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Lucid Dreaming: The Art of Conscious Dream Control

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Lucid Dreaming is the ability to become aware while you're dreaming...
to consciously "wake up" inside the dream world and control your
dreams.

Most people don't even remember their regular dreams. These dreams
alone are rich inner worlds that tell us much about the subconscious
mind.

And lucid dreams go one giant leap further - to a fantasy realm where
everything you see, feel, taste, hear and smell can be as authentic as
your waking reality.

With conscious control, you can then explore your private dreamscape as
if it were a virtual reality world. Sounds cool? You have no idea!

Music: Lucid by Casale (MP3 Download)

What Does Lucid Dreaming Feel Like?

Lucidity is brought about by having self-awareness in the dream world.
These aren't normal dreams - they're high definition, 360-degree
awareness.

Profoundly, there are no physical laws in the dream world. Anything you
can conceive of comes true. You can control your dreams (if you choose)
and warp The Matrix like Neo, fly over cities Superman style, travel
through time, have sex with anyone, fight like a ninja, re-live
childhood memories, and way more.

In fact, the possibilities of lucid dreaming are limitless.

And you can do it all with intense physical sensation and emotional
awareness. A lucid dream is not merely a fantasy playground; it's a
chance to interact with your own subconscious mind via dream characters
and gain psychological insights.

The Benefits of Lucid Dreaming

Once you know how to become lucid in dreams, you will discover a
strange new world - an entire universe, no less - of which you are
fully aware and can manipulate with the power of thought.

The most obvious benefit of lucid dreams is you can fulfil your every
desire in total realism. But that's not all.

You can also rehearse real life events (such as a first date) and
re-live memories from the past (such as your favorite vacation).
Perhaps most intriguing of all is the ability to communicate with your
subconscious mind.

In normal dreams, the environment, characters, themes, symbols and plot
are all driven by your subconscious mind, which communicates through
experiential memory and conceptual form.

Now, for the first time in your life, lucid dreaming allows you to
consciously ask any question of your dream (your subconscious or inner
self) and receive an independent response that may surprise you.

When lucid dreaming, you can ask your dream questions like:
* What is my ideal career?
* Where shall I live in the world?
* How can I become wealthy?
* What is the purpose of my life?

The answers will be provided by another you... a deeper you... your
subconscious dreaming self! The answer may be spoken directly by a
dream character, written in the sky, or shown to you in conceptual
form, allowing for live dream interpretation.

Yep, lucid dreaming is a strange new world... come on in :)

Is Lucid Dreaming Scientific?

In 1975, lucid dreaming was scientifically proven in the laboratory for
the first time ever. The British parapsychologist Keith Hearne recorded
a set of pre-determined eye movements from his volunteer, Alan Worsley,
who was in a lucid dream. This proved that Worsley was conscious while
dreaming.

Is Lucid Dreaming Scientific? However, their groundbreaking research
slipped under the radar of mainstream science journals and it was
Stephen LaBerge at Stanford University who became famous for first
publishing this experiment in 1983.

Like Hearne, LaBerge also chose lucid dreaming as the subject for his
doctorate thesis and created new methods that beginners could use to
become lucid on a regular basis. Today, LaBerge is a leading lucid
dream researcher, running intensive workshops and dream experiments out
of The Lucidity Institute.

More recently, in 2009, a study by the Neurological Laboratory in
Frankfurt showed people with significantly increased brain activity
while lucid dreaming. An EEG machine recorded highly active frequencies
up to the 40 Hz (or Gamma) range in lucid dreamers. This is far more
active than the normal dream state (Theta: 4-8 Hz) and even waking
(Beta: 12-38 Hz).

The German researchers also saw heightened activity in the frontal and
frontolateral areas of the brain which are the seat of linguistic
thought as well as other higher mental functions associated with
self-awareness. Science fully accepts that lucid dreaming is a real
state of being - and may offer considerable insights into the nature of
human consciousness itself.

Did You Know?

Congenitally blind people (blind since birth) show little or no Rapid
Eye Movement (REM) while they dream - because their "dream eyes" are
not LOOKING at anything. Instead, they have intense dreams featuring
their heightened perception of sounds, smells and touch.

