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ABSTRACT Lucid Dreaming and the Laws of Magic E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D. E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D. Ed Kellogg earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. A proficient lucid dreamer, he has a long-standing interest in the phenomenology of dreaming. He has presented numerous papers and workshops on such topics as the lucidity continuum, lucid dream healing, and mutual dreaming. In 2002 Ed organized and hosted ASD’s First Online PsiberDreaming Conference. Summary of Presentation In dreams "magic" works, as dream [mind] can and routinely does directly affect dream [matter]. However, some techniques work better than others. This workshop will teach practical methods for developing and enhancing lucid dreaming, and will discuss how to understand and apply the psychological "Laws of Sympathetic Magic" for healing, spiritual growth, and just for fun.
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Abstract The Lucid Dreaming and the Laws of Magic
E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D.
This workshop will teach practical methods for developing and enhancing lucid dreaming and dream control, and will discuss how to understand and apply the psychological "Laws of Sympathetic Magic." The Lucidity Continuum Some researchers define a lucid dream as one in which dreamers realize, however vaguely, that they dream while they dream. However, in dream-life as in waking-life, lucidity ranges across a continuum, and may depend on many factors. These include the ability to think clearly, the ability to remember, the power to control the dream, the feeling of embodiment, reality tone or vividness, the emotional content of the dream, and the sense of self of the dreamer. Despite the many factors involved, the experience of lucidity depends most closely on the interaction of those factors that together determine the freedom of choice experienced by the dreamer. The "Lucidity Continuum" comprises the range through which the sense of self expands and contracts within a field of potential beingness. Increased lucidity corresponds to a widening of consciousness that brings about a functional integration of aspects of self. In this workshop, we define dream magic as the art of changing the dream self, and the dream environment, in accordance with the will. The ability to perform magic in lucid dreams requires a functional integration between the thinking, feeling, and creating aspects of self. The Laws of Magic Through the centuries mankind has continued to believe in magic, that mind can directly control matter and that one can reshape reality as one desires. In dream reality "magic" works, and as any lucid dreamer knows, dream [mind] can and routinely does directly affect dream [matter]. With the proper focus lucid dreamers can perform many of the feats attributed to the most famous magicians and wizards in fact and fiction, from Merlin to Harry Potter, and with special effects that would make George Lucas or Steven Spielberg envious. Teleportation, telepathy, levitation, conjurations, materializations, and transformations of one's body and environment can become a routine part of ones dream life. Although some people assume that anything goes in dreams, in practice certain techniques work better and more reliably than others. However, the "laws of dreamspace" apparently have less to do with physics than with psychology. In his classic book, A General Theory of Magic, anthropologist Marcel Mauss describes the "Laws of Sympathetic Magic" underlying the design of rites and rituals used in primitive societies to control the forces of Nature and the external world. According to Mauss, "Magic, thus defined, becomes the earliest form of human thought." However, even in modern times these magical laws of thought still operate to a great degree in the human psyche, but they find their fullest expression in dreams. By properly applying these laws of magic in the dream state, a lucid dreamer can perform acts of "dream magic" for a variety of purposes, ranging from creative problem solving, to spiritual illumination, to just having fun!
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