Enjoyed your article. As a long time lucid dreamer and recent author of a book on lucid dreaming, I wanted to add some additional methods to becoming lucid. The first (and most widely used) is simple suggestion. As you go to sleep, clear your mind and mentally repeat, "Tonight in my dreams, I will be more critically aware and when I see something odd, I will realize I am dreaming."
Another approach comes from the Castaneda book, Journey to Ixtlan. Here's my take on it:
As you prepare for sleep, sit in bed and clear your mind. Then look at your hands, while repeating to yourself, "Tonight in my dreams, I will see my hands and realize I am dreaming." Repeat over and over, until you get tired and then go to sleep. Practiced consistently over a week, you should have a dream in which your hands suddenly appear right in front of your face! When they do, you instantly think, "My hands! This is a lucid dream!"
Best wishes on your lucid adventures. Feel free to check out my new book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self by Robert Waggoner. Cheers,
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Caroline,
Enjoyed your article. As a long time lucid dreamer and recent author of a book on lucid dreaming, I wanted to add some additional methods to becoming lucid. The first (and most widely used) is simple suggestion. As you go to sleep, clear your mind and mentally repeat, "Tonight in my dreams, I will be more critically aware and when I see something odd, I will realize I am dreaming."
Another approach comes from the Castaneda book, Journey to Ixtlan. Here's my take on it:
As you prepare for sleep, sit in bed and clear your mind. Then look at your hands, while repeating to yourself, "Tonight in my dreams, I will see my hands and realize I am dreaming." Repeat over and over, until you get tired and then go to sleep. Practiced consistently over a week, you should have a dream in which your hands suddenly appear right in front of your face! When they do, you instantly think, "My hands! This is a lucid dream!"
Best wishes on your lucid adventures. Feel free to check out my new book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self by Robert Waggoner. Cheers,
Robert W
July 15, 2009 - 7:05pmhttp://www.lucidadvice.com
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