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How to Experience a Lucid Dream

Lucid dreaming means dreaming while you list of questions that you have about
know that you are dreaming. The term was dreams. Read the list often and look over
coined by Frederik van Eeden who used the it several times and concentrate on it
word "lucid" in the sense of mental before you go to bed.Can you read text in
clarity. With practice nearly anyone can a dream? Can you add numbers in a dream?
experience lucid dreams.Lucidity is not These were some questions I had on my
the same as dream control. It is possible list at one time. I had read in a dream
to be lucid and have little control over book that it was not possible to read
the dream. However, becoming lucid in a text or to calculate numbers in a dream,
dream is likely to increase your ability but I didn't believe it. I eventually
to deliberately influence the events found myself lucid in an office. I walked
within the dream. With practice you may over to a calendar on the wall and I read
extend the amount of control that you the text describing a New England farm
have over dream events. Many lucid house. I turned to another man there and
dreamers choose to do something permitted said, "You see? You can read text in a
only by the extraordinary freedom of the dream!" I turned back to the calendar to
dream state, such as flying.Some people read again and found that the words had
have objections to lucid dreams. They say completely changed. That amazed me and I
that it is un-natural and could be commented to the other man about it. Next
harmful to the psyche. In my opinion this I walked over to a desk and found a
is not true at all. Perhaps if all of our calculator. I added and subtracted
dreams were lucid and controlled there numbers and came up with correct answers.
may be some harm, but with our lucid Yes, you can read text and perform
dreams spread out among many "normal" mathematics in a dream. I proved it to
dreams we have plenty of time for myself beyond any doubt and with more
non-lucid dreaming.While we are in a confidence than I ever could have by
dream our mind accepts what we see and reading anything about dreams.Keep a
feel as reality. We often find ourselves Dream JournalKeeping a dream journal is
in very unusual circumstances when one of the most effective tools to
compared to our waking life. You could be achieving lucid dreams. Try to write down
living in a different house or driving a your dreams as soon after you wake up as
different car. The sky could be green and you can. Don't just write a narrative of
the river yellow. In most cases we accept what took place in the dream. Record your
these things as being true. Why doesn't thoughts and emotions felt. This will
the mind "think" 'Hey! I don't have this help you later on as you develop your
vehicle' or 'This isn't where I live!' or dreaming research. Be sure to note all
even 'Hey! I know the sky isn't supposed major elements, such as people, places,
to be that color!'This is what I call animals, etc.Keeping a dream journal will
incongruities. Things in our dreams that also help you a great deal in
are not "normal". We must wonder, and understanding your non-lucid dreams. As
many have, why our mind so readily you continue to write in your journal and
accepts anything we experience within our re-read your previous entries you will
dreams as being real. We know there are begin to see parallels with your dreams
no monsters. We know the proper colors and your life. Gradually you will be able
for things. We know our home and our to recognize what the symbols in your
daily life. While we are dreaming we dreams are really saying to you.Once
often forget these things and we believe lucid in a dream, people can often choose
what we see in the dream.Just knowing their actions and exert some deliberate
this and thinking about it can actually control over the dream content. This
help you on your way to a lucid dream ability has been utilized in the
experience. An incongruity is one of the laboratory to study lucid dreaming and
triggers to lucid dreaming. A trigger is dream psychophysiology. For example,
that which inspires or begins proof that lucid dreams occur in REM
lucidity.Here is an example of this from sleep was achieved by having subjects
one of my own lucid dreams:I was driving give a prearranged distinct signal with
a blue Ford Bronco down a dirt road. I deliberate eye movements to mark the
think it was a late 70's model. There was points in time when they realized they
a young boy in the passenger seat. I was were dreaming. The dreamers' reports of
giving him a ride because his motorcycle the eye movements they had made in the
