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u/havefaiiithinme · 15 pointsr/vaporents

I love it. I can't help you, but I love it.

I used to work on lucid dreaming intensively, about 6 months in after all my techniques & known lucid dream producing practices I was able to achieve a state of lucidity while asleep each night. I believe in you friend!

Do you have a dream journal? They can help you begin recognizing your dream patterns.

Other than that I also highly recommend using the hand/face method. In dreams you have more or less than 5 fingers. While in a dream if you look at your hand and notice you have more/less than 5 fingers you can sometimes bring yourself lucid but it takes practice to not wake up immediately from noticing/excitement. Another thing is we don't dream faces, our subconscious fills them from the personalities our brains are thinking of, try and look at the faces (or lack-thereof) of the people in your dreams to remind yourself you're dreaming.

I'm working I tried to make the tips coherent as possible, sorry for any errors there may be.

There are a few books on lucid dreaming I highly recommend, I'll get you the names once I'm home.

It's something you have to keep at every night, but it's so worth the time it takes to achieve. Thanks for this post, I'm going to start getting back into it. Once you can reach lucidity while dreaming you get to live two lives and it's so rewardingly beautiful & fun. If you have any questions feel free to ask :)

Edit: Book #1 & Book #2 / Book #3

Those three books are all great ones for lucid dreaming, I only used the first two (Stephen LaBerge, very smart guy) initially but I added the third book to my repertoire later on and I highly recommend it as well. They're all pretty cheap on Amazon!

u/Etteril · 14 pointsr/IWantToLearn

Keep a dream journal. When you wake up, don't get up, don't brush your teeth, don't get dressed. Lie there for a minute and take the time to recall your dream. Then jot it down. In time, you'll get used to it your dreams will come to you more easily.

EDIT: source, personal experience and this guy.

u/Cobblest0ne · 12 pointsr/LucidDreaming

All about Lucid Dreams. How to, sǝɔuǝıɹǝdxǝ, etc.

Please take discussions of the paranormal such as astral projection someplace else. Binaural beats are also inappropriate. Let's keep this in the realm of science.

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  • Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming This appears to be the biggest improvement in lucid dreaming techniques in a long time. Be sure to give it a try.

  • Dream Views A good fairly comprehensive guide. There's also a great message board and an online dream journal.

  • LD4all A message board, it's got solid information and good community.

  • Mastering the Art of Lucid Dreaming A nice straightforward, step-by-step tutorial.

  • All Day Awareness is a great approach. Also check out [Lucid Living] (http://wedreamnow.info/?cat=7). They are both effort intensive, but pay back in lucid dreams and more awareness in life.

  • This FAQ was produced by the Lucidity Institute. It's not pretty, but is based on solid science.

    For when you are ready to obsess


  • Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming is THE book on Lucid Dreaming. "A Course in Lucid Dreaming" is the most thorough lucid dream training tutorial with lots of charts for you to keep track of your progress. (No link right now.)


    ***

    Lucid Dreaming Acronyms


    LD - Lucid Dreaming - Being aware that you are dreaming while in a dream.


    RC - Reality Check - A test to establish whether you are in a dream or waking life, actively done during the day in hopes that the habit will continue within dreams.


    DC - Dream Character - Any personality you encounter other than yourself...well, occasionally it can also be yourself.

    WBTB-Wake Back To Bed - Waking up for 20-30 minutes, then going back to bed increases the chances of lucid dreaming. Use that time to read about lucid dreaming or plan your dreams, and make your intention solid. Can be combined with other techniques.


    MILD - Mnemonically Induced Lucid Dream - In short, MILD is telling yourself as you are in bed ready to sleep that you are going to become lucid when you dream, then visualizing yourself in a dream becoming lucid. Repeat until you fall asleep.

    WILD - Wake-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique in which you maintain consciousness while your body falls asleep. Not for the squeamish.

    FILD - Finger-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique using subtle finger movements as you fall asleep.

    SSILD - Sense-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique where you use awareness of your various senses as you cycle through them while falling asleep.

    False Awakening - False Awakening is in essence just dreaming that you woke up, only to usually immediately after either actually wake or have another dream of waking up from the previous dreams. Those can often happen multiple times in sequence. It can be a bit jarring but also fun. If those happen often use it to do a reality check every time you wake up (or think you do).

    SP - Sleep Paralysis - A natural, safe part of the process of falling asleep which causes you to be unable to move your body. The paralysis process happens to you every time you go to sleep. When you WILD and experience SP, you are conscious while it happens. Sometimes you may be visited by the dream transition buddies--relax and enjoy the show until you can interact with your environment. Attempting to induce SP is NOT required to achieve lucidity.


u/EmpathyMonster · 8 pointsr/IAmA

Good luck with it, man. I've only had a handful of lucid dreams that lasted more than 10 seconds or so. They're a pretty amazing experience, and I imagine they could be useful if you could really develop your lucid dreaming skills, but it takes a pretty dedicated effort to get good at it.
This book is like the bible of lucid dreaming, and here's a pretty good forum that you can learn a lot from.

u/SamsquamtchHunter · 8 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Heres my take. The TL:DR is this... BUY AND READ THIS BOOK. It is the bible of lucid dreaming, simply written, and easily explained by a scientist, the pioneer of lucid dreaming, a Stanford professor, he is basically THE MAN! But for reddit, here you go:

  1. Set a sleep schedule
    Go to bed and wake up at roughly the same time everynight, this is easy if you are employed or have kids etc, not so much for college students and partiers etc... Having a routine makes everything so much easier later, but is not a necessity...

  2. Build Dream Recall
    Wake up and write down your dreams, every morning, no matter what. Keep a pen and notebook next to your bed. Writing them down forces you to remember them. If you wake up at 330 am from a dream, write it down at 330 am, you will not remember it as well at 8 when you wake up. This serves multiple purposes I'll get into later, but most importantly, you could have a lucid dream, but if you don't remember it, you fail.

  3. Reality checks
    After you have a good amount of dreams written down (or voice recorded if thats your thing) Go back through them. Look for common occurances. For example, I often dream of my own home, but things are never right, there are extra rooms, things are arranged differently, you get it... Find things you often dream about, or things that keep occuring that should tip you off that your in a dream. Write these down and commit to doing a reality check every time they occur, for me, whenever I walk into my house, I check to make sure I'm dreaming. Usually just asking the question is enough to trigger lucidity, but not always. DO NOT BLOW THIS OFF. Don't ever answer a reality check with "of course I'm not dreaming" or you will in a dream state as well. I've made this mistake before, its pretty frustrating to wake up and recall that you said that while aboard a spaceship or something crazy... Google easy reality checks, like double checking digital clocks and rereading text (it changes in dreams, your brain is too busy to keep that stuff consistent)

    4)Setting yourself up for lucidity
    Now that you have a weeks or months of dreams journalized (results may vary) playing with your sleep schedule can be helpful, REM sleep (dream sleep) occurs in cycles of about 90 minutes. So 6 hours into your sleep you are entering a dream. Set your alarm for 6 hours or a bit after and get up, walk around, read about lucid dreaming, reread your dream journal, do some reality checks, focus your intentions on having a lucid dream, but in a positive, and not stressful way. Then go back to sleep half an hour or more later. You pick up in your sleep cycles and go straight into dreams, this makes it easy to become lucid, read up on WILD and MILD in Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming...

