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		<title>A Complete Guide To Lucid Dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Scraysbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreams that you have where you know they are dreams and control the final outcomes of the dream are called lucid dreams. These are the type of dreams where you pick the subject or the person they are about and make the dream come out the way you want yet you feel like you are fully awake, similar to day dreaming.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dreams that you have where you know they are dreams and control the final outcomes of the dream are called lucid dreams. These are the type of dreams where you pick the subject or the person they are about and make the dream come out the way you want yet you feel like you are fully awake, similar to day dreaming.</p>
<p>Lucid dreams can be anything. From a sci-fi fantasy to an adventure or a fairy tale romance, you can dream about anything. Unlike real life, lucid dreams have unlimited possibilities. All you need is imagination.</p>
<p>The difference between normal dreams and lucid dreams is that you control lucid dreams, where normal dreams may wander randomly from subject to subject. You may even have to pinch yourself because they can seem so real versus normal dreams that may be strange, abstract and sometimes scary.</p>
<p>In a dream, certain things will not seem right, like reading words, or colors may not be pronounced. There are simple tests many people do to see if they are really are having a lucid dream or are in a state like sleep walking, for example.</p>
<p>There are times that you like someone and want to be with someone. However, it might not be possible in reality but it is definitely possible in a lucid dream. You can even date and marry a Hollywood star in a lucid dream.</p>
<p>In a lucid dream, you can change the outcome if you don&#8217;t like how the dream is heading. If you imagine you are with your loved one that has passed, you might dream that they are still alive because you were able to get to them to warn them of their upcoming demise, for example. Controlling your dream for the desired outcome is part of lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Because your body has a biological need to sleep, your mind can remain in a semi-conscious state while your body is resting, which is what makes lucid dreams physically possible.</p>
<p>There are techniques to Lucid dreaming that must be learned. It can be a slow process, but it can be learned with patience and practice.</p>
<p>A good way to start is by trying to recall your dreams. Describe the images, from your dreams as vividly as you can. You can keep a pad and pen or pencil by the bed or lounge chair. Keep them handy so you waste no time jotting down your images clearly. If you don&#8217;t remember everything, don&#8217;t worry. When the dream repeats its self and it will, you will have an opportunity to finish recording it. Do this technique with all your lucid dreams and you will have a record to use as a reference.</p>
<p>Lucid dreaming is a great tool for writers. You can actually dream about all the characters, the plot and the way you want your story line to move. You can use lucid dreaming for expressing all your dormant desires and manifesting them in reality.</p>
<p>You can sometimes continue the dream where you left off, if you wake up, recall everything you can about your dream, and go back to sleep. Lucid dreams have been found to have a pattern, so chances are you will be able to recall more each time as it reaches a conclusion to your liking.</p>
<p>If you wake before your normal time, let&#8217;s say you have a couple of hours to go; this is the easiest time for lucid dreaming. It may seem like you have been awake and thinking all the time, but you have actually been lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Soon you will be surprised at how easy it really is to do. One short cut you can try is to use self-hypnosis; it can help prepare your mind to recall vividly your lucid dreams.</p>
<p>Another shortcut worth mentioning is a recent development in sound technology called binaural beats. These special frequencies work by synchronizing the two hemispheres of the brain and almost instantly put your brainwaves into the state required for lucid dreaming to be possible.</p>
<p>Gary Scraysbrook is one of the writers for the popular http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com site. Discover the amazing experience of <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com/lucid-dreams/">lucid dreams</a> for yourself and get twenty nine Free <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com/lucid-dreaming/">lucid dreaming</a> Audios when you visit here.</p>
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		<title>So You Want To Be A Lucid Dreamer&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Groft</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people want to dream lucidly. If you&#8217;re among them, the first thing you need to think about is how you want to go about learning.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important to think about why you&#8217;d like to become a lucid dreamer, too. There are a number of benefits to dreaming this way, but first we should look at normal sleep, so we&#8217;ll understand them.</p>
<p>Normal sleep helps us refresh ourselves for the next day. However, if you were a lucid dreamer, you would be able to control the period of time when you were dreaming.</p>
