Futurism logo

Lucid Dream

How to lucid dream.

By Call Me. IshmaelPublished 4 years ago 5 min read
2
Lucid Dream
Photo by Rhys Kentish on Unsplash

Lucid Dream

THERE IS A PRACTICE CALLED LUCID DREAMING IN WHICH ONE PRACTICES THE KNOWLEDGE OF DREAM AWARENESS, CREATING EXPANSE IN RICHNESS AND COLOR. THE DREAMER BECOMES AWARE OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS BEING DISCOVERED. LUCID DREAMERS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE WORLDS AS A DIRECTOR WOULD. PERSONALLY THIS LUCID DREAMING TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN ONE IN WHICH I HAVE FOUND GREAT PEACE. THIS PRACTICE TAKES TIME AND PATIENTS. WRITING DOWN DREAMS IN CONSECUTIVE PACE HELPS DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO LUCID DREAM. A PERSON CAN EXPERIENCE THE DREAM WITH USING THE FRONTAL AND POSTERIOR PART OF THE BRAIN AT THE SAME TIME. DURING OUR WAKE STATE, OF EVERY DAY LIFE, WE ARE USING THE LOWER PART OF OUR BRAINS. WHEN ONE SLEEPS YOU USE THE CEREBRAL CORTEX, FRONT PART OF THE BRAIN. THE KEY IS TO USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. PRACTICES SUCH AS: MEDITATION, WRITING DOWN DREAMS, AND MINDFULNESS CAN HELP ACTIVATE THIS AMAZING USE OF THERAPY. SAY YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT EXPERIENCES NIGHTMARES OR CANT GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP. TRY WRITING DOWN YOUR DREAMS EVERYDAY FOR 30 DAYS. THEN AFTER THIRTY DAYS, ONE WILL BE MORE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE DREAM STATE. ONCE MASTERED THE RECOGNITION OF DREAM STATE, ASK THE DREAM “WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING ME?” OR “WHO ARE YOU?” YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WILL ACTIVATE AND THEN THE BALL STARTS ROLLING. THERE IS A BALANCE WHEN ACTIVATING LUCID DREAMING, USING IT FOR GOOD AND, THE BENEFIT OF SELF AWARENESS. SET INTENTIONS BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP, SAY A MANTRA, OR MEDITATE/PRAY BEFORE BED. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT LUCID DREAMING, PLEASE ASK.

AS A YOUNG WOMAN I USED TO HAVE HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES THAT WOULD REOCCUR. WHAT I FOUND WAS A WAY TO CONQUER THAT DREAM STATE AND RESCUE MYSELF FROM NIGHTMARES PASSED. WHEN I SAY NIGHTMARES, MEANING SOME REALLY DARK AND SCARY THINGS HAPPENING WHILE SLEEPING, NOT THE USUAL KIND OF NIGHTMARES BUT, MUCH DARK THINGS HAPPENING TO ME. LET’S JUST SAY I WAS A SEVERE CASE. LUCID DREAMING GAVE ME THE TOOLS TO OPEN UP AND EXPAND MY MIND IN WAYS THAT HADN’T BEFORE. DREAMS ARE MESSAGES FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS. IF EVER LOOKING FOR AND ANSWER TO SOMETHING, GOOGLE CAN ONLY GO SO FAR, LISTENING THE VOICE INSIDE IS THE KEY TO ALL ANSWERS. THIS IS A PLACE I GO TO DURING DAY DREAMING AND SOMETIMES A PLACE THAT RESCUES ME FROM THE BAD DREAMS. MOST OTHER TIMES OF LUCID DREAMING IS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE EXPERIENCE.

THERE IS A DREAM WHILE LUCID DREAMING OCCURS THAT REPEATS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, MAKING EACH EXPERIENCE EYE OPENING AND INVIGORATING TO THE SOUL. GOING INTO THE REM CYCLE OF THE DREAM STATE, I FIND MYSELF IN A PEACEFUL AND WONDROUS PLACE. RECOGNIZING THE DREAMER I GO INTO THE WOODS NEAR THE GENTLE GLISTENING WATERS. SEEING THE WOODS IN A DREAM REPRESENTS LIFE, FERTILITY, REJUVENATION, AND SPRING. THE WOODS CAN SYMBOLIZE THE UNKNOWN AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS. AS I STAND THERE ENGULFED IN THE WOODS, THE SUN STARTS TO SHINE THROUGH THE TREES. I LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, FAIRIES, CREATURES, AND LIFE ALL AROUND. MAKING A VERY SERENE SCENE OF THE SENSES, AND REEVING MY SOUL. BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THIS DREAM.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, A DEER COMES INTO THE WOODS WITH ME WHERE I STAND. WE GREET ONE ANOTHER AS IF THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON LOVE AND LIFE. THE DEER IS TALL AND STRONG, PURE WHITE WITH BLUE EYES ALMOST IRIDESCENT LOOKING. WE BEGIN TO WALK TOGETHER, AND SOMETIMES RUN AS FAR AS WE CAN GO. WE ARE OLD FRIENDS. SEEING A DEER IN ONES DREAM COULD BE INTERPRETED TO SYMBOLIZE GRACE, COMPASSION, GENTLENESS, MEEKNESS AND NATURAL BEAUTY ALL AROUND. THE DEER IS FEMININE AND POINTS TO FEMININE QUALITIES OF YOURSELF. IT ALSO SHOWS US INDEPENDENCE AND ALERTNESS.

