Lucid Dreaming: The Art of Summoning Dreams to the Surface of One’s Mind and Know That You are Dreaming. (Part II)

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Lucid Dreaming: The Art of Summoning Dreams to the Surface of One’s Mind and Know That You are Dreaming.

(Part II)

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(Over the years, in life as in dreams, I have learned to pay attention to stirring images and symbols tending to be recurring in my life. I store them along with the thoughts and emotions they are connected to. The owl, for instance, is a symbol that has always been very close to me and often relates to emotions and thoughts concerning drastic changes in my life as well as thoughts of alertness in these important movements in which I find myself.)

Step two, asserting to one’s mind the fact that one is dreaming.

What would prevent your dreams from falling within the realms of a language hard to decipher? If there are recursive forms imbued of meanings that keep on rising to the surface of your dreams for you to become aware of, how do you find out? Information permeates reality under all its forms carrying intrinsic meaning in the form of symbolism. The language or codes, sometimes hidden codes, found within reality can be transferred into all kinds of forms. For examples it can be drawn or painted, written and sometimes simply spoken or sung… What would prevent your dreams from falling within the realms of a language hard to decipher? If there are recursive forms imbued of meanings that keep on rising to the surface of your dreams for you to become aware of how do you find out?


After reaching the point where one sees dreams, it is time to assert to oneself that one is actually dreaming.

Using the same kind of idea as the “I will remember my dreams tonight.” mantra, you can propel your mind to becoming aware within the dreaming.

Prompting your mind to give yourself a code as you are within the dream, a specific and very unusual action or words, will allow you to take full control of your awareness level and ascertain the fact that you are fully aware within the dream you are experiencing. It allows you to come to the same level of awareness you would use on your everyday life… Examples of mantra that I used to that effect over the years were “I will tell myself out loud that I am dreaming in the dream.” In terms of strange and unusual actions “I will do a front flip.” or “I will do a 360 up in the air as soon as I know I am dreaming.”. Really, you just have to give yourself a starting point, any code that will trigger your awareness to its full capacity in the fact that you are dreaming, slowly becoming fully aware that you are now in a limitless world where deathlessness is law. From there, the potential is equally bountiful beyond measures. I’ll share to that effect a bit later.

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(Looking at our own feet is a very powerful way to ground oneself and institute stillness and a stronger state of self-awareness.)

Still on the subject of becoming aware in our dreams, there are countless tools one can use and methods that have been around for millennia.

The very first point of entry, your body has all the tools necessary to teach one person to grow and evolve and strengthen themselves to use and it starts with your 5 senses.

Food is the number one medicine and, whether it is eaten, smelled, inhaled or simply touched or seen, every plant has its own medicine and it is only up to us to find out what medicines they have the potential to readily share with us. Herbal dreaming aids come in multiple forms and names and, throughout the ages of our history and cultures, have been used in countless different ways to help in our dream work.

Also known as “The flying Herb”, the Chinese have used Tian Men Dong, a.k.a. Heavenly Spirit Herb, is commonly known in English as wild aspergus root. It allows one to “open the heart” as the shamans, monks, yogis and dream practitioners would say…

Valerian roots, commonly used for deep sleep has also been used for centuries in teas and tinctures to induce lucid dreaming.

In Mexico, the favourite Dream Herb tea has been the Calea Zachatechi. It has been proven scientifically that it increases reaction time as well as the frequency of dreams while encouraging lucid dreaming.

Over the past few years, many of you might have came across the beneficial memory improving powers of Ginko Biloba. Taken in tinctures or capsule, it is also known to boost alertness and lucidity.

Any herbal aid will carry with it emotional markers to which you may relate to allowing you to set specific emotional conditions within the dreams. Though diuretic, the all too common mint tea, also taken in the form of tincture, helps in this fashion. Where mint provides for “prophetic” qualities, passionflower calms down the dreams. especially good for people suffering from consistent nightmares.

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(In some cultures, carving drawing or imagining a fearsome wrathful monster is a way to scare away bad spirits and demons... Embodying one of those is intended to scare away an array of beings beyond our earthly realms.)

