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What does it mean?
In the study of
dreams, it was Frederik Van Eeden who came up
with the name ‘Lucid Dreaming’. This specifies
the state of your being in a dream and yet being
conscious of what you are dreaming about. But
the level of your lucidity solely depends on
your mental strength and stability to focus or
center on this particular dream and to be able
to control it to whatever degree required. This
can be impulsive or planned. There are many
instances where people do not realize that they
are having a lucid dream and it may seem to them
that they are awake. But this is not so; this is
far from our physical nature where we are
completely aware and awake.
Does it really help you?
Desire to learn
and remain strongly focused is a very crucial
requirement. It is not at all difficult, but
becomes an intense performance. This can be
achieved by anyone who is interested in the
‘dream’ world and has the capability to
recollect those dreams and not forget them. You
can actually for a long period of time be in
control and make whatever changes or decisions
needed to be taken. This is your sheet of blank
paper, feel free to create what you want. You
have the freedom to bring in or do away with any
character or things that you want. It is a great
feeling to be completely in control, isn’t it?
Be experimental
and be free, and you never know what you can
create. In a way you will also learn more about
the spiritual side of you, the side that is
unseen and yet exists. It gets you in touch with
it and creates a kind of relationship between
your natural and mystical self. There are two
halves of every person, discover and learn to
love the other half. Give your dream the
direction that you want by being in control and
being free. More than any other virtual reality
show is Lucid Dreaming, which is your very own
and more realistic. It is not time bound but is
‘self centric’, depending on your need to dream
and create a lucid state where you are, where
you want to be.
How do I
start?
This may be
your question. It is not tough. First of all you
should be sure whether you want to be lucid in
your dreams. The next is you just need to keep
telling yourself that you want to be lucid and
fully aware in your dreams. By repeating this,
you are actually creating a powerful base in
your subconscious, which is the key to effective
Lucid Dreaming. Without which it will become a
little difficult. Prepare well and in advance.
Then learn to
accept it as a natural occurrence that most
people have every night. But you say to
yourself, that you are able to be lucid in your
dreams, rather than just ordinarily dream. This
brings you one step closer.
After this,
encourage yourself to feel eager and happy about
becoming aware and lucid in your dreams. If you
are unsure or hesitant, then try to remove that
feeling, as it will create an unseen wall for
you, in your path to discover lucid dreaming. Be
strong and sure in your decision and don’t
falter from that.
When you
realize that you have finally opened your inner
self and permitted lucid dreams to have control
over you, then you are finally ready to imply
some methods to make it a success.
Method
It is commonly
used and is very effective in the field of Lucid
Dreaming. This can be done every night before
you go to bed. It is called the ‘Castaneda
Approach’, which is good and effective for
beginners. Here is what you are supposed to do
every night:
1. Seat
yourself comfortably on your bed and calm
yourself down by telling yourself that you are
forgetting all that occurred through the day.
2. Look at an
object and focus and in a calm manner tell
yourself when you dream tonight it will be with
the help of this object.
3. Keep looking
at the object and repeat to yourself mentally,
when you see this object, you will know you are
dreaming.
4. At this
point you might get a little cross eyed and
drowsy, but continue repeating the intention to
get lucid.
5. After a few
minutes when you are too exhausted or drowsy,
quit doing this. But remind yourself one last
time and lie yourself down.
6. When you
awaken at night, ask yourself if you saw that
object in your dreams. If not, don’t sweat. Keep
doing this regularly every night and make sure
that the atmosphere is conducive to your
experiment.
7. It is
guaranteed, after a few days you will see that
object in your dreams. In fact when it happens,
you will feel exalted and know that this is a
‘dream’. Don’t lose control but very calmly go
through the entire dream and savor it
completely. Afterwards, when you awake, take
time out to write down in detail the events that
took place in your Lucid Dream. Go ahead and
create a dream diary, listing all the details.
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Practice makes one perfect
If you want to
be an expert in Lucid Dreaming, you need to make
it a practice, for only this will make you
perfect. Make it a point to wake yourself up and
remember the last dream, as much in detail as
you can. Your intention means everything. Be
confident about being lucid in the next dream,
it helps. Any musical instrument is not learnt
overnight, but only through rigorous practice
schedules. So is it with Lucid Dreaming
Fallbacks
After many
weeks, you still are not lucid? This may be due
to some internal constraining factors, which
could be any of these. Either you are afraid,
your interest is half baked because you don’t
really believe in it, you think it requires more
effort, you are too tired to practice or try to
remember the dreams, your life is too stressful
and you cannot concentrate. We need to first
start by facing these little fears and creating
a congenial environment for Lucid Dreaming. If
you are able to do so, you are well on your way
to successfully be in control of your dreams.
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