Everyone dreams. Of course, many, waking up in the morning, cannot reproduce a dream in their memory. However, there are people who are very clearly experiencing dreams. Some are able to realize that they are sleeping. A lucid dream is a state in
which a person understands that he is sleeping, and in certain cases is able to influence events in a dream. This phenomenon is not a discovery of modern science. People have learned to control their dreams since ancient times. The first mention of such attempts in a written source dates back to the VIII century. The pioneer in the study of lucid dreams among scientists of the XX century was the psychophysiologist S. Laberge. He studied lucid dreams by observing the movement of the sleeping eyeballs. Subsequently, the possibility of awareness in a state of sleep has been repeatedly confirmed by other scientists.
Why do people strive for awareness in a dream?
There are many people who manage to periodically realize themselves in a dream. They describe lucid dreaming as a wonderful experience, an unforgettable personal experience. Also, this topic is very densely studied in various esoteric schools around the world. They study the capabilities of a person who can enter into altered states of consciousness. He is interested in the effect of sleep on humans and psychology. It is believed that by observing his actions in a dream, a person receives invaluable information about his own personality. This helps him better adapt to events in real life. It enables the most accurate modeling of your future. A lucid dream can help correct the psyche, rid a person of complexes and phobias. Many dreamers also claim that sleep allows you to acquire skills that they did not have in reality. For example, versification or drawing skills.
How to get into a dream?
The experience accumulated by the researchers suggests that the entrance to a lucid dream is possible either from a state of wakefulness, or directly from the dream itself. IN
In the first case, a person does not lose control over what is happening and becomes a witness to changes in the state of consciousness in the process of falling asleep. In the second case, the dreamer's actions are aimed at identifying signs of sleep. He falls asleep in the usual way, adjusting himself to notice any unusual events in a dream. Everything can attract his attention: the state of free flight, the unusual environment,
strange animals or plants. At this moment, the person realizes that he is dreaming. Of course, such practices require some preparation. It is necessary to work on your
emotional state, to eliminate from life all the factors that lead to the imbalance of the psyche. You should periodically perform exercises aimed at increasing concentration. It will also be useful to study literature describing
lucid dreams. The technique of entering into sleep and the advice of practitioners are now widely covered in numerous sources. The main thing is to remember that to achieve awareness in a dream is within the power of every person!