Lucid Dreaming:

The art of maintaining awareness within a dream. I have been experimenting with this and I am finally beginning to see results. The key to lucid dreaming is to trigger awareness within the dream. The technique begins with a familiarity with the “themes” of your dreaming. You do this by recalling your dreams right after waking, by either writing them down or recording them. The dreams we recall are most often the ones where we are awakened. Some people set alarms others use the more natural method of drinking fluids before sleep. One related technique is to get used to a “trigger” such as a particular image or sensation. Gradually in your dreams you begin to sense that you are dreaming on a regular basis. I have trained myself to recognize quick changes in perception or location as “triggers” to awareness. Don’t get the impression that you can control your dreaming in any real sense. However, lucid dreaming is an incredible experience and you can often learn much about yourself in dreams this way. Also, in dreams all of your past experiences come into play even those you have long “forgotten”. It is as close to any of us will come in this life to being magical beings.