Lucid Dreaming

I’ve been asked a few times about dream control. I’m one of those people that seems to have developed the ability to somewhat control what happens in my dreams, to manifest helpful objects, to fly through the air, to refrain from panicking when something unexpected happens. I tend to sleep rather soundly once I actually do fall asleep, but see, I’m an insomniac so by the time I fall asleep, I’m exhausted. About 90 percent of the time, if I am aware of having any dream at all, I am aware that it’s a dream while I’m having it; and about 70 to 75 percent of the time I am in control of what is happening in my dreams or can change the situation to my advantage. I haven’t had what I would call an actual nightmare in about the last five years, mainly because I change the contents of the dream when I feel it’s heading in that direction.

Monsters going to eat you? I’d let them. Experience the horrors right along with the pleasures in your dreams, and you’ll have no fear after you become aware that it’s just a dream. I haven’t seen any dream monsters since I started letting them do whatever they wanted to do to me. I guess I’m no fun to terrorize in the dream world anymore. *grins*

If you know you are dreaming, it is a simple logical step to realizing that nothing in your current experience, however unpleasant, can cause you physical harm. There is no need to run from or fight with dream monsters. In fact, it is often pointless to try, because the horror pursuing you was conceived in your own mind, and as long as you continue to fear it, it can pursue you wherever you dream yourself to be.

The above quote comes from the Lucid Dreaming FAQ, of The Lucidity Institute. The FAQ itself is quite an interesting read and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic of Lucid Dreaming. You might also want to peruse the main part of that site because there are excerpts of chapters from various books on the subject as well.

Happy Dreaming!