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- Lucid Dreaming FAQ
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- Table of Contents:
-
- 1. General
- 1.1. What is Lucid Dreaming?
- 1.2. In what stage of sleep does Lucid Dreaming occur?
- 1.3. Does Lucid Dreaming interfere with normal sleep?
- 1.4. What purposes can Lucid Dreaming serve?
- 1.5. Can anyone learn Lucid Dreaming?
- 1.6. What should I do once I'm Lucid?
-
- 2. Lucid Dreaming techniques
- 2.1. How can I have a Lucid Dream?
- 2.2. Does Reality Testing (RT) work?
- 2.3. How does the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) technique work?
- 2.4. How does the Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD) technique work?
- 2.5. How does the Nap Induced Lucid Dream (NILD) technique work?
- 2.6. Do Lucid Dreaming induction devices work?
- 2.7. Can Drugs and Herbs induce lucidity?
- 2.8. How can I prevent premature awakening?
- 2.9. How can I change Lucid Dream scenery?
- 2.10. What is DILD (Dream-Initiated Lucid Dream)?
- 2.11. What is CILD (Chakra Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.12. What is PILD (Punishment Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.13. What is RILD (Reward Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.14. What is TILD (Thirst Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.15. What is UILD (Urinate Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.16. What is SILD (Sexual Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.17. What is LILD (Letter Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.18. What is OILD (Orgone Induced Lucid Dream)?
- 2.19. How can I have Shared Lucid Dreams?
- 2.20. How can I have Precognitive Lucid Dreams?
- 2.21. How can I use Dreams to affect physical matter?
- 2.22. How can I have Shared Precognitive Lucid Dreams?
- 2.23. How can I stop real time in my Lucid Dreams?
- 2.24. How can I leave my body from a Lucid Dream?
- 2.25. How can I use Lucid Dreams to read 1 million words per minute?
-
- 3. Recommended Reading
- 3.1. What good reading can be found on Internet?
- 3.2. What books are recommended?
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- 1. General
-
- 1.1. What is Lucid Dreaming?
- Lucid Dreaming is knowing that you are dreaming while you are doing it. When you know that you
- are dreaming, you can also alter the dream course. And with practice you can also develop full
- control over your dream, you will be able to create and change the environment and change your
- own appearance. It will be you that are in control of the dream scenario. You can do whatever
- you want to do. Live out your wildest fantasy, or just sit down and chit chat with someone. You
- should also be open for the possibility to share dreams and travel in time and space when you
- develop adequate control over your dreams. The word Lucid means that you have a clear and full
- consciousness. And believe me when I say that Lucid Dreaming can be much more fun than waking
- reality.
-
-
- 1.2. In what stage of sleep does Lucid Dreaming occur?
- Lucid Dreaming usually takes place in REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. There are five stages of
- sleep. Stage 1 being the one you first enter, then followed by stage 2, 3 and 4. As you descend
- into deeper sleep your brain frequency slows down. In stage 4 can it be slower than one cycle
- per second (delta sleep). After some time spent in stage 4, about 25 minutes, you return to
- stage 3 and 2, then straight into REM sleep. About 90 minutes has passed now since you started
- sleeping. 5-10 minutes is spent in this stage before you go all the way down to stage 4 again
- (also called non-REM sleep). When approximately 90 minutes have again passed, another
- REM-period start. This time the REM sleep lasts longer. And as time progresses less time in
- non-REM sleep is needed and more time is spent in REM sleep. After 4-5 hours you don't go lower
- than stage 2. Vivid dreaming takes place in REM sleep, so the more you sleep, the more time is
- spent in REM and the more likely it is that you may have a Lucid Dream.
-
-
- 1.3. Does Lucid Dreaming interfere with normal sleep?
- No. The only difference is that you are aware that you are dreaming. Unless you have some sort
- of sleep disorder that causes you to get less delta sleep, but then again, it's not the LD's
- fault. There is no danger with Lucid Dreaming. But if you have a bad hearth you might have a
- hearth attack if you crash a car, or during sexual intercourse. Other than that Lucid Dreaming
- is one of the safest activities I can think of. It can even be used for healing...
-
-
- 1.4. What purposes can Lucid Dreaming serve?
- Those are so many. First of all, it is lots of fun. You can do whatever you feel like, without
- putting yourself in danger, or spending a lot of money on journeys or expensive equipment. It
- is great for therapy if you have any psychological problems. If you have a fear of spiders,
- that fear can be conquered through Lucid Dreaming. You know you are totally safe in a Lucid
- Dream. So you carefully begin with tiny spiders far away, and as you get used to them, you
- might let them go closer and make them bigger. If there is something you want to get better at,
- like Tennis or Snowboarding, then Lucid Dreaming can improve your skill. Lucid Dreaming can be
- extremely powerful for motor skill enhancement. This is not only true because of the vividness
- of the imagery, but also because the physiological nature of REM sleep is ideal for
- establishing neural pattern without actual movement. Experiments also show that you can get
- physically stronger with mental training. Lucid Dreaming can be used for healing if you have
- any illness. If you wish to have your subconscious read at a rate of 1 million words per
- minute, you can activate that in a Lucid Dream to gain conscious awareness over the knowledge.
