Dreaming through Darkness

Shine Light into the Shadow to Live the Life of Your Dreams

The Shadow is the part of us made up of all that we hide from others: our shame, our fears and our wounds, but also our divine spirit, our blinding beauty and our hidden talents. The Shadow is not bad – in fact it is the source of our creativity and power – but until we bring it into the light this power will remain untapped and our full potential unreached. 

Using practical exercises sourced from lucid dreaming and dream-work, Tibetan Buddhism and mindfulness meditation, this book explores how to:

• Transform the dark and light shadow side

• Meet the shadow through your dreams

• Unlock your creativity

• Transform Nightmares through lucid dreaming

• Manifest your hidden potential

• Make friends with fear & anxiety

• Decrease stress through Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep

This book will show you how to fearlessly embrace your shadow side in both your dreams and daily life, thereby manifesting the awakened power of your full potential.

"Charlie Morley has produced not just a self-help book but a guide to befriending all of who you truly are. Charlie is the real deal, and this book is like being led down a full spiritual journey by an old and jovial friend. An honest, compassionate and enjoyable read that will lead to incredible self-acceptance and joy." - Lodro Rinzler, author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar and Love Hurts

"With great lucidity, Charlie Morley show us how, instead of hiding from our shadow, rejecting it or indulging it, we can in fact integrate it so that we achieve much greater wholeness and personal freedom. I learned so much from this book and know I will return to it time and time again." - David R. Hamilton PhD, author of How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body and The Five Side Effects of Kindness

"I have known Charlie for a long time and I consider him a very positive influence in the world. In this book he guides people in how to be more helpful human beings. I strongly believe his authentic confidence and sound mind give him the ability to do this." - Lama Yeshe Rinpoche, Abbot of Samye Ling Monastery

"Charlie Morley has written a fine book that brings a fresh and modern approach to working with the shadow. He has created a pathway to integrate the shadow in a down-to-earth and yet inspiring way, led by his own walking-his-talk approach to life. Charlie is the real deal. I wholeheartedly recommend this book." - Ya’Acov Darling Khan, author of Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart and Shaman

"In this highly authentic and pioneering work, Charlie Morley shares his rich experience as one of the world's foremost lucid dreamers and offers tips on how every person can train to become lucid and aware of their shadows." - Rob Nairn, author of Living, Dreaming, Dying"

"I have always been fascinated by what the ancient Mexicans named the Cave: the place where our ancestral patterns, instincts, personal story and highest potential reside. This book has offered me new ways to work with my own Cave in order to be a better person. I really believe that the practices in this book could be life changing for many people." - Sergio Magaña, author of Caves of Power and The Toltec Secret

"Morley surpasses discussion of dream yoga by inviting the inspired reader into the experience itself. To understand the pages ahead is to quicken the evolution of one's conscious awakening." - Lama Choyin Rangdrol, author of Black Buddha

"A very wise and brilliant book by one of Hay House publishers' bright young stars. Extensively researched, Charlie's book brings in many fascinating Tibetan Buddhist teachings/insights about shadow work, transformation, dreaming and lucid dreaming, as well as those from many other traditions and teachers. A very contemporary, cutting-edge and inspiring take on this subject. And Lucid Dreaming being Charlie's core expertise, there's some wonderful guidance on using lucid dreams to powerfully heal and and integrate the shadow. I'd hugely recommend this book for anyone interested in integrating their shadow and finding their gifts, their 'gold in the dark' as Jung called it." - Will Gethin, founder of Conscious Frontiers
Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and lucid dreaming teacher who has been studying the Shadow from both Western and Tibetan Buddhist perspectives for almost 10 years and gave the first ever TEDx talk on the subject of Lucid Nightmares. He received the traditional "authorization to teach" from his Buddhist teacher Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008 and has since run workshops around the world in lucid dreaming and shadow work.

About

The Shadow is the part of us made up of all that we hide from others: our shame, our fears and our wounds, but also our divine spirit, our blinding beauty and our hidden talents. The Shadow is not bad – in fact it is the source of our creativity and power – but until we bring it into the light this power will remain untapped and our full potential unreached. 

Using practical exercises sourced from lucid dreaming and dream-work, Tibetan Buddhism and mindfulness meditation, this book explores how to:

• Transform the dark and light shadow side

• Meet the shadow through your dreams

• Unlock your creativity

• Transform Nightmares through lucid dreaming

• Manifest your hidden potential

• Make friends with fear & anxiety

• Decrease stress through Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep

This book will show you how to fearlessly embrace your shadow side in both your dreams and daily life, thereby manifesting the awakened power of your full potential.

Reviews

"Charlie Morley has produced not just a self-help book but a guide to befriending all of who you truly are. Charlie is the real deal, and this book is like being led down a full spiritual journey by an old and jovial friend. An honest, compassionate and enjoyable read that will lead to incredible self-acceptance and joy." - Lodro Rinzler, author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar and Love Hurts

"With great lucidity, Charlie Morley show us how, instead of hiding from our shadow, rejecting it or indulging it, we can in fact integrate it so that we achieve much greater wholeness and personal freedom. I learned so much from this book and know I will return to it time and time again." - David R. Hamilton PhD, author of How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body and The Five Side Effects of Kindness

"I have known Charlie for a long time and I consider him a very positive influence in the world. In this book he guides people in how to be more helpful human beings. I strongly believe his authentic confidence and sound mind give him the ability to do this." - Lama Yeshe Rinpoche, Abbot of Samye Ling Monastery

"Charlie Morley has written a fine book that brings a fresh and modern approach to working with the shadow. He has created a pathway to integrate the shadow in a down-to-earth and yet inspiring way, led by his own walking-his-talk approach to life. Charlie is the real deal. I wholeheartedly recommend this book." - Ya’Acov Darling Khan, author of Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart and Shaman

"In this highly authentic and pioneering work, Charlie Morley shares his rich experience as one of the world's foremost lucid dreamers and offers tips on how every person can train to become lucid and aware of their shadows." - Rob Nairn, author of Living, Dreaming, Dying"

"I have always been fascinated by what the ancient Mexicans named the Cave: the place where our ancestral patterns, instincts, personal story and highest potential reside. This book has offered me new ways to work with my own Cave in order to be a better person. I really believe that the practices in this book could be life changing for many people." - Sergio Magaña, author of Caves of Power and The Toltec Secret

"Morley surpasses discussion of dream yoga by inviting the inspired reader into the experience itself. To understand the pages ahead is to quicken the evolution of one's conscious awakening." - Lama Choyin Rangdrol, author of Black Buddha

"A very wise and brilliant book by one of Hay House publishers' bright young stars. Extensively researched, Charlie's book brings in many fascinating Tibetan Buddhist teachings/insights about shadow work, transformation, dreaming and lucid dreaming, as well as those from many other traditions and teachers. A very contemporary, cutting-edge and inspiring take on this subject. And Lucid Dreaming being Charlie's core expertise, there's some wonderful guidance on using lucid dreams to powerfully heal and and integrate the shadow. I'd hugely recommend this book for anyone interested in integrating their shadow and finding their gifts, their 'gold in the dark' as Jung called it." - Will Gethin, founder of Conscious Frontiers

Author

Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and lucid dreaming teacher who has been studying the Shadow from both Western and Tibetan Buddhist perspectives for almost 10 years and gave the first ever TEDx talk on the subject of Lucid Nightmares. He received the traditional "authorization to teach" from his Buddhist teacher Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008 and has since run workshops around the world in lucid dreaming and shadow work.