A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming by Lee Adams

 A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming is a self-help guidebook written by Lee Adams which takes you on an adventure in the subject of Lucid dreaming and how you can start dreaming lucidly. The book goes over all the basic concepts including some psychology, information about what the mind is and what consciousness and unconsciousness is, what hormones are needed to sleep and dream. On top of that, Adams provides a number of different techniques on how you can Lucid dream, some of the symbolism and events you could find in your dreams and information on different supplements which could aid your Lucid dreaming experience. This is a comprehensive guide to the practice of Lucid dreaming.

I originally chose to read this book firstly because the front cover caught my interest and then because I am someone who has liked the idea of lucid dreaming and I had Lucid dreamed before reading this book but I wanted to learn how to Lucid dream more and more often as well as learning about some of the science and background information of this practice. I was also interested in the symbolism of dreams and I can say now that I have read this book I have been analysing and thinking about my dreams much more and the symbolism they may have. It is interesting how many Lucid dreams are trying to portray a message about real life or are based on real life.

I like this book because it goes through everything you need to know and the reader can read the book in whatever order they want and easily go back to certain parts and use it as a handbook. It will provide Lucid dreamers of various levels lots of information about how to do it, the science and also aids. The writer has been very good at making this book suitable to both beginner Lucid Dreamers and advanced Lucid Dreamers. Furthermore, it was good to see some of the writer's own dreams and hear his own experiences which is reassuring and interesting for many readers of varying levels.

There is not a lot I dislike about this book, however, it would be nice if the writer included more basic techniques for beginner dreamers. Although there were a few easy and basic methods on how to Lucid dream it would be nice to see more information for beginner lucid dreamers. Furthermore, a frequently asked questions chapter and a myth-buster chapter would have both been nice to further educate the readers on the practice of Lucid Dreaming.

Altogether, I rate this book 3 stars making it a good book. It was very interesting and educating making it a perfect book for those who want to lucid dream but do not know how to do so. It is nice to see a Lucid Dreaming Guide cover so much of the practice and help so many people. I would definitely recommend it for all Lucid Dreamers who want to learn more about the practice of Lucid Dreaming. Also, I would like to thank NetGalley and Destiny books for allowing me to read an exclusive arc copy of the book ahead of the publishing date in return for an honest and truthful review.