Most people are not aware that they are dreaming while doing so, so they experience everything that happens in the dream as if it were real. However, in a lucid dream you can become aware that you are dreaming. After realizing this, you can learn to control the dream course and every aspect of it. There are endless possibilities you can experience, including flying, teleporting, shape-shifting, and anything else you can imagine. Some people have no difficulty in soaring while dreaming, while for others it takes some practice to learn how to control the new powers.
Steps
Part 1 of 5: Making a Lucid Dream
Step 1. Train your awareness
To become aware that you are dreaming, you have to pay attention to your surroundings and realize that "it's just a dream". Some experts say that training attention to detail when awake can make the task easier while dreaming.
During the day, look around and pay attention to details, such as the heat of the sun or the pain you feel when you hit something while walking. Through practice and concentration, while you are dreaming you should be able to notice the absence or difference in these details and realize that you are sleeping. An added benefit of training awareness during the day is that dreams will become more realistic and easier to remember
Step 2. Try meditating at night
Since lucid dreaming occurs mainly during the REM sleep phase, which happens close to waking up, experts recommend setting your alarm four hours after you went to sleep. When he plays, he begins to meditate to voluntarily enter the dream phase.
Turn off the alarm, but try not to go back to sleep. Focus on the darkness within your closed eyes and the willingness to enter a lucid dream in which you are in command. Think of a possible scenario that you would like to dream about
Step 3. Certain dietary supplements can help you have a lucid dream
Some people use naturally occurring essential substances, such as choline and galantamine, to more easily induce lucid dreams. However, note that they do not work for everyone, and in some cases they can cause unwanted side effects, such as sleep paralysis - a state in which while you are awake you cannot move. If this happens, try to stay calm and relaxed. Letting fear overwhelm you will simply make things worse.
- If you want to try choline or galantamine, do it in small amounts and no more than once a week. These substances are available in the form of dietary supplements; ask your pharmacist for advice. Some people who have been practicing lucid dreaming for a long time recommend setting the alarm clock 3-4 hours after you go to sleep and taking the supplement when it rings, to reduce the chances of having nightmares or experiencing. sleep paralysis.
- Although some books and websites encourage the use of drugs for uses other than those for which they have been authorized, or even illegal, to enter into lucid dreaming more easily, in truth the phenomenon that is induced is a form of hallucination and it could be dangerous. Some people have harmed themselves or others while under the influence of drugs.
Step 4. Be cautious while learning
Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming, but since it generally feels like it is very real, it is a good idea to prove that you are really dreaming before trying to practice any dangerous gestures, such as playing with the fire or jump off a building.
To check if you are dreaming, do what is called a "reality check". This is a simple check that will make sure you are truly asleep. To reality check while in a lucid dream, try an impossible but not dangerous activity, such as floating in the air. If you succeed, then you can move on to something more complex, which would be risky to attempt in reality
Part 2 of 5: Shape Change
Step 1. Choose what you want to be
You need to have a clear goal in mind so that you can focus in that direction. Focusing on your purpose in some sort of meditation practice will help you master the dream.
You can transform yourself into anything, but many people like to become a being who by nature experiences the universe differently, such as an alien, a bird or a fish. You can also change shape in an attempt to overcome your phobias. For example, if you are terrified of spiders, you can assume the form to examine life from their point of view
Step 2. Use a mirror to change shape
It can also be a window, a clear lake, or any other object that clearly reflects your reflection.
- Fix your gaze on your reflection and want your skin to change and take on the shape you prefer. You can start from one end of the body, for example the feet, and consciously focus on one area after another.
- At this point some people find it helpful to walk to the mirror and walk through it, completing that moment of the change of identity.
Step 3. Take on the shoes of your new being
This is an alternative method if you don't want to use the mirror or if you have trouble visualizing your reflection. Just act like you are what you want to become.
For example, if you want to turn into a dog, get on all fours on the floor, then start barking and tail wagging. You will soon feel that your hands are turning into paws and that your face is changing
Part 3 of 5: Fly Like a Superhero
Step 1. Perform a reality check
This is to make sure you are safe in your bed before attempting to fly. Even if you think you are dreaming, there are other circumstances (such as having used drugs or having a very high fever) that can induce a state similar to that of lucid dreaming, so it is imperative to make sure that you are inside a dream. dream.
- Try floating in the air or crossing a solid object with your hand before proceeding. If you succeed, you can be sure that you are dreaming and that you can carry on.
