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Oneiromancy Lesson 5 - Lucid Dreaming
Oneiromancy Lesson 5 - Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming
It is an awareness of a dream taking place. This can be hard for some people to do and it may be
easier for others, but we will go over some tips on how you can achieve this in your dreams.
One of the people we have to credit for the lucid dreaming research in the past 40 years is
Stephen LaBerge. The majority of this lesson today will be based on his work and its tried and
true methods. Go check out his book in the UC library “Exploring the World of Lucid
Dreaming” if you are interested in doing more research.
Things to be cautious of
Lucid dreaming is not for everyone. It can take a long time to master it, and much like how going
into the astral in a bad state can be dangerous, the same thing can be said about lucid dreaming.
While it can be a useful tool to use to get out of nightmares, do remember that what you think
about can occur in the dream world and you need to be cautious of it. Lucid dreaming methods
also cause restless sleep and can seriously mess with your circadian rhythm so I do not
recommend trying to do this every night. I have also known to experience dysphoria because of
lucid dreaming so please make sure you are in a healthy state before you try this.
1. Reality testing
By testing your reality in the waking life, it will be easier to tell you are dreaming when
you do these things in the real world. Ask yourself “Am I dreaming?” and ground
yourself, taking note of your surroundings. Some things people commonly use to do this
is to cover their nose and mouth to check if they are breathing, checking the solidity of
objects, looking into mirrors, looking at yourself or your hands, and checking the time
within your dreams. Do this in real life multiple times a day so you will program your
brain to do those things consistently in dreams as well. This is the method I tend to use
most, specifically the breathing method or asking a specific question to myself or
someone in the dream that they would know in real life.
4. Dream journaling
Like I have said in previous lessons, Dream journaling is a great way to help remember
your dreams and can make it easier to recognize a dream when you go back into it,
especially when you consistently read that dream journal.
3. While spinning, remind yourself that the next thing you see will probably be a dream
Continue to spin, constantly reminding yourself that the next thing you see, touch, or hear will
very probably be a dream.
How to wake up
So a lot of the time, people will wake up from lucid dreams either because there is a loss of
lucidity or because they force themselves to wake up. We will be giving some methods of the
latter to help you get out of a dream completely.