Lucid Dream Journal Tricks & Tips

Ask any advanced lucid dreamer what the most important step in lucd dreaming is and they will most likely tell you that "you need to be able to remember your dreams". If you can't remember you had a lucid dream, well, then what's the point?

The best way to start remembering your dreams is to start a dream journal or diary.
I have discussed dream journals previously, but I think beginners really need to get on this. I thought I would share some tips, tricks, and tools that have helped many dreamers to remember their dreams so they can be awake while dreaming.


The first dream journal trick is to USE KEYWORDS.
Use keywords when you are recording your dreams and only write what is most important. Dreams fade quickly, so put descriptive terms or short phrases to help you remember as much of the whole story as possible. You don't want to wake up too much unless you must get to school, work, etc. You can always attempt a WILD if it's the morning and you have no other obligations. Come back to the dream detail later when your actually ready to get up (the keywords will help you remember dream details).

The second lucid dream tip is to get a pen that lights up so that you don't have to turn on a light or move to write down your dreams. You can get a great inexpensive pen light at amazon that has a green led built in and is not bright enough to wake you.

The third trick is to get a hard copy note book keep it under your pillow while you sleep. By doing this you are much more likely to write your dreams because the book is in easy reach--plus your subconscious realizes the importance of this (it's right under your head, it must be important!)

The final lucid dream journal tip is: don't use a notebook at all.
Many of us have smart phones or digital recorders that allow us to record our voice into a digital audio format. This tip is great because it allows you to remain still after you wake up from a dream, and not have to write anything down. You can also upload and catalog all of your dreams on to your computer (think iTunes) so you can search through them by keyword or title.

Hopefully these tools, tips and tricks will help you get to remember when you are lucid dreaming.

Visiting People and Places in your Lucid Dreams Tips

Tips on visiting people and places in your lucid dreams.

I though I would expand upon the places and people that you can visit in your lucid dreams after talking about Dream Guides in the last post. You can meet anybody you want in your lucid dreams: Relatives or friends that have passed away, currently living or dead celebrities, all-knowing-beings, people from other planets and times, coaches and personal trainers that help you improve yourself, and more! You can have in-depth conversations, ask questions, or even get them to show you how to play that lick, shoot that basket, or run that fast--you can even do physical training with then that will convert to real world results (google: mental practice). Imagine doing martial art training in the Matrix dojo, sitting down at a table with Einstein, John Lennon and Beethoven, or even flying over New York with the super hero of your choice (or all of them).

The world is a big place, but your imagination is bigger.
Imagine visiting an exotic location (e.g. Paris, Rome, Caribbean, Pyramids, Jungles, etc.).
You can visit any place you can imagine in a Lucid Dream, even places you would not normally be able to travel to; like Mars, Saturn, or distant planets and galaxies. You can even go to fictional places that are from books and movies--wouldn't it be cool to go to Alice's wonderland, or Avatar's pandora, or training grounds in The Matrix. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination (but improved with better dream control).

What are your ideas for places and people to visit?

Lucid Dreaming Tips

Lucid Dreaming Tips

After an overly extended hiatus; I'm back and ready to give out more great lucid dreaming tips and techniques. Sorry for the delay, I was in full time (9 classes a term) college (classical music) and work.

But now I'm back to talk about more Lucid Dreaming Tips, Tools and Techniques.

In my last post I introduced Lucid Dream Ideas which aims to give you ideas of things to try when your having a lucid dream. Things like: going to a different planet, talk with a historical figure, become somebody else, or meet your dream guide.

The Dream Guide Tip.
Sometimes a dream guide might be how you got lucid in the first place. Sometimes you'll be none lucid dreaming and won't know it, and a voice will shout from your dream: "Your Dreaming!" or you'll ask a character in a dream: "Hey, is this a dream?" and they will answer, ever so nonchalantly, "Yeah" or "Sure is", and Boom! Your lucid. Thanks for the tip dream guide.

The dream guide appears differently for everybody though, and I would imagine that everyone has a dream guide. The dream guide might appear as somebody you know, or a family member or a celebrity you admire, or an animal, or a god or a "presence", or almost anything; you probability won't know it's your dream guide at first, but they will recur in your dreams (maybe in different forms, but you'll eventually be able to feel/recognize them).

The dream guide seems to be a direct dialogue with your subconscious, allowing you to get deep and profound knowledge you didn't even know you knew, or discovering your true desires and how to actually obtain them.

Your dream guide can allow you to make profound changes in your life though your lucid dreams (which opens up the future planned section of Lucid Dream Training Tips).

The next Lucid Dreaming Tips and Techniques will continue to talk about visiting different people and places while you are lucid dreaming, and more info about the proposed Lucid Dream Training Tips.
 

Glad to be back.
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