How to have lucid dreams?

Question

Has anyone here had a dream in which they knew they were dreaming, and could control the dream? Any tips on how to make that happen?

Answer 1

I'm not good at lucid dreaming (2% of the time,) but have had positive feedback on my lucid dream breakdown:

I've answered a lot of questions similar before... here's my view on it:

HOW TO BECOME LUCID:

There are three major ways to become lucid:

-Go to sleep and realize you are dreaming during your dream by training yourself to always be on the lookout for "dream signs" (more later)

-Go directly from awake to dreaming by continuously concentrating on lucid dreams until you fall asleep

-Wake up while in the middle of a dream (any multiple of 90 or 100 minutes after falling asleep,) then concentrate on where you left off and fall back asleep

REALITY CHECKS:

Most people who want to lucid dream like training themselves to do "reality checks" around thirty times a day. A reality check is when you look around for impossible or improbably things, pinch yourself, and try and do things that would be impossible if you weren't dreaming.

I personally find this a bit pointless, because there is always a vague hazy feeling during a dream, no matter how realistic it feels at first. If you focus on concentrating on your surroundings to see whether you are feeling that hazy feeling or not several times a day, you will get into the habit of doing that in your dreams.

CONTROLLING A DREAM WHEN LUCID:

To prepare for becoming lucid, you should have a couple easily-remembered goals of what to do- that way when you become lucid, you won't be completely overwhelmed. Flying is a popular one.

Start by controlling your own reactions- talk to the dream characters maybe.

Once you feel comfortable with that, try giving yourself an impossible or improbable ability. The key trick is to believe what you want to do is possible. If you jump off a building in a dream and expect yourself to fall, you won't fly. But if you imagine a pair of wings sprouting from your back and carrying you off, you might manage.

Then, once comfortable with that excersize, you can try influencing things or people around you in similar fashion. Imagine the house turning into a mansion, your sister turning into a cat, or your enemy bowing to you and declaring your superiority, believe it will happen, and, above all... practise!

Good luck with your lucid dreams!

Answer 2

From what I have read one thing to do is to focus on what you want to dream about before bed. When you fall asleep and are in the dream state try looking at your feet if you can or a part of your body that is supposed to help you get in that state.

Answer 3

tht only happened to me once it was so friggen wierd it was long long time ago i dunno it just happened i knew i was dreamin

n i was in sum wierd prison ...

yeah n i knew it was a drfeam i told myself to get out neva worked but at the end worked

umm just try to control whhut you want before you sleepin i t guess

Answer 4

This article on how to control your dreams gives you a really good overview of what to do to get into your subconscious while you sleep. I've tried it and it's a real trip. Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

This happens to me all the time, I don't know how to make it happen but it's fun when it does.

I sometimes have dreams where I meet up with people who I have only met in my dreams and I remember them from previous dreams, or I remember previous places in dreams. Like it is one big soap opra