How to start lucid dreaming.

It's actually pretty simple to start out lucid dreaming.

There are two general ways to make it happen, the passive and the active way but one of the most important things to do when starting out is to take note of your dreams.

1: Start a Dream Journal. Write in it every time you wake up. You can write down how much you want as long as it's enough that you'll be able to remember the dream before you go to sleep again. If you don't remember anything, just write that down or any feelings you had about the dream.

You might not remember that many dreams right now but that will quickly change when you make a conscious effort in trying to remember then and writing it down. You don't need to write that much, just enough that it reminds you of what you dreamed about when you go to sleep after the day is done. Try it out and see find what you need, might be just 2-3 sentences.
The other goal of taking note of your dreams is to find things that you often dream about, and connect what is known as Reality Checks to them and other things that you often dream about or do.

2: Reality Checks. The Reality Check is a way of triggering or confirming awareness in the dream. It's a basic act that you do that will have a different outcome depending on whether or not you're awake or dreaming.

The one that I've had the most success with is by holding my nose and trying to breathe through it. This is something that doesn't work when you're awake but in the dream it does work and you'll be able to take a breath without a problem.

Start out by doing a reality check when you wake up, sometimes you'll have a false awakening and this will be turned into a lucid dream for free if you make a reality check.

As you write in your dream journal, or before, you might realize that you often dream about some things more than others. These are a great thing to connect reality checks to when you're awake if possible.

For example, if you often dream about your parents then whenever you see your parents when you're awake do a reality check. When this becomes a habit you'll also do a reality check when you're dreaming, and since you found out that you often dream about your parents then these dreams will turn into a lucid dream.

3: Stabilization. This is for when you start having lucid dreams.

When people have their first lucid dream it doesn't usually last for very long, a few seconds to a minute, this of because when you realize you're dreaming you're amazed and excited and to have long lucid dreams it's important to keep your emotions under control and remain calm. Personally, my first 5 or so lucid dreams only lasted for a couple of seconds. So try to keep your emotions stable.

Knowing this now, when you become lucid there are a few tricks that people have discovered that will help them stay in the dream.

I recommend trying to touch and feel things around you in the dream, this will place your focus on the dream world and make it more stable. Rubbing your hand is also a good way to keep your focus on the dream.

If you notice that the dream is starting to collapse anyways there are a few things you can try to make it last longer. One is to spin very fast around and around. I don't really know why it works..but it does and when you stop spinning you sometimes find yourself back and in a stable lucid dream. Eventually, you'll wake up though so don't worry about it and just decide some fun things that you want to try doing when you have your next lucid dream.


Active way: The Active way is when you go directly from being awake into the dream with your consciousness fully aware the whole way. This is what is commonly meant by using the WILD(Wake-Induce-Lucid-Dream) technique.

Here's a link to the technique: https://www.facebook.com/notes/wilds-wilding-the-future-for-lucid-dreaming-the-world/an-introduction-to-wilds-wilding/1931662560401415/

Good luck! :)

-Amodia_x

TL:DR –

1: Start a Dream Journal. Write in it every time you wake up. You can write down how much you want as long as it's enough that you'll be able to remember the dream before you go to sleep again. If you don't remember anything, just write that down or any feelings you had about the dream.

2: Reality Checks. The Reality Check is a way of triggering or confirming awareness in the dream. It's a basic act that you do that will have a different outcome depending on whether or not you're awake or dreaming. The one that I've had the most success with is by holding my nose and trying to breathe through it. This is something that doesn't work when you're awake but in the dream it does work and you'll be able to take a breath without a problem.