- You can meet the author of the book you just read in a Lucid Dream, and ask questions you are
- seeking answers for in the book. Or you can sit down and watch the whole novel on a big screen
- TV with cinema 3D sound. You can use Lucid Dreaming for solving a complex and difficult
- problem, like mathematical problems. You can share a dream with a friend. Or even a whole group
- of people. So you can hang out with your friends when you are sleeping too, not only when you
- are awake. It is also great being a group of people trying to Lucid Dream. If you find your
- friends in a dream, you can tell them that they are dreaming. This way can you help your
- friends gaining Lucidity, and they might cause you to gain Lucidity if they find you. If you
- have full conscious control over a dream can you also use it to travel in time. You can explore
- the future. Even shared precognitive dreaming is possible. With a little practice can you also
- use Lucid Dreaming to leave your body and explore the world. By doing this you can also meet
- other spirits and travel in time. More about this can be found in the Out of Body Experience
- FAQ.
-
-
- 1.5. Can anyone learn Lucid Dreaming?
- Yes. Just like everyone dream, virtually anyone can learn to be aware that they are dreaming.
- How long it takes for you to learn Lucid Dreaming depends on how good your dream recall is, how
- motivated you are and what techniques you are using. And how many hours you sleep each night.
- Hopefully techniques and devices will be developed so that you may have your first Lucid
- Dreaming within a few nights. A few techniques and devices have already given results in such
- short time. But there is always room for improvement. In order to Lucid Dream you should have
- good dream recall. Many helpful and effective tips for developing dream recall can be found in
- my Dreaming FAQ.
-
-
- 1.6. What should I do once I'm Lucid?
- Absolutely nothing at first. You might want to try to find out how conscious you are, make sure
- that the logical part of your brain is functioning and that all your senses are working. You
- need to remember your intent, do some math tasks, recall a few things from your life, what time
- it is, what date it is, where you are and stuff like that. Look around you and observe things.
- Don't feel like you are in a hurry and need to get things done before the Dream fades. Also
- make sure that you are in a dream, not in hypnagogic imagery. All your senses should be working
- including tactile feelings. I want to emphasize that you make sure that your logical abilities
- are working. Not only do they create your consciousness, they can also create the most splendid
- dreams you could ever imagine. Once you are satisfied with your logical abilities you can cut
- loose and start controlling the dream.
-
-
- 2. Lucid Dreaming techniques
-
- 2.1. How can I have a Lucid Dream?
- Dreams are mostly a reflection of your thoughts throughout your day. Therefore, thinking of
- Dreams during the day, asking yourself if you are Dreaming and wanting to have Lucid Dreams
- when you are awake might be helpful. The wishes might reflect themselves in your dreams.
- Remaining conscious until you start dreaming is one way. And seeing cues in your dream that
- reminds you that it is a dream is also helpful. There are also drugs and herbs that cause you
- to be more consciously aware, and therefore also increase the possibility for a Lucid Dream.
-
-
- 2.2. Does Reality Testing (RT) work?
- Yes. Reality testing is simply asking yourself if you are dreaming. Finding that out isn't
- always easy in a dream. But usually is it quite obvious if you are dreaming or not. You may
- find yourself on an unfamiliar place or doing/seeing something that will not likely happen in
- reality. But sometimes can you find yourself in your bed, and everything looks as it is suppose
- to be. You can try to read something, look away, and see if the same text is there the second
- time you read it. You can try changing colors on something or try to fly. If you have a digital
- clock you can try looking at it, looking away and looking at it again. If something unusual is
- happening are you probably dreaming. But every reality test may fail; if that happens, don't
- try jumping out the window or something else that might harm you. Reality tests should be done
- every hour throughout the day, or more frequently. And especially before going to sleep and if
- you wake up in the middle of the night. Waking up after 5-6 hours, do some reality tests and go
- to sleep again may help.
-
-
- 2.3. How does the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) technique work?
- It works by setting your intention to remember to recognize you are dreaming. Stephen LaBerge
- from the Lucidity Institute developed it while he was trying to increase his Lucid Dreams
- frequency. A good approach is waking up after 5-6 hours, remember a dream and tell yourself:
- "Next time I'm dreaming, I will remember I'm dreaming." You need to really mean it. Concentrate
- on this thought only, if you find yourself thinking on something else, just let the thought go
- and return to your intention. Also try to imagine that you are back in the dream, but this time
- you recognize that you are dreaming. Look for unusual things that suggest you are dreaming and
- tell yourself: "I must be dreaming!" Do this with all the unusual things you see from the dream
- you remember. Continue with this until you fall asleep.
