So you want to lucid dream. Well that's a good start, at least you know what you want to do; but how exactly do you go about it?
But why is it that you want to become a lucid dreamer? To understand the reasons and benefits, let us first discuss normal sleep.
Before we look at lucid dreaming, think about normal sleep; you get into bed, close your eyes for a certain length of time, and either dream or just see black for a few hours and then wake up! It isn't very interesting now is it?
Instead of having to observe passively, you could be the person who leads your dream to be whatever you would like.
What if there was a way to become a full participant in your dreams? Lead them in the manner in which you alone determine consciously? That my friend is basically what a lucid dreamer does. They control all aspects of their dreams, going where they will and doing whatever they want in the confines of the dream state.
If you want to become a lucid dreamer, there are two major ways to accomplish it. The first way is called DILD, or dream-initiated lucid dream. That's when you're in the process of having a dream, realize that it's happening, and retain your sense of consciousness inside the dream.
Wake Initiated Lucid Dreaming, or WILD is the second way of inducing Lucid dreaming wherein the dreamer does not fall asleep totally. Only his body sleeps while he remains in full awareness and consciousness mentally while entering the dream world.
So what are the techniques to use in order to induce lucid dreaming via these two ways?
Dream Recall
One of the best ways to begin learning to become a lucid dreamer is by practicing dream recall. This is simply the ability to remember your dreams. When you remember your dreams and learn more about the commonalities which can be observed in your dreams, it is easier to recognize a dream and start to take control over the direction of it.
Dream Recall is done best by keeping a dream journal, or a diary to note down your dreams for referring to in the future. Remember to do it immediately after waking up so that you do not forget the details.
Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD)
Developed by renowned lucid dream researcher Dr. Stephen LaBerge, this technique works by telling yourself to recognize a certain object or situation when you see it in your dreams. When you see this object, it triggers the realization that you are in a dreaming, allowing you to begin lucid dreaming.
Wake-Back-to-Bed (WBTB)
The WBTB technique is all about sleeping, setting your alarm after a few hours, wake up at that point of time, do something for an hour so that you don't fall asleep and then go back to bed again. You might try reading or even thinking about lucid dreaming in the span of time in between.
According to Stephen LaBerge, there is a 60% success rate of this technique. The reason why is that you would have woken up during the process of sleep, meaning that your mind is not fully aware of this, and are still in the middle of REM cycle. So basically, it's like going to your mind and telling it that you want to lucid dream.
Cycle Adjustment Technique
This technique was created by Daniel Love, and involves setting an alarm that will wake you an hour and a half before you'd normally get up. Once you're used to waking up early, alternate between the early alarm and your old alarm. When you're waking up normally, your body will already be expecting the early alarm, and make you more likely to "wake up" in your dream.
Wake-initiation of Lucid Dreams (WILD)
When you consider all the methods and techniques wake initiated is by far the most intriguing way to enter lucid dreams. What you have to do is manage to keep the brain aware while the rest of you falls asleep. You can enter your dreams much like entering a theater. You go into watch the movie, set down and the light go down, (sleep) dark envelopes you just before the movements on the screen appear.
A number of ways to stay aware are counting, imagine climbing or descending stairs, chant, control your breathing, count your breaths, and concentrate on relaxing the body from their toes to head. (This all falls under the term 'self hypnosis'.) It is best to do this when you are not tired, like in the afternoon.
Technologies like strobe lights and dreaming masks can also help you to become a lucid dreamer.
The most reliable and easiest way of inducing a lucid dream may be listening to binaural beats sound frequencies through headphones.
These sounds naturally change your brainwaves and cause you to go into REM sleep quickly and easily. You will also still be aware so it will be a lucid dream.
With self-hypnosis and a conscious preparedness before you go to sleep anyone can practice lucid dreaming.
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