The Lucid Dream - A New Understanding
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A dream which you are aware of, and possess the knowledge that it is a dream and not a reality, is known to be the lucid dream. Hence, a lucid dreamer's ability lies in letting his body sleep while keeping his mind wakeful and focused.
Scoring very high on the popularity factor, the lucid dream is something everyone wants to induce and experience. The reason behind this lies in the obvious fact that if you know that you are dreaming and can control the lucid dream in order to see, do or enjoy whatever it is that your mind desires, knowing fully well that nothing can ever harm you since you would be waking up soon, will it not be the best journey of your life? An experience you would get addicted to and would want to enjoy over and over again?
The lucid dream can either be dream initiated or wake initiated. A dream initiated lucid dream or DILD is comparatively more common in occurrence which involves the dreamer to gain awareness that he is dreaming after he has fallen asleep. That is, if you are dreaming and in between you suddenly realize that you are dreaming, it would be an example of a DILD.
A WILD or a wake initiated lucid dream on the other hand is when the dreamer passes from the realm of consciousness to that of the dreams being completely conscious and in a wakeful state of mind. Thus, in this case, only the body of the person falls asleep while the mind remains alert and focused. WILD is very rare and full dream control can be achieved here which is highly difficult to develop and is accompanied by a lot of intense vibrations, loud noises, shivering and tingling sensations.
Dream Recall is a very important aspect when it comes to the lucid dreaming process, be it DILD or WILD. Unless you are able to recall or remember your dreams, there is no use in inducing lucid dreams at all, since even if it happens you will not be able to recall the experience. Tools like dream journals, audio recorders, etc can be used in dream recalling.
Technological interventions can also be used in achieving the lucid dream. For example, hearing two different sound waves by way of the binaural beats through each ear of an individual creates the much required mental state. These beats fuse together and synchronize in the brain to create the same.
The lucid dream can also be stimulated with the MILD technique. In this case you need to tell your sub conscious mind time and again that it would remember a specific object from your dream. In that way, whenever you dream about that object, your sub conscious mind registers the fact and you become aware that you are in a dream.
It must be said that the primary objective of the lucid dream is to let the body rest and keep the mind wakeful so that you can be aware that you are dreaming. In other words, you need to practice control during the hypnagogy stage, which is the border between sleeping and waking up. Techniques like chanting, counting your breaths, visualizing ascending a high flight of stairs and counting the stairs as you go on, are some tools which would help to successfully pass the hypnagogic stage, without your mind falling asleep, so that you can embark on an unforgettable journey of the lucid dream.
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