-
-
- 2.4. How does the Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD) technique work?
- It works by remaining conscious until you start dreaming. The Lucidity Institute also first
- presented this technique, but it is not easy if you don't have a clue what to do. But it is
- quite easy and effective if you do it right. Again, you need to sleep 5-6 hours before trying
- this. This is because you don't dream much the first 5 hours, it is mostly non-REM sleep. You
- enter REM a lot faster after 5-6 hours with sleep, and you don't go down to stage 3 and 4 as
- you do when you first go to bed. The problem is remaining conscious until your dream start.
- Many strange things may happen when you remain conscious until the REM-period starts. The first
- thing you see may be Hypnagogic Imagery. It is a pattern, like the one you see when you press
- your fingers against your closed eyelids. Remember that this is hypnotic, and getting too
- involved with them will induce unconsciousness. Just let it flow, don't get too involved and
- don't suppress them either. The next thing you may experience is Hypnagogic Sounds. It may be
- as real as the sounds you hear in waking reality, but they are nothing to be afraid of. It is a
- good indicator that the REM-period is right around the corner. Just don't let these sounds
- scare you. If you start to experience Abstract Thoughts, the logical part of your brain is
- falling asleep and you are not far from losing consciousness. You might be lying in bed
- thinking about a friend and the hypnagogic imagery starts and you see your friend's face. You
- have also worked a stressful day so you start to remember stocking the shelves at work. Soon
- you are thinking that you are putting cans of food on the shelves with pictures of your friend
- on them. All this might seems perfectly normal. But it's not logical. What you need to do is
- try thinking logical, do some math or start over again. Tactile Sensations can feel like you
- are paralyzed and high-voltage painless electricity is jolting through your body. You may
- experience these vibrations and find yourself leaving your body or having a Lucid Dream. But
- remember that all this is nothing to fear, it happens every night, whether you are consciously
- aware of it or not.
-
- Now that you know what you might experience when trying to consciously enter the REM-period
- there is another problem we need to conquer. And that is losing consciousness, a very common
- problem that is rather easy to overcome. A good solution is Caffeine and Theobromine. Caffeine
- is found in Coffee, Tea, Coke, Chocolate and Pills. Theobromine is found in Chocolate. The
- problem is finding out how much Caffeine works for you. A lot of experimenting has to be
- conducted. A good place to start is with 0.5 liter Coke, a cup of Coffee or Tea, half a pill or
- a chocolate bar. If you take too much you will not start to dream at all, if you take too
- little you may lose consciousness. But drinking 0.5 liter Coke is not very wise, it has a very
- disturbing side effect. You should also stay up for about 30-60 minutes after waking up after
- 5-6 hours with sleep. This because it takes about 45 minutes before the Caffeine reaches its
- full effect. You might experience a DILD if you go to sleep right after some caffeine intake.
-
- Another way for keeping the mind active and to bring on the hypnagogic images is to imagine
- doing something that involves imagery, audible and tactile sensations. Like driving a car,
- imagine the car and the road, hear the engine-/radio and feel the steering wheel. Remain
- focused on what you are doing and avoid thinking about anything else than driving that car. Or
- you might include smell and taste, by imagine a good meal. This works best in combination with
- NILD, it takes far more time when done as you go to sleep for the first time. But done with
- NILD can you find yourself in a dream in as little as 5-10 minutes.
-
- Or you can try lying on a 30 degree incline mattress (can be done by stuffing pillows under
- it). And keep the room as dark as possible. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing,
- the slower the better. Breath with your stomach, making an "Ahhh" sound at the end of the
- exhalation, that will help your mind to stay awake while your body fall asleep. With time may
- you notice mild vibrations and that your body becomes paralyzed. At that point will you notice
- that you no longer have any problem concentrating, everything becomes clear. In this state stop
- concentrating on your breathing and just be aware of your surroundings. If you begin to loose
- consciousness, start paying attention to any light in your vision or any internal sound. Some
- time later will you begin to experience the second vibrations. It will quickly rush throughout
- your body, sometimes accompanied by various sounds and then end. This is your astral body being
- released. Dream images will start to form. You can go with these images and enter a Lucid
- Dream, or you might just sit up and walk away from your physical body.
-
-
- 2.5. How does the Nap Induced Lucid Dream (NILD) technique work?
