Re: What are Lucid Dreams?

[Guest guest]

Thank you Liane

This really works. I discovered lucid dreams by accident when I was

a child.

Even learnt to swim and drive in my dreams, my desire to learn had

driven me do it as in reality I could not.

My best dreams were of flying, it is the greatest feeling in the

world!

Lately, I have not had the pleasure, must work on unblocking this

again.

Namaste

Isabel

>

>

>

>

> What are Lucid Dreams?

>

> Lucid dreaming means dreaming while you know that you are dreaming,

and

> when you know you are dreaming within a dream you can also alter the

> dream course, with practice you can also develop full control over

your

> dreams. You will be able to create anything the mind can imagine,

change

> the environment even change your own appearance, have a chat with

> Abraham Lincoln or fly to the Grand Canyon.

>

> The earliest recorded lucid dreams date back to the fifth century,

the

> record came from a written letter by St. Augustine in 415 A.D.

Another

> well-known recorded example of lucid dreaming came from eight

century

> Tibetan Buddhists in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Buddhists

wrote

> of a form of yoga designed to maintain full waking consciousness

while

> in the dream state. This ancient documentation of dreams is said to

be

> more advanced than the knowledge we posses today.

>

> People have been having lucid dreams for as long as the human mind

has

> been dreaming. The first known use of the actual term " lucid

> dreaming " was by Frederik van Eeden in his work " A Study of

> Dreams " which was published in the Proceedings of the Society for

> Psychical Research in 1913. (Van Eeden also wrote the novel The

Bride of

> Dreams). Since then the term has become part of our mainstream.

>

>

>

> Steps to Lucid Dreaming

>

> " I don't dream " , have you ever heard someone say this? Or

> have you even said this yourself? It is not a true statement,

everybody

> dreams nightly, but some people do not remember their dreams. The

first

> step in learning to have lucid dreams, like in my Intuition

article, is

> have the desire to want to remember your dreams. Now before going to

> bed, have a clear mind, tell yourself that " I will remember my dream

> when I wake up " . This is a proven and effective way to help dream

> recall. Having a cluttered mind or worries can distract you from

> remembering your dream in the morning. Have a regular sleep

schedule,

> try and get a routine going with a consistent bedtime and wake up

time,

> this will also aid you in your dream recollection. Avoid alcohol

> consumption or taking medication before going to bed. These things

may

> hinder you from remembering your dreams. Diet also plays a big part

in

> dream recall, fatty foods or just eating right before you go to bed

will

> task your body with digesting food instead of getting the rest your

body

> needs and will divert your bodily resources from the brain. The most

> important step in recalling your dreams is to keep a dream journal.

Keep

> a pencil and a notebook or tape recorder next to your bed so that it

> will be within reach as soon as you wake up. You want to make the

task

> of recording your dreams as easy as possible. Having a small lamp by

> your bed will help if you wake up from a dream in the middle of the

> night and need to record it. Do not get out of bed immediately when

you

> wake up, lay there in your bed keeping your eyes closed and move as

> little as possible. Wake up slowly and stay relaxed, hold on to your

> feelings you have and let your mind wander to the images of what you

> have just dreamed, write down as many details as possible about your

> dream, do not judge the content, just record it, so later you can go

> back and evaluate it when you are more aware. Talking to people

about

> your dreams to friends or participating in some on-line forums will

also

> help dream recall.

>

> How to Have a Lucid Dream

>

>

>

> Once you get your dream journal going and are able to recall at

least

> two dreams a night then you can start the steps to having a lucid

dream.

> There are many ways to key yourself to the fact that you are

dreaming

> but I will discuss a couple of the easiest for beginners. First

there is

> Reality Testing (RT). How reality testing is done, is you ask

yourself

> " Am I dreaming? " Finding that out in a dream is not always the

> easiest thing to do, but is usually quite obvious if you are

dreaming or

> not. If you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, or doing

something or

> seeing something that will not likely happen in reality, you will

know

> that you are dreaming. Now if you are in your bed or in your own

house,

> then you can try looking at something like a clock or reading a

book or

> something, look away, then look back and see if the time is the

same or

> the words you read are the same. Try changing the color of something

> just by thinking about it. Ask yourself this question " Am I

> dreaming? " several times during the day, then you will be more apt

> to ask yourself this in a dream. The second way to realize that you

are

> dreaming in a dream is to recognize a Dreamsign. When your recognize

> this dreamsign you will realize that you are dreaming. (ie. A pink

> elephant, meeting deceased people, or magically flying.) By keeping

a

> dream journal and going back and finding things that are common in

your

> dreams, you can choose a dreamsign that is unique to you. So when

you

> see your dreamsign you will realize your experience as a dream, and

can

> then further the experiments or work you would like to do in your

dream.

