Growing Big Dreams: Manifesting Your Heart’s Desires through Twelve Secrets of the Imagination

by Robert Moss

Puts a new spin on popular subjects such as manifesting, dream exploration, and lucid dreaming Blends diverse topics such as sleep research, anthropology, history, and shamanism into a readable guidebook The author holds workshops worldwide and offers online courses through the Shift Network The author's previous works on dreaming have sold more than 100,000 copies

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Psychology

344 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 29, 2020

Reviews

[T. Laane · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the moment I have it at 60% and I don’t know if I’m gonna ever continue. What is this book about? Something about lucid dreaming, something about different meanings of dreams. But too much weird one-case examples about how dreams and real life can be connected. Hey, what about adding a billion examples where they are NOT connected? The biggest reason why I dislike this book - i don’t like fancy literature. Too complicated sentences and meanings, could be a LOT more straightforward. Well I guess not, being straightforward would show that the book doesn’t have a lot of content :)

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robert Moss is interesting: a former classics professor, then a journalist, a fiction author, and finally, his true calling as a shamanic dream teacher. Also, he had several near death experiences as a child in Australia giving him a unique perspective on worlds and dimensions beyond our own. His style is always engaging and down to earth as he makes the case for restoring the dreamscape to a more central place in our lives. Lots of practical exercises and interesting stories. A beginner, or someone interested in a lighter, practical guide might prefer his ‘The Three Only Things’ instead.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sprawling look at enhancing personal insight through dream recall and analysis.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful. Fascinating. Inspiring.

If you believe in dreams, check this one out.

[Diana Raab · Rating 5 out of 5]

In all honesty, this is not the type of book I'd typically pick up and read, but nothing is typical about 2020. However, it kept popping up on my screen as I surfed the internet, so I thought there might be a reason why. It's an easy and interesting read, offering much to think about. This is a book for all times, but can really help navigate particularly challenging periods.

I do believe in setting intentions and in their manifestation, which is this book's focus. It's a perfect read for kicking off the New Year, especially as we navigate the pandemic. Moss believes in the idea that when darkness permeates our external world, it's time to light the inner candle of vision, which involves implementing a shift in attitude, which can change so much. Dreams in the form of images and energies can direct us and possibly offer messages that we need to hear, and they are also a way to tap into our imagination.

In addition to opening a new channel of discovery, Moss offers many ideas on how to tap into your dreams and manifest them.

[Jenya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this as an audiobook while (fittingly) preparing for bed. While it is a bit meandering at times, I believe that is part of the charm - especially since Robert Moss manages to speak about dreams and dream techniques with such enthusiasm. There are many different imaginal exercises and techniques to try out, and the book is very much focused on the practical application of what is being discussed.

This book is mostly an invitation to become creative in your dreaming life and to appreciate it for the gift it is. While the audience is definitely one that is already spiritually-inclined or at least not completely new to the concept of dreams as important messengers, I believe that other folks could also beenfit from a read (or listen: Robert Moss reads his books with so much joy and humor that it's genuiely a treat to listen to him.)

[Miz Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read most of Robert Moss' books and attended two of his workshops, there wasn't a lot in this book I wasn't already familiar with. I did appreciate the exercises, practices, and journeys he has throughout this book and the focus on the wider imaginative, creative realm that includes dreams. The manifestation of the subtitle is more soul-based than ego-based.

Book Pairings:
Robert Moss' The Three Only Things focuses on seeing the every day waking reality through the tense of the symbolic, a practice which this book continues to develop alongside imaginative journeys.
David Spangler's The Laws of Manifestation also looks at manifestation from a more soul-based perspective.

[Penelope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robert Moss writes with the conviction of one who has not only studied his path by reading a huge variety of ancient and modern sources but also lived it. While being erudite, the book is full of stories that grab and run with your imagination. Like Liz Green’s astrology of Fate, this book has been seminal for me in that it distinguishes between facile fantasies of wealth and pleasure and what I would call the soul’s dream that is asking to be lived through us.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting.

[Lesley Brennan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was initially dissapointed with this book. The first half contained few new points and little in the way of stories, facts and personal experiences that had not already been discussed in his first book on Concious dreaming which was published 24 years prior to this one.

My 3 star review here is predominantly due to the exercises towards the latter half of the book, which were new.

I will admit that this 3 star review is in part contributed to the fact that I had already invested into the integrity and shamanic aspects of the man writting it, I believe in his authenticity, does this make the book fantastic? Possibly not. I would recommend his first book 'Concious Dreaming' as an alternative