The Lucid Dream Exchange, #24, Sleepwalkers, Review September 1, 2002 Sleepwalkers: A Roadtrip for the Soul by F. P. Dorchak (ISBN 0-75963-950-7) Reviewed by Lucy Gillis Did you ever wonder what happens to your dreams when you wake up? Do they simply end, or do they continue on, with a life of their own? Sleepwalkers, by F. P. Dorchak, explores the idea that maybe, just maybe, dreams are a lot more important, a lot more powerful than we think. Main character, Daniel Grant suddenly finds himself without a job, and at a loose end. For once he has nothing but time on his hands and has a hard time adapting to his new situation. Without work to keep him narrowly focused in one direction, he pays more attention to his dreams, realizing that they can be very lifelike, so much so that he sometimes has difficulty distinguishing between dreams and reality. He goes deeper into his dream visions, and as he does so they get more detailed and more revealing until he is finally jolted awake in his dreams. Along his journey he meets several characters who help guide him on his way. Teenage Maggie-Leigh, Dream Daniel, Magic Man, and others teach him about conscious dreaming, out of body travel, probable realities, and probable versions of himself. He learns that all these things and more are all interconnected with him and that it is consciousness that creates not only his dreams, but his waking life too. His entourage of dream acquaintances also help him to discover that choices made in the dream state can and do affect waking life. The lucid dream enthusiast will be delighted by this refreshing view of how dreams can influence waking life, and will feel quite at home with some of the exercises and advice given throughout the book, such as repeatedly asking yourself "what am I conscious of in this moment?" Sleepwalkers is a must read for anyone who has ever wondered about the purpose of dreaming and the mysteries of consciousness. To order your copy of Sleepwalkers today go to: |