<p>The human body has a built in requirement for sleep. It rests the body so that we are prepared to continue our lives. Without it, there is strong evidence for insanity. That is all well and good but there is nothing saying we cannot control certain aspects of sleep is there?</p>
<p>What if rather than being an active observer, you can be the one who can lead your dream to be whatever you want, rather than your dream leading you? This is what a lucid dreamer is; someone who is in total control of their dreams; able to explore new worlds that are not bound to the physical, societal and time-space laws of the real world.</p>
<p>Are you are ready to begin but remain unsure of how any of this is possible? That is ok we are getting there, there are two way to enter lucid dream state. The first is a dream initiated lucid dream, (DILD). This happens once you have already begun to dream and during the dream, you come to the realization that you are indeed dreaming. At this point, you have brought an element of control to the dream because your conscious mind is now involved.</p>
<p>The second method is called WILD, and stands for wake-initiated lucid dream. This is when you start out awake and fall asleep, but do not experience a change in consciousness levels. This is the process of simply entering a dream, the same way you&#8217;d walk through a door, instead of waking up inside the dream.</p>
<p>How exactly do you induce either one of these lucid dream states?</p>
<p>Dream Recall</p>
<p>A simple place to start when you would like to lucid dream is in dream recall. This is where you can remember and perhaps recite your dream in part or in whole. You are very likely to have the same dream more than once in your life and being able to remember them will alert you the next time you have that particular dream.</p>
<p>The way to practise dream recall is by keeping a dream journal. The dream journal is meant as a tool to write down anything you can remember about your dream, in order to recall it for the future. This should be done right after waking up; otherwise dreams will become harder to remember.</p>
<p>Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD)</p>
<p>This technique was developed by Dr. Stephen LaBerge, one of lucid dreaming&#8217;s lead scientists. The method used here is telling yourself that you&#8217;ll remember something in your dream. Once in the dream, you&#8217;ll see this object, recall what you told yourself, and realize you&#8217;re dreaming.</p>
<p>Wake-Back-To-Bed (WBTB)</p>
<p>To use the wake back to bed method you need do little initially beyond setting your clock to wake you up. Set your clock for about five hours sleep give or take an hour, once the alarm goes off get up and do something. Read a book, your dream journal anything but going back to sleep, after approximately an hour you may go back to bed.</p>
<p>According to LaBerge, this technique has about a sixty percent success rate. That&#8217;s because you wake up in the middle of your sleep cycle, with your mind not fully aware, and are still in the middle of your REM cycle. This results in something a lot like telling your mind you want to dream lucidly and having it obey!</p>
<p>Cycle Adjustment Technique</p>
<p>This technique was created by Daniel Love, and involves setting an alarm that will wake you an hour and a half before you&#8217;d normally get up. Once you&#8217;re used to waking up early, alternate between the early alarm and your old alarm. When you&#8217;re waking up normally, your body will already be expecting the early alarm, and make you more likely to &#8220;wake up&#8221; in your dream.</p>
<p>Wake-Initiation of Lucid Dream (WILD)</p>
<p>This method was described before. If you would like to achieve a lucid dream this way, all you have to do is to keep your mind awake while you body falls asleep. This is perhaps the most interesting way of entering a lucid dream. It is as if you are getting ready to watch a movie. You are in the real world, you sit on your couch, you turn on the TV and press play (starting to sleep), the screen is black (in the same way as when your eyes are closed), and all you have to do is wait for the movie to actually start.</p>
<p>A number of ways to stay aware are counting, imagine climbing or descending stairs, chant, control your breathing, count your breaths, and concentrate on relaxing the body from their toes to head. (This all falls under the term &#8216;self hypnosis&#8217;.) It is best to do this when you are not tired, like in the afternoon.</p>
<p>First, it was cds and DVD&#8217;s now we have devices that will help you lucid dream. Masks and other electronic apparatuses can be used to recognize REM sleep and give you a light buzz or light to make you aware that you are dreaming.</p>
<p>Definitely the easiest and most reliable way of inducing a lucid dream however is by listening to binaural beats sound frequencies via headphones.</p>
<p>These work by synchronizing the two hemispheres of the brain and have the effect of almost instantaneously changing your brainwaves to the REM frequency needed for a lucid dream to occur.</p>
<p>Combined with the self hypnosis sessions and affirmations to prepare your subconscious mind beforehand, becoming a lucid dreamer is something that everyone can now experience!</p>
<p>Lesley Groft is one of the expert writers for the http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com site. Discover the amazing experience of being a <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com/lucid-dreamer/">lucid dreamer</a> and you can try it yourself when you get twenty nine Free <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com/lucid-dreaming/">lucid dreaming</a> Binaural and hypnosis mp3 audios when you visit here.</p>
