Rating: 
Summary: Too many amateurs (AKA Beginners Luck)
Review: This is the book which introduced me in a serious way to lucid dreaming. I appreciate much of what Stephen has written. Two reservations I want to bring up though:a) like some previous reviewers have stated he doesn't provide much in the way of philosophy, here, and his model (not very Freudian,BTW), leaves something to be desired...namely that it seems to me to apply equally to waking consciousness as it does to dreaming consciousness and thus loses a state-specific account. Basically, he is a scientist doing science, not a philosopher considering the meaning (along similar lines J Allan Hobson has some good science books on sleep and dreaming). b)It could be just me but a lot of the induction techniques seem to work on novelty. I am now quite skeptical about claims that anyone can learn to have lucid dreams at will, as LaBerge implies. The problem is the time invested curve. For many, I believe, learning this mental skill to that point would require many years of intensive effort, if at all. Basically, most people on the internet who write on this subject, upon examination, are themselves "beginners", and very few, if any, claim such mastery. Lucid dreaming is great fun, and, I agree, has a lot of potential, but the prominent techniques used today, I am now convinced, fall short of achieving this potential so often talked about.
Rating: 
Summary: Eye Opening
Review: This was the second book I've read on Lucid Dreams, but easily surpassed the first by including much more practical information for the average lucid dreamer. You'll almost want to take notes when you read this, as some of it is so useful and eye opening that you won't want to forget any of it. A terrific guide.
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