Herbs have also been used externally for the same purpose I’ll only name but a few classics here and will let you do your homework in relation to them, if you are so inclined to want to know more about any of them: Anise, Burdock, Clary Sage, Datura flowers, romantic Jasmine, Lemongrass, Mugwort, the almighty Mullein, Sage and the amorous Rose Petals,… You see the picture and it can be applied to your food use for the purpose of specific dreaming this evening too. You know how smell and taste can’t be disconnected, that is a deep well worth venturing into.

Sleeping on your back, especially if you suffer from apnea, a temporary cessation of breathing often caused by someone sleeping on their back and snoring or swallowing their tongue for a few seconds, can constantly induce lucid dreaming as your sleep becomes shallow. The presence of your spirit near by, called by emotions of a body in distress, it stays by naturally thinking it will be better able to protect the body… Without an opposite experience of the spirit being far and still being able to protect the body, how could it know otherwise? Thus, the trigger becomes almost psychologically based instead of physically based. We’ll come back to this one after the 5 senses topic.

There's also an incredible array of music and specific frequencies to awaken the mind in sleep. A quick search on YouTube will give you access to at least one that will jive with your sensibilities. Give it a shot, it is well worth venturing into. This will give you access to a doorway of experiences maybe unforeseen yet. You might also notice how astral projection videos are also intermingling among these…

This one is specifically shared for you to experience the effect of light on your own states. Notice how you physically fell, notice what kind of memories, images, thoughts and emotions rise to the surface. In itself, they’ll form a bit of an awaken dream:



If you delve into any of the links relating to lucid dreaming, as well as many meditation or chakra healing frequency generators, you will also often come across a set of imagery created to induce specific emotional and/or spiritual states. Light impulses have the same power as any sound frequencies. In fact, they are simply following the proportions/ratios of sound itself.


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(For generation and throughout countless cultures, the rainbow has been considered as a symbol instilled with the meaning of serendipitous blessings, a doorway to the spirit world, a witness to the divine.)

Some insights into dreams and the mechanics of consciousness.

Information permeates reality under all its forms, it carries intrinsic meaning in the form of symbolism. The language or codes, sometimes hidden codes, found within reality can be transferred into all kinds of forms. For examples, it can be drawn or painted, written, sometimes simply spoken or sung… What would prevent your dreams from falling within the realms of a language hard to decipher? If there are recursive forms imbued of meaning that keep on rising to the surface of your dreams for you to become aware of, the question is how would you find out?

Creating a compendium, the traditional Dream Journaling is a great classic, in the cultures using writing. If you were to try it out, you’d quickly find out that this technique takes up a lot of time and while you are focussing on the writing, you loose a lot of details about your dreams. On the other hand, the audio recording of your dream onto a device properly positioned and readily available will propel your recording much further and faster than the use of the writing tools. The faster you recount the dream, the closer you are to the remembering of the experience. Thus, one can recall and bring back much more of the sensations and emotions relating to the dreams. There are also many secrets found in the details when one delves deeper into the study of dreams. Keeping records of these experiences will allow you to build a sort of library. Memories you can go back to to pinpoint fine details relating to specific locations or people seen in the dreams you have had over the years. Sometimes, it will refer to entirely different realms and, through them, links to other similar dreams will arise…

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(Moonset picture on a summer solstice a few years ago, taken from my kitchen window. Out of the cover of the clouds came the moon beaming of its golden light over the ocean and straight inside the cabin where I lived. Meanwhile, the clouds that used to hide the moon from sight had dispersed and were at the right distance to allow for an illusive "moondog", a rainbow formation circling the moon. This ritualistic night of drumming came to an end in the silence of the night, resplendent glow of auric quality and very sweet dreams continued it...)


Well, what do you think, enough material for now? I will be posting more on the subject of lucid dreaming and consciousness when the time has ripened.