Lucid Dreaming: The Basics

The hit movie, Inception, has popularized lucid dreaming. It was written and
directed by a real life lucid dreamer, Chris Nolan of Memento and The Dark
Knight fame. Learn more about other famous lucid dreamers.

Lucid Dreaming: The Basics

The lucid dream researcher, Stephen LaBerge, says: "Everyone has, in
theory, the capacity to learn to dream lucidly, because everyone dreams
every night."

As a lucid dreamer, I know there is nothing special about my brain that
allows me to control my dreams. It's simply a matter of mental training
- entering the mindset required to realize when you're dreaming (rather
than sleep through it).

However, just like playing chess or learning the piano, your skills
will improve over time. That's not to say you can't have a lucid dream
tonight - but you will need to develop your ability to go lucid at will
and control your dreams naturally.

To give you a taste of the training involved, here are three basic
methods you'll need to increase your self-awareness and dream recall...

Step 1. Remember Your Dreams

Good dream recall is essential for increasing your awareness in dreams.
Keep a dream journal (written or voice recorder) and remember at least
one dream every morning. Write, draw, or talk about it in as much
detail as you can remember, and solidify the memory of the dream before
you get out of bed.

For more info on dream journaling, see How to Remember Your Dreams.

Step 2. Reality Checks

A reality check increases your level of self-awareness while awake. It
eventually filters through to the dream world by force of habit and
triggers lucid dreaming. To do a reality check now, take two fingers
from your right hand, and try to push them through your left palm. At
the same time, ask yourself "Am I dreaming right now?" Perform this
action a dozen times throughout your waking day.

You'll soon perform the same action in your dream on auto-pilot. When
that happens, you'll recognize that you are in a dream world, your
consciousness will kick in, and your senses will come alive! See my Top
10 Reality Checks.

Step 3. Meditation

Dream research is uncovering the extraordinary link between meditation
and lucid dreaming. The more you meditate by day - and night - the
easier it will be for you to start experiencing conscious dreams.
Simple as that.

Here's a quick session you can do as you fall asleep tonight.

Lay on your back and allow every muscle to melt into the bed. Relax
deeply until you're too tired to move. To help you focus, count
backwards in your mind: "100. I'm dreaming. 99. I'm dreaming. 98. I'm
dreaming..." and so on. Otherwise, just quiet your mind and observe
your self-awareness. Imagine your body is totally invisible and light.

Quite often, this will lead you directly into the dreamstate. Your goal
is to remain conscious while your body falls asleep and your mind
starts dreaming! This is not always easy, so check out my Wake Induced
Lucid Dreams tutorial.

The Lucid Dreaming FAQ

If you've just now discovered the concept of conscious dream control,
you'll probably have a lot of questions - or misconceptions. So here is
a taster of my full Lucid Dreaming FAQ to get you on your feet.

What is lucid dreaming?
How do I know when I'm lucid?
How can I stay lucid for longer?
How can I change the scenery?
How can I have flying dreams?
Are lucid dreams tiring?
Can I get stuck in a lucid dream?
Can I talk to my subconscious in a lucid dream?

What is lucid dreaming?

A lucid dream is when you consciously wake up inside a dream. The word
lucid means clear so it literally translates as clear dreaming. It is a
result of heightened consciousness in the dream state, initiated by the
realization that you are dreaming.

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 adults it requires practice 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.

How do I know when I'm lucid dreaming?

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.

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 at will.

Lucid dreaming involves your conscious brain. So it will look and feel
a lot like waking life, where the conscious brain is in charge. The
more experience you gain of conscious dreaming, the better you will
become at observing and controlling your dream awareness. You can focus
on distant landscapes, feel the texture of the grass underfoot, and
taste any food you can imagine.

However, 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. This is the
subconscious mind showing its influence in what is, after all, a
subconsciously generated landscape. Just remember to reassert your
conscious will every now and then by reminding yourself "I'm dreaming -
and none of this is real."

How can I stay lucid for longer?

If your lucid dream is coming to an end, you will notice your senses
fading away - starting with vision and finishing with touch. It can
happen within seconds so you need to act fast or you'll wake up.
Alternatively, you may just lose your clarity of thought and slip back
into a regular dream state which is blurry and guides itself.

