Lucid dreaming is defined by the act of being conscious during the dreaming state. It's an empowering feeling that allows us to take full control of our dreams and live out our desires, goals and wishes.
If you have never had a lucid dream before... you can picture it as watching a movie where you're also directing it, in real time. It's highly entertaining and a powerful experience that anyone can learn to have.
I accidently discovered lucid dreaming when I was a young boy. I would have some outrageous dreams where I thought to myself 'this can't be real so I must be dreaming!'
The moment your conscious of the fact that you're dreaming is the key to attaining the power of lucidity - you will have full control of the outcomes of what happens in your dream. It's quite fascinating.
The following technique is, in my opinion the easiest way to explore your lucid dreaming powers. Before going to bed each night, get into a relaxed state of mind and close your eyes. Tell yourself that you will have a lucid dream tonight and constantly ask yourself 'Am I dreaming?' or 'I must be dreaming!' this is an easy way I have found to achieve lucidity.
In saying this, there are two different ways to induce lucid dreaming. The first is called DILD (or Dream-Initiated Lucid Dreaming) this is the technique described above - which is my favourite method. The second technique to achieving lucidity is called WILD (or Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreaming) where you go directly from a conscious relaxed state straight into lucidity. The easiest way to achieve WILD is when you find yourself suddenly waking up upon sleeping, you can stay still - relaxed with your eyes still closed and pretty soon you will re-enter the dream state but maintain full consciousness (but have the power of lucidity and gain full control of your dreams).
Are there any limits as to what you can do in a lucid dream? So far, I have not yet found any limits to lucid dreaming. You can literally explore and do anything you ever desired or dreamed about without any restrictions. The most common theme I find myself exploring during my lucid dreams is flying. For me, the ability to fly is the ultimate pleasurable experience and represents total freedom. During one of my lucid dreams of flying I was so happy (I knew I was dreaming and did not want to wake up as I was having far too much fun flying and exploring other continents)
Lucid dreaming allows us to enjoy our biggest fantasies in the most non-threatening (or illegal) ways. Entertaining, exciting and just plain fun. Lucid dreams are also useful in controlling nightmares. Waking up from a great lucid dream feels thoroughly refreshing and downright liberating.
Make your dreams exciting by practicing lucidity daily. As human beings, it is one of our most treasured gifts. Thanks for reading Mind Voyager and I'll be seeing you in our next chapter.
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January 17, 2012
February 15, 2010
An Introduction Into Lucid Dreaming - Mastering Your Dreams
Lucid dreaming is simply a fancy name for 'being conscious' whilst your asleep, dreaming.
It allows you to fully take control of your dreams. Being the director and having complete control over what you dream, what you do in your dream and most excitingly, what happens next in your dream.
In your lucid dreaming state. You can conjure up people, places, images and items. As well as empower yourself with special abilities and powers (such as flying!) In fact, if you can imagine it (in your lucid state) it will materialize and manifest itself within your dream.
Needless to say that lucid dreaming is the most fun you can have whilst asleep.
It allows you to contemplate actions, to ponder a particular problem or to see how a certain action may have specific reactions. This gives you the ability to 'problem solve' while you're sleeping. The mind is a very powerful thing.
There are also useful healing techniques for lucid dreaming. It can help you to overcome ANY phobia. To face your deepest and darkest fears in a constructive and useful way.
Ok, so now we know the basics of what lucid dreaming is. How do we achieve lucidity? How can we begin to take control of our own dreams?
It does sound a whole lot more complicated than it really is. But in essence, it's very simple to achieve lucidity.
Here are some training tips that will help you to achieve your lucid dreaming state:
1) Start trying to remember your dreams as you wake up each morning. The moment you wake up; contemplate for a moment on what it was that you dreamt about the night before. It may be difficult at first but some people find that this is the best first stepping stone for learning lucid dreaming. This will help activate your brain for lucid dreaming. Keep a dream journal if you feel that it will help with your dream recall.
2) At different times during your every day wakeful state. Ask yourself consciously, "Am I Dreaming, Right Now?". This technique (that you practice while awake) will help you question reality during your sleeping state.
3) Say to yourself whilst dreaming (not out aloud, but in your mind) "This is a DREAM. I know that I'm dreaming and I can fully control this dream" Once your mind becomes conscious of the fact that you really are in a dream. Your lucid dreaming state will begin. Use the power of your mind to direct what happens in your dream through conscious awareness, visualization and will power.
This is my basic 3 step process to achieving a lucid dreaming state. Practice often and have fun. You can force lucidity. But it's much easier to gradually learn how to achieve the lucid dreaming state, naturally.
This one technique will make sleeping/dreaming much more fun. Almost like watching a movie (and directing it as you see fit) at the same time. It really is an exciting way to enjoy your sleeping sessions.
It allows you to fully take control of your dreams. Being the director and having complete control over what you dream, what you do in your dream and most excitingly, what happens next in your dream.
In your lucid dreaming state. You can conjure up people, places, images and items. As well as empower yourself with special abilities and powers (such as flying!) In fact, if you can imagine it (in your lucid state) it will materialize and manifest itself within your dream.
Needless to say that lucid dreaming is the most fun you can have whilst asleep.
It allows you to contemplate actions, to ponder a particular problem or to see how a certain action may have specific reactions. This gives you the ability to 'problem solve' while you're sleeping. The mind is a very powerful thing.
There are also useful healing techniques for lucid dreaming. It can help you to overcome ANY phobia. To face your deepest and darkest fears in a constructive and useful way.
Ok, so now we know the basics of what lucid dreaming is. How do we achieve lucidity? How can we begin to take control of our own dreams?
It does sound a whole lot more complicated than it really is. But in essence, it's very simple to achieve lucidity.
Here are some training tips that will help you to achieve your lucid dreaming state:
1) Start trying to remember your dreams as you wake up each morning. The moment you wake up; contemplate for a moment on what it was that you dreamt about the night before. It may be difficult at first but some people find that this is the best first stepping stone for learning lucid dreaming. This will help activate your brain for lucid dreaming. Keep a dream journal if you feel that it will help with your dream recall.
2) At different times during your every day wakeful state. Ask yourself consciously, "Am I Dreaming, Right Now?". This technique (that you practice while awake) will help you question reality during your sleeping state.
3) Say to yourself whilst dreaming (not out aloud, but in your mind) "This is a DREAM. I know that I'm dreaming and I can fully control this dream" Once your mind becomes conscious of the fact that you really are in a dream. Your lucid dreaming state will begin. Use the power of your mind to direct what happens in your dream through conscious awareness, visualization and will power.
This is my basic 3 step process to achieving a lucid dreaming state. Practice often and have fun. You can force lucidity. But it's much easier to gradually learn how to achieve the lucid dreaming state, naturally.
This one technique will make sleeping/dreaming much more fun. Almost like watching a movie (and directing it as you see fit) at the same time. It really is an exciting way to enjoy your sleeping sessions.
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