As I dived deeper into Ever Now: Non-Ordinary Dreams and the Enduring Present, I began to think of all my friends who should read this book! It's both thoughtful and profound, while being personal and relatable - an amazing achievement from a dream scholar and detailed explorer of inner realities. Highly recommended to everyone on the dreaming and lucid dreaming path!
Robert Waggoner, public speaker, teacher, and author of Lucid Dreaming - Gateway to the Inner Self; Executive Committee member International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), and co-editor of Lucid Dream Experience Magazine.
Ever Now is a creative fusion of cosmology, transpersonal philosophy and mystical self-inquiry. The author reveals the timeless boundaries of inner life in intricate renderings and with refined spiritual perception, both in dreaming and waking. A bold vision for an inclusive wisdom, shimmering within the expansive core of consciousness.
Daniel Deslauriers, PhD. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco; co-author of Integral Dreaming: A Holistic Approach to Dreams.
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In Ever Now, Dr. Lee Irwin expands our sense of the world, drawing on five decades of non-ordinary dreams and the reflections they inspire. He reveals the profound interface between waking and dreaming, inviting us to plunge into our nighttime creations as gateways to deeper consciousness and a more compassionate understanding of the shared mystery of being human. Highly recommended for anyone curious to explore the wisdom and spiritual depths revealed through our dreams.
Justina Lasley, Founder of the Institute for Dream Studies and author of Wake Up to Your Dreams
This exquisitely written book redefines contemporary attitudes toward the nocturnal world of our dreams. Lee Irwin suggests that dreams are far more magical and mysterious than we typically allow. At their core, he treats dreams as a Mystery - without fixed content, endlessly generative, and resistant to final definition, not something possessed or measured. Aligning the book with older esoteric traditions that valued visions as sources of insight, he demonstrates how his dreams unfold in an imaginal, elastic space where time loosens and meaning is co-created in an "Ever Now." Dream interpretation is treated not as a fixed analysis but as a guiding precept, remaining fluid, shaped by higher-order intelligences beyond conscious awareness. This is a deeply soulful text, emerging from inner experience rather than analytical distance. This book offers an invitation to inhabit our dreams as active participants in a cosmos that is far deeper, stranger, and more alive than we have been taught to believe.
Victoria Rabinowe, Executive Director of the DreamingArts Studio in Santa Fe; Multi-award-winning author, illustrator, and dream workshop facilitator, author of Conversations with Psyche: A Dreamer's Guide to Soul-Stirring Creativity.
