Lucid dreaming is something that many people work toward achieving. Being able to make a lucid dream happen is often considered to be a feat of great skill and it is something that many people wish they could do. Here are a few lucid dreaming techniques to help you achieve a lucid dreaming state.
Dream Recall: Of all of the lucid dreaming techniques you will read about, being able to remember your dreams is absolutely the most important. Every morning think back over your dreams. Try to remember every detail of them. Even trying to remember your dreams will teach your brain that you are placing importance on dreaming and it will start to pay more attention to what is happening while you dream. Write down every detail of your dreams that you remember into a dream journal. Even if you only remember a few details, write them down. As time goes on, you will be able to remember more and more details and you might find yourself able to remember your whole dream.
Pay Attention: Pay attention to the details you are writing down in your dream journal. This, too, will teach your brain that you want your dreams to be important and your brain will start to pay more attention during the dreaming process. You should also look for patterns. You will eventually start to see trends or patterns in your dreams. The same people or situations will start to pop up. Make a note of these patterns so that your brain will know that they are important when they turn up in your dreams.
Reality Testing. There are two types of reality testing: The first is to, on a regular basis, ask yourself if you are dreaming. If you make a habit of asking yourself if you are dreaming a few times during your waking hours, your brain will start to ask itself if it is dreaming while you are asleep. The law of numbers says that it is bound to happen while you are dreaming, and the stronger the habit is, the more likely you are to have lucid dreams on a regular basis. When you come across a situation or person that you've noticed in your dream journal as being recurring, stop and ask yourself if you are dreaming or if you are awake. This way, when it happens in your dream you will be more likely to realize that you are dreaming.
Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams or the MILD technique. This is one of the lucid dreaming techniques developed by Stephen LaBerge, a pioneer in the study of lucid dreaming. It consists of, basically, telling yourself that you will remember your dreams. Concentrate on the intention to remember your dream as you fall asleep. This works best after waking up from a dream that you didn't try to remember.
These are just a few lucid dreaming techniques. There are many books on learning how to induce lucid dreams and if you work hard, you will have more and more lucid dreams.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #1
Lucid Dreams can be very addictive. Once you realize you are dreaming, especially if you have developed the ability to control the actions taking place in your dreams, you are going to want to have more dreams just like that. There is a lot of information that will tell you how to induce lucid dreams and how to make them a regular part of your sleep cycle.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #2
Nobody is sure exactly how dreams happen. Scientists know that during REM sleep the brain's activity is almost like the activity of a brain of a person who is awake, but nobody is sure why this is or how it happens. Scientists don't know if the brain generates dreams or if the body forces the brain to be active during REM sleep.
Lucid Dreaming Tip #3
Analyzing dreams is one of the most popular areas of psychology. There are lots of resources for people who are trying to figure out the symbolism of their dreams. There are online dream dictionaries and dream encyclopedias for sale at bookstores. Analyzing the individual symbols of a person's dream can help that person deal with areas of their waking life and this is why it is such a popular subject.
