When you know you are dreaming and you can control your dreams, then these are called lucid dreams. In this kind of a dream you know what you are doing or saying. You can even control your actions, words and even the person you want to be with.
There are no limits to what you can experience when you are lucid dreaming. You can be the star of a romantic fantasy novel, or high action adventure, you can control the outcome or change the endings to what makes you happiest.
While normal dreams may make you feel that you are not in control, when lucid dreaming, you are in the controller’s chair. At times lucid dreams can be so life like that you need to check whether it’s a dream or the real world!
In a dream, certain things will not seem right, like reading words, or colors may not be pronounced. There are simple tests many people do to see if they are really are having a lucid dream or are in a state like sleep walking, for example.
Someone you want to be with may be impossible in real life, but in a lucid dream, you where anything is possible, you can be sitting and talking with a loved one that has passed or a guy you saw at the subway station.
All you have to do is change what is happening in a lucid dream, so that what you want to happen in the dream is what the outcome is. Your creative part of your mind controls your dream, you can be with that person and talk to them as though they are still alive or possibly dream of how you prevent their death in the dream.
If you think it’s not possible to experience a lucid dream, and then think again. Yes, it’s true that the body needs relaxation and rest for the next day but a part of the brain can actually remain in a conscious state though the body is physically relaxed.
It can take awhile to learn the techniques of lucid dreaming if you have never done it, but it can be learned over a period of time with practice.
You can begin by recalling your dream. Recall the images and express and remember each miniscule detail as poignantly as you can. Your bedside table should have a pen and paper ready to record your observations and images. Initially you may not be able to recall everything. However, you don’t need to dwell on that. With practice your dream will repeat itself and that will enable you to completely record it. This method will help you to record all your lucid dreams and compile a manual which can be referred to when you want.
Lucid dreams can be a great source of inspiration for writers. For your next book you can direct the plot and even control the settings and the characters. You can create the ending as you like as well. With lucid dreams you can enhance your imagination and give a vent to your desires. Lucid dreams can also help you to realize your ambitions.
You need to try and bring to mind all the minute details you can and then try falling asleep again. Most of the times you will be able to return to the point where you left your dream and carry on from there. These dreams repeat themselves and each time your recall will be sharper than the last.
There are times when we just wake up before time and have nothing to do. This is a perfect time for lucid dreams. You will still be sleeping and dreaming but in your dream you can plan your entire day or plan whatever you want. It may look like thinking but in reality it’s a lucid dream.
Techniques, such as self-hypnosis can sometimes help you to recall vividly your lucid dreams, but many people find recalling lucid dreams easy to do.
The latest invention in sound technology is known as the binaural beats which are special frequencies. These can work at increasing the coordination between the two hemispheres and cause your brainwaves to match the frequency required for lucid dreaming. This is a great shortcut to enter the state of lucid dreams.