- It works by staying up for an hour or two after waking up before going to bed again. This has
- proven to be a very effective technique, maybe the most effective around. Sleep for about 5-6
- hours, then stay awake for about 1-2 hours and go back to sleep. Maybe doing some MILD a few
- minutes before falling asleep. Or try staying conscious (WILD) until the dream starts. This
- will in many cases cause you to have Lucid Dreams. Also a good way to have vivid dreams, or
- will at least make dream recall easier. Staying awake for 90 minutes seems to work better than
- 60 minutes, though 60 minutes seems to be effective enough in most cases. And sleeping for 6
- hours seems to be better than 5 hours, though it might be harder to fall asleep again. The time
- spent awake should be used thinking or reading about dream related issues. Like reading about
- lucid dreaming or related newsgroups.
-
-
- 2.6. Do Lucid Dreaming induction devices work?
- Yes. Your senses never rest. So what your senses pick up are usually incorporated into your
- dream, unless it wakes you up. You dream most vividly in the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage. A
- device can detect these eye movements and give you cues. Cues mostly used are flashing lights
- and sound. The problem with these cues is that they don't tell you that you are dreaming. They
- usually appear in the dream as something else, like carlights. You have to train yourself to
- recognize these cues as dreamsigns that are trying to tell you that you are dreaming. But these
- devices are good at causing false awakening, you will think that the device woke you up and try
- to get to sleep again. But you should do a reality test if this happen, because false awakening
- is quite normal. Once your reality test fails, you can continue doing whatever you want in the
- dream.
- An even more effective approach are verbal cues. Like hearing "This is a Dream" or "You are
- dreaming" in your dream is a good cue to make you do a reality test. The only problem is that
- such a solution is very expensive if you want to buy a device like this. Therefore have we
- plans for making software and schematic drawings for a device that anyone with two hands and a
- few components can build. You will also need a computer with a soundcard close to your bed. The
- device may also be used for trance induction, by using binaural beats with matching flashes.
- (Anyone that want to join the project, feel free to do so).
- I also have plans for wireless devices, a wireless EEG machine can detect if you are dreaming
- or not. I will then use a wireless version of the Neurophone to give you a verbal cue. A
- Neurophone is a device that uses your nervous system to send sound/music to your brain. No ears
- are needed, in fact, deaf people may hear with this device. (The wireless Neurophone can also
- be used for trance induction by sending the desired frequency through your nervous system). If
- you are a deep sleeper that don't see cues, then try getting some caffeine into your system
- before going to bed or after 5-6 hours. If you are a light sleeper, so that the cues wake you
- up, then cut every use of caffeine and chocolate containing products. And try to increase your
- uptake of the amino acid Tryptophan.
- If you don't want to build your own device, or don't have the patience to wait until we finish
- the project. Then you can buy a device from The Lucidity Institute at www.lucidity.com, but
- remember that there is a DOS program called DreamWeaver that also explains how you can create
- goggles. The Lucidity Institute will maybe publish a system for the NovaDreamer called LISA
- (Lucidity Induction System for Audio). It is a computer interface that will make it possible
- for the NovaDreamer to play verbal cues.
-
-
- 2.7. Can Drugs and Herbs induce lucidity?
- Yes. For more information about this check out my Dreaming FAQ. You will find most herbs,
- vitamins, amino acids, minerals and drugs that help you dream more and recall your dreams
- better. They might even cause you to have a Lucid Dream. To summarize; herbs like Valerian,
- Mugwort, Mullein, Kava Kava, Dittany of Crete, St. Johns Wort, Calea Zacatechichi, Salvia
- Divinorum, Scutellaria Indica, Licorice Root, Vervain, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Datura, Bee
- Pollen, Catnip, Hops, Scullcap, Mimosa, Lavender, Damiana, Withania Somnifera, Passionflower,
- Chamomile, Cardamom, Gotu Kola, Ginkgo Biloba, Ibogaine, Verbena, Rose, Cinnamon, Marigold,
- Nutmeg, Peppermint, Holly, Yarrow and Anise may help you dream more, recall more or even have a
- Lucid Dream. Make sure you know more about these herbs before you use them: some are to be used
- in pillows, some are to be smoked, some are to be used in tea, etc. Many B-vitamins may help
- you have more vivid dreams and even Lucid Dreams. Sedative drugs like Melatonin may help, and
- drugs like caffeine may help you with WILD and also make it easier to recall dreams. And
- finally, we have psychedelic drugs like DXM that may induce Lucid Dreams. Some of the drugs and
- herbs can be addictive, and be poisonous if taken in too large doses. For a more detailed
- explanation you should check out my Dreaming FAQ.
-
-
- 2.8. How can I prevent premature awakening?
