Thread: Which should I read first?

You know, I can't stop hearing good things about Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, people take it as the ultimate authority on the subject, so perhaps that would be the best first read.

Hey Jared, i'd say its best to check out Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming first, its a better read especially if your just starting out, read it first. It'll offer you some good insight as well as tips etc.

I would recommend reading EWOLD by Stephen LaBerge first. That book is commonly referred to as the "Bible of lucid dreaming" on this forum, and other LDing sites.


edit: damn, Alex and Lucid Seeker, you guys beat me to it! :p

Thanks for your help. Is there anything in the other one that EWOLD doesn't have?

I'd say Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. I have that book and it helped me a lot.

To be honest I just kind of skipped around in the book, I didn't start from page 1.

I say the second one to get a general idea of Lucid Dreaming (trust me, I have both and it hardly contains any proper information), then the first one (EWOLD) to really get into the methods etc.

I'm just marvelling at the synchronicity of Alex's, Lucid's and Burns' posts !

i ALSO SUGGEST Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

He already has that one. Thanks for keeping up-to-date.

Hey Jared,

Well I think you got enough replies on this - but I have both books as well and I think the Concise Guide is much shorter and to the point, better for someone just starting out. Might be an easier read as well. So, IMO I'd start with that one if you're just at the curiosity stage right now. Some newbies could get a bit overwhelmed at all the info in EWOLD and eventually lose interest.

If you're ready to just dive right in and really interested in lucid dreaming, EWOLD is the one to go for.

Exploring the world of lucid dreaming (EWOLD) is the lucid dreamers bible, go with that one first

PROTIP: If you read EWOLD before Consice Guide, when reading Consice you will think "I already know all of this", and it will be money wasted.

I'm already reading EWOLD, but I think it's good that I bought the Concise Guide because it's shorter so I could use it for quick reference and not have to flip through all those pages in EWOLD

Bloody hell, my name is also Jared, so everytime someone types it, I keep thinking their post is to me

Anyway, if you ask me, the Concise Guide is complete rubbish. I read a lot of it ages ago, and just has really really general information. EWLD (usually you don't abbreviate "the" or "of) is a much better read, is much more detailed, and has many more techniques, and sub-techniques. I wouldn't even waste your time with the other one.

Im so mad! I went to my local libary to see if they would have ETWOLD, and guess what, they dont! NOT even ONE lucid book!

I don't really feel like ordering one though, im poorish sorta. I'd rather spend my money on gas tbh...

I ordered a copy of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming from Amazon.com for 2 dollars and 86 cents.

never hurts to look eh?

No, its different for me. Im only 16 and my mom doesn't have credit cards or stuff. Well she does, but won't let me use them. So its hard to order most things off the internet. I doubt my mom would let me anyways...

Oh well that sucks doesn't it? I'll tell you what then, once I get my bank account out of the negative (don't even ask heh) I'll purchase the book for you, sound good? It's really not going to cost me much, but it's definitley something you'll be wanting to have.

Aww, thanks for the offer thats really generous of you

But, I dont really want to waste your time and I doubt theres anything in the book thats new to me anyways. I may actually try and go to the bigger city and visit a book store and see if they have it. So the time you get your bank account I might have it.

Thanks though, probably one of the nicest things anyone ever would do!

Originally Posted by Rainman

Bloody hell, my name is also Jared, so everytime someone types it, I keep thinking their post is to me

Anyway, if you ask me, the Concise Guide is complete rubbish. I read a lot of it ages ago, and just has really really general information. I wouldn't even waste your time with the other one.

Well I already paid the money for it, but I guess I could give it to someone and introduce one more person to the world of lucid dreaming

No, its different for me. Im only 16 and my mom doesn't have credit cards or stuff. Well she does, but won't let me use them. So its hard to order most things off the internet. I doubt my mom would let me anyways...

Well if you live in America, you can probably find it in most bookstores