  4. Congrats, you did it, but probably screwed up.
    Tons of people will tell you their first lucid dream ended immediately, they became lucid, it was exciting, they woke up... It happens... Research stabilization techniques, two popular ones are spinning, and looking at your hands. Spinning my change your dream setting, but really who cares, you can change it back or do whatever later... Keep trying, don't get frustrated here you are SO CLOSE!

  5. Practice
    Not everyone can control dreams like a god their first few times, it takes practice. You have years and years of experience telling you people CANNOT fly, its hard to overcome. Do more reality checks in dreams, take it step by step... If you are lucid the hard part is done, just keep trying and you'll be a pro in no time!
u/RenderEngine · 7 pointsr/LucidDreaming

All about Lucid Dreams. How to, sǝɔuǝıɹǝdxǝ, etc.

Please take discussions of the paranormal such as astral projection someplace else. Binaural beats are also inappropriate. Let's keep this in the realm of science.

Welcome to r/LucidDreaming! Please check out the sidebar and Wiki before posting.


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  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • An excellent Podcast by TheLucidSage

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  • 0. Be nice to everyone!

  • 1. All posts must be related to Lucid Dreaming!
    • 1a. No posts regarding just the paranormal. There's /r/astralprojection (among others) for that.
    • 1b. No posts just about dreams. There's /r/dreams and /r/thisdreamihad

  • 2. No advertising!

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  • The everything about dreaming multireddit!

  • Teaching Kids to Lucid Dream

  • Lucid Dreaming Memes

  • SleepParalysis

  • Lucid Dreaming Speculation

  • Dreams


    ***

    Some good ןɐıɹoʇnʇ links


  • Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming This appears to be the biggest improvement in lucid dreaming techniques in a long time. Be sure to give it a try.

  • Dream Views A good fairly comprehensive guide. There's also a great message board and an online dream journal.

  • LD4all A message board, it's got solid information and good community.

  • All Day Awareness is a great approach. it is effort intensive, but pay back in lucid dreams and more awareness in life.

  • This FAQ was produced by the Lucidity Institute. It's not pretty, but is based on solid science.

    For when you are ready to obsess


  • Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming is THE book on Lucid Dreaming. "A Course in Lucid Dreaming" is the most thorough lucid dream training tutorial with lots of charts for you to keep track of your progress. (No link right now.)


    ***

    Lucid Dreaming Acronyms


    LD - Lucid Dreaming - Being aware that you are dreaming while in a dream.


    RC - Reality Check - A test to establish whether you are in a dream or waking life, actively done during the day in hopes that the habit will continue within dreams.


    DC - Dream Character - Any personality you encounter other than yourself...well, occasionally it can also be yourself.

    WBTB-Wake Back To Bed - Waking up for 20-30 minutes, then going back to bed increases the chances of lucid dreaming. Use that time to read about lucid dreaming or plan your dreams, and make your intention solid. Can be combined with other techniques.


    MILD - Mnemonically Induced Lucid Dream - In short, MILD is telling yourself as you are in bed ready to sleep that you are going to become lucid when you dream, then visualizing yourself in a dream becoming lucid. Repeat until you fall asleep.

    WILD - Wake-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique in which you maintain consciousness while your body falls asleep. Not for the squeamish.

    FILD - Finger-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique using subtle finger movements as you fall asleep.

    SSILD - Sense-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique where you use awareness of your various senses as you cycle through them while falling asleep.

    False Awakening - False Awakening is in essence just dreaming that you woke up, only to usually immediately after either actually wake or have another dream of waking up from the previous dreams. Those can often happen multiple times in sequence. It can be a bit jarring but also fun. If those happen often use it to do a reality check every time you wake up (or think you do).

    SP - Sleep Paralysis - A natural, safe part of the process of falling asleep which causes you to be unable to move your body. The paralysis process happens to you every time you go to sleep. When you WILD and experience SP, you are conscious while it happens. Sometimes you may be visited by the dream transition buddies--relax and enjoy the show until you can interact with your environment. Attempting to induce SP is NOT required to achieve lucidity.


u/ProdigalD · 7 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Okay, I'm digging deep to feel sympathy, sister, because you have a brain a lot of us (for example: me!) would kill for. And you find it annoying.

But I see that your suffering is real. And I have some advice that I truly believe will help you.

I don't know how to change your brain into a non-lucid dreaming model. But experience, including suffering, is all about how you frame it. So instead of trying to make lucid dreaming go away, I suggest that you turn this negative experience into a positive one by changing what lucid dreaming means to you.

Read this book to learn how to control your lucid dreams and use them to have adventures and explore creativity:

https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X

Read this book to turn lucid dreaming into a spiritual experience that deepens meditation:

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Yoga-Illuminating-Through-Dreaming/dp/1622034597/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SWEFST6G5DJKYNVB6DDT

Good luck.

u/wockyman · 6 pointsr/occult

What speaks to one may not speak to another, but here's what I personally treasure.

Postmodern Magic - I don't 100% agree with Dunn, but his is the clearest explanation of the nature and mechanisms of magic that I've come across. There are lots of practical exercises to try, with good attention to detail.

The Neverending Story - No, really. Ende understands the power of narrative and the nature of will. The symbolism about and within Auryn is not just a stylized ouroboros.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming - Just like Postmodern Magic, this is full of practical exercises, along with case studies and theoretical underpinnings. It can get a little dry and repetitive near the end, but it's a great resource in general.

u/Strel-chan · 5 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge

I haven't personally read it (yet), but it has an excellent reputation among the lucid dreaming community. It's basically THE book for those interested in lucid dreaming.

u/yousirareajackass · 5 pointsr/mylittlepony

Second time in two days I get to pitch this book. It is fantastic.

u/dasblog · 5 pointsr/AskReddit
  • Most people that have never heard of lucid dreaming, and are taught what it is, have a lucid dream that night.

  • The best way to lucid dream is to become more conscious of your surroundings in real life. If you teach yourself to always be looking around you and wondering "am I dreaming? Is this a dream?" eventually you will start to ask those questions while dreaming, allowing you to notice you're dreaming.

  • A big help are reality checks. When you're awake and you're wondering if you're dreaming, you can do a reality check. One good reality check is holding your nose and trying to breath in through it. If you're awake you'll be unable to breathe in, if you're asleep you'll still be able to breathe even though you've held your nose. As in the previous point though, you have to keep doing these reality checks in real life, until they're so imprinted into your routine (and subconscious) that you'll do them in a dream too.

  • Are you dreaming right now? Possibly. But here's another reality check for you. Read this paragraph again, is it any different? In dreams you can't read the same piece of writing twice, it changes.

  • Once you realise you're in a dream, don't stop and think. You'll wake up. Dreams are narratives that you follow through forward momentum. If the narrative stops, then you stop dreaming. One tip is when you realise you're dreaming, start running (or spin around really quickly) and this keeps the dream going. For reals.

  • Lucid dreaming is different for different people. Personally I can't suddenly create a number of lesbians in front of me, because to do this I have to stop and concentrate, which breaks the narrative and makes me wake up. Instead I've learnt to use expectations to create something. For example, I may expect something to happen if I run around the corner. So I run around the corner and there it is. So I can't create lesbians, but I can expect them to be somewhere, and when I get there, they're already there. Hard to explain really.

  • If you want more information on lucid dreaming, the best book to read is anything by Stephen LaBerge, who is considered a lucid dream expert. This one in particular is good: Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming

  • If you want a great, easy to read book about the different stages of human consciousness and cool things our mind can do, then I suggest reading The Head Trip which contains a huge chapter on lucid dreaming.
u/Psyagan · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Sorry, I hope I didn't come across hostile. I didn't really like that book but that may just be because I've been spoilt by reading so many better books, it's probably quite interesting to someone who's not heard all this stuff before.