>

> Upon becoming Lucid

>

> The biggest problem upon becoming lucid for newbies is that once

they

> realize they are dreaming, they get so excited that it wakes them

from

> their dream. Actually experienced lucid dreamers can have this

problem

> also. There are different ways to extend your dreams, if your dream

> shows signs of ending some people have claimed success by spinning

to

> help the dream come back, in other words making their dream self

start

> to spin like an ice skater, and remind yourself the next scene will

be a

> dream, to ensure you are still dreaming do a RT. Sometimes just

running,

> or jumping can prolong your dream. Once you become proficient in

> achieving a Lucid Dream state, and are able to maintain this state

to

> some degree, the next step will be controlling your dreams.

>

> Controlling your Dream

>

> Now the fun part! Once you are lucid dreaming the world is yours,

> anything you can imagine can happen in your dream. Have you ever

wanted

> to be a superhero? Be able to turn invisible, to live as a

millionaire,

> to sail around the world. The thing that I personally have had

> experience with is flying in my dream, the first time you accomplish

> flight in your dream you will have the most amazing sense of freedom

> that you have ever felt. Just think about it, if you could fly like

a

> bird, the wind in your hair, the freedom to go anywhere, well you

get

> the picture. People have used the experiences in their lucid dreams

to

> improve their waking lives also, for instance, playing the piano

better,

> improving at ice skating, or business success, some people even

claim to

> have religious experiences. Science has only just begun to examine

the

> process of lucid dreaming. Some researchers view it as an

evolutionary

> development of mankind and our consciousness expanding. Whether we

are

> evolving or have always had this ability, we certainly are not

taking

> advantage of all it has to offer. If we could become more

disciplined

> with our dream work we would have many more options in which to

learn

> and grow

>

> currently lives near Houston, Texas with his wife and two

> children. is a baby boomer hippy, a world traveler, having

spent

> time in Korea, Philippines, Hawaii, Guam and his favorite Japan. He

is a

> Chef, a Vegetarian and a Environmentalist. A spiritual being on a

> journey of self discovery and awakening. A writer, a computer nerd,

a

> musician, a meditation practicing, music aficionado.

>

> Check out more from at Hamel.com

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > What are Lucid Dreams?

> >

> > Lucid dreaming means dreaming while you know that you are

dreaming,

> and

> > when you know you are dreaming within a dream you can also alter

the

> > dream course, with practice you can also develop full control

over

> your

> > dreams. You will be able to create anything the mind can imagine,

> change

> > the environment even change your own appearance, have a chat with

> > Abraham Lincoln or fly to the Grand Canyon.

> >

> > The earliest recorded lucid dreams date back to the fifth

century,

> the

> > record came from a written letter by St. Augustine in 415 A.D.

> Another

> > well-known recorded example of lucid dreaming came from eight

> century

> > Tibetan Buddhists in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Buddhists

> wrote

> > of a form of yoga designed to maintain full waking consciousness

> while

> > in the dream state. This ancient documentation of dreams is said

to

> be

> > more advanced than the knowledge we posses today.

> >

> > People have been having lucid dreams for as long as the human

mind

> has

> > been dreaming. The first known use of the actual term " lucid

> > dreaming " was by Frederik van Eeden in his work " A Study of

> > Dreams " which was published in the Proceedings of the Society for

> > Psychical Research in 1913. (Van Eeden also wrote the novel The

> Bride of

> > Dreams). Since then the term has become part of our mainstream.

> >

> >

> >

> > Steps to Lucid Dreaming

> >

> > " I don't dream " , have you ever heard someone say this? Or

> > have you even said this yourself? It is not a true statement,

> everybody

> > dreams nightly, but some people do not remember their dreams. The

> first

> > step in learning to have lucid dreams, like in my Intuition

> article, is

> > have the desire to want to remember your dreams. Now before going

to

> > bed, have a clear mind, tell yourself that " I will remember my

dream

> > when I wake up " . This is a proven and effective way to help dream

> > recall. Having a cluttered mind or worries can distract you from

> > remembering your dream in the morning. Have a regular sleep

> schedule,

> > try and get a routine going with a consistent bedtime and wake up

> time,

> > this will also aid you in your dream recollection. Avoid alcohol

> > consumption or taking medication before going to bed. These

things

> may

> > hinder you from remembering your dreams. Diet also plays a big

part

> in

> > dream recall, fatty foods or just eating right before you go to

bed

> will

> > task your body with digesting food instead of getting the rest

your

> body

> > needs and will divert your bodily resources from the brain. The

most

> > important step in recalling your dreams is to keep a dream

journal.

