Conscious Dreaming and Jared Loughner. A lot of people trying to wrap their minds around the motives of Jared Loughner — the Tucson shooter who murdered six people Saturday at a Safeway and wounded many more — are puzzling over the latest information to emerge: he was a “conscious dreamer.” Before a misunderstanding starts, let’s find out what that means. I’m writing a book about dream interpretation and am personally familiar with conscious dreaming, which is simply the ability to “wake up” during a dream and continue dreaming while conscious but asleep. In my experience, it’s a rare ability but one that can be developed by just about anyone, to experience at least a few conscious dreams.
Also known as lucid dreams because of the lucid awareness of the dreamer, conscious dreaming is something like Neo in the Matrix, with the ability to create reality — or an illusion of it. Neo stopping bullets Another approach to lucid dreaming is allowing the dream to take the conscious mind into its world for a guided tour. Loners like Tucson gunman 'fly below the radar' - U.S. news - Crime & courts. WASHINGTON — The gunman accused of trying to assassinate Arizona Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others, Jared Lee Loughner, was not on any government watch list that might have warned someone not to sell him a gun or caused police to investigate his unstable behavior. It turns out there is not a list in the United States for people like Loughner. The same goes for Joseph Stack, who flew his plane into an IRS office in Austin, Texas, last February. Stack left behind a 3,000-word, rambling screed about his problems with the U.S. tax code.
Less than a month later, John Patrick Bedell shot two Pentagon guards. Richard Poplawski, too, left an online trail of racist rants and paranoid thoughts about President Barack Obama imposing a gun ban before he allegedly shot and killed three police officers in the Pittsburgh area in April 2009. Loughner's case includes cryptic messages left on a MySpace page, bizarre behavior in college classes and YouTube videos with anti-government rhetoric.
New threat note found in Tucson shooting - U.S. news - Crime & courts. Video - Breaking News Videos. Judge enters not guilty pleas for Arizona shooting suspect. Jared Loughner makes court appearance NEW: Federal public defender for Jared Lee Loughner asks the court to enter the pleasNEW: Loughner smiles and appears to chuckle to himself in court in PhoenixLoughner, already indicted on three counts, could face many more charges, including murderDoctor say Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the brain, has "surprised" them with her progress For more on this story, see CNN affiliate KPRC.
Tucson Shooting Hero to be honored at State of the Union. Washington (CNN) – It is a Washington ritual at the State of the Union address.
The president honors special guests by inviting them to sit alongside the first lady in her reserved box in the House chamber. This year the special guests will include at least one of the heroes from the tragic Tucson shooting. White House spokesman Nick Shapiro tells CNN Daniel Hernandez, the intern who assisted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the Safeway parking lot, will join First Lady Michelle Obama for the speech. According to a senior White House official, Capt.
Traditionally, the special guest list can be about two dozen people, ranging from guests who exemplify extreme valor and courage to those who represent the president's political agenda. Last year, special guests included Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd, the two officers credited with helping to take down Maj. Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - Tucson shootings affect State of Union address? « FILE PHOTO: The State of the Union address on January 27, 2010.
(PHOTO CREDIT: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: In light of the Tucson shootings, it looks like we're in for a very different State of the Union address this year. The president's annual message to Congress is usually full of partisan theatrics - one half of the room applauds and stands while the other sits on their hands. Last year, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words "Not true" when the president criticized a Supreme Court decision.
Partisan rancor and rudeness were also on full display last year. But it's highly likely we'll see anything like that tomorrow night. And not unlike a high school prom, all of Capitol Hill is also aflutter when it comes to the seating arrangements for tomorrow night. Meanwhile John Avlon writes for the Daily Beast that we may be seeing an end to the era of "hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger. " Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Suspect faces judge in deadly Arizona shooting - U.S. news. Loughner pleads not guilty to Tucson shootings - U.S. news - Crime & courts. Did Jared Lee Loughner Have Another YouTube Channel? Arizona shooting suspect could face death penalty - U.S. news - Crime & courts. Grand jury indicts Arizona shooting suspect - U.S. news - Crime & courts.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal grand jury indicted Jared Loughner Wednesday on three counts in connection with the Jan. 8 Tucson shooting spree that killed six people and wounded another 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke said the charges are "just the beginning of our legal action. " "This case also involves potential death-penalty charges, and Department rules require us to pursue a deliberate and thorough process," he said in a prepared statement. The indictment alleges that Loughner, 22, of Tucson, attempted to assassinate Giffords, and attempted to murder two federal employees, Ron Barber and Pamela Simon. Classitup10's Channel.