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		<title>Lucid Dreaming &#8211; Is It Worth Trying?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucid dreaming is also often referred to as conscious dreaming, in that one can often exercise a certain degree of control over the dream, unlike with regular dreaming. Basically, lucid dreaming is all about the art of dreaming while at the same time being aware of the fact that it's a dream, even while you're a busy dreaming.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucid dreaming is also often referred to as conscious dreaming, in that one can often exercise a certain degree of control over the dream, unlike with regular dreaming. Basically, lucid dreaming is all about the art of dreaming while at the same time being aware of the fact that it&#8217;s a dream, even while you&#8217;re a busy dreaming.</p>
<p>Being in a position where you have full control over the direction of your dreams is something which nobody can truly imagine until they actually experience it. In fact, it is such an incredible feeling that one could almost say it comes straight out of a science fiction novel. All of a sudden it feels as though you no longer have any limits in your life.</p>
<p>Is it really as easy as some people say? Can you experience lucid dreaming and as such, breathe life into something which for years seemed far from reality?</p>
<p>The truth is; lucid dreaming is by no means a difficult task. In fact, if you are serious about learning, then there are various ways you can try which have been tried and tested.</p>
<p>The first thing you need to do is to become absolutely certain as to why you want to master the art of lucid dreaming. Do you imagine yourself having your own personal playground built from lucid dreams, or do you have another reason for wanting to learn and develop this skill? Your reason is not of particular importance, providing it is clear in your mind.</p>
<p>The next step regarding the process of developing your skill is that you will need to master a process which is known as &#8220;dream recall&#8221;. This will then allow you to recall details of the dreams you have. You need to bear in mind that unless you are capable of remembering a dream, you won&#8217;t be able to master the art of lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Irrespective of what others may have told you, this process can be painfully slow. It can however be achieved a lot quicker if you maintain a &#8220;dream recall register&#8221;. Maintaining such a register will allow you to record as many details as possible with regards to your last dream. Providing you continue doing this you will with time come to realize that you are able to remember everything about a dream.</p>
<p>For many people, hypnosis has proved to be an invaluable tool with regards to reducing the time required in order to prepare your subconscious mind. In many cases it requires no more than one or two such sessions in order to reach a point where you are able to remember all your dreams on a consistent basis. Once you&#8217;ve acquired this ability then you can be rest assured your mind has been suitably conditioned for lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not uncommon for a person to suddenly wake up while in the middle of a lucid dream. However, because of all the effort you already put into conditioning your mind, if this happens to you, you&#8217;ll have no problem reconnecting all the important details and once you&#8217;re done so, you simply need to relax in order to go to sleep again. You will then be able to continue with your dream, while guiding it in any direction you choose. You can be rest assured that once you wake up, you will realize the full power of conscious dreaming.</p>
<p>Another method which comes highly recommended, is that you go back to sleep again after you wake up. You can do this simply by setting your alarm to go off an hour or two before you&#8217;re scheduled to get up. When the alarm goes off, turn it off and go back to sleep. These dreams are the closest to lucid dreams and you can be rest assured, you&#8217;ll start wondering if they were even dreams to start off with.</p>
<p>Another thing to bear in mind is; it can be immensely beneficial to keep track of your sleeping patterns, so as to determine what is the best time for you to have a lucid dream.</p>
<p>In addition to any other reasons you may have, lucid dreaming is also known to benefit those suffering from sleeping disorders such as insomnia. If you have difficulty going to sleep at regular hours, you simply need to convince your mind that together with sleeping, comes an opportunity for lucid dreaming. In most cases this will be enough persuasion for your mind to take over the responsibility of clearing away any thoughts which may be preventing you from sleeping.</p>
<p>Fortunately for those wanting to learn the art of lucid dreaming, the process has become a lot easier than it was in the not too distant past, thanks mainly to advances in sound technologies.</p>
<p>Many people who are just starting out find that the quickest way for them to have a lucid dream, is by taking advantage of binaural beats.</p>
<p>Not only do these beets help to align brain waves to the correct frequency required for lucid dreaming, but as they are played in different frequencies in each ear, they have a wonderful relaxing affect.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, before this technology recently became available, the only sure way to enable you to experience a lucid dream, was by means of meditation techniques. Of course, because such techniques can often take years to master, many people were put off from learning this skill.</p>
