Lucid Dreaming

What is Lucid Dreaming?

Lucid dreaming is being aware you are dreaming while in a dream. After that point, you are able to take control of your dream, being able to do things like fly, breathe underwater, meet a fictional character, practice skills, come up with new ideas, heal from trauma, and far more.

Key Practices to Induce Lucid Dreams

There are multiple ways to induce a lucid dream, but a key part of having a proper lucid dreaming practice is to improve your dream recall by writing down the details of your dreams right after waking up each morning. It is also important to perform multiple reality checks each day since you will be likely to perform one in your dream and then realize you are dreaming.

Reality Checks to Perform

• Count your fingers
• Ask yourself if you are dreaming
• Look at yourself in the mirror
• Jump and expect to float
• Read some text
• Ask someone else if you are dreaming
• Flip a light switch on and off
• Look at the colors of objects
• Try to lift something heavy with no effort
• Look at a digital clock

Tips for Dream Journaling

1. Write in the present tense
2. Try to capture emotions, not just plot points
3. Look for patterns in your dreams
4. Compare your dreams to your waking life
5. Consider adding drawings

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