I recommend you increase your awareness with these Tips for Prolonging
Lucid Dreams the moment you recognize that you're dreaming. Often,
beginners find their lucid dreams last only a few seconds before they
get too excited and accidentally wake themselves up. With these
techniques you can prolong your conscious dreams for up to an hour.

My favorite way to enhance my lucidity and ground myself into the dream
is to rub my hands together, which stimulates the conscious brain and
distracts me from thinking about my physical body lying in bed. I also
say out loud "I'm dreaming. I'm lucid."

How can I change the scenery?

Making the dream scene morph in front of your eyes can sometimes
difficult - mainly because you simply don't expect it to happen. This
is typical of the results beginners complain about because they lack
the anticipated dream control.

If you're having problems with dream control (and I should stress that
not everyone does have such issues) the best way to change things is to
work WITH your subconscious dream logic. For instance, to change the
scenery:
* Locate a dream door (a door that stands randomly in the middle of
any landscape) and step through to another world.
* Pass through a mirror portal (a liquid-like mirror that leads to
another dimension) and emerge in any scene you choose.
* Change the channel on a TV, then jump into the screen and allow the
image to become 3-dimensional around you.
* Turn away from the scene, imagine a new location emerging behind
you. When you turn back - lo and behold - it is there!
* Spin around and imagine a new scene appearing when you stop
spinning.

As you can see, there are many creative solutions to issues of dream
control. The most important thing to remember is that your conscious
expectation plays a major role. If you question your own ability to
manifest new scenes, then your abilities will falter. But if you remain
confident and learn from your experiences, you'll soon find that
absolutely anything is possible inside a lucid dream.

How can I have flying dreams?

Learning how to fly in lucid dreams is something we all want to master
first.

However, it's not like you've had any practice in real life, so the
concept can be a little difficult on the lucid dreaming mind. While
some people take to the sky like Superman, others can get stuck in
power lines, bump into buildings, or waver as if there is wobbly dream
gravity acting against them (which of course there isn't!)

Think of the movie The Matrix, when Morpheus asks Neo how he beat him
in a virtual reality fight. Was it because he was stronger, faster, or
fitter in this simulated world? No! It was because he truly believed he
was better. It's the same concept in dreams.

Take a look at this article on How to Have Lucid Flying Dreams, which
explains the rules of flying dreams and offers a three-step flight
training program to work with.

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 stages 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, lucid dreaming 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 - but 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.

Can I get stuck in a lucid dream?

If you are imagining getting stuck in a lucid dream that way a child
gets stuck in a painting in a horror movie, then no, that's science
fiction! Often it's the opposite problem: people find it difficult to
stay in their dream, and just about all mine end before I'm done with
them.

Waking yourself up while lucid dreaming is quite easy and something
many lucid dreamers develop early on to stop nightmares. Simply open
and shut your dream eyes in quick succession (which triggers your real
eyes to open) and shout out to yourself "Wake up!"

Some people report being stuck in lucid nightmares or false awakenings
against their will but in my experience this is no worse than being in
a regular nightmare or dream. Eventually you either wake up naturally
or you have the consciousness required to think "Hang on... this is a
dream. I don't have to do this!"

Can I talk to my subconscious in a lucid dream?

While lucid dreaming, we have easy access to our subconscious mind. It
is right there, setting up the imagery and guiding the plot. So once
you become lucid, you can personify your subconscious by talking to a
dream figure and seeking all the information you like from your
subconscious inner self. This is a whole other application for lucid
dreaming and I highly recommend looking into it. Start with the article
10 Things to Ask Your Lucid Self inspired by the lucid dream author,
Robert Waggoner.

If you found this FAQ helpful, visit the full Lucid Dreaming FAQ.

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Welcome to the World of Lucid Dreaming. If you're new to this concept, I'm
sure you have a lot of questions, and I hope I can help you with the articles
on this website.

I started lucid dreaming when I was 14 years old and I've been having
conscious dreams ever since. It's a wild adventure, a life changing skill
that you can use for wish fulfillment, therapy, wisdom and insights, and tons
more amazing applications.

There is so much to learn - and to look forward to!

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