Yes jargon is a bit of a curse. Someone started a thread asking something similar earlier but they deleted it, so I'll just copy and paste my suggestions here...

There's no one-best-guide but there's a lot of trash.
IMHO you probably want to get about 2/3 books to get a balanced learning.

I'd recommend these:


Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming?
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Are You Dreaming? Exploring lucid dreams, a comprehensive guide http://www.amazon.com/dp/0957497709/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Advanced Lucid Dreaming: the power of supplements

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Lucid-Dreaming-Power-Supplements/dp/1430305428/ref=pd_sim_b_4

The Conscious Exploration of Dreaming
http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Exploration-Dreaming-Discovering-Control/dp/1585005398/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381059873&sr=1-1&keywords=conscious+exploration+of+dreaming

First two are must reads, third is useful if you're interested in supplements, fourth is less of a guide but has some useful info. The author Ryan Hurd does some good e-books too.

A lot of the other books out there are really dumbed down or get all wishy-washy and paranormal. Oh and don't bother with "learn to lucid dream in 30 days" or most of the other cheap e-books as you'll only end up wasting your money.

u/dubbl_bubbl · 4 pointsr/technology

This book by Stephen LaBerge is supposedly one of the best books about learning to self induce lucid dreams.

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X

u/DOOOOOOOOOOM · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

So unfortunately it seems most of the initial research I did into certain techniques on this subreddit was before I had made an account, so I don't have any of them saved. :(

A few links though, in case you haven't checked them out yet...
From the sidebar:

  • Quickstart Guide

  • FAQ

    Probably worth investigating all those other sidebar links, I haven't done so myself yet, but they look promising. :)

    GREAT Wikibooks article on LD induction techniques:

  • LD on Wikibooks

    Awesome Book:

  • Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming (8 bucks from Amazon, definitely worth the purchase. Good to have something to read about LDs when not at a computer.)

    There were several times in my two experiences where the dream began to fade. If I hadn't done these things the dreams would have ended far before they got really interesting:

  • Dream starting to fade away? Look at your hands, rub them together, touch your face with them. When I looked at my hands in the tale above, there were a dozen little thumbprint-swirlies spinning on each palm. Helped stabilize the fading dream.
  • Spinning also kept one of my dreams going. I've read you shouldn't spin frantically like a madman or anything, but a few twirls definitely kept my first LD going, somehow. :)
  • Reality checks: since I wear a digital watch (technically an iPod Nano on a wristband, but it has a watch too), checking my wrist for the time is extremely natural. I check it many times a day while awake, and in most cases digital displays just don't work right in dreams (though I've heard of exceptions.) If the time is changing crazily every time you look at it, or has nonsensical times displayed as mentioned above, you're probably dreaming.
  • If you wake up and remember you were having an awesome dream, don't open your eyes and don't move your body at all. Imagine with all your might that you're still there, wherever you were. Hold onto the image, don't think with words, and you may fall back into it. It helped me above, and has helped me get back into several non-lucid dreams I was enjoying in the past.

    General tips from personal experience:

  • Avoid cannabis if you can. For me and many others, it inhibits dream recall. Having a LD is no good if you don't remember it. Vividly remembering dreams and the occasional epic LD is worth the tradeoff, IMO.
  • DREAM JOURNAL. Most important thing ever. The entire second LD I posted up there would have been lost had I not suddenly remembered the dream while taking a piss this morning, and I quickly dashed into my room to grab it and write down all I could. Not only does merely having one next to your pillow with a pen ready seem to increase dream recall, but can help when you're retelling your adventures. My initial write-up for all this felt a little off, so I went back and read it and noticed I had omitted some important things I didn't remember, though I had written it all down mere hours before. Also, don't get lazy with the dream journal. There's been a few mornings where I woke up and remembered a dream, but I groggily thought "meh, I'll write it down later" before turning over to snooze for a bit. When I got up ten minutes later, all memory of the dream was gone.
  • I have noticed that I remember dreams much more often if I've been reading about dreams/LDing the day/night before going to bed, and remembering more dreams means a higher chance of remembering the lucid ones.
  • Wish I had the old reddit links, but alas. I'd say keep an eye on this subreddit, check every submission for more tips from folks more skilled this than I am. (Only 2 so far!) Read other people's stories and see what worked for them.

    It took me a couple months to have the experience after I REALLY started researching it, so I'm sure it's only a matter of time for you if you keep at it, friend. :) Dream on!
u/duffstoic · 4 pointsr/streamentry

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming got me lucid in a couple weeks of the simplest exercises back when I was experimenting with this stuff years ago.

Later I discovered 3 elements to lucid dreams:

  1. Sensory clarity. The dream becomes hyper-real, like VR in all 5 senses, ultra HD vividness.
  2. Awareness of dreaming. You know you are in a dream.
  3. Control of dream content. You can make things appear and disappear, or change the scene altogether.

    When I've been lucid, I usually don't have all 3 fully. Often I'll have sensory clarity and awareness but lack full control of dream content, or I'll have awareness and control but not full sensory clarity. Having all three is quite the trip.
u/thatkiddonny · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Doing more RC's isn't going to help that much. They are mostly to use to reaffirm you are dreaming after you have realized you are dreaming. In fact I haven't done an RC in a dream. I've also read that asking dream characters if you are dreaming is unreliable, though I'm sure its a person to person thing.

Though, make sure you make them at regular intervals and not at random. I set an hourly alarm on my phone to just buzz and let me know.

And everyone has a hard time in their infancy of actual lucid dreams. It really just takes practice.

Something I started doing was, what I believe is called, Lucid Living. Its where you take time out of your day and just realize reality. Realize you can realize. Take in as many details as you can. I was having a hard time having my first LD, but after I started this I had my first 3 in the next week or two, but sadly school started and I haven't had the time for Lucid Dreaming.

Another thing that helps is read something about lucid dreaming before bed. Get into the mind set. Pick up Stephen LaBerge's book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, lots of helpful and basic stuff in there.

If you need to know anything else you can PM me, I spent a good chunk of my summer basically researching this stuff.

u/awareofnow · 3 pointsr/LifeProTips

I would recommend getting this book highly over just reading /r/LucidDreaming or tutorials. In fact the book strongly recommends getting to the point where you are journaling/remembering one dream a night and categorizing your dream signs before you even attempt any of the techniques to go lucid.

He states clearly if you do not practice your dream recall/journal then it will not only making doing the techniques difficult but even if you do manage to go lucid you probably won't remember when you wake up.

Meditation practice will also immensely help with your attention to detail and what is there.

u/Bobby_Bonsaimind · 3 pointsr/Lovecraft

Despite the fact that you burned to death...are these nightmares of the "wow, that was scary and weird" or the "my whole body is shaking and I can't sleep anymore" kind? For the last one I'd go see a specialist (can get ugly, can be nothing, though). For the first kind you could try to deal with them, trying to remember them actively, writing them down after you wake up, reading through these notes, recognizing patterns and stuff. I've started reading a book about lucid dreaming some time ago which suggested these things to be easier able to recognize that you're dreaming and, after that, taking control of the dream. Also, if you feel like having some writing skills, you could turn them into (short) stories.

u/for_drugs_yo · 3 pointsr/researchchemicals

https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506122659&sr=8-3&keywords=lucid+dreaming

Really informative book on Lucid Dreaming and a lot of the techniques apply to expanding consciousness and mindfulness that served me as a good starting point to exploring more into this and other topics.

https://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Life-Chakra-System-Llewellyns/dp/0875423205/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506122938&sr=1-1&keywords=wheels+of+life

This was also another great book when I started looking into meditation and more mystical methodologies. It definitely is subjective but both are interesting reads!

