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Talking Continued from Page 11 the movie ^goesu>n and on, getting worse and worge, with no end in sight — kinda like a Madonna movie. As it stands, however, the only word to describe this movie that leaps to mind — while still being journal istically acceptable — is “dreck.” If not “dreck,” then how about “crud” or “piece of putrefied gar bage?” Whatever word choice you want, the movie is a waste of time, a waste of celluloid, and a waste of money. Is the movie acceptable for kids? As far as content goes, yes. Howev er, children should be informed after the film that not all movies arc this insulting to one’s intelligence. Just don’t go. Be afraid. Be very afraid. — Gerry Beltz AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIALS & TRIBUTES 1-800-AH A-USA1 JL American Heart £ M Association This space provided as a public service ©1993, American Heart Association Dreaming Continued from Page 11 sembled all the fragments of his memory — both in regular con sciousness and in the second at tention — into a more or less co herent whole on the subject of the art of dreaming. A future book is promised, in which Castaneda hopes to talk about the current state of Don Juan’s other apprentices. As to what the art of dreaming actually consists of, it’s difficult to say. At times it seems like a species of what’s commonly called “lucid dreaming” — the ability to remain aware while in the dream state and alter the events of the dream. This is a fairly common ability, and there arc lots of practitioners who claim it can be learned — and used as a kind of self therapy — by almost anyone. However, “dreaming” in Castaneda’s sense of the word seems to be something else entire ly Part of the difficulty in assess ing these books is that, since “The Eagle’s Gift,” the series has be come almost uncndurably dense and arcane. This book is no exception. Those interested in altered states of consciousness will find this book revealing, but possibly in ways oth er than the author intended. The most interesting thing here is not the art of dreaming, so much Those interested in al tered states of con sciousness will find this book revealing, but pos sibly in ways other than the author intended. as the state of mind of the author, who in all sincerity is presenting these “memories” as the genuine teachings of the man Don Juan. There has been a lot of interest in “remembered” events in psy chological circles lately. Memories that come to the sur face years after alien abduction or physical attack have certain simi larities to what seems to be going on here. Often these memories turn out to be identifiably false, which brings up the crucial question of how such memories are construct ed. While I don’t presume to iden tify this phenomenon in Castaneda, still the most interesting thing about this book is the ease with which one accepts the “remembered” teaching along with the more con ventionally reported stories of Don Juan. 1 myself have lost track long ago of which teachings came from where. I can only imagine it’s the same for Castaneda himself. — Mark Baldridge Courtesy Harper Codings Publishers '1 .. .V' IRONICALLY, THE TIME TO START SAVING FOR RETIREMENT IS WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN LEAST AFFORD IT. ■5 £ I v) I r T 1 Can’t afford to save for retirement? The truth is, you can’t afford not to. Not when you realize that your retirement can last 20 to 30years or more. You'll want to live at least as comfortably then as you do now. And that takes planning. 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The performers try to capture the essence of the Beatles, from their boots and haircuts, to their mannerisms and har monies. Performing as the Beatles are Mark See 1964 on 16