- A common problem for beginners is remaining in the dream after becoming Lucid. They become so
- excited once they realize that they are dreaming that they wake up right away. There are many
- reasons for being excited, but it will only work against your goal. You need to suppress that
- feeling. If your dream show signs of ending, maybe loss of detail or your dream just go black,
- then spinning may help bringing the dream back. Before you feel your physical body you should
- spin your dream body. That is going round and round. Also remind yourself that the next scene
- will be a dream. To ensure that it is a dream should you do a RT. Just moving, running or
- jumping can prolong your Lucid Dream, you might also want to try spinning out in the
- gravity-free universe. When you open your eyes you may be surprised to find yourself in the
- most beautiful environment with stars, galaxies and planets. Another technique is saying out
- loud: "Clarity now!". Just stating out loud your desire and intention may do incredible things
- to your dream. You might want to try other commands like: "Increase lucidity now!", "Create
- visuals now!" and "Stay calm!". Theta training may make it easier for you to stay in the Dream,
- it will also make it easier to induce WILD and recall Dreams.
-
-
- 2.9. How can I change Lucid Dream scenery?
- This can be done in many ways, but the most common technique is spinning. If you want something
- to appear, then expecting it around the corner or behind you is quite effective. You can find a
- big TV and a remote, and start changing the channels to a scene you like, then just jump in the
- TV. If you want a special scene can you expect that to appear when you change the channels. You
- might also try finding a bridge, were you see a lot of scenes flowing by. If you find you like,
- just jump. You might try asking a dream character where you might find what you are seeking.
- You can try finding a door and imagine a person/place on the other side. And you can give slow
- morphing a try. You can also try closing your eyes and imagine the scene forming around you.
- But the key is to expect things to happen.
-
-
- 2.10. What is DILD (Dream-Initiated Lucid Dream)?
- This is a name for every Lucid Dream where you become aware that it is a dream in the dream.
- Meaning that you are unconscious before you become Lucid. Most Lucid Dreams are DILDs.
-
-
- 2.11. What is CILD (Chakra Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique works by focusing on your Third Eye Chakra that is located slightly above and
- between your eyebrows. Set your alarm clock so that you will wake up after 6 hours. Look up and
- at the center of your Third Eye before closing your eyes. Keep your eyes in this position as
- you close them. Give yourself appropriate affirmations until you fall asleep and visualize
- yourself having a lucid dream or leaving your body. If you haven't fallen asleep within 3
- minutes, move your eyes back to normal position and try to fall asleep. When the alarm clock
- wake you up, go to the bathroom and fresh up. For the next hour read some material on Lucid
- Dreaming or Out of Body Experiences. After reading for an hour go back to bed; roll your eyes
- back to your Third Eye. State your intentions for 3 minutes or until you fall asleep. One of
- three things will most likely happen. You will have a Lucid Dream, have a false awakening or
- wake up paralyzed that you might use to leave your body. At the very least should you
- experience vivid dreams. For more details look into The SUNEYE Method by Joe Russa.
-
-
- 2.12. What is PILD (Punishment Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique works by punishing yourself every time you fail to realize that you were
- dreaming. While going to sleep, tell yourself that you MUST become Lucid this night OR you will
- be punished in the morning. Various types of punishment may be a cold shower or maybe an
- electric shock. A 9 volt battery against your tongue maybe. This technique should be used in
- combination with MILD. The point is to increase your intention, and it works.
-
-
- 2.13. What is RILD (Reward Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique works by rewarding yourself every time you succeed in having a Lucid Dream.
- Various types of rewards may be eating a chocolate bar, or anything else that you like
- doing/eating. Have the things you want to reward yourself by your bed, or ready to use. It will
- increase your intention. This technique should also be used in combination with MILD.
-
-
- 2.14. What is TILD (Thirst Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique works by cutting out everything called drinking for so long that you can really
- feel that you are thirsty. Go to bed as normal and sleep off that deep delta sleep, wake up
- after 5-6 hours and go to the bathroom. Fill a glass with tempting, fresh cold water. Try to
- think of water and doing a RT when you drink. To make the experiment more successful you should
- fill your mouth with salt so that you really feel like you need to drink something. Set the
- glass of water on your night table and while you fall asleep, think on drinking the water and
- at the same time doing a Reality Test. You will not drink anything in the real world, so if you
- find yourself drinking something, then it must be a dream. If you want to increase the feeling
- of thirst even more, you should try eating some pepper or chili before going to sleep again.
-
-
- 2.15. What is UILD (Urinate Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique is a bit risky. It works by remembering to do a RT every time you go to the
- bathroom. So prior to going to bed should you drink A LOT of water. You will maybe dream of
- going to the bathroom, and hopefully will remember doing a RT. It's not the best and safest
- technique available. But it works.
