Lucid dreams (lucid dreams) can be realized with this technique

Lucid dream is a moment when you realize that you are actually dreaming because you feel there is something odd about the atmosphere at that time. For example, you may notice the sensation around you when you are flying free in space complete with a pair of majestic white wings. You realize that this is just a dream, because you can't really fly - much less have wings.

Take it easy, the phenomenon of being awake in dreams is quite common, really. Lucid dreams even allow you to control what happens in these dreams. This is the reason why many people want to have lucid dreams, are tempted by the lure of being able to do things they can't do in real life. Interested in having a lucid dream?

How do you get into a lucid dream?

1. You need to be more sensitive to your surroundings during the day

The ability to distinguish between imaginary and real is the first step to achieving lucid dreams. The reason is, dreams are not something consistent. Therefore, it is by realizing the inconsistencies that you can tell that you are really dreaming.

To truly wake up in a dream, you have to be more sensitive and aware of your surroundings while you are awake. Be more careful to observe what is happening in the environment around you during your activities. In the book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen Laberge and Howard Rheingold, you can train it in these 8 steps:

1. see: observe what you see in more detail and detail. For example, shape, color, dimensions, movement, to the details of the texture
2. Hear: Understand what you hear from tone, intonation, volume, tone of voice, to various sounds.
3. Feel it: Be aware of what you are touching, what the texture is like - whether it is soft, rough, dry, sticky or wet. In addition, be aware of what your body feels right now, whether it is tired, excited, sick, and so on.
4. Taste it: Get to know what you are tasting from a variety of different foods - whether sweet, sour, salty, bitter, or bland. Describe clearly the taste of each of these.
5. Smell: Notice and differentiate what you smell or smell. The smell of perfume, coffee, onions, the smell of rain, whatever. Clearly imagine the difference in the smell of each of these objects.
6. Respiration: Be aware of how you breathe, from how you inhale to exhale. Pay close attention to how your chest fluctuates and falls with each breath. To practice it, hold your breath for a few seconds. Then remove it slowly. Now, take a deep breath. Pay attention to the breathing process until you can change the pattern on purpose.
7. Emotions: Recognize and differentiate every emotion that you put out. Remember the difference between angry and happy, calm, and excited, and any other emotion you can feel. Feel the real emotion.
8. Mind: Be aware of what you think when you are working on something, or what you are thinking right now. The point is to be aware of everything you think about at every opportunity.

Usually when you dream, you accept it as real. It is only when you wake up that you notice that something is off. By trying to train yourself to be more alert, gradually this self-awareness will enter your subconscious when you dream and make you realize, "This is not real, I am dreaming!"

2. Practice in a certain pattern while you are conscious

Besides practicing self-awareness to be more aware of your surroundings, you can also train it by doing a certain pattern throughout the day.

For example, by pressing two fingers of your right hand to the palm of the left. Press and hold from slowly until it is very hard and it hurts, but imagine that your finger goes through your left palm. In a conscious state, of course this could not be happening. You're in pain, right?

So, once in a dream, you can "seduce" yourself to do the same. The difference is, now maybe your finger can penetrate the palm, because nothing is impossible in a dream. You can now become more focused and have a real sense of who you really are, where you are, and decide what you want to do - go to sleep and change the dream story line or better just wake up.

Mindfulness and vigilance: the key to success in entering into a lucid dream

In essence, the best way to control dreams is to become more sensitive and pay attention to the details around you. When you see or feel something is not what it should be, it is an indication that you are dreaming.

Someone who has or has experienced several times lucid dream have a higher level of sensitivity than people who have never experienced it. This is one of the greatest advantages of conscious dreaming.

So, it's ready to explore dreams with lucid dream?