So as we graduated in 2007 and have been showing and making more work, cec and my. Lucid dreaming hay house publishing books, dvds, live. Reading books, articles, or watching movies related to lucid dreaming is one of the most common techniques. Illuminating your life through lucid dreaming and the tibetan. As we continue covering tedglobal 2010 for good, another shortandsweet today dreaming of lucid living, an enchanted performanceanimation by californiabased multimedia artist miwa matreyek. Using a memory palace to induce lucidity i would like to start by saying that i am no connoisseur, and that most of my lucid dreaming experiences prior to recently have been by accident. She won student grand prix with her performance, dreaming lucid living at platform international animation festival in 2007. Lucid dreaming is an exciting new book that explores the why. This book, though, provides a fresh perspective on lucid dreaming. The film later shown at baltimore theatre project from march 16 to ma. I was playing with video and a black silhouette, and whats real and whats not to create a continuum between the virtual and the real. She is a graduate of calarts, and a princess grace award recipient for film in 2006. Dreaming while being mindful of dreaming is a concept thats been in existence since ancient times.
We feel fine is an extremely unique art project which involved a lot of people in its working out even without their awareness of the fact. While matreyek has presented her work internationally, these three pieces are being performed in a single program for the first time in new york. A field guide to lucid dreaming, with its evocative retro illustrations, shows exactly how to do it. In we feel fine jonathan harris and sep kamvar offered their own vision of the possibility of the relations between the artist and his viewer. Exploring quantum physics from inside the lucid dream genius. Myth and infrastructure and dreaming of lucid living official selection for new frontiers section of sundance film festival 2011. I see a remark from daniel love about all those books on lucid dreaming. Matreyek performed an excerpt from this piece at the opening of session 6, different by design, of ted which you can follow via our live twitter.
If youre interested, i hope youll watch it and let me know what you think. Our book, a field guide to lucid dreaming, is a handson field guide that teaches you how to wake up within. Lucid dreamers aim to be highly selfaware while awake and while dreaming. Myth and infrastructure is a multimedia performance involving projected animation on screen, body, and props. Your source for tarot readings and parties, therapeutic touch, and energy bodywork. A concise guide to awakening in your dreams and in your life papcdr by laberge, stephen isbn. By calarts school of filmvideo, experimental animation student, miwa matreyek. The dream of awakening is highly vivid, suggesting a high level of selfawareness.
Sep 04, 2019 she has researched lucid dreaming for over 20 years and is a lifelong lucid dreamer. Mark murphy and george lugg, as well as all the fabulous staff at redcat have been great mentors and friends, who have given usme great advice and support, both technical and artistic. Dec 18, 2015 robert waggoner lucid dreaming gateway to the inner interview by iain mcnay duration. Writing induced lucid dreams lucid dreaming techniques. One of the most groundbreaking books on lucid dreaming and the nature of our reality. Miwa matreyek is an awardwinning animator, designer, and artist working in l. Lucid dreaming usually takes place in rem rapid eye movement sleep.
Coming from a background in animation by way of collage, miwa matreyek creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette, at the cross section of cinematic and. Revolving around three key moments of consciousness sleep, dreams, and death the conversations recorded here are both engrossing and highly readable. Exploring the world of lucid dreaming by stephen laberge. Dreaming of lucid living thesis edit by miwa matreyek. Dreaming of lucid living won the student grand prize at the platform international animation festival in 2007. Tedxalcatraz miwa matreyek dreaming of lucid living.
Matreyek s thesis project is titled dreaming of lucid living. This world made itself playing with the concept of lucid dreaming, dreaming of lucid living 2007 depicts a world where a womans domestic chores magically expand to influence and transform the farthest reaches of the world beyond her home. The pages are undated so you can start recording your dreams whenever you wish. Student grand prix and audience choice award for best installation. Techniques for 24hour lucid dreaming by arnold mindell available from rakuten kobo. Illuminating your life through lucid dreaming and the. Infinitelyyours will be presented with live accompaniment by musician morgan sorne. Ill recall all of my dreams and know that i am lucid during my dreams. Though, recently, a friend of mine has been helping me to increase the likelihood of inducing lucidity. What miwa matreyek is doing is indeed an art form that is both ancient storytelling and a product of the 21st century.