<p>When one listens to the sound waves of binaural beats, especially when combined with hypnosis, it is possible to experience lucid dreaming in a relatively short space of time.</p>
<p>Jamie Barry is a writer for the popular http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com site. You can enjoy the incredible experience of <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com">lucid dreaming</a> for yourself and get twenty nine Free <a href="http://www.luciddreaminginfo.com/lucid-dreaming/">lucid dreaming</a> Binaural and hypnosis mp3 audios when you visit here.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Heoung</dc:creator>
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<p>Many of us think of our dreams as something which is largely beyond our control; they happen while we are asleep, after all and whether they are pleasant dreams or nightmares, we shrug and assume there is nothing to be done to direct the course of our dreams. However, it is entirely possible to have dream control thorough the technique known as lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>But, what does the term truly mean and how does it work, and what, if any, are the benefits, and is it really possible for anyone to achieve this means of making our nightly journeys into the world of dreaming our own continual series of fascinating adventures? Read on for the answers to these common questions about the art of dream control.</p>
<p>What Is Dream Control?</p>
<p>Dream control, using lucid dreaming, means that not only are you fully aware that you are dreaming, but that you&#8217;re also able to control what happens during the dream. While totally asleep, you realize that what seems to be going on is actually a dream and you are solely in control of the events that play out as well as the final outcome.</p>
<p>People who suffer from nightmares frequently can find relief with dream control. Once they learn to use this powerful technique, they can banish their nightmares and get the restful sleep they need.</p>
<p>Common Techniques For Inducing Lucid Dreaming</p>
<p>A rather effective method known for achieving lucid dreaming involves the use of binaural audio, which entails listening to two different frequencies at the same time in order to synchronize the brain waves, bringing about a deep sense of relaxation, as well as a state in which lucid dreaming is possible known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.</p>
<p>Before this use of modern technology was discovered and available on CDs or DVDs for the purpose of dream control, self hypnosis and meditation were the most widely used techniques for lucid dreaming, although many people report finding it too difficult to achieve this state using these two particular means of dream control.</p>
<p>In addition to these approaches to lucid dreaming, many other techniques have been developed over the years by those who are experts in the fields of both science and psychology. But, regardless of the initial method used, the main purpose is basically to train the mind, while asleep, to realize that it is in the midst of a dream.</p>
<p>To do this, we must, of course, begin while we are wide awake, with the key being to remember to do or say something in a dream, which will trigger the recognition necessary within the mind and allow us to then control what happens next.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s often a simple matter of telling yourself, just before going to sleep, that you will be dreaming soon and in that dream you will remember to do or say something specific, and when that happens, you will instantly realize that it is a dream.</p>
<p>This particular method to dream control is referred to as MILD, or mnemonic induction of lucid dreams, which was discovered by scientist Dr. Stephen LaBerge. With this approach, your brain is then in complete control as to what occurs in the dream, meaning that nothing could or would come of harm to you as it&#8217;s simply all in the mind and you are only limited by your own imagination.</p>
<p>A dream diary can also help you to get started with lucid dreaming. Immediately after you wake up, write down each and every detail that you remember from your dreams. After doing this for a while, you&#8217;ll train your mind to remember your dreams; this is the first step to dream control and soon you&#8217;ll start having lucid dreams!</p>
<p>You can beat back those nightmares, go anywhere, do anything and talk to anyone you want in these dreams. There are no limits except for your imagination to your dreams once you have mastered the techniques of dream control.</p>
<p>The experts say do that there is, however, one potential drawback to lucid dreaming, as much like anything in life, too much of a good thing can actually have the opposite effect. The main reason for this being that one of the most valuable aspects of dreaming &#8216;naturally&#8217; is that it often tell us important things about ourselves that otherwise would have remained hidden forever. So enjoy dreaming lucidly. It really is an amazing experience, but remember to give yourself a few nights off!</p>
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		<title>Why Bother With Lucid Dreaming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Barry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic' class='byline'>by Jamie Barry</div>
