"A LETTER to the editor from Holland upon this subject deserves reply, as is must give utterance to the questions of many other students. The complaint in this letter is that when one goes to Devachan much time is lost away from earth life, where otherwise unselfish work for others might be continued by instantly returning to it after death. The reason given is that Devachan is an illusion, while the so-called illusions of earthly existence are in such a sense real that they are preferable to those of Devachan. I..."

"Table of Contents: 1. General 1.1. Does everybody dream ? 1.2. Why do we dream? 1.3. How can I increase my dream recall ? 1.4. How do external stimuli affect my dreams ? 1.5. Do substances like drugs, herbs and foods affect our dreams ? 1.6. Is it possible to control your dreams - lucid dreaming ? 1.7. Is sleep deprivation dangerous? 2. Dream interpretation and symbols 2.1. Can you interpret this dream for me? 2.2. What does this [symbol] mean? 2.3. Is this [dream scene] common? 2.4. Is there anyth..."

"Most people who have even touched on the subject of consciousness studies recognize that there are different states of consciousness that one experiences, for instance, as one falls asleep. There is, of course, that famous point between waking and sleep where the body goes to sleep, often with detectable paralysis, while the mind and attention remain fully awake. What is usually discussed is the progression from alpha waves through delta waves of deep sleep, but there is more to this process than meets the eye. A..."

"Remembering your dreams is the starting place for learning to have lucid dreams. If you don't recall your dreams, even if you do have a lucid dream, you won't remember it! And, in order to be able to recognize your dreams as dreams while they are happening, you have to be familiar with the way your own dreams work. Before it will be worth your time to work on lucid dream induction methods, you should be able to recall at least one dream every night...."

"Marcia Dresch of Kansas City, Kansas, submitted two questions. She writes, "I wondered what happens to the spirit or mind when you are under anaesthetic - does it leave the body? As I learned it from the school here, the mind consists of 3 parts (conscious, subconscious, and superconscious or spirit). Is that right? If it does leave the body, as in astral projection, do all 3 parts go?" David: "This is a valid question, but first we must undertake the understanding of these terms of consciousness. To term the co..."

"This is the Cassiopaean / Ra concept for a mode of existence between physical and ethereal. The concept is important for the present work since such a state may very well be the result of the Great Work of the alchemist, Ascension, Graduation with the Wave etc., however the concept is named. Furthermore, such a level appears to be the level at which the higher echelons of the 'matrix' function, thus one cannot ignore the possible existence of such a level of reality when studying the deeper nature of the world...."

"This is a common personality disorder. According to the DSM IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association, Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) can be diagnosed if at least 5 of the following symptoms are present: 1. An exaggerated sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) In popular usage, the terms narcissism, narcissist, and narcissistic denote absurd va..."