Both are easily found online for free too.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Yes. If you want to know about this in depth, read Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming.

For example: You're a really good alpine skier, and you're preparing for a race. You've practiced a particular slope many times, and you're doing well. You can prepare even more by lucid dreaming, and going down the slope. It's something about the mental preparation in addition to physical preparation. Sports trainers are well aware that mental preparation (which could be had through LD) is invaluable in giving an athletic edge.

As far as other activities beyond sports, I'm not really sure. I've heard of people using LD time to study a subject (going over details or working out problems; clearly you can't learn new facts while dreaming), but since I've only had a lucid dream for a few minutes I can't personally comment.

u/LucidOneironaut · 3 pointsr/gadgets

Get this one instead, it is the definitive guide to Lucid Dreaming. Sorry, not available in ebook, and, no it's not mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X

u/Sarcasma19 · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

This one is generally considered the best. I think it's exactly what you're looking for. I have it and it's helped me immensely.

u/WHISPER_ME_STEAMKEYS · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

All about Lucid Dreams. How to, sǝɔuǝıɹǝdxǝ, etc.

Please take discussions of the paranormal such as astral projection someplace else. Binaural beats are also inappropriate. Let's keep this in the realm of science.

Welcome to r/LucidDreaming! Please check out the sidebar and Wiki before posting.


***

  • Quickstart Guide for Beginners - Know this stuff before you post!


  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • An excellent Podcast by TheLucidSage

    ***

    Rules


  • 0. Be nice to everyone!

  • 1. All posts must be related to Lucid Dreaming!
    • 1a. No posts regarding just the paranormal. There's /r/astralprojection (among others) for that.
    • 1b. No posts just about dreams. There's /r/dreams and /r/thisdreamihad

  • 2. No advertising!

    ***

    Related Subreddits


  • The everything about dreaming multireddit!

  • Teaching Kids to Lucid Dream

  • Lucid Dreaming Memes

  • SleepParalysis

  • Lucid Dreaming Speculation

  • Dreams


    ***

    Some good ןɐıɹoʇnʇ links


  • Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming This appears to be the biggest improvement in lucid dreaming techniques in a long time. Be sure to give it a try.

  • Dream Views A good fairly comprehensive guide. There's also a great message board and an online dream journal.

  • LD4all A message board, it's got solid information and good community.

  • All Day Awareness is a great approach. it is effort intensive, but pay back in lucid dreams and more awareness in life.

  • This FAQ was produced by the Lucidity Institute. It's not pretty, but is based on solid science.

    For when you are ready to obsess


  • Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming is THE book on Lucid Dreaming. "A Course in Lucid Dreaming" is the most thorough lucid dream training tutorial with lots of charts for you to keep track of your progress. (No link right now.)


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    LD - Lucid Dreaming - Being aware that you are dreaming while in a dream.


    RC - Reality Check - A test to establish whether you are in a dream or waking life, actively done during the day in hopes that the habit will continue within dreams.


    DC - Dream Character - Any personality you encounter other than yourself...well, occasionally it can also be yourself.

    WBTB-Wake Back To Bed - Waking up for 20-30 minutes, then going back to bed increases the chances of lucid dreaming. Use that time to read about lucid dreaming or plan your dreams, and make your intention solid. Can be combined with other techniques.


    MILD - Mnemonically Induced Lucid Dream - In short, MILD is telling yourself as you are in bed ready to sleep that you are going to become lucid when you dream, then visualizing yourself in a dream becoming lucid. Repeat until you fall asleep.

    WILD - Wake-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique in which you maintain consciousness while your body falls asleep. Not for the squeamish.

    FILD - Finger-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique using subtle finger movements as you fall asleep.

    SSILD - Sense-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique where you use awareness of your various senses as you cycle through them while falling asleep.

    False Awakening - False Awakening is in essence just dreaming that you woke up, only to usually immediately after either actually wake or have another dream of waking up from the previous dreams. Those can often happen multiple times in sequence. It can be a bit jarring but also fun. If those happen often use it to do a reality check every time you wake up (or think you do).

    SP - Sleep Paralysis - A natural, safe part of the process of falling asleep which causes you to be unable to move your body. The paralysis process happens to you every time you go to sleep. When you WILD and experience SP, you are conscious while it happens. Sometimes you may be visited by the dream transition buddies--relax and enjoy the show until you can interact with your environment. Attempting to induce SP is NOT required to achieve lucidity.


u/guaranic · 3 pointsr/NoStupidQuestions

This answer is legit.

From Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, by Stephen LaBerge: http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X

Also r/luciddreaming

u/z3niMAGiNE · 3 pointsr/happy

Read this book.

u/Geckocalypse · 3 pointsr/waifuism

You have to focus on dream recollection, and after you can remember your dreams, you have to then start practicing lucidity. It actually isn't that difficult, it's more a matter of motivation and piecing things together at first then it is your actual memory. I already linked to the [lucid dreaming] (https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512078155&sr=8-1&keywords=exploring+the+world+of+lucid+dreaming) book before, and when I did it, it only took me a day or two to actually start being able to recall them, although it was slowly remembering pieces. Someone mentioned Astral Projection, and I do believe personally it's a real thing, but more a a meditation or form of lucid dreaming, not the spiritual bullshit. Just keep at it, get a book if you have to, but it really is something anyone can do. I have actually had two lucid dreams that I can remember, but both of them didn't last long. One I was a hockey player, and as soon as I realized I was dreaming Someone threw me into the side glass of the arena, the air horn went off and I immediately woke up. And in the other one I was a dinosaur sleeping under a tree, realized I wasn't actually a dinosaur, and then went back to sleep in the dream. Point is, is that when you do actually figure out how to lucid dream, you will get kicked out of it unless you practice, or know how to prevent that.

u/not_mad_just_upset · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

The first thing I would suggest is to slow down :)

Lucid dreaming is a fairly deep topic to just jump right into. A lot of people discover it and become super excited, but ultimately lose focus and stop trying altogether. The best thing you could do right now is start reading and taking in as much information as you possibly can in an organized manner.

I'd suggest visiting this site and completing the tutorial section. It explains one of the most common ways to achieve lucidity in a friendly, easy-to-read way. Buy or somehow "obtain" Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen Laberge. It's a bit "out there" at times, but maintains a down-to-Earth feel more often than not.

Try to recall at least two dreams a night, but it sounds like you've got that down already. On that website, you'll learn that it's important/helpful to go back and rewrite the end of your dreams to include a section where you realize you're dreaming and become lucid (for whatever reason.)

Practice reality checks, but don't just go:

> Am I dreaming?

Do something along the lines of:

> Am I dreaming? What have I done in the last half-hour? What did I do before that? What did I have for breakfast?

If you practice the latter enough you'll eventually do the same in a dream.

Read your dream journals or read other peoples' lucid dreams and use that as inspiration to keep up your reality checks.

