a comprehensive guide http://www.amazon.com/dp/0957497709/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Advanced Lucid Dreaming: the power of supplements

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=pd_sim_b_4

The Conscious Exploration of Dreaming
http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Exploration-Dreaming-Discovering-Control/dp/1585005398/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381059873&sr=1-1&keywords=conscious+exploration+of+dreaming

First two are must reads, third is useful if you're interested in supplements, fourth is less of a guide but has some useful info. The author Ryan Hurd does some good e-books too.

A lot of the other books out there are really dumbed down or get all wishy-washy and paranormal. Oh and don't bother with "learn to lucid dream in 30 days" or most of the other cheap e-books as you'll only end up wasting your money.

Agreed on EWOLD. But an equally important book, imo, is Daniel Love's Are You Dreaming?: Exploring Lucid Dreams: A Comprehensive Guide. It is, indeed, comprehensive and goes further than LaBerge's book. But LaBerge must be read!

I recommend “Are You Dreaming” by Daniel Love.
https://www.amazon.ca/Are-You-Dreaming-Exploring-Comprehensive/dp/0957497709

This is a great book https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Dreaming-Exploring-Comprehensive/dp/0957497709

EDIT: this post is about controlling the fantasies you have while masturbating, not about stopping masturbation.

1. There's nothing wrong with fantasizing during masturbation. And, by definition, your fantasies will be different from your real life. So my first piece of advice is to stop worrying about it.
   
   
2. Once you've relaxed a bit, you'll find that you're able to take part in your fantasies and even control them on a conscious level. This process is a lot like lucid dreaming, except it involves your fantasies rather than your dreams. You consciously enter your fantasies and take control of them. You can use this process to direct your fantasies to whatever outcome you wish.
   
   
3. For example, when your mind becomes lost in sissy fantasies, take control of the fantasy consciously. Imagine that behind the man dominating you is a door. Go through the door and imagine there is a Kate Upton type of girl there. She's naked and smiling at you. She explains that the sissy encounter was just a test. She had to be sure your were a real man before she would let you fuck her. She tells you you've passed the test (because you left the man and came to her) and she now belongs to you.
   
   
4. I've included a couple of links below about lucid dreaming. This will get you familiar with the subject. After that, you want to start treating your fantasies as if they were lucid dreams.
   
   Lucid Dreaming. --- Wiki entry for lucid dreaming
   
   Are You Dreaming --- A very good book that describes how to take control of your dreams. Techniques can loosely be applied to fantasies as well.
   
   
5. Contrary to popular belief, your sexuality is mutable. You are never forced into one type of behavior or another. You have choices and you have control. It just takes some training and practice to recognize that.

Get this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0957497709/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hM7HDbPGJ1X8A

And also check out r/luciddreaming

Laberge is great, and everyone interested in dreaming should read his books. Another title that is a little easier to read and less technical, but no no less helpful is “Are You Dreaming by Daniel Love

Are You Dreaming

If you are interested in supplements like Galantamine, the ONLY book to read is

“Advanced Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Supplements” by Thomas Yushack’s
Advanced Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Supplements

Well then we are in the same boat. I'm really looking into meditation for lucid dreaming, maybe you'd wanna give it a whirl. Try Are You Dreaming? By Daniel Love which is one of my favorite books on the subject. Feel free to pm me if you want to work with somebody on LD

Edit: formatting