In the next article, we will be focussing on “sorting out and categorizing dreams”, basically learning to deal with the library of dreams we are building. Then, I’ll share with you some experimental exercises I have tried over the years, maybe some of you will want to try for yourselves…

Till then, stay tuned, keep your smile and taking good care, Steem on and thrive on! 😃

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I find dreams to be fascinating interpretive tools although I have never had a great deal of success with lucid dreaming.

I started keeping a Dream Journal in the late 1980's as part of a series of psychotherapy sessions that helped me get in touch with "hidden" and suppressed feelings and memories. Once the therapy stopped, I kept going with the journal... and have kept it up, ever since. It offers an interesting record of recurring themes happening within specific contexts of what is going on in my life.

Of course, quite a few dreams also come across as pure science fiction... I have never quite been able to ascertain whether it's common to "dream yourself" onto other planets with other civilizations in other galaxies.

Great post, though... dreaming is one of my favorite topics.

Great reply! Thank you so very much for sharing of you with us here on the platform and through this post.

As I mentioned, the use of a journal goes a long way, but it impedes a lot of detailing to take place such as in a live recording, which can be transcribed later on for further study. I'm glad you have kept the journals and use them, they are an invaluable tool on the long run.

The so-called "pure fiction" dreams you are talking about are shared by many! Maybe you need to write about these specific ones and give them exposure to find the people who are having the same dreams as you... The odds are that you'd find your "tribe" this way. If you start sharing them, please let me know and I'll pass it down to other people having dreams of the same nature, possibly same location too... ;)

The infinite realms of consciousness have ramifications beyond any limits you can even imagine, as I underlined in the very first post relating to dreaming. Can you describe, draw and or paint the civilization you are experiencing in your dream? If you can, it will reveal even more to you and others as it will also awake parts of you that are leaving some of the details aside when you write them back. I can't wait to read more about these dreams of yours. Please write us more! The upvotes will also follow, at least from me. ;)

Talk to you soon, namaste :)

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Ah! I have been awaiting this post! You further intrigue me with the idea of lucid dreaming. I have much desire to induce deeper sleep with the use of Vitamin D, Magnesium and MCT oil to induce deep states of sleep for better rest.

I will look into some of the substances you recommended especially valerian root.

What would you say, you achieve during states of lucid dreaming?
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God Speed Brethren.

Achievements are on multiple fronts, but it has a component of subjectivity as well, depending on the experiential knowledge you had before and after the experience of lucid dreaming itself...

This is a very rich subject I had planned on to tackling soon, I will address this matter specifically in the following article. Thank you for asking.

Stay tuned and namaste :)

I am very eager to hear more! I may take upon your teachings and finally take on the challenge of inducing lucid dreaming myself. I wonder if kindred spirits may meet in the ethereal realm?

Interesting..

God Speed Brethren.

Your question is not only valid but has a very clear and has a definite resounding answer "YES"!

More on that topic coming up, very soon... Stay tuned! Namaste :)

Anxiously waiting!

I spoke in foreign languages during meditation. See accidents before they happen, meet with, and learn life lessons during lucid dreaming.

It's just another virtual reality, with different rule sets, or constraints.
Thank you for posting

Thank you so very much for your reply and comments, much appreciated!

As far as I have experienced so far, the constraints have been self-imposed, when they did occur. The doorways opening for us through the use of dream yoga, allows you to go far beyond the so-called dream and link what most would consider everyday reality with our nightlife dreamscapes as one uncut stream of consciousness. All of what we call the past and and future are but one in the eternity of consciousness. Therefore, there is no limitations as to whether or not one can see phenomena from the future or unlimited pasts either. This time application goes beyond time itself and starts to find ramifications within the space continuum as well, it is not as if time and space where apart from one another right.

The doorways dreams open go ultimately beyond the virtual and are an amazing field of experience to practice for anything you'd like to become and accomplish within this level of reality as well...

What and where are the limitations, you'll find barriers created by your own mind and you have the power to dissolve them. I'm so glad you are enjoying these posts. As I said, in the next ones, there will be exercises to practice as well, some little dream challenges for the ones who can already become fully aware in their dreams. for the others who have not yet developed the skills yet, they are a journey to move toward.

