Top Document: Dreams FAQ Pt.3/4: About Lucid Dreaming Previous Document: 6.6. How do you have lucid dreams? Next Document: 6.8. How can I find out more about lucid dreaming, or get involved in lucid dreaming research? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge A. At first, beginners may have difficulty remaining in the dream after they attain lucidity. This obstacle may prevent many people from realizing the value of lucid dreaming, because they have not experienced more than the flash of knowing they are dreaming, followed by immediate awakening. Two simple techniques can help you overcome this problem. The first is to remain calm in the dream. Becoming lucid is exciting, but expressing the excitement can awaken you. Suppress your feeling somewhat and turn your attention to the dream. If the dream shows signs of ending, such as the disappearance, loss of clarity or depth of the imagery, "spinning" can help bring the dream back. As soon as the dream starts to "fade," before you feel your real body in bed, spin your dream body like a top. That is, twirl around like a child trying to get dizzy (you probably will not get dizzy during dream spinning because your physical body is not spinning around). Remind yourself, "The next scene will be a dream." When you stop spinning, if it is not obvious that you are dreaming, do a reality test. Even if you think you are awake, you may be surprised to find that you are still dreaming! User Contributions:Top Document: Dreams FAQ Pt.3/4: About Lucid Dreaming Previous Document: 6.6. How do you have lucid dreams? Next Document: 6.8. How can I find out more about lucid dreaming, or get involved in lucid dreaming research? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: dreams-faq-request@bigred.ka.sub.org (Dreams FAQ)
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