> Keep

> > a pencil and a notebook or tape recorder next to your bed so that

it

> > will be within reach as soon as you wake up. You want to make the

> task

> > of recording your dreams as easy as possible. Having a small lamp

by

> > your bed will help if you wake up from a dream in the middle of

the

> > night and need to record it. Do not get out of bed immediately

when

> you

> > wake up, lay there in your bed keeping your eyes closed and move

as

> > little as possible. Wake up slowly and stay relaxed, hold on to

your

> > feelings you have and let your mind wander to the images of what

you

> > have just dreamed, write down as many details as possible about

your

> > dream, do not judge the content, just record it, so later you can

go

> > back and evaluate it when you are more aware. Talking to people

> about

> > your dreams to friends or participating in some on-line forums

will

> also

> > help dream recall.

> >

> > How to Have a Lucid Dream

> >

> >

> >

> > Once you get your dream journal going and are able to recall at

> least

> > two dreams a night then you can start the steps to having a lucid

> dream.

> > There are many ways to key yourself to the fact that you are

> dreaming

> > but I will discuss a couple of the easiest for beginners. First

> there is

> > Reality Testing (RT). How reality testing is done, is you ask

> yourself

> > " Am I dreaming? " Finding that out in a dream is not always the

> > easiest thing to do, but is usually quite obvious if you are

> dreaming or

> > not. If you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, or doing

> something or

> > seeing something that will not likely happen in reality, you will

> know

> > that you are dreaming. Now if you are in your bed or in your own

> house,

> > then you can try looking at something like a clock or reading a

> book or

> > something, look away, then look back and see if the time is the

> same or

> > the words you read are the same. Try changing the color of

something

> > just by thinking about it. Ask yourself this question " Am I

> > dreaming? " several times during the day, then you will be more apt

> > to ask yourself this in a dream. The second way to realize that

you

> are

> > dreaming in a dream is to recognize a Dreamsign. When your

recognize

> > this dreamsign you will realize that you are dreaming. (ie. A pink

> > elephant, meeting deceased people, or magically flying.) By

keeping

> a

> > dream journal and going back and finding things that are common

in

> your

> > dreams, you can choose a dreamsign that is unique to you. So when

> you

> > see your dreamsign you will realize your experience as a dream,

and

> can

> > then further the experiments or work you would like to do in your

> dream.

> >

> > Upon becoming Lucid

> >

> > The biggest problem upon becoming lucid for newbies is that once

> they

> > realize they are dreaming, they get so excited that it wakes them

> from

> > their dream. Actually experienced lucid dreamers can have this

> problem

> > also. There are different ways to extend your dreams, if your

dream

> > shows signs of ending some people have claimed success by

spinning

> to

> > help the dream come back, in other words making their dream self

> start

> > to spin like an ice skater, and remind yourself the next scene

will

> be a

> > dream, to ensure you are still dreaming do a RT. Sometimes just

> running,

> > or jumping can prolong your dream. Once you become proficient in

> > achieving a Lucid Dream state, and are able to maintain this

state

> to

> > some degree, the next step will be controlling your dreams.

> >

> > Controlling your Dream

> >

> > Now the fun part! Once you are lucid dreaming the world is yours,

> > anything you can imagine can happen in your dream. Have you ever

> wanted

> > to be a superhero? Be able to turn invisible, to live as a

> millionaire,

> > to sail around the world. The thing that I personally have had

> > experience with is flying in my dream, the first time you

accomplish

> > flight in your dream you will have the most amazing sense of

freedom

> > that you have ever felt. Just think about it, if you could fly

like

> a

> > bird, the wind in your hair, the freedom to go anywhere, well you

> get

> > the picture. People have used the experiences in their lucid

dreams

> to

> > improve their waking lives also, for instance, playing the piano

> better,

> > improving at ice skating, or business success, some people even

> claim to

> > have religious experiences. Science has only just begun to

examine

> the

> > process of lucid dreaming. Some researchers view it as an

> evolutionary

> > development of mankind and our consciousness expanding. Whether

we

> are

> > evolving or have always had this ability, we certainly are not

> taking

> > advantage of all it has to offer. If we could become more

> disciplined

> > with our dream work we would have many more options in which to

> learn

> > and grow

> >

> > currently lives near Houston, Texas with his wife and two

> > children. is a baby boomer hippy, a world traveler,

having

> spent

> > time in Korea, Philippines, Hawaii, Guam and his favorite Japan.

He

> is a

> > Chef, a Vegetarian and a Environmentalist. A spiritual being on a

> > journey of self discovery and awakening. A writer, a computer

nerd,

> a

> > musician, a meditation practicing, music aficionado.

> >

> > Check out more from at Hamel.com

> >

>>>>Liane

This was an awesome description of Lucid Dreams.But I can't help

but wonder if some are not doing Astral Projection and not even

realizing it.I myself have used it and am aware that it is easier to

do when you are unaware of doing it.

Love,Light,and Peace To All....

Jen