The Art of Spiritual Dreaming: How Dreams Can Make You Find More Love and Happiness

by Harold Klemp

Book Overview

Your dreams are real. Recognize their spiritual nature, and learn how dreams can help you gain insights from the past and future, grow in confidence, heal yourself, and make better decisions. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570431493
• ISBN13: 9781570431494
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Eckankar
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The focus is on SPIRITUAL

I helped compile The Art of Spiritual Dreaming for the author Harold Klemp from his many talks and writings on the subject. My primary motive was to fill a certain gap in the public literature on dreams - that gap being represented by the word SPIRITUAL in the book's title. There are many books devoted to the interpretation of dreams, to dream work, to experimental research on dreams, to lucid dreaming, and so forth. Many are excellent. But they fall short on the subject of SPIRITUAL dreaming. Klemp's book is based on the premise that dreams are a portal into higher planes of reality, into the spiritual worlds. The book starts right off with the theme that the soul can and does leave the body during sleep, just as it will do permanently one day at the time of death. In these days where accounts of Near Death Experiences are commonplace, the idea of the soul leaving the body to visit higher worlds is a familiar idea to most people. Klemp elaborates on this theme, exploring the wondrous possibilities which this opens up for the dreamer: Meeting others in the dream state, including those who have passed over to the other side; Getting healings in dreams; Being taught by spiritual guides who know how to operate in the dream state; Exploring past lives or future events in your dreams; Finding enlightenment and profound divine love in dreams, and so forth. And all of this is presented with numerous first hand accounts to show how ordinary people are experiencing the joy of spiritual dreams. Stanley Krippner, Ph.D, one of the most respected dream researchers alive today, says in his endorsement of this book, "Some dreams create, some dreams heal, some dreams initiate; this remarkable book encompasses them all." Before I decided to compile this book, I personally read over 200 dream books ranging from trash to the very best out there. Except for an occasional historical reference or speculative chapter, these books were a starvation diet for anyone seeking the real meat of spiritual dreaming. Harold Klemp is the leader of ECKANKAR, a religious teaching which greatly values spiritual dreams. He presents dreams within the context of the ECKANKAR teachings, for these teachings illuminate much that is left unexplored elsewhere. His straight-forward and forthright presentation on the reality of spiritual dreams is not for everyone. Nor is his direct, folksy style. It will appear too simple for those looking for a complex psychological perspective. It will annoy a few readers that Klemp treats his subject in the context of a religious teaching. But for those who sense or know that dreams are the doorway into the heavenly worlds, this book will be a godsend.

Dreams are the forgotten road to heaven.

Harold Klemp's book explains that dreams are your gateway to the inner worlds. He than shares over 50 tips and spiritual exercises to show you how to understand, remember and use your dreams. If you follow the guidlines in the book, they do work. I told my cousin about the book who could almost never remember dreams and he was amazed that he started having vivid dream recall with a direct connection to everyday life. This is the best dream book out there! It gives you specific information on how to remember your dreams and actually do dream travel or soul travel. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I keep it by my bed and do a spiritual exercise before going to sleep. It is truly an adventure!

More than just another book on interpreting dream symbols

Harold Klemp's book goes far beyond dream books that simply seek to interpret symbols in dreams. He explains that dreams have a vital purpose: they are your spiritual report card.Harold Klemp shares more than 50 tips and spiritual exercises to aid in understanding what dreams are, how one can actively, consciously dream, how to find answers through dreams regarding health concerns, personal relationships and business decisions and how to interpret and understand dreams.He offers an easy way to keep the interpretation of dreams simple. At p. 164, he writes: "Look at each dream in one of three levels. They are about our daily life, our emotions and thoughts, and, less often, about the pure spiritual side. So, simply put, there are dreams about our everyday events, our emotional well-being, and our relationship with God."He also offers practical advice when beginning a dream study. It does not have to be an all-out assault on your inner worlds. You can make it as easy as you like. All it takes is a sincere request to remember and understand your dreams.The tips and spiritual exercises are practical and easy to do, though, as with any exercise program, they take practice. I have been recording my dreams off and on for years but I was unable to get an understanding of what my dreams were telling me. This book provided me with simple steps to begin to explore the depths of my dreams and their significance. The author gave me valuable tips on what to do when my dreams appeared to dry up. The jumble and clutter of my dreams has started to sort out and my experiences have at times been breathtakingly sharp.Harold Klemp writes with directness, simplicity and with a sincere desire to help people awaken to the potential of their dreams.I recommend this book and I have passed on copies to others.

Takes dreaming and dreamers to a whole new and higher level.

If you're serious about understanding your dreams, take a look at The Art of Spiritual Dreaming by Harold Klemp. Klemp takes dreams and dreamers to a whole new and higher level. On page 36, he says about dreams, "They are your experiences of life in greater worlds." Then he goes on to give examples of this throughout the book.I have been having immediate and positive results as a result of reading this book. His techniques are simple and effective. I highly recommend this book to anyone who really wants to know what dreams are all about, and to those who want to gain more from their dream experiences. This book is destined to become a spiritual classic.I also liked that he said animals are Souls and that they can have these same kinds of spiritual experiences.

This is the most thorough and comprehensive book on dreams.

Harold Klemp's new book The Art of Spiritual Dreaming clearly demonstrates why he is considered one of the leading authorities in the world today on the spiritual nature of dreams.Author Harold Klemp, makes three reassuring points to today's reader: 1) God loves you, 2) God speaks to you often, 3) You can learn to hear God's "voice" through the forgotten language of dreams. It goes beyond the ordinary dream book. It places spiritual dreaming in its rightful place at the center of the whole subject of dreams.He goes on to explain there is an ancient tradition about the spiritual nature of dreams. The Old Testament gives examples of dreams and waking visions, affirming these as ways that God provides personal direction and guidance.Author Harold Klemp has been at the forefront of the trend toward exploring the spiritual nature of dreams for the last decade and a half. His view holds that dreams are of divine origin. They are a portal to spiritual worlds and bear messages and prophetic insights from God.So what is spiritual dreaming? "Dreams are like a daily report card," says Klemp, "They show how you are doing in your spiritual mission, even if you don't know you have one. Dreams tell how you are getting on in your relationship with God and life.In The Art of Spiritual Dreaming, Harold Klemp reaffirms that dreams are a divine gift. He offers readers of all faiths and backgrounds proven techniques to assist them in using dreams to discover spiritual meaning and purpose in life."Harold Klemp-the spiritual leader of Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God-is one of the foremost advocates of spiritual dreaming in the world today. He draws upon his own insights and experiences, as well as those of many other spiritual dreamers whose personal adventures fill the pages of his new book.I strongly recommend this book to anyone new or familiar with the significance of dream study. It is the most thorough and comprehensive book I have ever read on dreams. A must read.