How To Really Control Your Dreams

In order to control your dreams, you must first realize that you are dreaming. When you realize that you are indeed in a dream world, you begin a process called lucid dreaming.

In my opinion, there is no better feeling than becoming lucid inside of a dream. My body becomes filled with excitement, and I see my dream in perfect clarity! The color's become very bright, and the sounds become very crisp. This all happens in what seems like an instant!

Just like anything worth having, it takes a little bit of work to become a lucid dreamer. Sometimes, people give up after a few nights of not having a lucid dream. They begin to question the truth about the whole thing, and automatically become skeptical.

In my case, it took well over two months of practicing before I had my first lucid dream. I wanted to give up a few times, but I was just so convinced that it was possible, because of the large amount of people that have confirmed that they had lucid dreams!

If you are interested in starting a journey towards lucidity, you must be prepared for a long ride! Some people become lucid much quicker than others, and this variation can not be explained scientifically.

If you think that the prize is worth putting forth the effort, welcome to a new world! This world is full of some of the friendliest people that you will ever meet, and we are all more than willing to help you when we can!

I know... You probably didn't come to this lens for a history lesson, so I will keep this quick.

The most important man in the world of Lucid Dreaming is Dr. Stephen LaBerge. While studying lucid dreaming at Standford University, he discovered a way that he can enter a dream world whenever he wanted.

This was a major development, because up until this point, the whole idea of lucid dreaming was considered ridiculous by a lot of people.

To prove his methods worked, he began to teach the same methods he used to other people. They too became lucid!

Most people never remember their dreams. In fact, there are some people who believe that they never dream! This is completely false! Everyone dreams! It naturally happens in the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) phase of sleep. Most people just don't remember ever having a dream at all.

Remembering your dreams is the most difficult part of becoming lucid. There is a way that you can train yourself to remember your dreams though, through the use of a dream journal.

Check out my Lucid Dreaming Blog to learn more about keeping a dream journal. At my blog, you will find links to free dream journal software, as well as ways to train yourself to write in it.

So, about half of your dream journal is full, and you are ready to step into lucidity! This is the easiest part of the whole process!

There are quite a few different lucid dreaming induction methods (ways to become lucid), but I will give you the easiest (in my opinion) for beginners.

Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dream, or MILD dreaming basically involves you telling yourself that you are going to have a lucid dream. To do this, set an alarm clock for about five to six hours after you fall asleep. When you wake up, if you were dreaming, write your dream down in your journal. Before going back to sleep, say to yourself, over-and-over, "I am going to have a lucid dream".

While doing this, make sure that you focus on just those words. Do not let anything break your concentration. Sooner or later, you will slowly drift into a dream state. Once you are in a dream state, do a reality check.

A reality check is nothing more than your way of confirming that you are dreaming. If you have kept a good dream journal, you may notice something that you see a lot in your other dreams. The reality check that I use though, is to look at my hands. In all of my dreams (and a lot of my friend's dreams), when I look at my hands, they look much different. Sometimes they have six fingers, sometimes they are really big, or even really small.

After you complete your reality check, you will be filled with the most amazing sensation that you have ever experienced. You will realize that you are dreaming, and that you can now control your dreams!

I hope that you have been both educated and inspired by this lens. There is so much more to the world of lucid dreaming that I have not touched on. If you really want to learn more, take a look at one of those books from Dr. Stephen LaBerge that I mentioned earlier.

I have also just started a Lucid Dreaming Blog. There is not much on there yet, but it has been updated daily since I started it. I plan to continue to regularly update it, so bookmark it, and come back to learn more!

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and happy dreaming!