Sometimes lucid dreaming may induce the so-called “false awakening”. Basically, it is a dream about waking up. Your mind knows that after becoming lucid you are either to return to the unconscious dreaming or wake-up. False awakening is a trick your mind plays to convince you that are already awake, keeping you dreaming at the same time. The setting in the false awakening is usually very realistic, re-creating your usual surroundings in great detail. False awakening is often induced by …
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Advanced Dream Control – Part 2
Transformation Transformation is probably the toughest of the advanced dream activities. It needs very vivid imagination since it is not only your appearance that changes but also the feeling of your body and the world perception. Unlike transportation, transformation doesn’t seem to have any immediate practical purpose. So why would we want to shape-shift anyway? Because it’s fun, obviously. A good enough reason for anything we do in dreams. However, transformation is also a very good training for mastering control …
Advanced Dream Control – Part 1
You can do anything in a lucid dream. The possibilities are limitless. There are, however, some tasks that need a high level of self control and a good mastery over the dream. Beginner dreamers often loose concentration and lucidity when they try to perform them. The most popular of such energy-consuming dreaming activities are transportation, transformation and world-creation. Transportation The thing is, we do not exactly travel in the Dreamland. It is more like locations are spawned as we need …
Movie Lucid Dreaming Techniques: “Totem Technique”
I have finally watched Inception and was very disappointed. I mean, we all dream, every night. So why when it comes to filming a movie in a dream setting, the film-makers invent some kind of virtual reality that has very little in common with dreams? If they wanted an unusual setting for an action movie, where the characters can bend reality rules, they could use more imagination. However, the movie actually pictures some lucid dreaming techniques quite accurately. The one …
“Black Void”: The Space Between Dreams
What is the “black void”? A common type of dream shared by various dreamers? Another “glitch” in the dream matrix? Or is there really a kind of loading screen before a dream begins? Is There A Space Between Dreams? “Black void” is a strange phenomenon sometimes occurring in lucid dreams. It is quite rare but not too rare to be dismissed as a singular occasion. It is a dark and empty space, where nothing happens but lucidity level is very …
“Shark Story”: Lucid Dreaming and Stress
It is noticed by researchers that lucid dreaming is most often triggered by nightmares. A lot of people had their first lucid experience in a nightmare, when threatened or facing an uncomfortable situation. The thought of circumstances being too horrible to be real often induces a lucidity, at least for a brief period enough to make a dream more pleasant. Nightmare is a sign of disorder, telling us that something is wrong even if we are unaware of it. Stress …
The Layout of Dream: Tarot and Lucid Dreaming – Part 2
The Tarot images are great for visualization. You don’t have to create the scenery from scratch: the surroundings, the key images, the symbols are already there. Lucid Dreaming & Visualization I’ve started my experiment with the Ace of Coins. In the Rider-Waite deck and most of its clones, it features a hedge maze in the background. Whenever I look at the card, I can’t help wondering what is inside the maze and where would it lead. Since my imagination was …
The Layout of Dream: Tarot and Lucid Dreaming – Part 1
The Tarot deck is probably one of the most ancient and most modern tools for working with subconscious mind. Its imagery conceals numerous layers of meaning, appealing to both our subconscious and imagination. The applications of Tarot are numerous. Beside the usual card reading, Tarot are used for meditation, self-analysis, creativity, personal growth, decision making and even for dream interpretation. Tarot and dreams have much in common. They both use images and symbols to convey their messages employing our subconscious …
Dream Cartography
The cartography of dreams is another technique of dream recall. Its origin lies in practices of the ancient shamans, who used to make maps of their dreams and other worlds they visited in their visions. The technique was also explored in the works by Carlos Castaneda and is successfully used by modern dream explores for better dream recall and navigation in the dream world. The difference between dream cartography and keeping a dream journal is that cartography is focused on …
Virtual Reality: Lucid Dreaming & Video Games
I can’t say I’m a hardcore gamer, but I like good games with an interesting story and unique atmosphere. So yes, I do spend weekends shooting monsters or solving puzzles. When I look out of the window, wondering where the day has gone, I begin to suspect there is much more in common between games and dreams than meets the eye. I’ve spent the entire day at home, in front of my computer, and yet it feels like I was …
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- Becoming Lucid During False Awakening
- Advanced Dream Control – Part 2
- Advanced Dream Control – Part 1
- Movie Lucid Dreaming Techniques: “Totem Technique”
- “Black Void”: The Space Between Dreams
