The Secret Language of Waking Dreams (Paperback)

by Mike Avery (Author)

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Product Description
Wake up to the true significance of each moment!

A woman breaks open her Chinese fortune cookie and reads the slip of paper. "Don't fall back on old habits," it says. She looks at the unlit cigarette in her hand - her first in months - and puts it away. While driving, a young man thinks of recent struggles which helped him overcome barriers to happiness in his personal life. Suddenly five sheep jump the fence bordering the highway and dart to a patch of lush green grass in the center divider. Meanwhile, the lecture tape on his car stereo underlines what he sees: "The grass is greener on the other side."

Within this book are fascinating examples from real people who learned to listen to their own inner language - the secret language of waking dreams. Through humble sources they found insights into burdensome problems, prophecies, and even warnings.

Are you overlooking the countless ways life speaks to you for your benefit? Examples and easy techniques in The Secret Language of Waking Dreams will help you:

- Discover the key symbols that alert you to the significance of seeming coincidences

- Learn how "bookmarks" can inform you or warn you of upcoming situations

- See common events as stepping-stones along your journey to spiritual awakening

- Find the source for this unique study of waking dreams in ECKANKAR, Religion of the Light and Sound of God.

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Eckankar (April 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570430608
• ISBN-13: 978-1570430602
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,162,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Holy Spirit works in everyday events!, May 9, 2001

By	Jason Bedunah "http://www.jasonbedunah.com" (Arlington, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I would happily pay $1000 or more for this book.

The greatest revelation is that of the "Waking Dream." This idea, which I have seen several times at work in my own life, says that a series of physical "coincidences" can actually be messages from Spirit to guide you into greater understanding or lead you from harm. The idea is phenemonal. It requires you to understand that there really is no separation between the physical and the spiritual. When you realize this, you can begin to see Spirit at work through everyday events!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLEAR AND FASCINATING, November 13, 2005

By	T. Bellows "soul9" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Secret Language Of Waking Dreams (Paperback)

The author is a member of Eckankar, granted. But I have never found such clear, concise and loving language anywhere. Avery just sets out his ideas and leaves us to take another step. Or not.

The techniques for dreaming and expanding our lives must be tried with open mind. I'm sure they're not for everyone--but well worth knowing about. Any dream/spiritual teaching that one feels is complete and transformational is the one to go for. They all have their place.

---Enjoy.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Subtle Approach To Eckankar Dogma, April 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Secret Language of Waking Dreams (Paperback)

On the surface the book seems to be tidbits from well known authors and fellow Eckankar members (the author is an Eckist). There is some interesting waking dream information, but there are also many distortions. The author gradually slips Eckankar dogma into the stories and comments, and increases the dogma in the final few pages.

I found the piece on "The Pseudomaster" to be rather ironic since Harold Klemp (Avery's master) is the real pseudomaster. The piece on "The True Reality" was also very far from being "True" or "Reality!" The waking/sleeping dreamer will see mental constructs of "masters" presented to them by Eckankar as descriptions and visual images. At times, however, ones own higher self (God-soul) will present a friendly and trustworthy construct to communicate with the perceiver/dreamer as a means to assist with spiritual growth (Golden-Tongued Wisdom). The problem with Eckankar is that all trust and surrender is placed with another (the Mahanta or Dream/Inner/Outer Master) which leads to spiritual dependency rather than spiritual freedom.

The piece on "Child in the Wilderness" is also a distortion because Harold Klemp was in a state of imbalance way before the events on the "bridge." He jumped off the bridge, stripped at an airport, and was arrested. His choice was to either go to jail or to a mental lock-down unit and klemp chose the mental lock-down. He was released when he learned how to "play the game." I think he is still playing games when it comes to covering up the truth about Twitchell, Eckankar, and the phony Mahanta. The author must still be under Klemp's spell in order to write such a subtle and yet a deceptively innocent Eckankar spin of waking dreams. Be cautious though... your sleeping dreams will be affected as well.