Thread: *Completed!* The Lucid Dreamer's Guide to the Cosmos

The Lucid Dreamer's Guide to the Cosmos
A new project by Daniel Love (author of Are You Dreaming?)

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This is the official thread for The Lucid Dreamer's Guide to the Cosmos.

www.luciddreamersguide.com

Introduction For Curious Oneironauts:

Hey guys, I thought I'd put together this thread so that we have an official place to discuss this exciting project. It's a continuation of THIS THREAD. We'll focus on the campaign at this point, but as the project progresses this thread will become the area where we can discuss ideas, share information and generally get awesome things happening. I've tried to compile everything you could need to know below


Important information:

For those of you who are not yet familiar with this project please read the full details here: www.luciddreamersguide.com


Brief overview:

The Lucid Dreamer's Guide to the Cosmos is a new project by author and dream researcher Daniel Love, running in collaboration with Dreamviews. The aim is to create an ongoing series of books that explore the cosmos through the eyes of a lucid dreamer. Daniel will be working with the Dreamviews community, and many other lucid dreamers around the globe, to ensure this series of books reflects the real experiences and needs of lucid dreamers.

Daniel is looking for lucid dreamers of all skill levels to offer their skills, knowledge and talents to be included in the project.

The goal is to genuinely push the field of lucid dreaming forward and eventually fund lucid dreaming research, events and much more.


Current Objective:

Currently the project is in the fund raising stage. The Kickstarter campaign runs until JULY 3rd, 2016.

Our current mission is to promote and share this project as widely as possible in order to reach and hopefully surpass the goal.

It's important to be aware - the campaign must reach its goal before the deadline for the project to occur.


Current Status:



The colour of the number (the pledge amount) above the text saying "Today's Pledge Total" is the best indicator of our daily status.

It can be understood this way:
Green = We're all good
Amber = Doing okay
Red = Panic, promote and make a pledge!


How To Help:

At this stage there are several things you can do to help the project - you can click the links below to do these things right now :

1 - Back the project
2 - Share the project on Facebook
3 - Share the project on Twitter
4 - Contact the media about the project (no link available for this option - be creative and do whatever you can to get the word out! )
5 - Tell everyone you know - Friends, family, forums, everyone. - (Again, no links for this, but if there were that'd just be creepy. )


The Purpose Of This Thread:

This thread exists so that everyone who wants to be involved can share their ideas, progress and anything else that you'd like to discuss in regards to the project. It's fine to be casual and have fun with this, but let's try to keep things on topic when possible

Thank you for putting all info into one place, DanielLove : )

No problem Gab, it definitely makes life easier.
Shame to say goodbye to the old thread but hopefully this one will be just as brimming with awesomeness

Oh, for those who are completely new - just a reminder that you can get yourself a FREE copy of "Are You Dreaming?" by backing and sharing the project before June 19th. You can find out all the details in this update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1591175

So I guess a good place to start is something of a head count. If those of you who are already involved or interested could drop a message in this thread, that would be useful!

Also, it's a bit of a quiet day on the campaign front - so if any of you have a spare moment to share the campaign, that would be fantastic!

Come forth, DVians, come partake in lucid dreaming history!

For people that want to help by contacting the media, try googling "lucid dreaming" and clicking the News tab. It'll pull up recent articles written on the subject and then you can contact the news sites and journalists from there. Most news sites will have a contact for submitting stories for them to checkout.

I sent an email last night about it to Lily Feinn who had recently written an article about a lucid dreaming device. Of course it doesn't have to only be ones that have written about lucid dreaming, but it's a good way to find a news site to start off with. Science related sites and blogs would be good to try as well. If anyone can recommend any youtubers, blogs, sites, etc, that'd be great

Local news stations would be good too, they all have social media presence now as well as websites and email. Local news sometimes has slower news days too, so they might jump at a story about a lucid dreaming crowdfunding project.

For those tweeting about it, you can add hashtags like #LucidDreaming, #Kickstarter, #Crowdfunding, etc to help get it out in front of more people. Other hashtags that aren't as obvious are good too, for example, I used the hashtag #eyecandy when tweeting about the cover designs. I also used the "shut up and take my money" meme pic, the use of the cover and meme picture plus the hashtags used got some nice engagement as seen in the below spoilered screen cap.

Spoiler for Twitter screen cap:

I also pinned a tweet about the kickstarter to my profile, that way when anyone views my profile they'll see that tweet. So even if they didn't know about the project before going onto my profile, they will afterwards.