SEEING THE DEER AS THE SUN SHINES THROUGH THE TREES WE GREET EACH OTHER BY TOUCHING OUR HEADS TOGETHER AS WE EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER WITH LIGHT AND LOVE. THE DEER RADIATES LIGHT FROM WITHIN, AS DO I. SEEING LIGHT REPRESENTS ILLUMINATION, CLARITY, GUIDANCE, PLAIN UNDERSTANDING, AND INSIGHT. TO SEE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATES YOU ARE MOVING TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF AWARENESS. ONCE THE DEER AND I TOUCH OUR HEADS TOGETHER, I FIND A SPOT NEXT TO A TREE AND GO TO SIT. LISTENING AND LEANING FROM THE FAERIES, CREATURES, AND ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS. THEY COME TO GATHER AND JUST BE. WE ALL TALK TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT PASTS, PRESENTS, AND FUTURES OR SOMETIMES WE DON’T TALK AT ALL. SOMETIMES JUST BEING IN THE MOMENT AND ENJOYING IT FOR WHAT IT IS. SOME ANIMALS OR CREATURES WILL COME AND GO BUT THE DEER AND I STAY SITTING OR STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER. LOOKING OUT WE SEE THE SUN'S BRIGHTNESS REFLECTING ON A LAKE, GAZING JUST BEYOND THE FOREST. SOMETIMES I’M READING A BOOK, AND SOMETIMES I FIND MYSELF WALKING AROUND AND DISCOVERING, SOMETIMES THE DEER AND I RUN AND PLAY TOGETHER. ALL THE WHILE THE WHITE ILLUMINATED DEER STAYS EVER BESIDE ME. THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE; GIVING A MIGHTY SENSE OF PEACE.

THROUGH DREAM INTERPRETATION, THE PEACE I FEEL WHEN HAVING THE LUCID DREAM IS VALIDATED BY HYPNOSIS AND KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED. FOR EXAMPLE WALKING WITH EASE SIGNIFIES A SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS. RUNNING CAN MEAN AN ESCAPE FROM REALITY, FITNESS, OR FREEDOM. SEEING CLEAR WATER IN YOUR DREAM CAN MEAN THAT YOU ARE IN TUNE WITH YOUR SPIRITUALITY, GIVING A FEELING OF PEACE AND REJUVENATION. THIS DREAM I HAVE IS FULL OF LOVE, LIGHT, BEAUTY, PEACE, AND DIVINE FEMININE. WHEN I DREAM HERE I KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL TO COME.

WITH PRACTICE EVERYONE CAN LUCID DREAM. DREAMS VARY AND CAN BE ALL MANNERS OF PERSONAL REALITIES. GO FOR IT, MAKE A BEAUTIFUL WORLD, HAVE SEX, TASTE FOOD, BE ANYONE YOU WANT. SEE YOURSELF AND THE TRUE BEAUTY THAT LIES WITHIN. ONE CAN RESCUE THE SELF FROM FEAR OR PAIN DRIVEN DREAMS. WE CAN MAKE GROWTH BY OVERCOMING WHAT THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS TRYING TO TELL YOU. LISTEN TO YOUR DREAMS AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SEE THE DARK SIDE IN ORDER TO LET IN THE LIGHT. MY FRIENDS ONE CAN MAKE WONDERS WHILE USING THE CONSCIOUS AND SUBCONSCIOUS MIND TOGETHER. DO THIS PRACTICE AND SEE HOW LIFE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER. THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY AND YOUR DREAMS, MAKE THE MOST OF IT. WHETHER AWAKE OR ASLEEP WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.

how to
2

About the Creator

Call Me. Ishmael

Welcome and thank you for coming to my platform. I am a full time writer and artist. I find my passion and love for life fully expressed through my creativity. It is a master plan and life purpose to be able to bring this passion to you.

Reader insights

Be the first to share your insights about this piece.

How does it work?

Add your insights

Comments

There are no comments for this story

Be the first to respond and start the conversation.

Sign in to comment

    Find us on social media

    Miscellaneous links

    • Explore
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Support

    © 2024 Creatd, Inc. All Rights Reserved.