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Lucid dreaming is basically dreaming
while being aware that you are dreaming. If you are
having a lucid dream, you will usually have some
power over the dream — anything from being able to fly
or making a thing or room appear behind a door or
inside a pocket, right up to having the power to change
into animals and create an entire world! It is similar
to being a director of your own movie. Lucid dreams have
been scientifically proven to exist, and many books are
being written about having lucid dreams.
Most nights, we spend somewhere between one and a
half to two hours having dreams. We dream about once every 90
minutes of sleep. The time we spend in dreams 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, magazines, dream dictionaries, and even dream software
programs are now available for those wishing to understand the
meaning of their dreams. The most popular and without a doubt the
most intriguing of these books are about lucid dreaming. A lucid
dream is one where the dreamer realizes they are in a dream and can
take control of it. Lucid dreamers have the ability to control their
dreams and are able to create a variety of fantasies such as making
new objects appear, change their form, or even fly. There
are many forms of lucid dreams, but all have in common the fact that
at some point in the dream the dreamer recognizes the experience as
a dream. While lucid dreaming has been proven to exist, frequent
lucid dreaming requires much practice and determination. Many lucid
dreamers practice specific methods of lucid dreaming for their own
personal or spiritual purposes. Many of us will lose awareness when we fall asleep each night and
are not aware that we are dreaming. We doze off to sleep and within
minutes it seems we are waking up and recounting the dream we just
had. We were not aware while we were dreaming that everything we saw
or were doing was a dream. Whatever we did seemed real, as if we
were experiencing everything in real life. We did not realize that
is was a dream until waking up. The term lucid indicates you are awake or aware, and lucid dreaming
suggests you are awake during the dream. You realize what is
happening while you are lucid dreaming, and you realize that the
events you are experiencing, 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 do
whatever you like. Having that much control allows you to do some
amazing things that you normally wouldn’t consider.
Many people 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
experiences are only happening in your dream of course. You are not
really meeting these people, and flying around the world, but it can
be an awful lot of fun to fantasize that it is actually happening.
Many experts are of the opinion that lucid dreaming allows you to
explore your mind and confront any issues you may have, because you
are dreaming in your subconscious mind. It allows you to explore and
learn about your real self.
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