Lucid dreaming is essentially dreaming while you are aware that you are dreaming. If you are having a lucid dream, you will usually have some control over the dream — anything from being able to fly or making an object or room appear behind a door or inside a pocket, right up to being able to change into animals and create a whole world! It is similar to being a director of your own movie. Lucid dreams have now been scientifically proven to exist, and many articles and books have been written about learning how to have lucid dreams.
Each night, we spend somewhere between one and a half to two hours dreaming. We dream about once every 90 minutes of sleep. The time we spend dreaming becomes longer throughout the night, from about 10 minutes to around 45 minutes or a little longer. But why do we dream, and what are the meanings of these dreams?.
Many books, charts, dream dictionaries, and even dream software programs are now available for those who want to understand the meaning of their dreams. The most popular and by far the most intriguing books are about lucid dreaming. Having a lucid dream is one where the dreamer recognizes they are in a dream and can take control of it. Lucid dreamers have the ability to control their dreams and are capable of creating many fantasies such as making different objects appear, change their appearence, or fly around the room. There are many types of lucid dreams, but all have in common the fact that sooner or later in the dream the dreamer recognizes the experienceas a dream.
While lucid dreaming has been proven to exist, frequent lucid dreaming requires much practice and determination. Many lucid dreamers practice specific techniques of Lucid Dreaming for their own personal or spiritual purposes.
Most of us completely lose awareness after we fall asleep each night and do not realize that we are dreaming. We will doze off to sleep and within minutes it seems we are waking up and recounting.
The term lucid indicates you are awake or aware, and lucid dreaming indicates you are awake during the dream. You are aware what is happening while you are lucid dreaming, and you realize that the events happening to you, or the images you are seeing are not real. You realize that you’re awake and resting with your eyes closed, and you are actually in control of the dream and can make whatever you like happen. Having that much control allows you to experience some amazing things that you normally wouldn’t even attempt.
Many people like to fly in lucid dreams and can move things or objects with their minds. Spending time with someone you admire, and passionate or sexy encounters are common while in a lucid dream. These events are only happening in your dream of course. You are not really seeing these people, and flying around the world, but it is an awful lot of fun to fantasize and pretend it is actually happening.
Many experts believe lucid dreaming will allow you to explore your mind and confront any issues you may have, because you are suspended in your subconscious mind. It will allow you to explore and learn about your true self.
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