And have fun! Don't be discouraged if it takes you a day, week, or month to have your first lucid dream; Stephen Laberge said some of his students have taken a while to really master the concept, so take your time.

u/He_is_Risen · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Here's a link to the book off of Amazon if anyone's interested.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/034537410X/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/188-6842444-5404204

u/Booher · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Wayyyyy to long to write an explication however try this book http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/034537410X/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/178-9666926-9920365

u/kami_nl · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

I read something about it in LaBerge's book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming".

In his experiments, LaBerge came to the conclusion that time estimates in lucid dreams are very close to the actual time. So if you feel in your dream that 10 minutes have passed, it corresponds to approximated 10 minutes in real life. This being said, if your dream seems to last for days or years, it's because of the same effect that is used in movies. You see/experience one scene (for example someone is going to bed) and a second later another scene (the same person is getting up). Your brain accepts that and makes you believe that a whole night had just passed by.
(Chapter 2: "Preparation for Learning Lucid Dreaming")

So according to his studies, it might be impossible to really extend a dream for a very long period of time. It's just an illusion.

u/tehubersheezy · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Try a website called www.dreamviews.com their forums have all sorts of willing experienced people to help you with your journey. also, read this book
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1250035755&sr=8-2

u/Irielle · 2 pointsr/IAmA

This is very common, and I was super disappointed when this would happen to me. One solution that might work is closing your eyes and spinning in place... sometimes you end up in a different setting, and otherwise it seems to take your mind off of getting too excited/distracted.

I really recommend Stephen LaBerge's book, there are a variety of techniques to help induce them and heaps of interesting studies into lucid dreaming.

u/beancrosby · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Dreamviews is a great community for beginners and advanced dreamers alike. You can even keep a dream journal there to help with you journey. Witch is very helpful.

And anything by Dr. Stephen Laberge is great. He literally wrote the book on lucid dreaming. Literally.

Don't be discouraged if nothing happens for a while. It might take months before your first lucid dream. You just have to actively be thinking about it day and night. And if you are interested enough, it shouldn't be that hard.

Also once you obtain your first lucid dream, it wont last very long. The second you become aware you are dreaming, you will become too excited and you will wake up. This will happen the first few times until you get over the initial excitement of being in another world where absolutely anything is possible.

Good luck and sweet dreams.

u/runningscared · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Wow great stuff. I'd also suggest Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge to anyone interested in lucid dreaming.

u/tragopanic · 2 pointsr/Wishlist

I have about a dozen books on lucid dreaming. This is the best one. Unsure if they have an audio version. Otherwise it's been a while since I've read anything. I went through a self-help/psychology phase and purchased a bunch of books I haven't gotten all the way through yet. I should read more.

u/mzrosy · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

I am also new to purposeful lucid dreaming. I have had several lucid dreams scattered over the years and only recently started to learn more and try strategies.

This book sounds really interesting. I am particularly curious about the differences between awake and lucid dreaming and schizophrenics. Just a couple nights ago, I achieved lucidity and began talking to someone wondering the whole time if I was having a conversation with myself. Ultimately, I woke up contemplating it.

If you are looking for more of a guide, I recommend Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. It has a lot of evidence-based strategies and examples from other lucid dreamers. I find it really helpful!

u/BurnInNeverland · 2 pointsr/askscience

I read in a book by Stephen LaBerge that dream time and real time are almost exactly the same. They did experiments in which the lucid dreamer would make a specified eye movement pattern, count to ten, then do the eye movement pattern again. Every time it was extremely close to 10 seconds in real life. He explained that time dilation works in the same way movies use this trick. If you see a character going to sleep, and a few seconds later the sun rises, the viewer/dreamer accepts that several hours have passed.

Hope this helps. Taken almost word for word from this book as I could recall from memory. http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X .

u/4plus1 · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

>Im not entirely sure if they are 'Lucid', I control what I do and say, but i'm not really aware that i'm dreaming until I wake up.

If you're not aware you're dreaming, you're not having lucid dreams.

According to Stephen LaBerge, waking up during the night (even multiple times) is completely normal and it happens to everyone - most people just don't remember in the morning.

Sounds to me that you're just blessed/cursed with very vivid dreams and exceptional dream recall. Here's an idea: Why not use what you already have and learn how to lucid dream properly? Keep a dream diary and do reality checks in your daily life. Maybe also buy one of LaBerge's books (http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X)?

Then, when you're lucid dreaming the next time, shape your dream world to be more relaxing/calm/stable (a tibetan temple on top of a snowy mountain?). I'm sure you'll feel less fatigued in the morning.

u/bobbaphet · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

>Is there anything else I can do to help prepare?

Yes! Get this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X

u/isuarez · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Awesome! I am sure you will find some interesting patterns. When I went through I kinda skimmed the first time then the next time I went through with highlighters of different colors to represent the patterns. If you want the most in depth instructions on how to categorize the recurring elements of your dream I suggest this book: Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming https://www.amazon.com/dp/034537410X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TUF0CbFVBS37C

By Stephen LaBerge :)

u/mackwon · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Besides methods, you should try to focus more awareness while awake on reality checks. School won't be on your mind anymore and so just focus all that energy towards the checks. I have a combination of letters/words on my wrist that works for me. The more your mind is focused on lucid dreaming, the more likely the chances of triggering one. I would maybe suggest a book to read based on lucid dreaming.

For me, the easiest way to trigger a LD is to set an alarm to wake up during a long REM cycle and then take a nap later on. Naps always give me some intense dreams.

Last option I can think of is to take some nootropics/supplements. I can attest to them increasing the oddity of dreams while being more aware to cause a reality check. I find the way nootropics make free dreaming so wonky more fun than LD'ing itself sometimes.

u/coyoteka · 2 pointsr/zen

Haha that's a much better response. If you ever do want to make a serious effort in lucid dreaming the payoff is incredible. It is by far one of the most fun, awesome, weird, interesting things I've done, and it drastically improved my sleep quality. I've been trying to get back into it, my current schedule/life makes it very challenging; I'm only about 15% successful these days.


The best book ever written on the topic, Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, caused lucid dreams spontaneously just by reading it. It's also a super interesting read aside from providing instructions.

u/fordag · 2 pointsr/IWantToLearn

I had great success with some of the advice in this book:

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming https://www.amazon.com/dp/034537410X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_t-8WAbXJAM1DX

u/Apollos_Anus · 2 pointsr/reddit.com

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X

That's your best source of information. Also search through the AMA's for really good tips on lucid dreaming.

u/Teggus · 2 pointsr/books

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming is a good book on the mechanics of dreaming, and has some discussion of the phases of sleep. The focus is more on lucid dreaming than sleep overall, though.

u/FloatTankGuru · 2 pointsr/FloatTank

I recommend "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" to anyone who wants to lucid dream more.

www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/

Also, waking up early (about 90 minutes before you'd normally wake up) and having a quick warm shower and then floating can result in having lucid dreams in the tank (if you have one in your house).

u/Middlerun · 2 pointsr/INTP

I was into it for a while when I was younger. I was never able to do it consistently enough to justify the effort I put in, but your mileage may vary. I think some people are naturally better at it than others.

I still had some pretty amazing lucid dreams. In fact, the most profound one I had was a dream where I didn't even do anything much. I just stood in my backyard looking around at stuff, feeling the ground under my feet, marvelling at how real and solid and detailed it all seemed while knowing it was all in my head. Probably the closest thing I've had to a spiritual experience.

I'd recommend grabbing a copy of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, it has a lot of good practical info.

u/ecc10394 · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon
  1. I am relatively new to Reddit, only 2 months reddit old, so I have not been gifted and I dont have an intro.

