Inspirational Quotes About Lucid Dreaming
Imagine
flying (in spirit form), and I mean this in the most literal sense, over
faraway lands you have only seen in books or on television. This is
possible. Imagine going to heaven and experiencing the place you call
home in between incarnations. This is possible. Imagine meeting your
spirit guides and having the most wonderful conversations; receiving
knowledge about your life and issues you are now dealing with. This is
possible. Imagine seeing and conversing with any relative or friend who
has passed on, and laughing as you share old memories. This is possible.
Imagine the most beautiful sceneries painted in the most brilliant and
dynamic colors you have ever seen. This is possible. Imagine listening
to angels sing, and again, I mean this in the most literal sense. This
and so much more is possible if you decide to be conscious for a small
part of the eight hours during sleep at night.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 254
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Lucid dreaming differs from ordinary dreaming in that with lucid
dreaming, you consciously control your reactions, your actions and the
direction of your dream. In your non-lucid dreams you have no conscious
control over your reactions, actions or the direction of your dream. In
a non-lucid dream you are simply in a reactive state. Take for example,
a dream most of us have had, that of being chased. In the dream state,
most often you don't realize what you are really running from. In this
state, you become afraid, you keep running until you wake up or simply
move to another dream. In the lucid dream state, you recognize that you
are dreaming, and you are then able to take control of your reactions
and what is occurring in the dream. Here's what happens during a lucid
dream: First, you realize you're dreaming. Second, you lose all fear,
and I mean absolutely all fear that you had in the non-lucid state.
Third, you then turn around and ask what is chasing you to tell you what
it represents. Fourth, you can continue the dream or move to another
subject you would like to deal with.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 256
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inspirational quote comes from.
Let me continue by
giving you a personal example of a non-lucid dream that became a lucid
dream. During a non-lucid dream, I was running away from something. I
don't recall exactly what it was, but I do recall being afraid and
running from it in a very cowardly manner. Suddenly, I realized that I
was dreaming and that I was in a dream. When this realization occurred,
it was like night and day. One second I was running from something I
believed to be monster-like, and the next second I lost all fear. I
became conscious that it was a dream I was experiencing, and once I "got
it," I simply lost all fear because I knew that there was nothing to
fear from a dream. Regardless of how scary the dream might have been,
all fear was gone, not because of the scenario in the dream, but because
I know it to be a dream. When you move from a non-lucid state to a lucid
state, the once frightful setting now literally becomes your playground.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 256 - 257
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inspirational quote comes from.
So I went from running away from a monster, to losing all fear in about
a second. The switch is literally that dramatic. I suddenly realized it
was only a dream, that what I was running away from was an illusion I
had created. I lost all fear, stopped running and turned around to face
what was coming my way. Suddenly, I understood that whatever was coming
toward me was still coming at about the same speed, but I had no fear. I
now felt that it was going to pass me on my right and so I stuck my
right arm out in an effort to stop it. I was going to stop it, and ask
it what it represented. I was going to see if it had anything to say to
me. But, as soon as I had that thought, whatever was chasing me passed
through my arm. I felt the breeze on my arm, but saw nothing. I was
really running away from nothing!
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 257
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In order to expand
on my point about losing all fear, let me quickly share another lucid
dream. I was in a non-lucid dream and suddenly I realized that I was
dreaming. I became lucid in the dream and found myself standing on a
railroad track. I have no conscious recollection of what happened to get
me on the tracks, but there I was, on railroad tracks, and as luck would
have it, a train was coming toward me at full speed. I was not
immediately concerned because the train seemed to be about 15 seconds
away from crushing me. Although I was in a dream state and could only
react to the dream, I felt that I had more than enough time to step out
of the way. At that moment, it felt like a very logical and healthy way
to react to this scenario.
All of a sudden at
about TC -10 (or Train Crash minus 10 seconds), I had the realization
that I was simply dreaming. In a one- to two-second span, I lost all
concern about the train crushing me. In two seconds, I went from the
prudent belief that I should step away from the tracks, to losing all
fear, saying to myself, "hmmm, this could be a very cool experience.
I've never been hit by a train before." >>
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 257
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The steps to learning to lucid dream are basically the same as learning
to remember your dreams. Simply replace the meditative intention of
remembering your dreams with an intention of becoming lucid or aware in
your dream. Tell yourself that the next time you dream, you will ask to
see your hand. What this does is switch the control from your
unconscious mind, where you are simply reacting to what is occurring in
the dream, to your conscious mind where you are giving the instructions
to your dream. Sometimes when you become lucid, you find your
surroundings either foggy or dark. In such a case, simply ask for
clarity. Say to yourself "clarity now" until the environment around you
becomes clearer. Keep demanding clarity until your field of vision is as
clear as you wish it to be. The simple act of giving an instruction in
the dream immediately shifts your perception, because now it is you who
is in control. The shift is usually noticeable if not dramatic.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 259
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Another technique you can follow that will assist you in having more
lucid dreams is to set your alarm clock for a few hours before waking.
When the alarm sounds, turn it off and go to the bathroom or walk around
for a couple of minutes, then reset your alarm clock for your usual wake
up time (I keep two alarm clocks). Meditate for five minutes and go back
to sleep. This might seem like a pain in the neck to do, but if you're
having trouble achieving the lucid dream state, this will put you in a
lighter dream state, and help you to achieve your goal of remembering
your dreams and having lucid dreams.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 255
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inspirational quote comes from.
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