Have you ever tried to do lucid dreaming? Does it even shake your curiosity? Or you don't bother trying because of the fear you're feeling?
Personally, I am really curious on what it feels like to lucid dream. So many questions bug me like, "can you really control your dream?" or "what does it feels like to lucid dream?" And also, it somehow interests me because I like to try doing things that I know I can do if I lucid dream. So this curiosity lead me to research on how to do lucid dreaming.
According to the article "7 Steps To Start Lucid Dreaming" by Steven Aitchison, there are 7 basic steps to follow to achieve lucid dreaming. The first one is to remember your ordinary dreams. Lots and lots of people dream. But most of them say "I don't dream," only because they don't remember that they dream. Try this some time, say 'I will remember my dream as soon as I wake up', where there is a high possibility that you'll remember your dream.
Second is to keep a dream journal. When you wake up, write a few short sentences about your dream. This will get you into the habit of remembering your ordinary dreams and to look for dream signs.
Third is to pick out dream signs. This is where a lot of your dreams will have objects or people in it that could act as a cue to you waking up in your dreams. The fourth one is to notice your waking world. You will need to be conscious in your waking world. This is for you to be consciously focus on the things in the world around you so you will carry this over into the dream world. Fifth is to ask youself, 'Am I dreaming?'
Where of course you will say no, you are not dreaming. But how sure are you? Try to think of a way to think about why you are not dreaming. This again will carry over into your dreaming world and will make you start asking the same questions in your dreams which can turn into a lucid dream.
Sixth is to have your first lucid dream. This is by simply reading about it. However, your first lucid dream will be remembered for years to come. You probably become over-excited and lose the lucid dream. Lastly, is to stay lucid. There are different kinds of technique to stay within a dream like calming yourself down with meditation and dream spinning. Dream spinning is when you feel you are losing control of your dream. You mentally spin in the dream to focus the mind on staying lucid.
Aitchison said, "Lucid dreaming can help with recurring nightmares, solving creative problems, speaking with loved ones who have passed on, anxiety and problem solving." With the 7 basic steps he has given, and if we successfully learn to lucid dream, I believe we could do those by controlling our dreams.
In the article, "Lucid dreaming: Awake in your sleep?" by Susan Blackmore, she mentioned that 50% of the people have had at least one lucid dreaming experience in their lives. It is said that what interests many about lucid dreaming is the idea that it is fun that's why they want to learn more how to induce it. It also has the newest version of a chip incorporated with goggles. The idea to put on goggles on at night, and the lights will flash only when you are asleep and dreaming. The user can even control the level of eye movements at which the lights begin to flash. This does not only control the lights but will store data on eye-movement density during the night and when and for how long the lights were flashing, making fine tuning possible. The said method conducted has 55% that had at least one or two of their first lucid dream.
Blackmore says, "Lucidity has also become something of a New Age fad." I agree with this because as time goes by, there are many different gadgets invented on how to induce lucid dreams. Also, different methods are being practiced on how to do lucid dreaming.
In conclusion, lucid dreaming is really interesting. Knowing that you can control your dreams. There are several ways that can be practiced if you want to try it. However, you should be aware on what may happen if you push yourself too much. Though it really is nice to experience, we should still think of its consequences.
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