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LUCID DREAMING  

Lucid dreaming is a way of knowing that you are in a dream and deciding to take over the action, direction and even the content of what you are dreaming about.
Using lucid dreams and the impact of dreaming in color to aide in self therapy during complex life situations.
Learning to recognize, remember, and control your lucid dreams for a better, more fulfilling life, in the dream world as well as the real world.
This article will help you understand the type dreams we have when we dream.
It was a hot, clear, sunny day. I was in my son's bedroom leaning on the windowsill looking down out onto my garden downstairs. I could see my father leaning down as if picking dry leaves or other debris from the lawn. His back was towards me the whole time.
Takes a physiological, biological, and psychological approach to dreams, answering the questions, "where do dreams come from?" and "what do they mean?"
It is very true that the "science" of dream interpretation was said to be more like an art than science. The relationship between one's waking life and one's dreams is hard to explain.
Dream interpretations date back to 3,000-4,000 B.C. They were documented on clay tablets. We've always been fascinated with our dreams.
Imagine being able to control your dreams. No more nightmares. No more waking up crying or drenched with sweat.
Many people believe that dreams can help them to find solutions to their daily problems from relationships to jobs, and possibly see things for what they really are instead of what we would like them to be.
In life there are only few absolute truths. Through our dreams we can achieve the ability to making living life more valueable to living those truths. In this article I hope for you to see how one can achieve a balance in one's own life through dreams.
A short essay attempting to categorize various types of dreams.
Dreams can tell us many things about ourselves that we may otherwise ignore. Dreams can even give us clues to the onset of illness.
An overview of lucid dreaming.
Lucid dreaming is the experience of being consciously aware while inside a dream. Waking dreams can occur normally as a quirk of the sleep cycle, or they can be induced.
Learn what Lucid Dreaming is and how you can do it.
This is an article about lucid dreaming... dreaming while believing they are awake.
So I tried my hand at lucid dreaming. Because, even after these intermittent years, after this time that was supposed to heal me, I still miss her. I still miss her voice and her presence. I'm unable to let go.
Lucid dreaming is something that occurs naturally while we are dreaming that causes us to become completely self aware and in control of things within the dream world. It usually happens at random and only lasts for a very brief period of time.
Research has shown that lucid dreaming takes place during REM sleep, and that physiological effects of the waking and dreaming state are almost the same.
Lucid dreaming is when an individual comes to the realization, during a dream, that they are truly dreaming. At this point the dream can be altered according to the persons will, becoming almost like daydreaming.
The concept of lucid dream raises two questions: Naturally, the one inquiring what a lucid dream is, but also a question regarding the way in which such a thing comes to happening.
Up until about 15 years ago, scientists didn't believe that lucid dreaming was possible. Pioneering work by Stephan LaBerge of Stanford University....
Everyone can learn how to start having lucid dreams. According to dream experts the likelihood of lucid dreaming increases dramatically when the dreamer holds tight to the intent to have them, and to remember them afterwards.
Lucid dreaming occurs when you become fully aware that you are dreaming while dreaming. While you are lucid you have full control over your dream, your dream environment, and other characters in your dream (hold that naughty Britney Spears or Tom Brady fantasy for a moment)
Learn how to become a lucid dreamer and begin the process of focused meditation 'within'your subconscious. As you develop this skill you'll enhanse the ability to heal yourself & to create what you what in life.
What are lucid dreams and how they can help you overcome obstacles in your waking life.
What is a lucid dream? It's essentially a dream where you are either aware it is a dream or you can actually control what will happen.
I was in my dining room when suddenly my mother appeared. Instantly, I realized that she could not be there, as she had passed on; yet I was so eager to see her that I joyously began a conversation with her. We talked for what appeared to be several minutes.
Learning about lucid dreams can be helpful to prevent nightmares.
A short research paper that touches on the meaning of dreams, lucid dreams, and nightmares.
A brief overlook on different types of dreaming. Subconscious and conscious minds merging together.