Books about lucid dreaming ill save you some energy and summarize the key points that i got from the major titles in lucid dream literature. Matreyek combined three of her multimedia solo live performance pieces, mixed them with recorded music and projected animation including her body and different shapes like traversing ocean scapes, cityscapes, and dreamscapes. Miwa matreyek describes the creation of myth and infrastructure. Lucid dreaming courses embracing the shadow online course. Lucid dreaming can be very beneficial to some people as visual imagination has a great influence on the human body. Readings in person, by phone, and via ether tollfree phone line. Matreyeks second performance, dreaming of lucid living 2007, was her m. Moreover, the results of the artwork concentrate on the peoples emotions, as we can see it from the name of. But the modern world is so distracting, most people are not very selfaware at all. A nice cover for the book whitakers little book of knowledge i. I am not currently touring this piece with dreaming of lucid living, matreyek steps behind the screen as a shadow into the fantastical world of her own. Created with support from the princess grace award for film 2007.
Mccallum theatre institutes myth aesthetic education. Stephen laberge has done a lot of scientific studies into lucid dreaming over the years, using his own experiences and the experiences of others and has come up with great, easy to follow techniques that the reader can use over a period of time to try and become lucid while dreaming. Lucid dreaming by stephen laberge is a short read packed with detail upon detail of dreaming and psychology. Dreaming of lucid living is a 2014 animated film by artist miwa matreyek.
Stephen laberges extensive laboratory work at stanford university mapping mindbody relationships during the dream state, as well as the teachings of tibetan. This weekend, baltimore theatre project btp presents myth and infrastructure and dreaming of lucid living by miwa matreyek, a live performance with projected animation. By calarts experimental animation student work, dreaming of lucid living, by miwa matreyek thesis edit. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for dreaming of lucid living 2007. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Summarizing the scientific research on lucid dreaming, brown explores the ability of lucid dreamers to communicate with people in the waking realm and the potential for dream telepathy, shared lucid dreaming, and access to the vast unconscious regions of our minds, opening up a path that takes us beyond dreaming and waking to dreaming wide awake. Lucid dreaming and meditation by alan wallace since the era of greek antiquity, philosophers have known of the possibility of lucid dreaming that is, recognizing that you are dreaming while you are in the dream stateand theologians since the time of st augustine have been aware of such dreams as well.
The new frontier program at sundance is a forum for expanding and playing with the boundaries of traditional storytelling, and miwa matreyek s filmvideo mfa 07 experimental performances this world made itself, myth and infrastructure and dreaming of lucid living are a perfect fit. My lucid dreams have taken on a new and exciting direction. Matreyek incorporates her own silhouette over live. Using a threepart structure of ground, path and germination the reader is given a solid grounding in. Anna jordan huff mercovich is an american multimedia artist, composer, producer and actress best known by her stage name anna oxygen. Matreyek will wait two years before putting out another animated performance. Lucid dreaming magic is a great way to take control of your lucid dreams more easily and effectively. Dreaming lucid living at platform international animation festival in 2007. Dreaming of lucid living was made as my thesis project for my mfa in experimental animation at calarts. Oneironautics a field guide to lucid dreaming home facebook. Tedxalcatraz miwa matreyek dreaming of lucid living youtube.