    2.10 months ago my father got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and emphysema.. As a 20 year old, and even if I was way older, I couldn't handle this news. It was way too frightening. I decided to study everything about natural cures, and I did. I also skipped college for an entire year so I could be home giving him love, feeding him, spoiling him, and just hanging out. My mom and brother were always at work every day and my father would tell me go to school, go to school, dont worry about me. But I decided screw you dad, I am staying to be here with you, and for you, and I did for 10 months, everyday, I was taking care of him, making him feel like he is on vacation. That decision was the best decision of my life. 2 months ago, my father past away. It was the first day of the new semester, my dad forced me to take one class since it has been 10 months that I haven't been to school. ON THE FIRST DAY, I come back from school to find him past away, blood everywhere in the house, he choked on his blood. He went into cardiac arrest the paramedics say. I cried a lot, until today, and forever, I will cry, but I am happy to know I was there for him for 10 months, taking care of my dad, my hero, and now he is living in paradise. Ever since then, I got 4 of my friends to stop smoking, and the parents of one of my friends.

  2. This is a thing

  3. My father, while he was alive he would always throw me to the best direction. He went to the best programming/engineering school in the world, and he was the most intelligent man I have ever met. Even now when he is dead, he gives me so much power, so much guidance, and its hard to grasp since he is not physically giving me the guidance, but in a spiritual sense, I can feel it.

  4. My dream is to become successful, and to acquire that American dream that my father was so close to achieving. My dad always had a great job, making 120k a year, until a few years back when he decided to try hitting that American dream, and start a company. Except the company never made it.

  5. I did all of them because when I talk about my dad, I can keep talking forever.

  6. There will always be people that annoy you, make you feel terrible, make you want to kill or hit them, make you feel worthless, but these are all choices you have. You have the choice to feel annoyed, you have the choice to feel the need to hit or kill them, you have the choice to feel worthless, catch my drift? It is always better to take the smarter, more humble approach, because letting it agrivate you, just harms you, and make your day feel bad, when in reality you could choose to smile upon their annoyance, and say to yourself, "Im choosing to be happy and not annoyed because that will just slow me down, and then they won". If you let them annoy you, they win, if you just choose to be happy, you win, and everyone likes to win.

  7. I love you too, I can feel you have a beautiful soul.

  8. Happy Easter, 4/20, Passover, Holidays :)

  9. I completely understand, I did not do this post for the gift, I did this post to try and change a few peoples mentality, and also for my beautiful dad who I hope is having a Happy Passover up there in heaven. R.I.P.

    11.
    http://www.amazon.com/Lucid-Dreaming-Gateway-Inner-Self/dp/193049114X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397947647&sr=8-2&keywords=lucid+dream ($12.62)
    http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Solutions-V4-EF16-MBXN-Dreams-Inhaler/dp/B000RBC4CO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397947647&sr=8-3&keywords=lucid+dream ($5.75)
    http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1397947647&sr=8-4&keywords=lucid+dream ($4.83)

    I know these are three different things I have posted here, just in case you couldn't afford one of them, I gave a few cheap alternatives. :)

  10. This is such a great edit. I will happily comment on others beautiful words.

    Thanks for this beautiful post, hope you were able to take in something from my words, and wish you the best of luck and health and hope you don't smoke cigarettes, and if you do, I hope you stop in the near future.

    Very Best

    Ecc10394
u/ConvictedConvict · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

This sounds like a really cool idea, I wish there would have been a LD club at my high school!

Make sure you require your members to keep dream journals, and take a few minutes to let people share something out of their DJs if they would like to.

I don't see how this could ever go stale. People are always dreaming every night, so as long as you're recording them, you will always have something to talk about.

Also, maybe have this also be a sort of book club, where you assign Lucid Dreaming specific reading material and then discuss whatever chapters you assigned that week. Here is a link to Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen Laberge, which is also linked in the sidebar. I am about half way through and it is very informative and has helped me a lot, 9/10 would definitely recommend. It can also be found as a PDF, which can be viewed and downloaded for free here.

Also, encourage your fellow students to come check out this sub!

Good luck man, I hope this comes through for you, very cool idea.

u/Resteban_Mongle · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

Stephen LaBerge is a scientist, Lucid dreamer, and pioneer of the lucid dreaming world. Basically, read his books if you want to LD.

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411697284&sr=8-1&keywords=stephen+laberge

u/lazyman73125 · 2 pointsr/decaf

Here's a good book on lucid dreaming for anyone interested.

u/luiggi_oasis · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

np! you'll find some articles by Laberge, he's a pioneer in studying LD from a scientific point of view... the first half of his book is based on research too, it may very well be of help for you... you can find a digital copy on the web, btw...

u/Urbanjamjar · 1 pointr/WTF

From experience, the best way to learn about Lucid Dreaming is Exploring the world of Lucid Dreaming.

The internet, while full of info, you will quickly find it just has variation after variation on several types of induction to Lucid dreaming aswell as vague background info often inaccurate.
This is the list of contents in Exploring the world of Lucid Dreaming contents

If you haev spent much time looking online then you'll probably be suprised at how many ways to induce lucid dreams and how much info there is on it.

u/outofyourtree · 1 pointr/needadvice

Can be disconcerting, eh?


We all (including you) have sleep paralysis EVERY NIGHT that we sleep. We just don't remember it. It's completely natural and the reason we don't run into walls when we dream we're out for a jog. Our body safely immobilizes signals to our non-vital (think stuff other than heart/diaphragm) muscles


Not trying to say it can't be scary, even terrifying! I've been there. But honestly, the more I confronted it, the less I find it distressing. It's just novel now. It happens anyways, there's literally NO WAY it can actually hurt your body. I actually want to get it now!


I always recommend people who experience it look into lucid dreaming, which is being aware while dreaming. When you have sleep paralysis, what is basically happening is your body is still in sleep/dream mode, but your "waking life" brain's awake. If you learn not to panic, it's entirely possible to ride awareness back into the dream state. Many people spend many hours trying to experience sleep paralysis as a means to lucid dream. It's basically like having a metaphorical foot thru the threshold of the dream world, and one in your bed, paralyzed, awake


I've transitioned back into dreamland with sleep paralysis many dozens, up to maybe a couple hundred times in my life once I learned that. Flown, sprouted a plastic flower from a dream dime. All sorts of neat stuff. The more experience you get, the more you realize it can't hurt you. I've woken up and felt my whole body buzzing and paralyzed, and heard guttural, demonic sounding auditory hallucinations, been able to say "Ah, just my silly body glitching out again: neat!"


I recommend " https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X for learning more if interested

u/Sniper_Brosef · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

Can I recommend the WILD technique that was detailed in this book? I've gotten very consistent results from it but only from naps and never before actually going to bed.

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  • Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming This appears to be the biggest improvement in lucid dreaming techniques in a long time. Be sure to give it a try.

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  • LD4all A message board, it's got solid information and good community.

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    LD - Lucid Dreaming - Being aware that you are dreaming while in a dream.


    RC - Reality Check - A test to establish whether you are in a dream or waking life, actively done during the day in hopes that the habit will continue within dreams.


    DC - Dream Character - Any personality you encounter other than yourself...well, occasionally it can also be yourself.

    WBTB-Wake Back To Bed - Waking up for 20-30 minutes, then going back to bed increases the chances of lucid dreaming. Use that time to read about lucid dreaming or plan your dreams, and make your intention solid. Can be combined with other techniques.


