The Magic Of Lucid Dreams

By Paul Benson

You may not know about lucid dreams yet, but they are real and are an amazing experience. A lucid dream is a dream where you are conscious of the fact that you are dreaming; and best of all, you're in total control of your dream! You can take the reins and take your dream anywhere that you want to go.

It's like having your own movie studio with an unlimited budget - anything you want to see or experience is within your power to make happen.

Lucid dreams are noticeably different than the dreams you're used to having while you sleep; these regular dreams are guided by their own sort of logic and drift along without your input. By contrast, lucid dreams are under your control and seem real, regardless of how far out the events may be.

One way to tell the difference between a regular dream and a lucid dream is to try picking up a book or newspaper in your dream. If you can read the words there and make sense of them, then this is almost certainly a lucid dream. In most dreams, you'd be unable to read the words on the page; they will either keep changing or be impossible to read at all.

When youre lucid dreaming, anything you imagine is possible. You can live out any fantasy you have, meet anyone you want and go anywhere.

Another thing which differentiates a lucid dream from ordinary ones is that if you want to change the outcome of an event in your dream, all you have to do is to think about it and it will happen! A lot of people find that lucid dreaming is beneficial to them in that they can think through things which have happened in their lives and think about the other ways the situation could have gone. This can help you come to terms with tragedy and misfortune.

Lucid dreams are something which anyone can learn to do. While your body needs to rest to take care of essential biological functions like cellular repair, you can do so while a part of your mind remains conscious and active. This is what occurs in lucid dreaming.

You will need to put in some practice in order to be able to have lucid dreams whenever you want. Anyone can learn, but it takes a little time, so stick with it and be patient.

One of the best ways to start having lucid dreams is to work on remembering the details of your dreams. Keep a pad of paper and a pen or pencil near your bed so that you can write down everything you remember from your dreams as soon as you wake up. Eventually, you'll train your mind to recall dreams and to recognize dream states while you sleep. This will allow you to 'wake up' within your dream and begin lucid dreaming.

There are some useful applications to lucid dreaming. Writers find that trying out their ideas in lucid dreams helps them to figure out characters, dialogue and plots for their work. It's a great medium for creative efforts.

When you get into the habit of remembering your dreams, you'll be able to return to your dreams when you go back to sleep and start controlling their course.

The best time to have lucid dreams is in the hour or two before you normally wake up. Often you may wake up at this time and go back to bed; while it might feel as if you've been lying awake thinking, you are usually lucid dreaming during this time.

To get yourself to the mental state where lucid dreaming is possible, you can use relaxation and meditation techniques along with dream recall. A lot of people find that self hypnosis can help them train their minds for dream recall quickly and efficiently.

There is also a technological development in the field of audio which helps you to achieve the state where lucid dreaming happens easily. Binaural beats are frequencies which synchronize the hemispheres of your brain and tune your brainwaves to the frequency needed for lucid dreams to happen. - 30535

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