<p>Lucid dreaming is also often referred to as conscious dreaming, in that one can often exercise a certain degree of control over the dream, unlike with regular dreaming. Basically, lucid dreaming is all about the art of dreaming while at the same time being aware of the fact that it&#8217;s a dream, even while you&#8217;re a busy dreaming.</p>
<p>Being in a position where you have full control over the direction of your dreams is something which nobody can truly imagine until they actually experience it. In fact, it is such an incredible feeling that one could almost say it comes straight out of a science fiction novel. All of a sudden it feels as though you no longer have any limits in your life.</p>
<p>Is it really as simple and as straightforward as what it appears to be? Is it really possible for anyone to experience lucid dreaming?</p>
<p>The truth is; lucid dreaming is by no means a difficult task. In fact, if you are serious about learning, then there are various ways you can try which have been tried and tested.</p>
<p>The first thing you need to do is to become absolutely certain as to why you want to master the art of lucid dreaming. Do you just want to have your own private playground in the form of lucid dreams, or is there some other specific reason for developing this skill? Your primary concern here is, you need to understand your reason clearly.</p>
<p>Once you have this level of clarity in your mind, the learning can start. Firstly, you need to learn a process; called &#8220;Dream Recall&#8221;, i.e., recalling a dream you had the previous night. Unless you remember a dream, you can&#8217;t achieve the stage of lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Admittedly, this process can be incredibly slow although it should be noted that you can achieve this goal by means of a &#8220;dream recall register&#8221;, which in essence will allow you to write down and many details as you can remember regarding each dream you have. While progress may be slow in the beginning, with time you&#8217;ll soon come to discover that you are now able to remember even the finest details of a dream.</p>
<p>For many people, hypnosis has proved to be an invaluable tool with regards to reducing the time required in order to prepare your subconscious mind. In many cases it requires no more than one or two such sessions in order to reach a point where you are able to remember all your dreams on a consistent basis. Once you&#8217;ve acquired this ability then you can be rest assured your mind has been suitably conditioned for lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>A phenomenon which you can expect to experience when in a lucid dream is to suddenly find yourself wide awake. However, considering that by now you will have gathered enough experience and developed enough skill, you will simply be able to go back to sleep and continue the dream where you left off. Of course, you&#8217;ll once again have the power to direct the direction of that dream as you see fit.</p>
<p>And other top favorite between lucid dreamers, is going back to sleep for an hour or two once you wake up in the morning. This method is favored due to the dreams being incredibly close to lucid dreams. In fact, it is not uncommon to wake up after having one of them wondering if you were in fact dreaming or not. Waking up an hour to or two before your usual time can be taken care of simply by setting your alarm clock to go off at the desired time.</p>
<p>As you can more than likely imagine, it can be hugely beneficial to keep a track of your sleeping patterns so as to afford you the opportunity to see when will be the best time for you to have lucid dreams.</p>
<p>In addition to any other reasons you may have, lucid dreaming is also known to benefit those suffering from sleeping disorders such as insomnia. If you have difficulty going to sleep at regular hours, you simply need to convince your mind that together with sleeping, comes an opportunity for lucid dreaming. In most cases this will be enough persuasion for your mind to take over the responsibility of clearing away any thoughts which may be preventing you from sleeping.</p>
<p>Thanks to recent advances in sound technologies, it no longer requires an excessive amount of time in order to master the art of lucid dreaming. In fact, these breakthroughs have made it considerably easier for people to learn the skill.</p>
<p>In fact, a great number of people are now using the binaural beats in order to experience lucid dreams in the shortest and quickest way possible.</p>
<p>Essentially, the reason why these audios are effective, is because they involve playing relaxing sounds to the listener using different frequencies for each ear. This results in a phenomenal amount of realization in addition to bringing the brain waves into the correct frequency necessary for lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Prior to the advent of this technology, people could only rely on hypnosis and for most people, that was simply too much of a struggle, not to mention the amount of time required.</p>
<p>The bottom line is; that by making use of by binaural beats, you should be able to experience lucid dreaming relatively soon after your first attempt, particularly if you combine this sound technology with hypnosis.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Albitt</dc:creator>
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<p>Lucid Dreaming, also known as conscious dreaming is the practice of remaining aware of oneself as well as the fact that one is dreaming while dreaming. While in a dream, you are conscious of the fact that the things you see and experience are only a dream. You can have some control over your dreams once you are able to practice lucid dreaming, unlike in ordinary dreams.</p>