had run out of gas. The bike was in the dreams corresponded exactly to their
back. Suddenly I realized it. I did not physical eye movements as recorded by
own a blue Bronco! In the dream I slammed means of electro-oculograms on a
on the breaks and held my hands up. "I polygraph record. Reports from
don't own a Ford bronco!" I said, "I am experiments conducted using eye movement
dreaming!" from that point on I was signaling in lucid dreams can be found in
lucid.A recurring dream or nightmare can the literature (Dane, 1984; Fenwick et
also be used as a trigger. If you have a al., 1984; Hearne, 1978; LaBerge, Nagel,
recurring dream make a conscious effort Dement & Zarcone, 1981; Ogilvie, Hunt,
to realize that you are dreaming the next Kushniruk, & Newman, 1983).What Are The
time you are in that situation. If the Benefits of Lucid Dreaming?The scientific
dream involves a certain person or place study of dreaming and REM sleepA variety
try to think as you go to sleep, "The of psychological and recreational
next time I see that house I will know applications.Lucid dreaming can be a
that I am dreaming". Since the dream is powerful tool for overcoming nightmaresIn
recurring it wont be long before you see therapy, lucid dreams appear to be
that house, person, etc. This may take promising for providing personal insight,
several attempts. Don't be discouraged if assisting with integration, and as a safe
it doesn't work the very first environment for experimentation with new
time.Another technique that works for a behaviors (LaBerge & Rheingold,
lot of people is asking yourself "Am I 1990).Many lay people are attracted to
dreaming?" and leaving notes for lucid dreaming because it offers an
yourself. Several times a day ask outlet for fantasy, an opportunity for
yourself the question aloud. Also write adventure unfettered by the laws of
the question on a note and put it on the physics or society, and free of risk. As
refrigerator. Put the same message in such, lucid dreaming is for many a source
other places where you will see them of creative and inspiring recreation.
throughout the day. Many people will find Anecdotes indicate that lucid dreams are
them self asking that question or seeing helpful for artistic creativity,
the question written on a note while they problem-solving, and practicing skills
are actually dreaming. This will trigger for waking life (LaBerge & Rheingold,
a lucid dream.My first lucid dream, that 1990).Dreams hold the most vivid mental
is the first one I had when I was trying images attainable by most people. Lucid
to achieve lucidity, was triggered by a dreaming is probably the best method for
flying dream.Try to go to sleep in the achieving the benefits such as enhancing
same place and around the same time as physical performance, learning,
much as possible. It is best to sleep remembering and facilitating
with silence as music or other sounds can healing.REFERENCESDane, J. (1984). An
affect your dreaming. If you do choose to empirical evaluation of two techniques
listen to music while you are going to for lucid dream induction. Unpublished
sleep choose soft and soothing music, doctoral dissertation, Georgia State
preferably without vocals. Use the same Univ.Fenwick, P., Schatzman, M., Worsley,
music each time. Before you go to sleep A., Adams, J., Stone, S., & Baker, A.
concentrate on a trigger. My first time I (1984). Lucid dreaming: Correspondence
said, "tonight I will fly", aloud several between dreamed and actual events in one
times and I concentrated on it. The subject during REM sleep. Biological
second night I had a flying dream but I Psychol, 18, 243-252.Hearne, K. M. T.
did not become lucid. On the fourth night (1978). Lucid dreams: An
I had another flying dream and at that electrophysiological and psychological
time I became lucid. I was then able to study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
fly to wherever I wanted to!The trigger U of Liverpool.LaBerge, S., Nagel, L.,
or combination of triggers that you use Dement, W., & Zarcone, V. (1981). Lucid
will depend upon you. If you have a dreaming verified by volitional
common dream theme this is a great communication during REM sleep.
trigger. Just concentrate on the next Perceptual & Motor Skills, 52,
time that you see or experience that you 727-732.Ogilvie, R., Hunt, H., Kushniruk,
will be dreaming. Think of it as often as A. & Newman, J. (1983). Lucid dreams and
you can while you are awake.Lucid the arousal continuum. Sleep Research,
dreamers often comment to themselves in 12, 182.LaBerge, S. & Rheingold, H.
dreams. You may say aloud, "This is a (1990). Exploring the world of lucid
dream! I know that I am dreaming."Make a dreaming. New York: Ballantine.




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