Read about lucid dreaming. As you read, think about these question :
- What can a dreamer do in lucid dreaming?
- How can a person become a lucid dreamer?
LUCID DREAMING
The History of LUcid Dreaming
In a lucid dream, the dreamer becomes consciously aware that he or she is dreaming while participating in the events and emotions of the dream. That is, the dreamer can be a character experiencing the dream, an observer watching the dream, and a director creating the dream. As far back as the forth century B.C.E., Aristotle commented : “Often when one is asleep, there is something…which declares that what…present itself is…a dream.” Lucid were given a special status in early Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, and Islam.
In England, Oliver Fox independantly discovered lucid dreaming in 1902. He called lucid dreams ” dreams of knowledge.” In such dreams, Fox felt ” free as air, secure in the…knowledge that I could always wake if danger threatened.”
Several modern popular books have focused attention on lucid dreaming. Patricia Garfield included a chapter on lucid dreams in Creative Dreaming (1974). She restrictions of body, time, and space”:
- When you become lucid you can do anything in your dream. You can fly anywhere you wish,…converse with long deed or people unknown to you ; you can see any place in the world you choose, experience all levels of positive emotions, receive answers to questions,…observe creative products, and, in general, use the full resources of the material stored in your mind. You can learn to becomes conscious during your dreams.
Techniques for Developing Lucidity
Stephen Laberge, at the Stanford University Sleep Lab, has developed a method called the MILD technique ( Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams ). This involves waking up for dream, imagining yourself back in that same dream, seeing yourself becoming lucid, and telling yourself, “Next time I’m dreaming, I want to recognize I’m dreaming.” LaBerge claims that with practice using his MILD technique, he was able to have lucid dreams on any night he wished.
To gain access to your dreams, you don’t have to use any physical energy. The only mental energy required is that of paying attention to the dreams that are given to you and being willing to consider the possible messages.
You can start your preparation today by finding a notebook or diary to record your dreams tomorrow morning. Place it on your nighstand or under your pillow tonight.
When you wake up during the night or in the morning, don’t open your eyes immediately. Lie very still and try gently to recall any imagenery. Were you in some building or unusual location? Was anyone else present? Did you notice something unusual? If you can recall any specific image (D), try to reconnect it with whatever event or activity preceed it (C), and what preceeded that (B), and what preceed that (A). Think about these events or images a few times before opening your eyes and recording the dream in its ABCD order. Describe the as fully as you can without crossing out any words.
As you begin to experience the personal rewards of your dream explorations, your dream journal will achieve a special place in your life. Review your journal from time to time to note how your life patterns are changing. Good journeying!
- Some readings ( such as newspaper articles or chapters in textbooks) are objective. In other words, the writer does not include his or her opinion but, instead, gives equal weight to all sides of an issue.
- Other readings are subjective; the writer expresses his or her opinion. Such readings have a point of view-a way of considering the topic.
- When readings subjective passages, we need to be able to determine an writer’s point of view. Often, it is possible to do this by noticing the writer’s choice of adjectives. Adjectives of opinion (such as good, bad, interesting, boring, ugly) signal the writer’s point of view.