And this comes into play in the paradox of a false awakening. Both an instruction manual and an informative read about the induction and applications of lucid dreams, it also has a wealth of personal accounts of lucidity. Her work was nominated for the student grand prize at the platform festival, which she won. If you know you are dreaming, it is a simple logical step to realizing that nothing in your current experience, however. Stage 1 being the one you first enter, then followed by stage 2, 3, and 4. With this piece, i was playing a lot with sleight of hand, explains matreyek. Myth and infrastructure and dreaming of lucid living miwa matreyek u. Here is a partial list of the musical selections we will enjoy in this work of art. Franco, weiler and more on tap for 2011 new frontier at. What makes this different is that the author is writing from a first person and direct experience perspective rather than theoretical.
Dreams about healing imagery can improve ones physical health. Lucid dreaming is a featured book on wikibooks because it contains substantial content, it is wellformatted, and the wikibooks community has decided to feature it on the main page or in other places. Miwa matreyek, calarts experimental animation program. Video performance dreaming of lucid living receives student grand prix award and audience choice award for best installation at the platform international. It represents a remarkable scientific breakthroughone that can change your life and help make your dreams come true. This classic book by dr stephen laberge has undoubtedly inspired many lucid dreamers around the world.
Free download the worlds very first book on lucid dreaming. New perspectives on consciousness in sleep provides a comprehensive showcase of the theories, research, and direct experience that serve to illuminate how certain people can maintain conscious awareness while dreaming. Matreyek also performs dreaming of lucid living 2007 followed by myth and infrastructure 2010, followed by her short film, lumerence 2012, which together provide an insight into matreyek s masterful creative mind and timely environmental concerns. Myth and infrastructure 2010 and dreaming of lucid living 2007 similarly present fantastical, intricate tableaux of seascapes, city scenes, and interior spaces. Jurgen ziewe used lucid dreaming to travel outside of his. Dreaming of lucid living 2 min trailer edit on vimeo. Reading about lucid dreaming can be a good way to keep your motivation to achieve lucidity peaked, and of course reading is a means to obtain new information regarding induction techniques and practices. Mirah shells from aspera can be found on itunes, etc. She creates animated short films as well as live works that integrate animation, performance, and video installation. This is lucid dreamingthe ability to know you are dreaming while you are in a dream, and then consciously explore and change the elements of the dream. Exploring the world of lucid dreaming goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming. Miwa matreyeks official portfolio site, including performance work, short films, installations, and work with her group, cloud eye control. Rrn by anna oxygen, this is an exercise, kill rock stars records night city scene song.
Once turned on, the dreamer must be cautious to let the dream continue, but be conscious enough to remember that it is a dream. After starting her music career as a member of the space ballerinas, a synthpop group then. Miwa matreyek, myth and infrastructure, 2010 still from solo performance. The film had its premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival on january 19, 2014. There are lots of accounts of dreams, which supposedly demonstrate the paranormal uses of dreaming, but, with even the smallest amount of common sense its obvious that the author is seeing what he wants to see. I performed dreaming of lucid living in 2008 for the studio series, and have made an animation installation for one of their gala events. Take out your journal and get rid of any distractions.
Dream therapy mindful dreamin g in the uscanada, and llewellyns complete book of lucid dreaming. From principles of lucid dreaming to what happens after it. Miwa matreyeks first performance ocean flight 2005 is a piece of art put together with the help of mfa student chiwang yang and singer anna oxygen. Portland ovations presents miwa matreyek s glorious visions in animation on march 14, 2020 at westbrook performing arts center in portland, me.
The important thing to bear in mind is believing you can remember is the very first step toward turning into a lucid dreamer. The term lucid dreaming was first invented by frederik willems van eeden, a dutch psychiatrist, but descriptions similar to lucid dreaming can be found in ancient history. An interview with baltimore theatre projects anne cantler. Princess grace award for film received for mfa thesis, dreaming of lucid living. Tedxalcatraz miwa matreyek dreaming of lucid living duration. Even concepts and techniques covered in other books are explained better in this one. Here are the instructions for writing induced lucid dreams. Modern approaches to creating of the artwork 1769 words. For those not interested in lucid dreaming, this book still offers insight on the meaning and purpose of dreams, but the real meat is its function as a guidebook to the wouldbe lucid dreamer. Coming from a background in animation by way of collage, miwa matreyek creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette. The book does what too many books on lucid dreaming do, which is to try and link it to the paranormal.