<p>Being able to control the course of your dreams is nothing less than a life-changing, liberating experience. All things that you felt could hold you back in life just melt away and you are in control of every situation.</p>
<p>But is it as simple as it looks like? Can everyone experience lucid dreaming and bring to life what otherwise seems difficult or impossible in this reality?</p>
<p>Luckily, it&#8217;s really not that hard to begin lucid dreaming, as long as you are determined to learn it. There are proven ways to help you access this ability and use your untapped mental power.</p>
<p>You need to know what you hope to achieve through lucid dreaming. Are you after something specific which can help you with other areas of your life, or do you just want to turn your dreams into a playpen of the imagination? Whatever your reason for wanting to learn lucid dreaming, know your goal and be determined to reach it.</p>
<p>Then starts the actual process of learning this art. Firstly, you need to learn a process, called Dream Recall, i.e., recalling a dream you had the previous night. Unless you remember a dream, you can&#8217;t achieve the stage of lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t going to happen overnight (if you&#8217;ll forgive the pun). Many find it helpful to keep a dream recall register, which is a sort of dream diary. Here you&#8217;ll write down each detail of your dreams which you can remember. Do this each day. You&#8217;ll find it easier the more you practice. Also, start trying to become aware of your dreaming, to get your mind trained to be alert in your dreams.</p>
<p>Hypnosis can be very helpful for many in preparing their minds to have lucid dreams and can get the process of learning lucid dreaming off to a good head start. In fact, hypnosis can have people remembering their dreams in detail in as few as a few sessions. When you can do this, you are ready to try out lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>When you are lucid dreaming, you may suddenly awake. Don&#8217;t worry! Recall the details of your dream and try to go back to sleep and continue the dream in the way that you want. When you awake, you may just be surprised! If successful, your dream will have been under your control and your mind will have a new found power.</p>
<p>Another great way to have lucid dreams is to go back to sleep for a couple of hours after you wake up in the morning. These dreams are the closest to lucid dreams as they leave you wondering if they were actually dreams or your thoughts manifested in the form of a purported event. You can easily set an alarm to go off a couple of hours before your scheduled wake-up time. And when the alarm sounds, just wake-up, switch it off, and go to sleep in order to enjoy lucid dreams.</p>
<p>In this regard, it&#8217;s extremely useful to keep track of your sleeping patterns so as to discover the best time to have lucid dreams.</p>
<p>Lucid dreaming can be a helpful practice for those with sleeping troubles such as insomnia. When you are having a hard time getting to sleep, remind yourself that sleep means lucid dreaming; and your subconscious mind will make sure that you get to sleep quickly.</p>
<p>Lucid dreaming used to be something which took a very long time to learn. Recent technological advances, particularly in the field of audio technology have made lucid dreaming something which anyone can easily accomplish.</p>
<p>One of the quickest and most reliable methods of inducing lucid dreaming is to listen to binaural beats audio.</p>
<p>Binaural audio involves listening to two slightly different frequencies in each ear. This synchronizes brain waves to the state where lucid dreaming is most likely to occur and at the same time causes deep relaxation.</p>
<p>Before binaural audio technology, meditation was the method of choice for those wanting to learn lucid dreaming, and this was a process which could sometimes take years to master. Many simply gave up, not having the determination to pursue the practice.</p>
<p>By listening to binaural sound waves, particular when combined with hypnosis to prepare the subconscious mind, it is possible for you to experience lucid dreaming very soon after your first attempt.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Benson</dc:creator>
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<p>Lucid dreams are one of the most fascinating things which you can experience. These are dreams which you can take control and decide what will happen. In lucid dreams, you know that you are dreaming, which is why you are in charge of the dream; and anything that you want to make part of your dream is yours to have.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s like having your own movie studio with an unlimited budget &#8211; anything you want to see or experience is within your power to make happen.</p>
