Carolus den Blanken
You'll find here my book 'The Art of Lucid Dreaming: A Manual', articles on the subject and my English translation of Marquis d'Hervey Saint-Denys' 1867-book as 'Dreams and the Ways to Direct Them: Practical Observations'. Furthermore info about other English translations.
The Art of Lucid Dreaming:
A Manual
Learn how to dream consciously.
My 1990-manual is still relevant.
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Dreams and The Ways To Direct Them: Practical Observations
C.M. den Blanken & E.J.G. Meijer
Having translated the book into Dutch in 2013, I boldly decided to also create a complete English translation. However, I am not a professional translator, and neither French nor English is my native language. So, I was aware there would be flaws and rough edges, but I thought, 'Better something than nothing.' In 2016, with Drs. Eli Meijer as co-editor, the E-book 'Dreams and the Ways to Direct Them: Practical Observations' was released. You can read or download it here, as our gift to the lucid dreaming community, free of charge.
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Published in: Lucidity Letter, 7 (2) 67-78; 1988. Edited by Jayne Gackenbach for Lucidity Letter. Revised version in: Lucidity, 10 (1 & 2) 311-322; 1991. Edited by Elinor Gebremedhin for Lucidity.
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Commemoration Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys (1822-1892)
Tribute to the Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys, organized in 1992/Paris by the French Dream Association Oniros at the College de France and l'Harmattan; Paris. From October 31 to November 2, 1992. Published in d'Hervey de Saint-Denys 1922-1892, pp. 275-278. Edition Oniros, Ile Saint-Denys cedex; 1995.
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Lucid Dreaming in the Netherlands
Presentation for the European Association for the Study of Dreams. October 12, 1991; Mons/ Belgium.
A French version entitled Le reve lucide aux Pays-Bas appeared in Magazine Oniros, 34/35, 17-19; 1991. An American version entitled 'Developing Lucid Dreaming in the Netherlands: A Personal Account in Lucidity, 11 (1 & 2) 85-93: 1992-1993.
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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Paul Tholey (1937-1998)
Dreams and How to Guide Them
This version was published in 1982 and should not be considered as a translation, but an adaptation. E.g. complete parts have not been included. In addition, the whole atmosphere of the original, almost totally a 'flowery' text, has vanished in the short, dry English sentences. This edition is out of print, although a pirated E-book version is available on the internet.
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Dreams and the Ways to Direct Them: Practical Observations, Including an Appendix with a Reveal of a Dream After Taking Hashish'
In 2020, Inner Garden Press published a completely enhanced version of my free E-book, for which I gave my permission. You can order it at Amazon.com. This version is however not free of charge.
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Dreams and How to Direct Them: Practical Observations
Edited by Abraxas Editores and translated by Daniel C. Bernardo. You can order it from Amazon.com. This version however is not free of charge.
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Dreams and How to Guide Them: The Legendary Dream Control Manual
In 2021 MIT Press announced this English paperback and Kindle edition at the occasion of the birth of Hervey de Saint-Denys in 1822.
The introduction will be by Mr. Phil Baker. The (false) claim is that this will be the 'first unabridged English translation of a classic work on dreams'. It seems that the book causes trouble for publishers; other announced editions did not appear and the publication dates of the MIT-version have shifted several times and has still yet to appear. This version will be available on Amazon.com and is not free of charge either.
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Exit via archive.org
A site where you can still search for software, movies, etc.
The file-sharing program Emule is also an alternative.
