When we dream at night our consciousness leaves our bodies and travels to other realms. Don't let this be a scary thought as it is completely natural. We spend about one-third of our lives asleep! This gives our spirits a chance to recharge, find information, review our life choices, and experiment with different outcomes.
Have you ever felt as if you were falling, or been awakened by something unexpectedly and had the feeling of disorientation? This is simply because your dreaming body, or the part of your consciousness that astral travels through the dream world, has come back to your physical body suddenly and it takes a moment to align itself again.
What Are Lucid Dreams?
A lucid dream simply means that you're dreaming while simultaneously knowing that you're in a dream. Dreamers often achieve lucidity in the middle of a dream when they discover that their experience is not happening in physical reality but in a dream. This is typically triggered when the dreamer notices an impossible occurrence like a visit from a dead relative in a dream, or the sensation of flying. People can also, however, become lucid without any triggering clue. Sometimes people just realize they're in the midst of a dream.
Lucid dreaming doesn't require anything more than knowing that you're dreaming. That said, the quality of lucidity varies tremendously. At a high level, you'll know that everything occurring is in your mind and poses no real danger and that you'll soon wake up in your bed. Low-level lucidity might mean that you know you're in a dream, maybe even enough to decide to fly or change what you're doing, but not enough to understand that the people you meet are representations or that you're not in any danger.
How Does it Feel to Have a Lucid Dream?
Though the lucid dreaming experience is different for everyone, many describe it as very magical and intense. You'll feel like you've entered another world when you become aware while in a dream. You can manipulate physical laws, and you can make your fantasies come true instantly. Your dream will react to your thoughts, which means you can change the storyline of the dream as if you are the director of a movie set. Speaking with a dream interpreter can help you find new ways to explore your dreams.
Are Lucid Dreams the Same as Dream Control?
Lucid dreaming and controlling your dreams are related, but they're not the same thing. You can be lucid and have little or no control over the content of your dream, or you can have a lot of control without actually being aware that you're dreaming. That said, becoming lucid will likely increase your level of control over the course of events. Many dreamers, once they realize they're lucid, decide to do something they can only do with the great freedom of the dream state. However, you still choose how much control you want to exert over your dream.
What is The Difference between Lucid Dreams and Psychic Dreams?
There are several types of psychic dreams. When you dream about something that is happening in your life, this is referred to as having clairvoyant dreams. You might dream about something that has come to pass, such as dreaming about a car accident that you later find out happened while you were asleep. Clairaudient dreams will convey some type of message, possibly in the form of a specific sound or voice that seems to come from nowhere. If you dream of something that frightens you, you could have something fearful coming your way in the future. Foreshadowing or Precognitive dreams can give you a glimpse into what may happen in the future. These dreams can offer insight into both positive and negative events, such as a vision of someone having a baby or a dream about someone passing away. Telepathic dreams are similar but differ in that they are shared between two individuals who are close to each other. When the dreamer shares the details of the dream with the other involved person, they may come to realize they are having telepathic dreams and communicating with one another in this way.
Lucid dreams occur when you're conscious throughout the experience, such as daydreaming. You might use these dreams to experience astral projection to exotic locations, to gain insight, or to perfect a skill.
What Are the Gifts of Lucid Dreams?
Lucid dreaming offers profound benefits, like rehearsing for important events or achieving moments of transcendence. Lucid dreams also allow you to overcome fears or nightmares and even have the power for physical healing.
Create Your Own Dream Plot
One of the most interesting scenarios of lucid dreaming is the ability to create your own storyline within your dream. The only limitation is your imagination. You can use both wake-induced and dream-induced methods for creating dream plots. Imagine the feeling of climbing the tallest mountain or exploring true love within your dreams!
Solve Your Problems
If you are experiencing problems in your life, lucid dreaming can help. These problems could involve a situation where you just don't know how to handle the other person or make the right decision. Through lucid dreaming, it's possible to try out various resolution scenarios within your dream. Doing so allows you to explore the potential risks and rewards involved in the various resolution options. This can give you insight into a resolution that can offer the best outcome for your future.
Take the Challenge and Plunge Safely
For those who are shy or scared to make a big decision, lucid dreaming can help. It can give you the confidence you need to take a step that you would not otherwise take. It's possible to gain insight into what's realistic even when you don't have the ability to see this now. For example, you may be consumed with anger or fear about a life change. In your waking life, the options look bleak and the future dismal. Through lucid dreaming, you can explore what will happen in your life through various decisions or changes in a comfortable zone. This allows you to gain the courage to move forward because you know what may happen.
Exploring Symbolism in Lucid Dreams
Many psychologists, including Carl Jung, have connected science with spirituality by recognizing that the ability to dream does have a spiritual sense that's hard to define. In his studies, Jung came to believe that dreams served as manifestations of the subconscious of the brain, using symbols to convey messages. There are entire dream dictionaries devoted to interpreting the symbolism of common dreams and nightmares, such as dreams of animals, dreaming about spiders, or even things like dreaming of your teeth falling out (this dream is more common than you'd expect!). Often times a given symbol can have multiple meanings, though, so anything that promises to decode your dreams is really just a starting point. that's why speaking to a professional dream interpreter can be so helpful. A psychic dream interpreter can combine their psychic insight with your dream experience to arrive at a highly personalized interpretation that makes sense and offers actionable guidance.
How Lucid Dreaming Helps in the Waking World
Becoming lucid while you dream can help you in solving things you are challenged by in your waking reality, find other perspectives and explore new pathways, and develop a deeper understanding of your own subconscious landscape. I suggest keeping a dream journal or keeping a voice recorder by your bed, to begin developing your own interpretations of your dreams. It doesn't matter the type of dream or length, just record as many details as you can recall as well as the emotions behind the scenes which will help you not only with dream recall but with the integration of your lucid and waking states of awareness.
Highest Blessings!
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