# Am I Dreaming?

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- Book: [Am I Dreaming?](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kingsland/am-i-dreaming) ([Am I Dreaming?.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kingsland/am-i-dreaming.md))
- Authors: [James Kingsland](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kingsland)
- Publisher: atlantic_books
- ISBN: 978-17-8649-553-2
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2020-05-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming ?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking – through so-called ‘altered states of consciousness’ – we can gain new perspectives into ourselves and the world around us. From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland provides a fascinating tour through lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. An eye-opening insight into perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for how altered states can significantly boost our mental health.