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Percival Everett's "James" is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that reimagines the classic tale of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. Everett's writing is both sharp and witty, blending humor and pathos to create a compelling narrative. The novel explores themes of race, freedom, and identity in a way that is both timely and timeless. Everett's unique voice and perspective offer a fresh take on a familiar story, challenging readers to reconsider their assumptions about race and American history. The novel's unexpected twists and turns keep readers engaged until the very end, leaving a lasting impression long after the final page is turned.
Surfing dimensions of consciousness, dream yoga expert Andrew Holecek joins Raghu to discuss the benefits of lucidity in liminal spaces.
This time on Mindrolling, Andrew and Raghu discuss:
- Andrew’s early interest in the occult and the role of psychedelics
- Lucid dreaming and having insight before understanding
- Tibetan Buddhism and dream yoga
- Andrew’s experience with mantra and transcendental meditation
- Liminal dreaming and working with the space between sleep and waking
- Flexibility and surfing dimensions of consciousness
- Witnessing our mind transition from wakefulness to sleep
- Seeing how thoughts create reality
- How dream yoga transcends lucid dreaming
- Working with the tectonic states of our being
Grab a copy of Andrew’s recently released book, I’m Mindful, Now What?
About Andrew Holecek:
Andrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher who offers talks, online courses, and workshops in the United States and abroad. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending the ancient wisdom of the East with modern knowledge from the West. Drawing on years of intensive study and practice, he teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles, helping people with hardship and pain, death and dying, and problems in meditation. Known as an expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream, he is an experienced guide for students drawn to these powerful nocturnal practices. Check out Andrew’s website to learn more.
“Therefore, you can literally work with really short, micro, lucid dream lenses. Where you can bring lucidity/mindfulness into the transition and see how it is that thoughts create reality at the level of the dreamscape. This is a form of dream-incubation, you can actually watch a thought transform into a dream.” – Andrew Holecek
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