-
-
- 2.16. What is SILD (Sexual Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique works by remembering to do a RT whenever you think about sex, lovers, partners,
- love etc. So that whenever you think about your boyfriend/girlfriend or sex in a dream will you
- remember to do a RT. There is also a few approaches you can take to make the dream more
- sexual-related. The B3-vitamin Niacin increases your production of sexual hormones. Taking
- Melatonin, Serotonin and/or Tryptophan will also help. This is because the amino acid
- Tryptophan is metabolized into Serotonin and Niacin. (Serotonin is converted into Melatonin
- when you sleep). If you already have a lot of Melatonin/Serotonin in your system more
- Tryptophan will be converted into Niacin. And your sexual hormone production will increase.
- Chocolate contains Phenylalanine in large quantities, that are converted into Tyrosine that is
- again metabolized into the love hormone Dopamine. So Chocolate may also give more dreams with
- sexual content. Chocolate has also Choline that will help you dream more, Caffeine that will
- let you remember dreams easier and more.
-
-
- 2.17. What is LILD (Letter Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique uses a letter or symbol to induce lucidity. Day-memories are often incorporated
- into the dream, especially memory from the evening. So it is quite likely that some of what you
- experience after waking up after 5-6 hours and stay up for about an hour is incorporated into
- the dream. This is how this technique work. You concentrate on a letter, A for Awareness during
- that hour. Visualize yourself many times seeing that A and suddenly remember to do a RT. Think
- about this for about an hour and remember to do a Reality Test whenever you see an A. This
- should also be done during the day, do a RT every time you notice an A. Writing a word or a
- letter in your hand, and frequently check it might help. Just hope that you will remember to do
- a RT if you see a big A in the middle of the road. The symbol in this technique can easily be
- changed to your dog, a friend, a place or an activity.
-
-
- 2.18. What is OILD (Orgone Induced Lucid Dream)?
- This technique uses orgone energy to induce lucidity. Crystals and magnets have been found to
- send out orgone energy. But each type of crystal send out their own frequency, various orgone
- energy types that do various things to our body and mind. A few crystals that might induce
- Lucid Dreams, or increase dream recall, clarity and vividness: Herkimer Diamond, Apophyllite,
- Kyanite and Amethyst. The crystals should be used in correlation with your chakras, preferably
- your third eye (forehead). Magnets can work by other means than sending out orgone energy, the
- pineal gland also responds to magnetism. A steady state magnetic north pole field will
- stimulate the production of Melatonin as long as field strength in the vicinity of the pineal
- is in the 400 mgauss range. But more is not better. So be careful. Pulsating magnetic field
- will shut down the production of Melatonin, just as light will. If you have trouble sleeping
- might it be wise to check the magnetic field around your bed.
-
-
- 2.19. How can I have Shared Lucid Dreams?
- Once you get experience in the field of Lucid Dreaming, have good control over your dream
- environment and can stay Lucid for a long time is it time to move on. Or if you are an
- experienced Lucid Dreamer that wants to try something new, then Shared Lucid Dreaming is an
- interesting approach. Intent is an important key for Sharing a Dream. When you lie in bed
- trying to fall asleep you need to program this intent to Share Dreams with those you desire,
- and then when you are in the Dream, you have to recall that intent and attempt to fulfill it.
- Give yourself appropriate affirmations while you are waiting for the hypnagogic imagery to
- start.
- A good way of finding those you desire is imagine them and let the hypnagogic imagery fill out
- the rest of the details. Once you are in the Dream, make sure you are fully conscious. Check
- all your senses and do some logical tests. Recall your intent and try a few other techniques if
- your friend isn't in your dream. You can phase to that person, or imagine a door and talk out
- loud your desire to meet that person, then open the door. You can also shout and yell for them
- until they come along. Once you find them comes the big question. Are your friend Lucid? Ask a
- few simple questions, be friendly and patient. If you know their interest, create them. And try
- to make them understand that they are dreaming. Do things that normally don't happen in the
- physical world. When they understand or if they know that they are dreaming, make sure they are
- fully conscious and that all their senses are working. Once it is established that both of you
- are dreaming should you point out details in the dream, for later verification. You might also
- try to bring more people into the dream. When you wake up you should write down everything you
- could remember, especially the details that were pointed out. A phone call right after
- awakening may help on the recall.
-
-
- 2.20. How can I have Precognitive Lucid Dreams?
- When you have some successful experience with Shared Lucid Dreaming you can give Precognitive
- Lucid Dreams a try. Intent is also an important key to have Precognitive Lucid Dreams. When you
- lie in bed trying to fall asleep you need to program this intent to have a Precognitive Dream,
- and when your Dream starts do you have to recall that intent. You should give yourself
- appropriate affirmations while you are waiting for the hypnagogic imagery to start. When the
- dream starts do you need to check your level of consciousness. Do all the tests and make sure
- your logical mind is working. The next thing you need to do is fully focus on your intent. Make
- it perfectly clear, shut your eyes, shut down all signals from the dream and let go. Move into
- the field by intuitively driving yourself with the desire to go there. Let go and fell yourself
- moving towards your desired source. Let time and space go, just flow with your intention. You
- may feel a melt down for a second until before you arrive there. Wherever you are in time or
- space will happen later in the physical world. Just observe whatever happen and enjoy it.
