Where The Wild Things Are

[slimslowslider]

Its a kid's book by Maurice Sendak. Anyone read it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are The reason I'm posting here is that my first WILD was inspired by this book and I developed a technique from it at a very young age. Very good for people with a Visual learning mode I expect. Its similar to some AP/ WILD methods I've come across since. The book is about a dream, and starts: The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind or another His Mother called him "Wild Thing!" and Max said "I'll eat you up!" So he was sent to bed without eating anything. That night in Max's room a forest grew, and grew, and grew, until his ceiling hung with vines and his walls became the world around... And I apparently asked for it to be read over and over! There's another great book, not so well known, by Maurice, also about a dream, called 'Mickey in the Night Kitchen'. Anyway- the method: Basically the same as most other WILDS (i.e. get comfortable, relax, don't move, concentrate) except the focus of attention is on visualising - recreate your bedroom as real and vivid as possible in your mind, then grow a forest into it. Detail is added leaf by leaf if necessary until the whole thing jumps an order of magnitude in clarity - it seems like you are seeing but with your eyes closed, then you stand up and wander off into the forest, or get into Max's boat

[Metroid48]

Cool technique. I'll have to try this later. Thanks1

[DreamDudeDave]

This is my favorite Children's Book! Awesome! Thanks!

[Moonbeam]

also about a dream, called 'Mickey in the Night Kitchen'. [/b] Is that the one where all the kids get up because one keeps saying he has a fly in his ear, and then they eat some potatos, and then they worry that the little one will tell, so they make it seem like a dream by doing all kinds of weird things, and then when they get up, the little one does tell his parents, but they think it is his dream, except for he mentions the bug in his ear which he had been complaining before bed, and the potatos are actually gone?

[slimslowslider]

LOL! No... but now I'm curious. Can you remember any lines to Google it? Can't remember Mickey in the Night Kitchen much except a little boy flying in an aeroplane made of dough and floating around naked with these giant cooks. It received loads of awards but was also banned in parts of the US. EDIT: Just found this pic

[Moonbeam]

I'll look for it; I read it in a kid's magazin a long time ago; it actually was a cute story so thanks for reminding me. I don't know if it was published other than in that magazine, but I'll look for it.