Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume - 4, issue 9 1 March 2020 | Page 34

I am astounded at the clarity of the stars.  They seem so close.  At this point I
become lucid.  The dream “shakes” momentarily.  Immediately I look down at
the ground and concentrate on solidifying the image and remaining in the
dreamscape.
– G. Sparrow (Lucid Dreaming: The Dawning)
It’s a common  occurrence for many people to wake up immediately after
becoming lucid. Although frustrating, this can be solved a number of ways.
Some suggested tricks to stay in the dream world are to:
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Focus on your senses other than vision in lucid dreams, e.g., smell,
touch, hearing, taste
Spin around quickly like a bottle or dervish – this is a highly effective
technique
Simply talk to yourself – remind yourself that you are dreaming!
Listening to your dream-body breathing
Did you know?
Dreams have inspired great masterpieces like the music of Mozart,
Beethoven, and Wagner, the paintings of William Blake, and even the
creation of the sewing machine.
How to Harness the True Power of Lucid Dreaming
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe (A Dream Within a Dream)
From private practice all the way to million-dollar box office hits like Inception,
Lucid Dreaming has intrigued the minds of many.
But there’s more to lucid dreaming than meets the eye. It’s not simply about
flying around and sipping cocktails – it can also be used on your spiritual path
to improve the quality of your life.