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⊹ how I lucid dream (+ tips for shifting through them)
disclaimer!! these are things that worked for me, every person's mind works differently
There are a lot of ways to lucid dream, I usually do the intention one, and I finally managed to utilize WBTB better recently. Hope I explained it well, if you have any questions let me know!! (replies or ask either is fine!)
INTENTION METHOD
For this method, you need to make a plan for the things you wanna do when you become lucid. Believe me, it really helps because we can't think clearly in our dreams (lucid or not).
1) Right before you sleep, set an intention. Something like "I'm going to remember I'm dreaming" or "I am having a lucid dream tonight".
2) Make a mental to-do list for the first things to do when you become lucid. The clearer and simpler the better. You'd usually want to ground yourself in the dream first (I like engaging my senses in any way).
3) It's done! You can sleep as you would normally.
okay now the dream actually starts
1) You're realizing you're in a dream. Either randomly, or through reality checks, or you just noticed something is off, and now you're questioning reality.
2) Since you made a plan, your brain will immediately focus on it. Ground yourself, and follow any next steps you chose.
3) YAY you made it!!
These steps are also part of the WBTB method.
WBTB METHOD
For this method, you'll need to set an alarm 4-6 hours after you fall asleep. A whole sleep cycle is around 1,5 hours, and around the last 10 minutes of it is REM sleep (where dreams take place). I like to set an alarm for right there.
e.g let's say I'm going to sleep at 1 AM. My alarm will either be at around 5:30 AM (3 sleep cycles in), or around 7 AM (4 sleep cycles in).
The more sleep cycles you're in, the longer the REM phase gets = the longer your dreams last for.
Now for this method I used to struggle because you're supposed to stay awake for 30 mins - 1 hour before you go back to sleep. But if I stay for so long I just start becoming irritated and can't fall back asleep. And if I immediately go back to sleep without staying up, my sleep continues as normal instead of entering REM instantly.
So the thing that worked for me was having a loud sound playing in the background. You could put anything, from subliminals to songs to color noise (I literally just started a washing machine cycle lmao). Set a timer for it to stop after around 10 minutes, and while it plays say affirmations.
You can use this either as a shifting method or a lucid dreaming method, depending on your intention.
I used it for shifting through a lucid dream, and repeated "I am dreaming" and "I am shifting" one after another until I entered a dream.
So in summary:
1) Set an alarm 4-6 hours after you fall asleep
2) Wake up, put on a loud sound and set a timer for it to stop after around 10 minutes
3) Go back to bed, and in those 10 minutes set your intention and say affirmations
4) Follow in-dream steps from intention method
random tips that helped me / things that I have noticed:
the more you trust yourself the smoother the process gets. In my first lucid dreams the grounding process was painfully difficult, but the more you practice the easier it gets, and at the end you don't even need it at all! If I'm feeling confident that night I just assume I'm already grounded and it works just fine.
have a clear image of your goal in your head. My latest lucid dream was crystal clear (regarding my cognitive abilities), and I realized by affirming "I am shifting" or "I have shifted" I become too focused on the act of shifting itself rather than the destination. In the dream it becomes "something I have to do immediately", but with no clear direction. It's like since "I'm shifting" that means that I am in my CR. When that's not necessarily true. The trick is to focus on your senses, who, and where you are.
I know the dream plot is really good sometimes, but you gotta fight and keep your goal in mind 😔✊ I wasted a lucid dream once just to get to eat profiterole 😭
ask for guidance! you're literally accessing your subconscious, take advantage of it! You can say out loud "I want to talk to my subconscious", and it will take form so you can quite literally talk with yourself. Ask about any blockages and tips by the person who knows you the best: you!
Keep a journal. Like seriously. Not only does it help train your brain remember your dreams and lucid dream more often, but you can also read back and notice patterns. Maybe you have some consistent themes in your dreams that you would notice easier, maybe you tried a certain thing and it didn't work, so you're trying to figure out what to do next. This will help tremendously. Write down your dreams the moment you wake up so you won't forget any details (doesn't matter where, you can use a physical journal or your notes app).
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