The term ‘Lucid Dreams’ literary means coherent or clear dreams. Thus, in simple words but difficult in concept, it refers to being completely aware of oneself during dreaming with the ability to control or manipulate the dream if desired.
Thus, from what we understand from the above, if you know that you are dreaming and moreover have the power to dream about whatever you want and manipulate it as you wish then the ability for inducing lucid dreaming might be stated to be one of the best special powers or abilities anyone can possess. More so because with the knowledge that you are dreaming with the aspect of control, you can actually go ahead and do whatever you feel like in your dreams without any restriction since you know that once you wake up it can never harm you in real life.
In the light of all the above it can be understood why people so strongly want to develop the skill of inducing lucid dreams. It acts as a doorway in your life through which you can occasionally visit a world where you can do and enjoy whatever you want to and then come back to your normal life. Ability to induce lucid dreams can be developed by regular practice of the below mentioned five techniques.
The first and the foremost step towards inducing lucid dreams is to be able to recall dreams. Many people dream and then forget after they wake up. In this case, even if you have a lucid dream, chances are that you’ll forget. Moreover dream recall with the help of a dream journal or an audio recorder develops awareness about dreams in general.
Secondly, the most difficult to develop and thereby the most rare is the WILD or Wake Initiated Lucid Dream, where the individual is fully awake and aware and in control of themselves while they pass from the state of wakefulness to that of the dream realm. Ability to do so mostly includes the ability to control and manipulate the dreams as well. Extremely difficult to achieve, it involves being awake during the hypnogenic stage which is the border between wakefulness and sleep. In other words, if you can keep your mind awake during this time simultaneously letting your body rest and go to sleep then WILD can be achieved. You can keep your mind awake and focused during the hypnagogic stage by visualizing yourself ascending a flight of stairs and counting the no. of the same, chanting in your mind or even counting your breadths.
Thirdly, the MILD or Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams technique in inducing lucid dreaming involves continuously affirming your subconscious mind about remembering a particular object in your dream. In this way, when you actually see it in your dream your mind will note it down, in the process giving you the knowledge that you are dreaming.
Inducing Lucid dreams can also be done by a alternate sleeping-waking exercise. In this case, you should go to sleep in the usual time but only for a few hours. Set your alarm and get up in between a deep sleep phase and then occupy yourself with something for 45mins to an hour or so after which you go back to sleep again. In this way, your mind or your brain will not be completely sure whether you are asleep or not, suddenly when you get up from intense sleep. This will help in inducing lucid dreaming when you go back to sleep again.
Lastly, the technological methods in inducing lucid dreaming should be discussed. These include the very popular binaural beats that involve hearing two different sound vibrations in each of your ears with the help of headphones. These different vibrations go on to fuse and synchronize with each other in your brain resulting in a mental state that is highly advantageous for inducing lucid dreams. Other technological instruments include special lights, dreaming masks, and the like. Whatever the technique that you choose, be sure that you go on affirming your mind to remember and be aware of your dreams, only then it will work and give you the much desired experience of your life time.
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