- Remember to write it down when you wake up, for later verification.
-
-
- 2.21. How can I use Dreams to affect physical matter?
- This can be done in the Precognitive field. When you are in a Precognitive Lucid Dream, all you
- need to do is try to move objects around, or make various marks on other people. Not only do
- you have the ability to move matter, you can also create electricity, magnetic fields, light,
- heat, sound and matter. You can also form and dissolve matter. You can do this on the lowest
- plane, the physical plane in the precognitive field. Being in the physical plane is usually
- called OOBE (Out of Body Experience). But you don't need to be in the precognitive field to
- affect matter, being in the physical plane is enough. So more on these subjects will be
- discussed in my Out of Body Experience FAQ.
-
-
- 2.22. How can I have Shared Precognitive Lucid Dreams?
- When you feel that you have good control over Shared Lucid Dreams and Precognitive Lucid Dreams
- you can give Shared Precognitive Lucid Dreams a try. What you need to do is find the person you
- what to Share the Dream with. After all the usual tests are done and both of you are fully
- conscious, do you need to agree on the same intent. Agree on the time and space and do the same
- as you were trying to have a Precognitive Lucid Dream. Holding hands may make it easier for you
- to stay together. Since you are two or more will you most likely have more success affecting
- the physical world, since more energy is concentrated. As always, write down your experience
- for later verification. If you are looking for scientific evidence, try reading up on the
- paranormal section in my Dreaming FAQ.
-
-
- 2.23. How can I stop real time in my Lucid Dreams?
- Stopping real time in your Lucid Dreams means making the Lucid Dream last far more than the
- time passed by in the physical world. Like having a dream that last a few minutes in real time,
- while you might experience it as a few days in the dream. By doing this can you enjoy the dream
- scape a lot more, since you can spend days in the dream while it really just last a few
- minutes. Robert Monroe even reported experiencing 100 years in a 2 hours OOBE. But to
- experience this might be difficult, little research have been done on this area. And those that
- experience it don't consciously try to have them. Still, there are a few techniques you might
- try. First of all, set your intention to stop real time. Have that intention in mind while
- having your Lucid Dream. Picture yourself being in the dream for days, maybe even weeks before
- you wake up. You might try to saying out loud: "Stop time now!" You can try looking at your
- clock in the dream, and imagine that the clock slow down and stop. You might try to expect the
- dream to last for days. You might try visualize two pyramids, connected at their bases
- counterrotating. And maybe visualize multiple pyramids rotating inside each other all rotating.
- This is something worth going for, as it may give you incredible long Lucid Dreams.
-
-
- 2.24. How can I leave my body from a Lucid Dream?
- As you may have understood by now dreams take place outside your body. They are happening in
- the mental plane where you might meet other people or easily go down to the physical plane and
- travel in time and space. Being in a reality where you can do whatever you want is much more
- fun than being stuck in the physical plane. But exploring the physical world can also be fun,
- and many different and useful things can be done on the physical plane. One technique is
- imagine a door and talk out loud your desire to enter the physical location when you go through
- that door. More techniques on how you can leave your body can be found in my Out of Body
- Experience FAQ.
-
- As you may have understood by now dreams take place outside your body. They are happening in
- the mental plane where you might meet other people or easily go down to the physical plane and
- travel in time and space. Being in a reality where you can do whatever you want is much more
- fun than being stuck in the physical plane. But exploring the physical world can also be fun,
- and many different and useful things can be done on the physical plane. One technique is
- imagine a door and talk out loud your desire to enter the physical location when you go through
- that door. More techniques on how you can leave your body can be found on my Out of Body
- Experience FAQ.
-
-
- 2.25. How can I use Lucid Dreams to read 1 million words per minute?
- To reach speeds as high as 1 million words per minute a computer program that can show 30
- frames each second with 550 words must be developed. Such plans are in place, but no
- programming has been started yet (If anyone wants to assist in this, please let me know). A
- video camera and a TV might also produce such high speeds. But a computer program might show
- E-texts and maybe also allow searching for desired information on the web. This technique works
- by using the power of your subconscious. Your subconscious has the ability to process enormous
- amount of information. Until the computer program is developed you can use a little variation.