- Reality tests offer a double benefit in that they increase your degree of clarity. The more you are able to control small gestures, the more likely you are to be able to perform important ones, such as flying, since the mental concentration required is higher.
Step 2. Skip here and there
Before flying, enjoy the dream scenery by making leaps in different directions, gradually jumping higher and higher. Since you will still remain at a small height there will be no problems if you have any difficulties.
Don't focus on how you feel when you land, just what you feel as you go up. Keep increasing the height and distance of your hops
Step 3. Look for a high point to jump from
In most cases, more experienced dreamers can simply get up in the air and start flying, but on the first few attempts it may be easier to try jumping from a high height. This will force the mind to decide that you can fly instead of falling.
If you have the skill and control, you can design your dream scenery by including mountains or cliffs overlooking the sea. Otherwise you will have to explore the surroundings in search of a suitable place to jump from
Step 4. Start running
If you are close to a precipice, run towards the edge. If you find yourself confined to a flat surface, you can still try to fly by running in a straight line as if you were an airplane on the runway.
When you reach the edge of the cliff or decide to be ready, take flight as if you were Superman. It helps to make everything look as real as possible, so stretch your arms outward or forward and your legs backward
Step 5. Pay attention to the details
Having a lucid dream is very similar to meditating and requires a lot of concentration to continue. To keep yourself in the air, focus your attention on the sensations you experience while spinning in the air.
If you start to lose altitude, aim your body skyward and quickly climb to a higher altitude, imagining you have a thruster attached to your feet
Step 6. Don't look down until you feel safe flying
Once you feel stable, looking down and seeing how high you are and how small everything looks from up there can be a lot of fun, as long as you don't suffer from vertigo!
If you are afraid of heights, there are still a couple of solutions: you can try to impersonate a version of you that does not fear it (which can be useful to overcome your phobia even in real life) or you can fly close to the ground
Step 7. Don't forget that you are dreaming
If you start falling down, remind yourself that nothing you are seeing is real. It doesn't matter if you fall.
In some cases, formulating this conscious thought is enough to stop falling and stabilize in flight
Part 4 of 5: Flying in Other Ways
Step 1. Fly like a bird
Some people find it easier to fly by moving their arms as if they were two wings. For the best possible result, combine movement with a jump from a high point.
You can use any part of your arms to push yourself higher into the sky. To change direction, help yourself by using your whole body
Step 2. Shape-shift and transform into a flying creature
Another method of being able to fly is to change your physical form and assume that of a creature, real or imaginary, that has the ability to soar in the sky. At that point you can use the technique of your choice to start flying. For example, transform into a bird and then simply flap your wings to lift yourself into the air.
You can use the mirror method, discussed earlier, or just imagine that you are a bird, bat, pterodactyl, airplane, or flying insect
Step 3. Swim in the air
This is another technique to be able to fly and has the advantage of allowing you to immerse yourself in any body of water and to swim.
You can choose the swimming style you prefer, the one in which you are most proficient. Simply lift your feet off the ground and take the first few strokes to get airborne
Step 4. Use a flying aid
For example, a broom or a magic carpet or, if you prefer, something more realistic, like a jetpack or a helicopter.
Imagine that you are in or on top of an object that helps you fly, then let it fly up by itself and take you with it
Part 5 of 5: Teleportation
Step 1. Use a portal
This technique requires the use of a door, mirror or something similar to be used as an access point to a different place, planet or universe.
- Focus on the destination you want to reach. Technically the dream is a scenario born of your imagination, so represent it in the best possible way. Then simply open the door or walk through the mirror.
- If you are not in the right place, try again or try exploring your surroundings. The place you are looking for may be nearby.
Step 2. Teleport without using an access portal
Imagine the scenario you want to achieve in the most meticulous way possible. At some point the image of the place you are now in will begin to dissolve until it fades and will be replaced by that of the destination you want to visit.
You can also try spinning around on yourself, knowing that when you stop you will be in the desired location
Step 3. Use some other tricks to be able to teleport
For example, close your eyes and decide that when you open them again you will be in the right place (be careful because squeezing them too hard the dream may vanish and you may wake up).
If you can't initially teleport without using a portal, don't worry; it will simply take more time and practice but in the end you will succeed
Advice
- Don't worry if it all seems too difficult at first, with time and practice you will make it.
- Don't focus too much otherwise you risk waking up.
