Everyone dreams. Of course, many, waking up in the morning, cannot reproduce the dream in their memory. However, there are people who experience dreams very vividly. Some people are able to realize that they are dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a state where
which a person understands that he is sleeping, and in certain cases is able to influence events in a dream. This phenomenon is not a discovery of modern science. People have learned to control their dreams since ancient times. The first mention of such attempts in a written source dates back to the 8th century. The pioneer in the study of lucid dreams among scientists of the 20th century was the psychophysiologist S. LaBerge. He studied lucid dreams by observing the movement of the sleeper's eyeballs. Subsequently, the possibility of awareness in the state of sleep was repeatedly confirmed by other scientists.
Why do people strive for lucidity in their dreams?
There are many people who manage to be lucid in their dreams periodically. They describe lucid dreaming as a wonderful experience, an unforgettable personal experience. Also, this topic is very closely studied invarious esoteric schools around the world. They study the possibilities of a person who is able to enter altered states of consciousness. Interested in the influence of sleep on humans and psychology. It is believed that by observing your actions in a dream, a person receives invaluable information about his own personality. This helps him better adapt to events in real life. Provides the most accurate modeling of your future. A lucid dream can help correct the psyche, save a person from complexes and phobias. Many dreamers also claim that a dream allows them to acquire skills that they did not have in reality. For example, skills in poetry or drawing.
How to enter sleep?
Experience accumulated by researchers suggests that entry into a lucid dream is possible either from the state of wakefulness, or directly from the dream itself. B
In the first case, a person does not lose control over what is happening and becomes a witness to changes in the state of consciousness in the process of falling asleep of the body. In the second case, the dreamer's actions are aimed at identifying signs of sleep. He falls asleep in the usual way, setting himself up to notice any unusual events in the dream. Everything can attract his attention: the state of free flight, the unusual environment, strange animals or plants. At this moment, the person realizes that he is dreaming. Of course, such practices require some preparation. It is necessary to work on your emotional state, to eliminate from life all the factors leading tomental imbalance. You should periodically perform exercises aimed at increasing concentration. It will also be useful to study the literature describing lucid dreams. The technique of entering sleep and the advice of practitioners are now widely covered in numerous sources. The main thing is to remember that everyone can achieve lucidity in a dream!