Searching on twitter for keywords such as "lucid dreaming" is a good way to find tweets of people currently talking about it, you can find some good candidates to contact about the project like that. Just searching right now I found some dream researchers/oneironauts and professors that would probably be interested.

Originally Posted by Mismagius

I sent an email last night about it to Lily Feinn who had recently written an article about a lucid dreaming device. Of course it doesn't have to only be ones that have written about lucid dreaming, but it's a good way to find a news site to start off with. Science related sites and blogs would be good to try as well. If anyone can recommend any youtubers, blogs, sites, etc, that'd be great

It looks like the author (Ms Feinn) doesn't know about the people behind 'Genosans', the so-called revolutionary cancer 'cure' are one of the same, still peddling their nonsense product. Scam.

@Mismagius - You've summed up this perfectly, really awesome stuff!!

You've really been such a huge help so far, I can't thank you enough.
This is exactly the approach I've been taking, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to help spread the word.

I can't write a long post right now as I'm using a phone and it's infuriating to try and write with it. I just had to come and say thank you for such a detailed and perfect post. If others could jump on board and do as you're doing, we'll really be able to make this project something quite amazing.

If anyone knows of internet marketer who has email list in the similar niche to Lucid Dream would be worth to contact them to mention your Kickstarter to their email list. Great place is CLICKBANK, There are some online product in lucid dream and they build email list. I am pretty sure they won't mind to mention your champaign. As they always looking for a way to provide value to their list.

I have found and ordered books myself through these email like "The Motivation Manifesto" by Brendon Burchard and some others. Which is doing great on amazon. 1 000 Positive reviews.

Hey Guys,

Well, yesterday was a bit of a terrifying blank spot on the pledge front, hopefully this is just one of those natural fluctuations for these sorts of things. Still, it's a good reminder that we really have to keep spreading the word.

Here's a thought: if any of you are active in other forums, such as reddit, mortalmist or anywhere else, could you spread the word there also. I've been trying to do my bit on reddit, but I get the feeling they respond better to general enthusiasm rather than a content creator trying to drum up interest. So any help there would be really appreciated. I'll try and do an AMA there in the near future as those seem to go down well (but not before I do a Dreamviews Q&A!!).

Also, how is everyone's weekend? Any interesting dreams so far?
Please do feel free to chat here as well, we can't be all work and no play!

Hi all, so it's the start of a new week and only 27 days to go in the campaign!

So we've got £8165 left to raise in that period, so that's quite a big mountain to climb!
I think we can do it! We just need to really get the collective awesomeness of Dreamviews working in tandem

I expect time is going to zip by in a flash during this period, so it'd be great if you could all continue to do your bit and share any ideas you have in this thread.

As I mentioned before, if you could also drop a "hello" message below, so that I know who's interested in being part of the project - not just for this campaign phase, but for the longer term as well, that would be really great.

Also, I'm running a Q&A thread over here: Q&A Thread, so if you have more general questions about lucid dreaming, drop them there and I'll do my best to answer them.

The absolute priority at this point needs to be getting news of this campaign spread far and wide and to get the pledges steadily rolling in. It's the only way to make this all happen.

So, drop your names and ideas below, and let's get amazing things happening!

Edit: Got ninja'd while I was typing, haha. Agree with all said above ^^^

Thanks, Daniel! I'm glad to help, not only is it fun but it's also for a worthy cause

I noticed the 0 pledge day, kept hoping the pledge counter would go up more before the end of the day but no luck unfortunately. Hopefully to make up for that slow day there will be a very active day in the future. A bit of good news is that I shared the kickstarter with a dream researcher and lucid dreamer and she retweeted my tweet this morning, got a few likes and link clicks on it so far.

I've also been replying to a lot of people that are talking about lucid dreaming on twitter, congratulating them on having an LD, correcting misinformation, giving advice, etc. This leads to a lot of profile clicks and some follows, and when they view my profile they may find out about the kickstarter. I'm going to work on making a header photo that mentions it. The header photo section is pretty large, like a billboard, so might as well use it like one hehe.

Tropical storm Colin is currently going through my area, hopefully it won't do much damage. Dream wise my sleep schedule has gotten a bit messed up so recall hasn't been as good, but the dreams I did recall were interesting.

@Mismagius

I've always thought the way they name storms is a little peculiar, they never seem to fit. "Colin" sounds like someone you'd go for a polite cup of tea with, not someone who'd go mental and throw your stuff around, shake the house and generally cause a nuisance. You'd think they'd choose more dramatic names. Either way, I hope Colin doesn't disrupt your life too much, so stay safe!