I also want to thank for this occasion to share some more on this subject. Namaste :)

By far the constraints are more plentiful in the waking virtual reality. The dream reality allows learning unfettered for the most part. It is highly subjective.

In deed! Namaste :)

Here's the latest in which your thoughts are discussed a bit. The next article after though will have much more on the topic you are underlining. I hope you enjoy, namaste :)

https://steemit.com/life/@eric-boucher/lucid-dreaming-the-art-of-summoning-dreams-to-the-surface-of-one-s-mind-and-know-that-you-are-dreaming-part-iii

Is a dream an second life ? Is a dream the hidden reality ? Inetersting questions,.. have to find an answer.
Thanks fr this great topic and super pics.

Thanks a bunch for your reply and comment including interesting questions too. I'm really glad you enjoy the results of the photography I take too, thanks a lot.

I guess, to start talking about answers to your questions one would need to understand what the terms "life" and reality mean. A long time ago, for me, dreams allowed a parallel life to the one I had during the day and, therefore, could have been called a second life in those terms.

Now though, I have came to realize that it is all one with the distinction of being in different density of consciousness, where the dream time is in a much lighter state and our every day life is a denser coarser aspect of life itself. Like a person slowly diving into a deep water hole, the realities of this hole slowly come forth as one moves toward them. It is not hidden per se, but simply not seen yet as it is always and forever being there.

Namaste :)

Here's the latest in which your words are discussed in deeper manners. I hope you'll enjoy this one too! Namaste :)

https://steemit.com/life/@eric-boucher/lucid-dreaming-the-art-of-summoning-dreams-to-the-surface-of-one-s-mind-and-know-that-you-are-dreaming-part-iii

Mind blowing work ! Became fan of your work my friend !! Followed you !!

Wow, I'm impressed to come to the expectation that you have read both of these articles about Lucid Dreaming in one go! That's a lot to chew on, if you weren't already into this sort of experience.

Thanks a lot for the compliment and the fellowship, there much more to come from this end your way.

Namaste :)

Yeah ! Its beautiful work my friend !!
Namaste !

@eric-boucher A very good post and an interesting read :-)

Thank you so much, the series will get a new article this week as well... Stay tuned! I'm glad you enjoyed it, namaste :)

Now i got the full concept of lucid dreaming. thank you. Check my work @aonraza . Namaste!!

Awesome, wait till you try the exercises... Namaste :)

Interesting!! Ive been studying this a lot the last 2 years. I had some lucid dreams but wasn't really succesful quanity-wise. I tried to do it via the technique of sleep paralysis and continue from there, would you recommend that?

The lucidity is very interesting i itself, in deed, but it is the conscious interaction within the dreams that will make it a step and a half above that experience and, by the same token, open up your consciousness to realms well beyond what one would consider a dream...

I don't know which "sleep paralysis" you refer to. Would you mind letting me know a bit more about the one you are experiencing? This way, I'd be able to relate to the experience you are having and we'd go from there?

The term has been used relating to so many different states...

Namaste :)

Here's the follow up on the Lucid Dreaming post. I hope you'll enjoy this one as well as it is getting deeper and deeper into the subject. Safe travels, keep your smile thrive on and Steem on! Namaste :)

https://steemit.com/life/@eric-boucher/lucid-dreaming-the-art-of-summoning-dreams-to-the-surface-of-one-s-mind-and-know-that-you-are-dreaming-part-iii

I wanna ask U some questions dude @eric-boucher

Go for it! :) Namaste

Nice photography!!
its cool!!

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you appreciate. Namaste :)

Got here a day late, but I have been excited for the next part of this series!
Thanks for sharing!
Namaste

Great and good to hear you made it! I'm so glad you got to enjoy this one as well. It is such a pleasure to share all of this... Thanks for the fellowship.

Namaste :)

Great content

Thank you! Namaste :)

good one

nice post and i think some are imaginary image....

You bet! We all have a very very fertile mind... So much so, some people even dream wide awake the whole day! ;) Namaste :)

Thanks! Namaste :)

good topic

vivid photography!

Great post my friend well done

Thanks! Namaste :)

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