This book is out of print but that's OK. You can still get it and it's worth it! It makes you do all kinds of things you would never do otherwise.

Although his followers have a tendency to view Laberge's as the only important research ever done in this area, his work, like that of every contemporary scientist, draws on much older research. The exercises presented by Harary and Weintraub are based on thousands of years of human exploration of this fascinating subject, including Harary's own considerable work on altered states. Harary and Weintraub are careful to present accurate facts and references, including references to Laberge, to whom they are very kind. They do not take credit for the work of others, nor do they try to sell accessories or classes. Nevertheless, it appears that some of Laberge's followers are very threatened by this unpretentious and enjoyable little book, which does not present itself as an academic text. Its stated purpose is to provide natural, step-by-step exercises for safely exploring the lucid dream state, and it does this very well. Harary, a veteran researcher and longtime contributor to OMNI Magazine, and Weintraub, an editor of OMNI for most of its long life, are both talented writers. Like their other books, this one is a pleasure to read. They are careful to present accurate facts and references, and while they never demean the implications of the lucid dream state, they also don't try to interpret the experience for their readers. They respect their readers enough to expect they will ask their own questions and draw their own conclusions.

This is the best practical guide I have found to lucid dreaming. For a lot of theory and padding go someplace else. For a down to earth and basic instruction book this one is the best choice. Comparing a practical little handbook like this one to a book about research and theory is like comparing a field guide to bird watching to a big academic book on ornithology. I have done most of the exercises and they really work! They are also lots of fun. Plus the book makes reference to the fact that the exercises are based on techniques that date back thousands of years in addition to current research. What is curious to me is how some other experts don't always reference the fact that their original methods are not very original after all. You would think that human beings didn't know how to have lucid dreams or even how to just plain dream until they came along! In contrast I respect the fact that the authors of this book don't try to knock other scientists and other books to promote their own. They just tell it like it is and recommend other books and authors for those who want to study other sides of the subject. This is also my first choice book if you want to get right into lucid dreaming because it doesn't try to tell you what kinds of dreams you should have but just helps you open up to your own experiences.

OK the tittle is true. I am finally having lucid dreams, and I am so happy. I now can have tea with Neil Armstrong or Little Bo Peep if I want to. Or I can fly to Pluto to see if there are aliens and find some if I want. This power I have never had over my dreams, so I treasure it. PLus from this book I learned all this. Now I am going to bed to sleep, and dream...<(o^_^o)>

I read this book, which was the first of its kind, when it came out in 1989 and looked through it again recently before lending it to a friend. Fifteen years ago, because of several profound personal experiences (dreams I had which came true), I became interested in altered states of consciousness, including out-of-body experiences and lucid dreams. I had had several spontaneous lucid dreams but never an out-of-body experience. I was a faithful reader of Omni Magazine and was happy to find an article on out-of-body experiences by Dr. Keith Harary, who was a researcher and the subject of the famous out-of-body experiments conducted at Duke University in the early 1970's (in which animals seemed to sense Harary's presence when he "left" his body and visited them in a distant location). I did the exercises in the article and had my first out-of-body experience following the exercise in which you go out into the world "blindfolded" and experience everything through your non-visual senses. A friend had to go with me to guide me, and it did take us the better part of the day (unlike most of the exercises), but it was fun, and interesting - an experience I will always remember - and it worked! Not long after that article, Harary and Weintraub published Have an Out-of-Body Experience in 30 Days, which I read and really appreciated because it told me so much about what is known of the out-of-body experience, without trying to tell me what it means. For me, the biggest problem in sorting out the literature on this type of subject is the fact that nine times out of ten, the author will try to tell you his or her version of the meaning of life. It's not that this book left me with the sense that the experiences are not profound; on the contrary, it respected me enough to allow me to explore the experiences myself and draw my own conclusions from them.

I have been having out of body experiences for a long time and have read lots of books, but this is still my favorite. The authors are careful not to color your experiences with their suggestions. Instead, they give you great tools that really work to explore and discover the fascinating world inside yourself. Also, the authors obviously know their stuff. Other books borrow from their discoveries and methods, but then go overboard in making extreme claims that can't be proven. The techniques in this book are tried and true, and based on scientific research. The authors still manage to keep a refreshing sense of humor and provide good, practical advice without talking down to the reader. This is the one to buy for the intelligent novice and also for those looking to learn more about OBEs. I would not recommend some of the other well known books on the subject, because they take their ideas from this solid, pioneering little book, and then add wild claims.

Finally I've found a book that gives a clear, concise description about how to have an out-of-the-body experience. I have read many books in parapsychology that drone on with endless proofs that are supposed to make me "believe" in psychic perceptions, but this book helps you to have your own experience. To me, the ultimate test is my own experience. For anyone who wants to do it themselves and not just read about it this book is far superior to anything else out there. I got the book after I saw Dr. Harary on the Larry King Show talking about his involvement with the Stargate project, research conducted by the CIA at Stanford Research Institute to study remote perception. It shows that the authors know what they're talking about. Five stars for this book.