One study shows that staying awake for somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes gives the highest chance of a lucid dream. From there i branched out to do workshops, retreats, talks and a book. This world made itself 20 myth and infrastructure 2010 dreaming of lucid living 2007 cloud eye control, half life 2015. Lucid dreaming will point you down the path to self discovery and selfmastery and open the door to new worlds of experience, new vistas of perception, new adventures in consciousness. Dreaming of lucid living is a short film thats a remarkable, beautiful performance animation mashup by the awardwinning animator, designer and multimedia artist miwa matreyek. She has taken part in residencies at mcdowell colony 2014, as well as headlands 2011. Whether the topic is lucid dreaming, neardeath experiences, or the very structure of consciousness itself, the reader is continually surprised and delighted. I believe the key to lucid dreaming is actually lucid living.
False awakenings and lucid dreams world of lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a skill that anyone can develop through practice. Her films and performances have shown internationally at film, theater, and performance festivals, and she won the student grand prize and the audience choice award for best. Miwa matreyek is an animator, designer, and performer based in. First of all, i too have an epic dream, but it is of me traveling to different places, and a black cat follows me around, and it is not always lucid. The text is organized into two sections, covering science, psychology, and education. Miwa matreyek s work blurs the line between real and unreal. Films by calartians to screen at sundance and slamdance. What if you could dream 24 hours a day, even while awake. Lucid dreaming is realizing that you are dreaming while in a dream. She is the author of two lucid dream inspired novels, breathing in colour and dreamrunner, and two new nonfiction books. Lucid dreaming occurs when a part of the brain associated with memory, usually deactivated during rem sleep, is activated. Dreaming of lucid living 2 min trailer edit by miwa matreyek. According to innovative psychotherapist arnold mindell, ph.
There is an excellent and popular book on lucid dreaming titled exploring the world of lucid dreaming written by stephen laberge, ph. This is an edited version of a longer piece, dreaming of lucid living. However, lucid dreaming demands energy, and if you are living a very busy life, there is no energy left for your lucid dreams. Matreyek s dazzling earlier works dreaming of lucid living and myth and infrastructure. She has been an internationally touring independent artist since 2010. She is also a cofounder and corecollaborator of the interdisciplinary theater company, cloud eye control, whos work includes half life 2015, under polaris 2009. This guided dream journal has 202 pages enough space for 100 days with prompts and a spacious two page spread per dream with plenty of space for free writing and adding your own image or drawing. A field guide to lucid dreaming workman publishing. Published on jun 15, 2009 by calarts school of filmvideo, experimental animation student, miwa matreyek. The book begins by describing the sleeping process in detail. Books in category lucid dreaming magick books library. In my proposed book, we are dreaming now, i tell how lucid living helped me obtain my ph.
Dreaming of lucid living, won the princess grace award for film, as well as two awards at the platform international animation festival. If you cant believe that you can make things happen just by saying them in your dreams, then you can probably believe that you can make them happen by magic, particularly if you read fantasy or play fantasy video games. Lucid dreaming wikibooks, open books for an open world. The book illustrates examples to help readers see the possibility and real life experiences. Then, after introducing miwa matreyek s recent dreaming of lucid living 2007 performance, in which the female figure is central, but it is not a simulacrum or drawn representation, i use this analytic apparatus to establish resonances and distinctions between these three artists, proposing that the trope of insideoutside specific to their. Abjection, the performative and creativity in the works of. Please continue to improve it and thanks for the great work so far. Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, miwa matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discover. Miwa matreyek on ted susan gabriel, author of southern. Directed by miwa matreyek, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember. Tonight i will know that i am dreaming and will recall my dreams afterwards.
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