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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~.