<p>Unlike regular dreams which follow their own pace and their own internal logic, lucid dreams can be controlled by the dreamer. Your lucid dreams seem incredibly real, no matter how fantastic the events you decide to make a part of them.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re ever unsure if you&#8217;re dreaming, try reading something in your dream. In a regular dream, reading is nearly impossible; the words will keep changing. If you can make sense of what you see, then you are most likely having a lucid dream and you can begin to take control.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re having lucid dreams, you can bring all of your dreams and fantasies to life. You can visit any place in the universe and speak with people from the past and present &#8211; if you can imagine it, you can make it happen!</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t like the way that a lucid dream is going, you can always turn things around. You can even relief events from your own life and make them turn out in a better way; many people find that this is one of the benefits of lucid dreaming that can help them to work through some things in their lives.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Starting a dream diary is a good way to start learning to lucid dream. When you awake from a dream, write down everything you can remember. Keep your journal by your bedside so that it is quickly accessible to you upon waking. With time, you&#8217;ll improve your ability to remember your dreams and this trains your mind to recognize when it is dreaming. When you acquire this skill, you&#8217;ll be able to start making your dreams lucid ones.</p>
<p>In fact, writers have been known to keep records of their lucid dreams to help them plan out characters and plots for their stories and novels. Lucid dreaming is a good way to exercise your creativity and try some new ideas.</p>
<p>When you get into the habit of remembering your dreams, you&#8217;ll be able to return to your dreams when you go back to sleep and start controlling their course.</p>
<p>The last hour or two before the time when you normally awake are the best for lucid dreaming. When you awake a little early and go back to bed, you may feel like you have just been laying in bed thinking when your alarm finally goes off; however, you have actually been lucid dreaming!</p>
<p>With a little practice, you&#8217;ll find that it&#8217;s easy to bring yourself into the necessary mental state for lucid dreaming. Self hypnosis can help you get started by helping you to remember your dreams.</p>
<p>There is also a new audio technology which can help you to prepare: binaural beats. These are frequencies which help the hemispheres of your brain synchronize their brainwaves, putting you into the state of mind in which lucid dreaming comes naturally.</p>
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		<title>How To Easily Experience An Amazingly Vivid Lucid Dream!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Rikke</dc:creator>
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<p>If you are unfamiliar with the term, a lucid dream is one in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Lucid, of course denotes consciousness. The extent to which you are lucid within your dream depends on how stable the dream is, how much of the dream you can recall upon waking and how much control you have over the course of the dream.</p>
<p>Having control over the dream is the most important part of a Lucid Dream. It&#8217;s an amazing thing to be in a dream yet to know that it is in fact a dream. You are in the driver&#8217;s seat of your dream and you can experience anything you have ever wanted to.</p>
<p>Just consider that for a moment. Lucid Dreaming looks, feels and engages all of your other senses as if it were really happening but you know that you are only dreaming and will be totally safe no matter what you do. This is the kind of virtual reality experience which computer experts can only dream of creating!</p>
<p>A growing number of people are mastering Lucid Dreaming and trying it for themselves. While most of us have an experience with Lucid Dreaming at some point in our lives, just imagine how great it would be to have a Lucid Dram any time you choose!</p>
<p>A Lucid Dream can be a doorway to some amazing experiences! Meeting and interacting with your favorite celebrity, having untamed erotic fantasies, taking a trip to distant planets, visiting fantasy worlds and touring them, conversing with a lost loved one, in fact anything at all; there are no limits to your imagination!</p>
<p>But experiencing regular and controlled Lucid Dreams can actually be fairly complicated to achieve. Certainly until recently people would spend months going through an instruction training and self-conditioning procedure prior to obtain familiarity to their first lucid dream. Often people would manage to have but brief instants of lucidity, whereas others never succeed in it at all.</p>
<p>So are there any simple ways of experiencing a Lucid Dream?</p>
<p>Many people feel that particular foods can encourage or induce a lucid dream. You should try these immediately before going to sleep. Orange Juice, Milk and Cheese and also Mustard have been reported as being good things to consume for the best results.</p>
<p>Other foods of note are pickles, ice cream, popcorn and fish. Although they are not as effective as the three foods and drinks described above. Some people say that they improve your overall dream recall and &#8220;prepare&#8221; your brain for future lucidity. The main problem is of course that they are high in fatty acids, salts and sugars which definitely doesn&#8217;t assist you in getting a good nights rest!</p>
<p>Can Technology Be Of Assistance?</p>
<p>As technology improves, so does the chance to get assistance with your Lucidity. There are now modern devices that you can use to stimulate and induce lucid dreams. There are innovative devices like masks and eyeshades that notice faster eye movement and blink a red diode when you begin to doze. This red beam is integrated into the dream, and reminds the person who is asleep that they are dreaming. The person can then start to control the dream once they realize that it actually is a dream!</p>
