DREAMS: What They Are And How They Are Caused
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDF633 |
| Author: | C. W. Leadbeater |
| Publisher: | The Theosophical Publishing House |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2005 |
| ISBN: | 8170590957 |
| Pages: | 67 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 6.6" X 4.8" |
| Weight | 90 gm |
Book Description
Dreams are part of common experience yet a mystery that is little understood. Psychologists and other who are ignorant of the human being's true constitution, ranging across several subtle levels, are only groping to learn their significance. C. W. Leadbeater an eminent clairvoyant and author of many books, explains in this manual how human consciousness function when the body is asleep and how it is affected by the experiences in the physical and subtle worlds. These experiences take shape as dreams of different kinds-true, prophetic, symbolical, confused and so on.
The author emphasizes the importance of mastery over thought processes and lower passions in order to respond to the influences of the true Self within. The last thoughts before going to sleep must be about pure and holy things. Then dreams will not disturb the serene and joyful experience of higher worlds.
About the Author:
He was a church of England clergyman till he joined the theosophical society in 1883. He spent some years in Sri Lanka working for the revival of Buddhism. In 1893 he commenced his clairvoyant investigations, on occasions collaborating with Annie Besant, the second President of the Society. His books unveiled the hidden side of things and the life beyond death. His lectures worldwide presented a new view point to thousands of people. It was he who discovered the great potential of J. Krishnamurti and educated him with a view to his future work.
| I | Introductory | 1 |
| II | The Mechanism | 3 |
| 1. Physical | 3 | |
| 2. Etheric | 6 | |
| 3. Astral | 11 | |
| III. | The Ego | 14 |
| IV | The condition of sleep | 20 |
| 1. The Brain | 21 | |
| 2. The Etheric Brain | 26 | |
| 3. The Astral Body | 29 | |
| 4. The Ego in Sleep | 30 | |
| His Transcnedental Measure of Time | 32 | |
| Illustrative Example of It | 33 | |
| His power of Dramatization | 37 | |
| His Faculty of Prevision | 39 | |
| Examples of its Use | 42 | |
| His symbolic thought | 45 | |
| 5. The Factors in the Production of Dreams | 47 | |
| V. | DREAMS | 49 |
| 1. The True Vision | 49 | |
| 2. The Prophetic Dream | 49 | |
| 3. The Symbolical Dream | 52 | |
| 4. The Vivid and Connected Dreams | 54 | |
| 5. The Confused Dream | 56 | |
| VI | Experiments on the Dream-state | 58 |
| VI | Conclusion | 64 |
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