- And that is using normal books. Since it takes some time turning each page of the book does the
- speed drop to about 25,000-50,000 wpm. Before sending the pages in the book for processing to
- your subconscious you should enter a trance state, preferably the theta state. Turning the
- pages of the book will make it difficult to keep that state. But it can be done with practice.
- (The computer program will include flashing screen and binaural beats to put you down in the
- desired state before sending the pages to your subconscious). To send the most of the
- information in the book to your subconscious you can't have a hard focus on the book or screen.
- If you are reading a book you should place your focus some place behind the book. This will be
- a lot easier with a computer program. Because it will include stereograms in the background
- that you may try to focus on. (Stereograms are pictures where you have to diverge to see the
- 3D-picture.) Before starting the reading should you give yourself appropriate affirmations.
- You will have no recall of what you just read once you are finished. At least not at first.
- This is where Lucid Dreaming comes into the picture. While Lucid Dreaming you have access to
- all the information that your subconscious has stored throughout history. But the beauty with
- Lucid Dreaming is that you can let your subconscious process the information for you. You might
- imagine meeting the author of the book you read around the corner. Once you meet him can you
- start asking all the questions you were seeking answer for in the book. And your subconscious
- will provide the right answers. Even where in the book you will find that answer. If you read a
- novel can you sit down in the most comfortable chair you can think of, imagine a big screen TV
- with 3D-cinema sound. Then you might start watching the novel while eating popcorn. But this
- should be done in the weekend when you can sleep for about 12 hours. The 4 last hours will
- almost be a continual long REM. Great for watching movies.
-
-
- 3. Recommended Reading
-
- 3.1. What good reading can be found on Internet?
- Reading the "Course on Consciousness" by Ian Wilson is highly recommended. It can be found on
- his homepage: http://www.personal.img.net/iwilson
-
- Good reading, devices and books can be found at The Lucidity Institute at
- http://www.Lucidity.com
-
- Another good site on Lucid Dreaming can be found here: http://come.to/lucid
-
- A site with a lot of information taken from Malcolm Godwin's book on Lucid Dreaming:
- http://www.metro.net/anvil/lucid.html
-
- The SUNEYE Method by Joe Russa that has proven to be very effective can be found on his
- homepage: http://fly.to/suneye
-
- And for scientific evidence that prove the existence on Shared Dreaming, Precognitive Dreams
- and Remote Viewing should you take a look at this site: http://www.psiresearch.org
-
- More scientific evidence on Psychokinesis, Remote Viewing and more can be found here:
- http://www.princeton.edu/~pear
-
- A site dedicated to the book: "Miracles of Mind: Exploring Non-Local Consciousness and
- Spiritual Healing" - http://www.espresearch.com
-
- For a lot of information on Remote Viewing and how you can learn it should you check out this
- site: http://www.paradigm-sys.com/firedocs
-
- The Remote Viewer Jon McMoneagle's own personal web-site: http://www.mceagle.com
-
- A site where you will learn to "read" at amazing speeds. Use StereoReading to reach a speed on
- many hundred thousands of words per minute: http://www.exploreit.net/thinkcentral
-
- And if you have a question can you always post it to alt.dreams.lucid
-
-
- 3.2. What books are recommended?
- A good, recommended book on Lucid Dreaming is "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" by
- Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold.
-
- A most entertaining book about Lucid Dreams: "Conscious Dreaming: A Spiritual Path for Everyday
- Life" by Robert Moss
-
- Another good book on Lucid Dreaming is "Lucid Dreamer; A Waking Guide for the Traveler Between
- Worlds" by Malcolm Godwin
-
- If you want scientific studies on the paranormal should you read "The Conscious Universe: The
- Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena" by Dean I. Radin.
-
- More scientific studies on the paranormal can be found in this book "Margins of Reality" by
- Robert G. Jahn and Brenda J. Dunne.
-
- Even more scientific studies on the paranormal can be found in this book "Miracles of Mind:
- Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing" by Russell Targ and Ph.D. Jane Katra.
-
- A good book that covers most of the history and development behind Remote Viewing "Mind Trek:
- Exploring Consciousness, Time and Space Through Remote Viewing" by Joe McMoneagle.
-
- A book that will tell you how you can read 25,000 words per minute: "PhotoReading" by Paul R.
- Scheele.
-
- An alternative activation technique for what you photoread is ImageStreaming, the technique
- will also make WILD easier and help prolong your Lucid Dreams, explained in the book "The
- Einstein Factor: A Proven New Method for Increasing Your Intelligence" by Win Wenger.
-
- Credit: Thanks to The Lucidity Institute, Ian Wilson, people at alt.dreams.lucid,
- alt.out-of-body and various mailing lists.
- Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any action you may take after reading this FAQ.
- Last Update: February 1999
- Copyright ⌐ Lars Rune Foleide (larsrune@sf.telia.no) -1999
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