Yes, I *hope* the zero pledge day follows the same trend I've noticed with book sales, where it is countered by a day of excess. I think it's best if we assume that the only way forward is to go nuts with promotion and get everyone on-board. At least this way, whatever happens, we all know that what we achieve is the result of us putting in our absolute best.

I think your approach has been fantastic Mismagius, it's great that you're not only helping spread the word on the project, but you're also educating and sharing the love for lucid dreaming in the process. It's exactly the right thing to be doing! Thanks so much!

Boing Boing is a very popular website with a kind of geeky, "happy mutant" vibe. They occasionally report on interesting Kickstarter projects, and have posted on lucid dreaming more than once. I just suggested The Lucid Dreamer's Guide to the Cosmos as something to cover. If more people make that suggestion maybe it will increase the chance of it being covered.

Because I am merely an egg, having been here less than 7 days, I'm unable to post a link to the Boing Boing submission page, but I'm reminded of the following cryptic poem:

aitch tee tee pee
colon and a couple of slashes
boingboing
DOT
net
slash
sub
(stop me before I) slash again

Or you could just look up the website and look for the "SUBMIT" at the top of the screen.

Thanks Thinkintuit, I've followed your advice.

Here's a mission for the next few days, if everyone can get involved in this - it will hopefully help a lot.

Can I request that people share stories about the project on boredpanda.com

Here's an example I've created: Program The Virtual Reality Of Your Mind! | Bored Panda

If you can also up-vote and share this, that would be very useful. Boredpanda often creates viral news stories.

However, if you can do better, please upload your own story and we can all up-vote and share!

Boredpanda also has a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/boredpanda

@Daniel Haha, I've always thought the same thing! Now I'm trying to think of a fitting name for such a potentially destructive event but nothing comes to mind. Fortunately nothing around my house was damaged, just had rain all day and night. Some other areas got it worse, uprooted trees, fences blown away, etc.

@Thinkintuit Awesome, I'll be submitting it to there as well. And lol, that's one of the most unique and amusing ways to spell out a url I've seen!

I upvoted the boredpanda article and set up a tweet with the link to be tweeted at one of the recommend optimal times for link clicks later today. I'm contacting the moderators of several dream related subreddits to see if they'll allow me to promote it on them. I'll report back once I get an answer.

I don't think anybody mentioned lucid dreaming forums in other languages. All those that speak another language could post a link about Kickstarter and perhaps a link to this and Q&A thread to spread the word among lucid dreamers from those countries. I wrote a short article and linked the kickstarter on Slovak lucid dreaming forum which also caters to Czech dreamers. Would be great to add dreamers from more countries.

Thanks for the continued help guys, it's proving to be quite difficult to keep the word spreading - I think it's the age-old problem that simple ideas (the one's that actually turn out to be quite dull and repetitive in reality) are the one's that are easiest to capture the attention of the masses. When we're trying to do something with a bit more depth like this, it doesn't have quite the viral appeal. Still, not to be negative - I'm sure even though we're going through a bit of a quiet patch, if we can keep up the good work, the effort will pay off.

Here's a few ideas for today:

If anyone can post on reddit, that would be very handy. I've done so a few times, and have (hopefully) an AMA in the near future. But, I don't want to spam them. If anyone else could start a post - that would be really handy.

Also, we could try a little closer to home - I think the word still hasn't really spread the widely through Dreamviews. Perhaps it would be a good idea to PM a few friends and contacts on here. The direct approach gives us the opportunity to explain the idea in a way that will appeal more directly.

I'll admit, I'm slightly over-worked and more than a little burnt out from the constant promotional side of things, it's not really in my nature as I'm a writer not an advertiser!
So your continued support and help is really worth so much and is very much appreciated, I cannot give adequate enough thanks to you all.

Let's keep up the good fight!

Dropping my name in the hat as someone interested in helping now and most likely in the future as well. I just made a post at another LD website that I am a member of (but haven't visited in a while) and think I kept it within the rules, so hopefully the post survives. I also mentioned your campaign in another thread I created here that only loosely tied into to you/your campaign. I will PM some friends here I haven't seen in a while as well.

I think the most enthusiasm will be amongst the lucid dreaming community. That said, I believe The Huffington Post (a bigger news outlet) is friendly to lucid dreaming as they have probably the most articles I have seen pop up mentioning lucid dreaming and they have a whole "Sleep and Wellness" section. I've also seen interviews where Arianna Huffington (founder) is real enthusiastic about sleep and wellness lately, really promoting it. I have no "in" with her or the staff there but I bet staff would be open to an author contacting them.

