Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self [Paperback]

Michelle Belanger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2006

No single book ever before has brought together the history, theory and practice of dreamwalking--entering into another's dreamspace, even though you may be physically at a great distance. Michelle Belanger, the author of Psychic Vampire Codex, takes readers on an adventure into the subconscious world of dreams, territory that no amount of psychology or research has fully charted. This absorbing account, beginning with the author's own first experience of dreamwalking in a school bus as a child, both explains the phenomenon and teaches the techniques of dreamwalking. Learn to set up a dream space and a dream gate. Harness your dreaming mind to visit distant family members, pass vital messages to friends, even start secret trysts with your lover! Nobody knows exactly what happens when we dream, but practicing dreamwalking can and will open a whole new world in which the connections between ourselves and our spirit selves and others, as well as the meaning of dreams and the relationship of dreaming to other energy work and magick become clear.

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About the Author

Michelle Belanger's childhood could be a story straight from Ray Bradbury's October Country". Her small Midwest town featured a haunted public library, and it celebrated the return of flights of turkey vultures every year on the Ides of March. Her home life was stranger still. Raised by her maternal grandmother, psychic experiences and ghostly phenomenon were common occurrences in the Belanger household -- but were only discussed behind closed doors. Her estranged grandfather's family included healers, tea-leaf readers, and circus freaks who openly embraced their extraordinary gifts. Afflicted with a life-threatening heart defect from birth, Michelle endured both out of body experiences and near death experiences before the age of five. Her mother believed that these traumatic brushes with death made Michelle more sensitive to psychic phenomenon. Michelle herself believes that her skills arise from a combination of genetics, environment, and fate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578633869
• ISBN-13: 978-1578633869
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michelle Belanger is an occult author, energy worker, and self-identified psychic vampire. A magna cum laude graduate of Cleveland's John Carroll University, she is best known as the author of The Psychic Vampire Codex (Weiser 2004). She is also a regular guest on A&E's hit series, "Paranormal State." An expert on the modern vampire subculture, Michelle writes on a wide variety of topics, including energy work, shamanism, and hauntings. In recent years, she has branched out into fiction. Her first novel, "This Heart of Flame" debuts from Stonegarden Press November 2009, and her short stories can be found in anthologies like "The Sweetest Kiss" (Cleis Press, 2009). Belanger's other books include Sacred Hunger (Dark Moon 2005), Psychic Dreamwalking (Weiser, 2006) The Psychic Energy Codex (Weiser 2007), Vampires in Their Own Words (Llewellyn, 2007), Walking the Twilight Path (Llewellyn 2008), Haunting Experiences (Llewellyn 2009) and The Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide (Llewellyn 2009). Michelle resides in NE Ohio and continues to do work in both print and television. She is also a talented musician, and her vocals can be heard on albums like Nox Arcana's "Blood of Angels" and URN's "Dancing with the Demigods."

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "When the student is ready-the teacher will come", October 11, 2006

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Izolda - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self (Paperback)

This book showed up in my life exactly when I needed it most.
If you open the cover it will take you on a journey of the mind and it will lead you as far as your subconscious mind will let you. At the end you will have extensive supply of food for thought and meditation techniques, which you can continuously improve.
The book has a combination of references to the metaphysical beliefs, personal experiences and scientific research in the area of psychology. It is written in a way that is easy to read yet the language is not oversimplified and presents a rather unique structured and grounded approach of the hard-to-grasp concepts.
This could be your missing piece of the puzzle that would enlighten you in many ways and provide answers to questions regarding astral projection, lucid dreaming and out of body experiences.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting New Perspective!, September 13, 2007

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Kotori Distari (GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self (Paperback)

This book covers a variety of aspects on the topic of dreamwalking. A more focused look on the various areas that come into play such as learning about one's dreams, how to take a more active roll in having more lucid dreams, remembering dreams, and more. She includes various methods to help one new to the topic as well as individuals more familiar with the subject matter. Also noted within this book are some of her personal experiences and a bit of history in relation to other developments in general about dreams as knowledge has grown over the years.

A very good read for anyone interested in dreams in general or on the topic of dreamwalking. The layout flows nicely from chapter to chapter in an order that allows the reader to progressively expand their individual understanding along with what's presented in this book.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read, October 17, 2006

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This review is from: Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self (Paperback)

Dreamwalking is a fascinating read. Not only is it a stand alone work, it continues the ideas from the Psychic Vampire Codex in greater detail, rich with stories from the authors past. Michelle Belanger certainly knows how to entertain, educate, and weaves an engrossing tale of personal experiences, history, and helpful exercises. A must have!