Lucid Dreaming: Practicing the Moment You Realize, “Wait, This Is a Dream”
A lucid dream is a state where you realize, while dreaming, that you are inside a dream.
It does not usually start with anything dramatic.
There are plenty of stories about flying through the sky, opening a door and stepping into any place you want, or calling someone you miss into the dream. In reality, it is not that easy.
At first, it is usually brief.
“Wait. Is this a dream?”
The moment that thought appears, you may wake up right away.
The scene may blur, your body may feel heavy, or you may suddenly open your eyes in bed.
Still, people who try lucid dreaming often mention a few methods in common.
The point is not to suddenly become clever inside a dream.
The point is to build the habit of questioning reality while you are awake.
1. If You Cannot Remember Your Dreams, You Cannot Notice Them Either
When people decide to try lucid dreaming, they usually think of things like “counting your fingers in a dream” first.
But the first thing to do is keep a dream journal.
If you forget your dreams easily, lucid dreaming becomes harder.
If you do not know what strange things happen in your dreams, what places keep appearing, or what situations your dreams usually begin with, you have no clues to notic