Good news guys - World of Lucid Dreaming has now published my article. It's a little tongue in cheek and written for a wider appeal, and it seems to have broken our dry spell and the Kickstarter page is beginning to get a more steady hit rate again. But we need to do our bit to really get it visible.

So, the best thing anyone can do today is this:

Like and share this Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/worldofluci...54257165604826

AND

Share this link to the article on Twitter, other forums, reddit, pintrest or any other website you can think of: 5 Reasons Lucid Dreaming Is Better Than Virtual Reality

This article has a good chance of gaining a bit of traction and drawing attention to the campaign, so please follow both of these steps above to help in that process.

@gab Oh nice! Great point about international and foreign language lucid dreaming forums. I heard from LuneBleue that on a french lucid dreaming forum they've been discussing it

@fogelbise Awesome! And ditto on Huffington Post, I've noticed they seem to publish the most articles on the subject lately.

@DanielLove Great article! Fantastic title and premise, certainly the kind of thing that could get shared and spread fast. It attracts both the lucid dreaming community as well as the VR community, and even those with just a slight interest in either of the two. Plus both are rather hot topics now. The article has the added bonus of educating the less informed about what lucid dreaming is capable of. Well done!

@fogelbise - Sorry, I should have replied earlier - I've been a little snowed under. Thanks hugely for sharing the project around! Also, you're absolutely right about the Huffington post. So far they've not responded to the Press Release I've sent them, but I've tried a few more of their reporters today and hopefully one will bite. Failing that, the company DreamsCloud who have a relationship with HP have shown interest in the project and will hopefully use their sway to help promote the idea after the 15th.

@Mismagius - Thanks! It's not my usual style so it felt a little out of my comfort zone. Still, as the saying goes "if you keep doing the same thing, expect the same results" - so it's great to have everybody here with their varied and creative approaches!

I've been emailing my friends to bring their attention to the project, and thinking of ways to illustrate how it may be of interest to them--even if they haven't shown a great interest in lucid dreaming in the past. For example, I just emailed a friend who is an addiction counselor, and pointed out that lucid dreaming has potential application in treating addiction (and linked to an article on that subject). Tomorrow I plan to email a few psychologists I know, and of course there's a big tie-in there, since lucid dreaming has huge therapeutic benefits.

@Thinkintuit - You're brilliant! This is exactly the kind of thing that will help us get to our goal! Thanks so much, keep up the good work!
It's always impossible to know which contact may trigger a snowball effect, or when something unexpected and wonderful will occur.

Over the next week I've got quite a few interviews lined up - several podcasts, a radio program and hopefully a few other things. I'll keep everyone posted as and when they occur!
Still, I'll always try to find the time to visit DreamViews at least once a day, as to be frank, you guys are all such a great source of inspiration - it's really keeping me smiling and feeling positive. Thanks everyone!

Oh and it looks like we're just one or two pledges away from reaching £4000, which will signal us being 1/3 of the way to the goal! It'll be great to reach that milestone - let's hope the momentum on grows faster from here on!

Hey everyone,

Once again, everyone is being beyond awesome! The great news for today is that we've managed to reach the milestone of one third of the way to the goal! (35%). It's all been down to everyone's wonderful efforts.
It's brilliant news and I can't thank you all enough for your continued work in spreading the word! Let's keep up the good work and soon we'll all be celebrating a big Dreamviews success story! (and we'll also be able to get our teeth into the interesting stuff!)

In other news, I'll be in Paris with the BBC over the next week, recording a show on lucid dreaming. I'll also be taking part in a few pod-cast interviews. So it's all good news for getting the word out there.

Also, we now have German subtitles for the campaign video. So, if you've got German friends, now would be a great time to share the project with them. I'd like to say a big thank you to Steeph for putting in the hard work here. We should soon have subtitles in other languages. If any of you are multi-lingual and can offer the translate into other languages, that would be brilliant - drop me a PM.

So, it's all good news so far, with hopefully more around the corner.

Most importantly, how has everyone been?

Tweeted, Shared on FB , (commented on FB, Article and BoredPanda), Liked the FB post, Upvoted BoredPanda.

Message four YouTubers in Lucid Dream related niche to ask if they are at all open to help out. Will keep you posted if they reply. Then will suggest some ideas for them to help you out which ever they are willing to do. Like Call to action end of the video ( Your Project or share the link on social media).

P.S I found out about this Project from Awake academy by Charlie Morley on Facebook post. So by sharing post definitely works.