The Marquis Hervey de Saint-Denys (1822-1892), a French oriental scholar , began at the age of thirteen to examine his dreams regularly as a means of occupying his free time. Within a year he found himself 'developing a faculty that was largely responsible for the observations recorded' in this book: while dreaming he was often conscious of his 'true situation' - that is he was aware while dreaming that he was dreaming. He had not set out to cultivate this ability; almost certainly he had not known that such an ability was possible. But once having come a cross it in the course of recording his dreams, he fostered its growth. He discovered further that during dreaming he would h ave 'sufficient control' of his ideas 'to guide their development in whatever direction it suited' him to do so. For several decades he studied - and guided - his dreams. In 1867, at the age of forty-five, he published this remarkable book , which reports his experiences. It is the first book ever written about the direction of dreams during the process of dreaming, and it remains today the most thorough. This version has been based upon the 1964-Tchou Edition. The Appendix 'A dream under the influence of hasjiesh' from the orginal 1867-edition, was not included in the Tchou-version, so consequently also not in this version. Also, this 'translation' should not be considered as a translation. Complete parts (e.g. part 2 of the original) are not in this version, and in fact, it is a very abbreviated version. For more information and the first English translation of the missing appendix, see: 'An Historical View of Dreams and the Ways to Direct Them;Practical Observations by Marie-Jean-Léon-Lecoq, le Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys' by C.M. den Blanken & E.J.G.Meijer. Appeared in:Lucidity Letter,7(2)67-78;1988. Edited by Jayne Gackenbach for Lucidity Letter. Revised Edition in:Lucidity,10(1&2)311-322;1991. Edited by Elinor Gebremedhin for Lucidity. This version has been based upon the 1964-Tchou Edition. The Appendix 'A dream under the influence of hasjiesh' from the orginal 1867-edition, was not included in the Tchou-version, so consequently also not in this editon. Also, this 'translation' should not be considered as a translation. Complete parts (e.g. part 2 of the original) are not in this version, and in fact it is a very abbreviated version. For more information and the first English translation of the missing appendix, see: 'An Historical View of Dreams and the Ways to Direct Them;Practical Observations by Marie-Jean-Léon-Lecoq, le Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys' by C.M. den Blanken & E.J.G.Meijer. Appeared in:Lucidity Letter,7(2)67-78;1988. Edited by Jayne Gackenbach for Lucidity Letter. Revised Edition in:Lucidity,10(1&2)311-322;1991. Edited by Elinor Gebremedhin for Lucidity. How my interest in dreams began. The author of this book is not a doctor of medicine, let alone a doctor of philosophy. Indeed you may ask what his qualifications are for tackling this delicate subject. The reader has a right to know, and I can think of no better way of informing him than by relating quite simple how I came to write the book. Free download at: http://ebooks.readbook5.com/download.php?new=31a1618b34ad5747642f0afbb8055e51&title=Dreams%20and%20How%20to%20Guide%20Them&eDonkey=87D2FCA01DC2AB46A94E777B6FB8CB76&Filesize=4088301&Extension=pdf
