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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«.