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           &     the     subtle     rebellion     $           
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           as a monkey  based  mammal  there  is an           
           inherited  veil,  nested  into our  very           
           bodies, into  the physical structure  of           
           our   mind:   the   urge    to   forget.           
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           the  jungle   we  visit  each  night  is           
           cleared from  our  minds  eye  at  every           
           waking hour, no  doubt  to "protect us".           
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           we    don't    want   this   protection!           
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           we  want  to  listen to  the signal, not           
           the     carrier    of    waking    life!           
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           it's   time   to  rebel   against   this           
           predestination of  ours.  it's  time  to           
           soak in  the dreamy  water,  and  what's           
           more,        to        retain        it!           
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                  chipping away the darkness                  
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              we can break through the veil. as               
             always, it begins with a journal. we             
           must write down our nightly projections.           
                                                              
           this will be awkward at first, since it            
             entails breaking sleep - turning on              
            lights in the dark, taking the time to            
                    remember and to write.                    
                                                              
            in order to remember, lie still. don't            
              move. disregard all thoughts of the             
              dream being mundane or meaningless.             
                                                              
            keep chipping away the darkness: what             
             happened? how? how did i get there?              
             what happened before? and before? and            
                           before?                            
                                                              
            sometimes all we get is a feeling, or             
             some lingering spacial awarness of an            
              alien place, or the notion that it              
                       rained just now.                       
                                                              
             write it down. whatever tiny thing.              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                    note on tape recorders                    
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            of course i tried tape recorders. they            
            are much more comfortable as i need not           
             open any eyes, or move very much. but            
            they make studying hard - the dream is            
               inside there, hidden away again.               
                                                              
           we just change one kind of invisibility            
            for another. the purpose of the book is           
                        to «lay bare«.