What is lucid dreaming?
A lucid dream is when you consciously
wake up inside a dream. The word lucid means clear so it literally means
as clear dreaming. It is a result of heightened consciousness in the
dream state, initiated by the realization that you are dreaming and
self-aware.
Most people will have one or two
conscious dreams in their lifetime by accident. But with practice, you
can learn how to have lucid dreams regularly and act out your greatest
fantasies and use it for personal development. While some children can
program their dreams naturally, for most adults it requires some
knowledge of lucid dreaming techniques and a dedication to the concept
of waking up in your dreams.
The reason so many people are drawn to
lucidity is because it sets them free and allows them to do impossible
things in the dream world. Once you learn to induce conscious dreams,
you can control your actions, manipulate the scenery, and drive the plot
as you see fit. This enables you to explore the depths of the oceans or
the edge of the universe. You can travel forward in time, fly to the
moon, or run like a cheetah. There are no limits in the world of lucid
dreaming.
As the lucid dream is a co-created
experience, you can find subconscious communication arising from many
different places - via dream characters, dream events, or even the
fabric of the dream itself. The easiest way is to start a dialogue with
the dream; just talk out loud.
How will I know when I'm lucid?
"Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?"
M.C. Escher
In Dream Initiated Lucid Dreams, the
moment you become lucid is the moment you suddenly realize you are
dreaming. In the movies, fictional characters often realize they're
dreaming and make funny comments about it but otherwise allow the dream
to continue of it's own accord and nothing changes. Lucid dreaming is
nothing like this :) In real life, the effect is quite different. Saying
(and knowing) "This is a dream!" results in a rush of clarity of
thought. Your surroundings will zoom into focus and become much more
vivid. You will have far greater awareness of your body and it is more
like a waking experience, seeing the dream through your own eyes and
having the opportunity to move freely and take in much more sensory
information. The features of conscious dreams can spontaneously change
just like a normal dream. For instance, you may manifest a group of bear
cubs which later change into a pile of boxes. Of course, you can easily
call the bear cubs back again. But don't be surprised if you notice
these subtle changes which seem beyond your control. Remember, it is a
co-created experience and your subconscious mind is still playing a key
role.
Are lucid dreams tiring?
The short answer for 99% of people is no.
You dream for around 100 minutes every
night, broken down into multiple different dreams occurring in different
phases of sleep. The average proficient lucid dreamer can expect to do
it maybe 2-4 times a week, with each session lasting 10-40 minutes. Most
people don't miss that sleep - even if it were deemed to be worthless
(which it isn't). Indeed, a lucid dream can often leave you on a natural
high for the rest of the day, which gives you more mental and physical
energy.
For a very small fraction of people,
lucid dreaming occurs every night. They can feel engulfed by their
conscious dreams and unable to sleep deeply and properly the whole
night. This can leave them feeling sleep deprived and is a very real
sleep disorder once it begins to impact on their normal daily life.
That's not to say lucid dreaming is a sleep disorder - anything in
excess can have profound effects on the mind and body. People who
complain of this condition have usually been lucid dreaming their whole
lives and should seek expert advice from a sleep specialist.
What are false awakenings?
In false awakenings,
you believe you have woken up but are in fact still asleep. It's a very
vivid experience and shares some intriguing characteristics with lucid
dreams.
Some people get dressed, have breakfast
and leave the house in their false awakenings. Most of these actions are
performed on auto-pilot so it's not really a fun or controllable dream
experience. However the realism can be shocking in hindsight - which is
why people don't often recognize false awakenings while they occur.
Lucid dreamers tend to have more false
awakenings than other people, because this is a state in which
consciousness clashes with the dream world. It is an odd side effect but
not at all dangerous and can actually lead to the creation of more
conscious dreams. This occurrence is often used in movies to reveal
their character's fears coming true - and was used to the extreme in the
comedy movie Groundhog Day.
The best way to work with false awakenings is to check your reality every time you wake up and if your impossible action comes true... it means you're still dreaming ;)
Does brainwave entrainment help you lucid dream?
Brainwave entrainment is a scientifically
proven method of entering meditative states at will. It's based on
precision audio technology like isochronic tones and ushers the brain into a deeply relaxed state.
I believe entrainment is good for lucid
dreaming on two levels. Firstly it helps you to attain deeply meditative
states on demand, which improves your self-awareness, visualization
skills and ability to stay conscious throughout altered states.
Secondly, it enhances your ability to enter the Mind Awake / Body Asleep state (used in Wake Induced Lucid Dreams)
which is a powerful way of having lucid dreams and out of body
experiences on demand. It focuses your mind on staying consciously aware
while putting your body into a sleep and dream state.
Should I use dream herbs?
Dream herbs are very good at temporarily
improving your dream recall, as well as giving you very intense and
meaningful dreams the same night. Sometimes these are lucid dreams and
at the minimum they are very vivid and memorable dreams.
I find certain dream herbs create
interesting dream experiences and are worth experimenting with just for
fun and to understand more about the dreaming mind. Beginners may want
to try the popular herb like Calea Zacatechichi.
Can I use lucid dreams to induce OBEs?
Some people believe out of body
experiences (OBEs) are literal, physical projections of your awareness
outside of your body. It may also be called astral projection. There is
no denying the experience is somewhat similar to a lucid dream and there
is nothing stopping you from inducing an OBE from within a conscious
dream state.
You may also find that while practicing
lucid dreaming techniques, you have some other unexplained experiences
which may feel like you're moving out of body. In reality, this may just
be a transition from your physical body into an imaginary dream body - a
bit like a false awakening, which begins with you waking up in bed.
This is a collaboration from 1996 between
bad data and miasma of em:t, along with Celia Green, a controversial
psychologist and founder of the Institute of Psychological Research.
This unique album achieved major
recognition, and rightly so - it was even reviewed in New Scientist and
the New Stateman. The subject is indeed lucid dreaming - Celia Green
herself and other voice artists read excerpts from her groundbreaking
book on the subject. The backdrop is formed by em:t's trademark deep,
moody hypnotically machine driven soundscapes.
Enjoy!
this is the entire cd , just let the playlist run ...
Celia Green
The authors
advance the idea that when someone sees an apparition, not only is the
figure of the apparition hallucinatory but the rest of the percipient's
environment as well. This novel and at first surprising conception
enables them to relate experiences of seeing apparitions to other
unusual states of consciousness, notably lucid dreams and out-of-body
experiences. It also enables them to explain for the first time certain
hitherto puzzling features of apparitions, such as the fact that they
are usually quite solid-looking and not transparent.
Lucid
dreams are dreams in which a person becomes aware that they are
dreaming. They are different from ordinary dreams, not just because of
the dreamer's awareness that they are dreaming, but because lucid dreams
are often strikingly realistic and may be emotionally charged to the
point of elation.
Celia Green and Charles McCreery have written a unique introduction to lucid dreams that will appeal to the specialist and general reader alike. The authors explore the experience of lucid dreaming, relate it to other experiences such as out-of-the-body experiences (to which they see it as closely related) and apparitions, and look at how lucid dreams can be induced and controlled. They explore their use for therapeutic purposes such as counteracting nightmares. Their study is illustrated throughout with many case histories.
Celia Green and Charles McCreery have written a unique introduction to lucid dreams that will appeal to the specialist and general reader alike. The authors explore the experience of lucid dreaming, relate it to other experiences such as out-of-the-body experiences (to which they see it as closely related) and apparitions, and look at how lucid dreams can be induced and controlled. They explore their use for therapeutic purposes such as counteracting nightmares. Their study is illustrated throughout with many case histories.
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