    MILD - Mnemonically Induced Lucid Dream - In short, MILD is telling yourself as you are in bed ready to sleep that you are going to become lucid when you dream, then visualizing yourself in a dream becoming lucid. Repeat until you fall asleep.

    WILD - Wake-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique in which you maintain consciousness while your body falls asleep. Not for the squeamish.

    FILD - Finger-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique using subtle finger movements as you fall asleep.

    SSILD - Sense-Induced Lucid Dream - A technique where you use awareness of your various senses as you cycle through them while falling asleep.

    False Awakening - False Awakening is in essence just dreaming that you woke up, only to usually immediately after either actually wake or have another dream of waking up from the previous dreams. Those can often happen multiple times in sequence. It can be a bit jarring but also fun. If those happen often use it to do a reality check every time you wake up (or think you do).

    SP - Sleep Paralysis - A natural, safe part of the process of falling asleep which causes you to be unable to move your body. The paralysis process happens to you every time you go to sleep. When you WILD and experience SP, you are conscious while it happens. Sometimes you may be visited by the dream transition buddies--relax and enjoy the show until you can interact with your environment. Attempting to induce SP is NOT required to achieve lucidity.

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u/Kafke · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

I can answer those for you!

  1. No, I have the same problem. I hardly ever "dream" (remember my dreams). You can still lucid dream with about the same difficulty as others. The problem is experiencing (remembering) the dream itself. I've had 3 so far, and I hardly ever remember my dreams. You should keep a journal as that will help you remember. I'm not sure how the Remee factors in. I suppose it'd help you remember (seeing as you'd be concious while dreaming).

  2. While lucid, it's pretty easy to realize that everything isn't real. Levels of control are different for each person. Waking up is real easy. it's not like you are trapped or anything. In fact, the hard part is staying in the dream!

  3. I don't think any training is needed for the mask. As that's its selling point. But there is a book by Stephen Laberge called "Exploring the world of lucid dreaming" that you should read. It introduces the basic aspects of lucid dreaming.
u/fantastic_skullastic · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, by Stephen LaBerge.

There was a story about this phenomenon on Radiolab.

u/Kabur · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

Well dream sign is something what happens in your dream and couldn't happen in reality. Through these it might struck your brain that something is not right, do a RC and boom, you're LDing!
Dream signs are divided into categories:

Inner Awarness: “I’m trying to figure out where the house and furnishings are from, and I realize this is an odd thing to be
thinking about.”
“Somehow I could see perfectly without my glasses.”

Action: “I was underwater, yet I was breathing.”
“Doing pull-ups got easier and easier.”

Form: “I am a man.” (dreamed by a woman)
“Her face changes as I look at her.”
“I see a tiny purple kitten.”

Context: “I’m a commando behind enemy lines in World War II.”
“My friend is assigned to be my husband.”
“My bed was in the street.”

Source: Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge

u/Suinani · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

For the "fringe"-part I can highly recommend Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. That said its almost 30 years old and therefore doesn't really the current state of science

u/DeathSpaghetti · 1 pointr/perfectgift

Taken from the [Lucid Dreaming sub-reddit:] (http://www.reddit.com/r/luciddreaming)
[This book is a perfect tool for a person trying to understand lucid-dreaming.] (http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X) It's considered a necessary read in the sub-reddit!

u/Sikkha · 1 pointr/The_Donald

I'm sorry you didn't have a chance to grow up in the America that existed before that 9/11... watching a wounded America betray its founding principles because of a false flag massacre was one of the saddest things I've ever seen. The whole nation was scarred and scared. It was a massive red pill that most choked on and left them red-faced and flailing their arms, striking anything put in front of them.

As for the nightmares... I recommend the book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge. You can confront and resolve those phantoms and fears while lucid and also learn a great deal more about the nature of this reality that God has given us to inhabit.

As for the Bible's prohibition against killing... that is about murder and not about external threats that worship Moloch and other demons (especially those that hate black dogs). They threaten the innocent and they must be stopped. Just keep training and treating your body like a temple. Be stoic, but ready to take on that sin if there is no other choice.

*spezzed one word for grammar

u/RealFruitSnacks · 1 pointr/explainlikeimfive

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-LaBerge/dp/034537410X

that part does suck, but if you do it enough you learn to stay in

u/OlanValesco · 1 pointr/Fantasy

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Dr. Stephen LaBerge. It's about lucid dreaming (where you're aware of your dream state). Most of the info can be found online through places like Dreamviews and the like.

u/disco_freek · 1 pointr/MrRobot

I personally have never heard that phrase as a suggestion for lucid dreaming, but its been several years since I read one of the definitive books on the process.

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Yes, lucid dreaming is aided by "short sentence recited repeatedly". I know a common one is to simply ask "Is this a dream?" or "wake up inside the dream".

If you want to try it, ask those questions at various points in your day and keep it as a running thought - so when you do dream, you might be able to catch the oddness of whats going on and 'wake up, inside of your dream."

u/minipump · 1 pointr/IAmA

You might want to check out Stephen Laberges book on lucid dreaming for inspiration/technical stuff. It's very interesting to read.

u/Frater_DIPL · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

Hey Centurion,

Long story short yes.

When I was about 24 I got the notion that I needed to understand this Lucid Dreaming business. I got Stephen Laberge's book and got to work. It took maybe three months but I finally started to LD. Once this started happening, naturally I wanted to push the envelope. If I can control my dreams I thought, maybe I could even control what they would be about.

So, what I did was recited a sort of mantra in my head which outlined the desire to Lucid Dream about a certain thing or concept:

"I will have a Lucid Dream about x."

"I will control my dreams."

"I will remember my dreams when I awake."

I chanted something along these lines before going to bed each night. I think it was the third night, I manifested the dream I desired. After that phase of Lucid Dreaming in my life, it never happened again. I can't even LD anymore. However, I was able to do just what you are asking.

-Kadel

u/forstari · 1 pointr/DebateReligion

This is gonna be tldr;
Moreover English is not my first language so I am sorry in advance for any mistakes.

As most religions have taught in their doctrines, God is already sending revelation or divine revelation to every human being in the world every time, every day, and every second. Every time you hear or feel a thought to do good things and give compassion and love to others, or every breakthrough to your problems, God is already talking to you.

The most and important requirement for people to be able to have dialogue with "The Ultimate Source" or feel "The Divine Presence" or for the simplicity sake "God" for directly while is that you have to let go off your control, ego, selfish and childish desire so in the end you have to submit and surrender yourself completely to God.

The real question here is not "Is God too busy to spend time talking to me?" but "Are you too busy to spend time talking to God?"

The quickest and easiest way to do that is that people have to die in real world first so they could be in hereafter and unite with God himself in nirvana if people are managed to avoid hell.

However since I believe that you still do not want to die yet and you do not want to resolute to this extreme way, I know you are actually seeking another ways that are more plausible to talk with God while you are still alive on Earth. What you want is to experience what Moses a.s, Buddha, and Muhammad s.a.w had experienced. They all have received enlightenment on earth.

So far in my opinion based on researches and also from my own experience there are several ways to experience "Divine Presence" or talking with "God" directly whiles you are still alive.