<p>But exciting new developments in sound technology have opened up the world of Lucid Dreams to anybody! A process has been developed by scientists where different sound frequency waves are played in each ear. This is known as binaural beats.</p>
<p>These binaural frequencies synchronize the hemispheres of the brain; by listening to these frequencies, the brain is helped to achieve REM sleep, the sleep state necessary for Lucid Dreaming.</p>
<p>If you have always wanted to try Lucid Dreaming for yourself, binaural sound presents the quickest and easiest way to begin.</p>
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		<dc:creator>David Lancaster</dc:creator>
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<p>In layman&#8217;s terms, a lucid dream is a dream you have where you are actually aware of the fact that you&#8217;re busy having a dream. The term &#8216;lucid&#8217; simply refers to being aware or conscious, and of course the full extent of your lucidity depends largely on your actual dream experience, together with the amount of detail you are able to remember when you wake up, and of course, the level of control you had over the dream.   </p>
<p>This last point which has been mentioned is without a doubt the most amazing thing of all. Actually being able to realize that one is dreaming is something which words simply cannot explain. It is by all accounts almost unbelievable that one can actually control the direction of a dream and be free of limitations. </p>
<p>Can you even begin to imagine what it must be like, considering that everything which happens in a lucid dream looks, sounds, and even feels just as you would expect it to in reality. Of course the difference between a lucid dream and reality is that in a lucid dream one cannot die or become injured, irrespective of what you decide to get up to. To a great extent, by mastering the art of lucid dreaming, you&#8217;re taking control of your own private world of virtual reality.  </p>
<p>It simply cannot be denied that lucid dreaming is a skill which can only be described as being fantastic. It&#8217;s hardly surprising really that so many people are now longing to master the art of lucid dreaming. Interestingly enough, most people will have the occasional lucid dream but just imagine if you could experience one whenever you want. </p>
<p>Many people tend to describe a lucid dream as being a doorway or gateway to the most wonderful experiences imaginable. In fact when you have a lucid dream and you&#8217;re able to control it, you can then head off to any place you wish, whether you choose to go and meet your favorite celebrities, or whether you choose to go and visit loved ones which are no longer here with you. The amazing thing is you are only limited by your own imagination.</p>
<p>Unlike in the past, experiencing lucid dreams on a regular basis is no longer as complicated as what it once was. Admittedly, people often had to spend months at a time receiving instruction and learning how to condition themselves before they could experience lucid dreaming. Even then, while some managed to achieve a certain degree of success, others simply failed miserably.  </p>
<p>Can one find simple ways which make it possible to experience a lucid dream?  </p>
<p>Interestingly enough, there are a great many people who believe that certain foods help to induce a lucid dream. It is said that one should eat these foods immediately before going to sleep. Amongst the foods which are reported for encouraging lucid dreaming are mustard, cheese, milk, and orange juice.</p>
<p>Furthermore, it is said that other foods such as pickles, popcorn, fish, and even ice cream, can all help those wishing to experience a lucid dream. While these foods may not be as effective as those mentioned first, it is believed that these certainly do help to improve dream recall. Many also believe that these foods help to prepare the brain for future lucidity. The big problem however is, none of these foods will be much good as far as a good night&#8217;s rest is concerned, given that they are full of sugar, salt, and fat.  </p>
<p>Can technology help people to experience lucid dreaming?  </p>
<p>As time moves on, so too does technology so it comes as little surprise that technology can nowadays assist people with regards to lucidity. In fact, technology can now be used in order to both stimulate and induce lucid dreams. Various devices which come in the form of masks and eyeshades can now detect REM in a person and when they do, they then begin to blink a red beam of light. By integrating this beam of light with the dream, it is hoped that the beam of light will serve to remind the subject that they are dreaming, thus providing them with an opportunity to try and control the direction of the dream. </p>
<p>Furthermore, there have recently been some astounding developments with regards to sound technology. In fact, these developments have to a great extent made lucid dreaming possible for one and all. A process which uses binaural beats has recently been developed by scientists. This process involves playing sound at different frequencies into each ear.  </p>
<p>Essentially, this process helps to synchronize the two hemispheres of the human brain. Furthermore, once listening begins, rapid eye movement is almost instantaneous, thus paving the way for a lucid dream.  </p>
<p>Anyone who has an interest in experiencing a lucid dream can be rest assured that this is without a doubt the easiest and most reliable way for getting started.</p>
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