Dream Sorcery

Nikki Wardwell Sleath has been practicing witchcraft for thirty years and was formally trained as an initiate and priestess in the Religious Order of Witchcraft. She has since founded her own private order, the Society of Witchcraft and Old Magick. Nikki holds a Master's degree in Integrative Health and Healing, is a Reiki Master/Teacher, and is a full-time professional occult teacher and practitioner. Nikki is trained through the highest level of shamanic dream teacher/facilitator trainings in Robert Moss' School of Active Dreaming. She has worked with clients for many years, focusing on dream work, shamanic-style healing sessions, tarot readings, addressing spirit issues, and more. Visit her at NikkisNature.com and SocietyOfWitchcraft.com. Stephanie Woodfield (Orlando, FL) has been a practicing Pagan for the past twenty years. A devotional polytheist, teacher, and Priestess of the Morrigan, she is one of the founding members of Morrigu's Daughters and is an organizer for several Pagan gatherings. Stephanie teaches classes on devotional work and magical practice in the US and internationally. A long time New Englander, she now resides in the Orlando area with her husband, a very pampered cat, and various reptiles. In her spare time she enjoys creating art out of skulls and other dead things. She is called to helping others forge meaningful experiences with the Morrigan, as well as the Gods and land of Ireland. Visit her at StephanieWoodfield.com.

• ContentsThe Arcana: Exercises xiDisclaimer xiiiAcknowledgments xivForeword by Stephanie Woodfield xvIntroduction 1Part One: The Salt—Lucid Magick Fundamentals 11Chapter 1: What Is Lucid Dreaming? 13Chapter 2: What about Non-Lucid Dreams? 27Chapter 3: Reviewing the Basics 41Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics—Lucid Skill Development for Magicians 63Part Two: The Mercury—Sorcery within the Lucid Dream 71Chapter 5: Flying 73Chapter 6: Ceremonial Magick Techniques 79Chapter 7: The Sorcery of Magickal Alphabets and Symbols 91Chapter 8: Projecting Raw Energy 105Chapter 9: Working with Space, Time, and Shape 111Chapter 10: Communing with Deities 125Chapter 11: Summoning Other Spirits 135Chapter 12: Divination 153Part Three: The Sulfur—Casting Lucid Dream Spells 163Chapter 13: Spell Goals and Timing 165Chapter 14: Spiritual Guides for Lucid Dreaming Spells 175Chapter 15: Offerings 193Chapter 16: Seals, Symbols, and Sigils 199Chapter 17: Words of Power 221Chapter 18: Herbal Considerations for Lucid Dreaming Spells 229Chapter 19: Dream Potion and Tea Recipes 241Chapter 20: Lucid Dreaming Candle Magick 251Chapter 21: Lucid Dream Crystals 261Chapter 22: Casting Your Spell 271Chapter 23: Dream Spells from Classical Grimoires 283Chapter 24: Lucid Dream Talismans 293Conclusion 301Appendix A: Runic Hand Gestures 305Appendix B: Magickal Alphabet Pronunciation Guide 319Bibliography and Recommended Reading by Topic 321Index 333

"Dream Sorcery provides a fascinating look into lucid dreaming for magickal purposes. Anchored by a strong foundational knowledge of dream work and grounded in the framework of alchemy, author Nikki Wardwell Sleath provides hands on, user friendly activities and techniques to make dream sorcery accessible for her readers. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in dreams and/or a desire to enhance their magickal practice."—Robin Corak, author of Dream Magick"In this much-needed, 'missing manual' for lucid dreaming, Nikki Wardwell Sleath illuminates how alchemical dream practices are essential for the modern ritualist. Highly recommended for the discerning reader looking for a serious introduction to lucid magick."—Ryan Hurd, author of Lucid Talisman: Forgotten Lore and Sleep Paralysis"In Dream Sorcery you are given the methods to reliably pass through the gates of horn. There are many books on lucid dreaming, dream interpretation, and such, but this is the first book I've read that truly joins the work of a witch or sorcerer with the state of dreaming. Dream Sorcery does so in an orderly fashion with an abundance of exercises, rituals, and summations of key ideas and insights. One of the more unique aspects of this book is its introduction to working with spirits and casting spells while in the dream world. I strongly recommend this book for any practitioners that wish to bring their astral work and dream work into intentional harmony.—Ivo Dominguez Jr, author of Keys to Perception"Sleath invites you to marry ritual magic, Goddess traditions, and bardic wisdom to the practice of lucid dreaming, which she calls 'the ultimate spiritual classroom.' She thrills with the suggestion that, fully charged, lucid dreaming may be the philosopher's stone. Read Dream Sorcery to step lightly between the worlds, fill your quiver with stories and symbols that will find their mark, and practice time folding, shape shifting, and talking with the dead. Come ready to walk in Faerie woods where tiny owls are on the wing, and to fly in your subtle body, call in elemental powers, and entertain the spirits."—Robert Moss, bestselling author of Conscious Dreaming"A lucid dreaming guide created by the founder of the Society of Witchcraft and written especially for occultists with the aim of allowing practitioners to enhance their magickal power while they sleep."—Charlie Morley, bestselling author of Dreams of Awakening"From lucid-dream basics, to dream herbology and sigil work, to advanced spellcasting and dream-crafting technique, Sleath has gifted us with a lucid-dream compendium. Weaving together the practical, philosophical, magical, and mystical with her clear and creative prose, expertise, and guidance, not only is Dream Sorcery illuminating, instructive, and inspirational—it is devotional. Her love and reverence for the mystery that is dream is clear from page one, and it is wildly contagious. There is a deep well of magic here!"—Matthew Ash McKernan, LMFT, psychetherapist, bard, author of Wyrdcraft