Exploring The World Of Lucid Dreaming

There are two different types of lucid dreams: dream-initiated lucid dreams (DILDs) and wake-initiated lucid dreams (WILDs). DILDs, involve lucidity that you acquire once you fall asleep, and therefore, lose consciousness. In WILDs, lucidity is achieved when your mind is kept active as you fall asleep – that is, you fall asleep without losing consciousness. There are a number of ways you can induce WILDs. This can be many things including hypnagogic imagery and focusing on your breath, your heartbeat, or yourself. The most popular way to do this is through hypnagogic imagery. To experience hypnagogia is to experience the transitional state between being awake and falling asleep. Hypnagogic imagery is what you see in your mind’s eye during this transition. What do these images look like? These images are typically light flashes, which eventually turn into shapes and faces, and then finally, work to form the images of your dream. While experiencing hypnagogic imagery, your brain stays active, making it so that you don’t lose consciousness when you fall asleep. So how do you use hypnagogic imagery to induce WILDs? The first step is to close your eyes, relax your entire body, breathe slowly, and try to release any mental and physical tension. Once you do this for long enough, you’ll start to experience a feeling of serenity. Next, start to shift your focus to any images that appear in your mind’s eye. Neutrally observe how the images unfold. Make sure you don’t force them to take shape into anything or anyone specific. Finally, the images will start to form a scene, so make sure you passively enter the dream. It’s important that you not enter the dream actively; the key is to stay neutral.

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