Hey, I am extremely interested in the phenomenon 'Lucid Dreaming', from what I have read, it's when your mind becomes aware that it is dreaming whilst in a dream. When you realize that you are dreaming, you can do whatever you wish in your dream, as long as your mind can think it. But a few things scare me about it, one of those things is Sleep Paralysis
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But I still want to learn how to do it, could someone teach me or point me in the right direction for Lucid Dreaming?
Sam.
"Sleep paralysis" occurs whenever we dream. It's only mentioned in connection with lucid dreaming because in non-lucid dreams, states wehre we do NOT know we're dreaming, we aren't aware of our body's state.
As for first steps toward lucid dreaming:
1. While falling asleep tell yourself "When I start to dream I'll become aware that I'm dreaming." Repeat this as you relax your muscles and slow your breathing.
2. When you become aware that you are dreaming, LOOK AT YOUR HANDS! At first they will "distort," probably appearing elongated as you move them up into your field of vision and out, away from yourself, so that you can see them. If that happens, look at anything else for a moment, then look back at your hands. Repeat this practice until you can move your hands around without their image distortring. At that point you can start to "do things" in your dream.
Much of the info above is a restatement of info given by Carlos Castenada (perhaps in Journey to Ixtlan, but I'm not sure of that.)
Lucid Dreaming what is it and how do i do it?
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"Sleep paralysis" occurs whenever we dream. It's only mentioned in connection with lucid dreaming because in non-lucid dreams, states wehre we do NOT know we're dreaming, we aren't aware of our body's state.
As for first steps toward lucid dreaming:
1. While falling asleep tell yourself "When I start to dream I'll become aware that I'm dreaming." Repeat this as you relax your muscles and slow your breathing.
2. When you become aware that you are dreaming, LOOK AT YOUR HANDS! At first they will "distort," probably appearing elongated as you move them up into your field of vision and out, away from yourself, so that you can see them. If that happens, look at anything else for a moment, then look back at your hands. Repeat this practice until you can move your hands around without their image distortring. At that point you can start to "do things" in your dream.
Much of the info above is a restatement of info given by Carlos Castenada (perhaps in Journey to Ixtlan, but I'm not sure of that.)