From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Is there a philosophy to lucid dreaming? Is there something, a meaning   
   behind it all? There undoubtedly is, albeit currently hidden from view,   
   and discovering, unravelling and understanding that philosophy is   
   obviously going to take time and experience, not because it’s particularly   
   difficult but because it’s a whole new field of endeavour containing as   
   yet unrealised reference points. The implications and ramifications of   
   this hypothesis, I’m wagering, could well be far-reaching, if not immense,   
   in terms of obtaining a greater understanding of ourselves and the nature   
   of the world around us.   
      
   Does lucid dreaming expand the mind?   
      
   Yes! Being unconscious in our dreams mirrors just how unconscious and   
   asleep we are in our waking lives, which from a waking point of view is an   
   irremediable situation per se. One avenue for redemption remains, however,   
   in that with awareness it’s always a two-way street because, change one   
   and you effectively change the other!   
      
   The end result (of lucid dreaming) is to make people more thoughtful and   
   aware of their waking surroundings and the lives they're living. This is   
   because becoming more lucid and aware in dreams automatically carries over   
   into becoming more lucid and aware during waking, something which   
   ultimately equates with a general increase in awareness overall.   
      
   So yes, lucid dreaming does genuinely expand the mind!   
      
   --closing remarks from: 'The WILDway To Lucid Dreaming' by slider...   
      
   :)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)