  • Near Death Experience (NDE).
    In this case you are only 'dead' for a while. If you are dead long enough you may manage to actually enter heaven and feel the presence and talking with God. Some people only manage to have O.B.E, entering the void, or only see 'The Light" at the end of the tunnel though since they wake up to live again or being told "It's not your time" before reaching heaven. But otherwise any NDE experiences, good or bad, could have resulted in positive view in life. Even the most atheist person will end up to be really religious and spiritual after having NDE. But this is difficult since of course you cannot expect if this will actually happen in your life. And if you are not lucky you could end up being really dead. NDE only happens by chance and I don't think experiencing physical injury can be considered desirable for anyone, so I don't believe you or anyone wants to go through this route intentionally. If it's intentional it's called a suicide then.

  • Extreme despair.
    In extreme despair, desperation, suffering or depression, certain people could experience Divine and Nirvana. Their body is not physically dead yet but spiritually the soul is almost dying and really desperate to get help from God so in this case they are experiencing NDE-like event whether it's by vision, dream, or astral travel. I personally experienced Divine in dream through this route. I got words, vision, and knowledge. In my opinion words are such inefficient way to communicate. Words are indeed still useful and necessary to emphasize something important or to make ‘dialogue’. Nevertheless what really valuable are vision, knowledge and thought. People said a picture can speak a thousand words, while in my opinion a drop of thought can speak millions of words. Buddha himself was experiencing such extreme suffering in real life to be able to get enlightenment. Buddha was witnessing such despair and sadness of people on earth. He's intentionally walking away from his own wealth of his own kingdom and to live in such poverty. His spiritual journey to achieve nirvana was very though.In Islam it was told that before Prophet Muhammad s.a.w was able to go to 7th heaven to talk with God directly, he was actually facing such a despair situation at that time. He's being cornered by enemies that wanted to kill him, he's having financial difficulty and at the same time, two of most beloved people by Muhammad s.a.w, his uncle and his wife were passed away.Those people are facing such a great despair moment in their life but in the end they are still not giving up hope on The Divine. So God is finally revealed Himself in front of them. Intentional suffering combined with extreme meditation is practiced in modern days by monks of Buddhism or Sufi of Islam by leaving all material world and pleasure. However still, getting enlightenment on Earth is difficult. People could still be monks and Sufi forever but they still cannot get the Supreme Enlightenment. Moreover this kind life by entering monastery is usually are discouraged by most modern people.

  • Extreme meditation.
    By doing extreme meditation you probably could have vision of God. I do not know the technicality of this meditation, maybe you could try search your own on Google. It's something like yoga, meditation, kundalini and stuff and stuff idk practiced mainly by Hindu. By doing this maybe you could skip the part of leaving your material world and pleasure. If your mind is really clear and pure it's possible yet it's still incredibly hard. People are reporting that they could have O.B.E, astral travel, having Divine Presence when they are doing this extreme meditation.

  • Lucid Dreaming.
    In lucid dream, you are aware that you are dreaming. If you can master yourself in the world of lucid dreaming, you could probably try to ask anything about the meaning of the universe or ask for the presence of God himself. However remember the secret recipe is that you have to let go of your ego and control and just trust God to reveal Himself in your lucid dream. Stephen LaBerge has written such extensive book on how to do lucid dreaming and he claimed that he even able to experience The Divine while lucid. If you have innate talent of lucid dreaming, this could be the easiest route to be with Divine. A bit of LaBerge’s statement about this:
    To go beyond the ego’s model of the world, the lucid dreamer must relinquish control of the dream (“surrender”) to something beyond the ego. The concept of surrender is illustrated by the dreams above. Each of us probably has a different conception of this “something beyond, “ the form of which depends on our upbringing, philosophy or exposure to mystical ideas. A common theme, expressed in religious terms, is “Surrender to the Will of God. “ However, if you don’t like or don’t understand religious terminology, you may wish to express your desire in a different manner. In the context of what we have been discussing here, the phrase could easily be “I surrender control to my true self. “ Whatever you assume about the nature of your true self, surrendering control from who you think you are to who you truly are will be an improvement. Because it includes everything you know, whether consciously or unconsciously, the true self is capable of making wiser decisions than your ego.
    LaBerge’s book: http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-Dreaming-Stephen-Laberge/dp/034537410X
    There is an entire chapter on that book on how to see The Divine in LD.


  • Substance and Drugs.
    Well you know they are still mushroom and stuff or ayahuasca. But I personally don't encourage this. They are such extreme shortcut and you could potentially die when doing this. These ways are not 100% successful too. And if you are indeed successful, how many people would take you seriously if you claim getting into 'heaven' and talk to God by consuming the Shrooms? I could still believe in you but I don’t think others will feel the same way.

  • Forget everything I'd told you in prior and just live your life to the fullest :)

    In conclusion there is no easy way to be able to have ‘dialogue’ with God directly. You either have to feel extreme physical or mental pain, extreme trauma and danger, severe despair and depression, living like a monk, or putting extreme effort in meditation or lucid dreaming. And even all of that doesn’t always be fruitful. If you are successful in achieving this then would you finally be able to believe in yourself that your experience is real? In the end what important is what you believe not what you experience. If you don’t believe than you will always be living in denial.

    The path to ‘talk’ to God 'directly' is sure not easy task and I know that you are complaining about that in your replies. If it’s easy there’s no point of human being were born on earth. If God is on plain sight, then you are living in what so called heaven or nirvana not on earth. Just remember not to have despair with love from God!

    Just remember that God has always been with you all along. You have always been taking dialogue with God all the times.

    I am just trying to deliver the news and not to argue, in the end it’s up to you to decide. I was in total despair before and I just really do not want you or anyone to experience everything I’d went through hence I went into so much trouble writing this. Before, just almost like you I was once very disappointed about this life and incapable of feeling love from God. I just did not understand the point of my life or why I had to suffer so much. I was once really lost. But here I am after having my own enlightenment in a dream I am talking about God’s love to you. Now, I am just trying to be a better person. What I really want you to be able to live happily in this life. Suffering/difficulty is not a curse; it’s the best tool to experience love. This may sound cheesy but yeah God bless you :D

    >Well, we know how much the Christian God prefers men over women, so maybe I've got a better chance, cause, ya know, testicles, or something.

    Btw I am a girl, so your testicles or something are actually not that important on the eyes of The Divine :P
u/wannagohome · 1 pointr/AskReddit

You could try reading this book.

I was interested in lucid dreaming for some time and for me, just that increased my lucid dreaming frequency. Thinking about and hoping for a lucid dream before going to bed makes the chance larger that it will happen. Making checking if you're dreaming or not (like pinching yourself in the arm) while awake, might make it a habit so that you also do it when dreaming, making you aware of dreaming and turning the dream lucid.

There are also technical gadgets on the market that are said to help you go lucid. They usually consist of LEDs that flash through your eyelids while you sleep to notify you that you're dreaming. Some are just timed to go off in the middle of the night while others claim to meassure your eye movements or brainwaves.

u/DankMasterTripper · 1 pointr/Psychonaut

I've been lucid dreaming since about 4. I've been using it as a safety mechanism to get out of nightmares but i was still controlling my dreams and being lucid. I never realized there was any interest in it until high school. That's where i started trying the weird lucid dreaming techniques, and i had several "Wake Into Lucid Dream" (sleep paralysis) dreams so ask me anything if you're interested in hearing anything.

I never heard of the book you mentioned but This Book would be something on the topic i would recommend.

u/generalT · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn
u/alphalucid · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

You probably already have this one, but anyway. Steven Laberge

u/casperrosewater · 0 pointsr/lgbt

I think above advice is vg. Maybe explore lucid dreaming and develop the dreams further: lucid dreaming subreddit.

This book is the best an really works given adequate discipline: Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, usually in stock at BN locally.