Have you ever wondered what that dream meant? Read below for some popular meanings of dreams.
Springsteen once sang, "Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?" A recent dream in which I died has me pondering this quote and other dream-related matters.
The more time that passes after the dream ends makes it harder to recall. If you wake up ten or more minutes after a dream is over you more than likely won't remember it.
Specific elements to keep track of while recording your dream journal.
How many things that we assume to be very real to us are actually a result of chemical changes in the brain?
National Sleep Week was just a few weeks ago- but this is something that needs to be focused on everyday. This article gives some hints, tips and advice on regular sleeping suggestions, and an overview of some common sleeping disorders.
Professor Howard Suffect plans to stay up all night in a local coffee house to work on his play that deals with his new theories on theoretical physics. Derrick Wyman has the same plan... as he is the actual weaver of Howard's dreams.
While Haley's dreams teeter on the edge of reality and deja-vu, where will her consciousness side?
Sleep & dreams is perhaps the final frontier of modern science. However, the world of the occult/magic have embraced the power of dreams, including the process called psychic dreamwalking.
Feeling dried up inside? Dreams can be a convenient, all-natural source of inspiration. Your muse is lurking in your own subconscious...
The skeletons in the Boggs family's closet continue to tumble forth in this chapter - which was a lot of fun to write. I've never personally been abducted by aliens (I don't think), but Harley has been, and is here. His greatest shock is aboard the ship.
There are many theories surrounding sleep paralysis, some medical - and some metaphysical.
In today's sleepless world of 24/7 technology, work, and entertainment, it can be hard to fit in a single night of quality shut-eye. Here's how YOU can improve your quality and quantity of wonderful, peaceful, rejuvenating rest.
"You cannot trust your physical senses to give you a true picture of reality. They are lovely liars, with such a fantastic tale to tell that you believe it without question." - Seth (1970)
The film "Waking Life" is one that is rich with meaning and symbolism. While many do cherish this movie, so much more can be gained from understanding the many different elements and storylines that lay hidden under its many layers of meaning.
Shamanism is an ancient art and method of healing and visionary experience that has been embraced by the modern New Age movement.
Use the principles of Zen to look at how you learn and practice your lessons in personal finance.
Study of the relationship between Emanuel Swedenborg and William Blake through their religion , philosophy, art, and writing.
What is it really like to have a psychic vision?
This article will discuss what it is like to experience Sleep Paralysis, a sleep disorder to affects people upon waking or just as they are falling asleep.
I discuss several brain-change techniques I have used over the years, including meditation and dream analysis.
Mugwort (Artemesia Vulgaris) has long been known for its healing properties - both medicinal and metaphysical. It has been especially popular in relation to women's healing, and is easy to cultivate.
There are several types of dreams.
Everyone dreams either while sleeping or awake. Interpreting these dreams could be key to what we feel and how we act.
The techniques outlined here will help you in your attempt to remember your dreams.
Looking for the answer of what last night's dream meant? Looking for a better night's sleep? The Dream Drawer, at www.thedreamdrawer.com has the answer to those and many more questions revolving around sleep and dreams.
Have you ever had a dream that seemed very real, or have you ever had a dream where you felt as if you were actually flying? The following are experiences I've had while dreaming and I'd like to find out what others think about the possibility of astral travel.
My best friend is a Synesthete. Synesthesia is an involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense. This is both blessing and a curse to her, and a fascinating exploration of the human brain.
Javier Bardem turned up in three of my dreams. Here's how it went.
Alex Fisher has fallen in love with a girl he met in his dreams and he wouldn't have it any other way.
In our dreams, we experience a dazzling variety of egos as well as states of awareness and consciousness. Who is to say that the waking ego is the more accurate image of who we really are?
Although much has been written about the power of story and effective storytelling, many books and articles tend to oversimplify the issue, thereby missing the fact that story is essential to our lives and to building community.
Have you ever been at that heady state where your character fills your entire being? No? Here's how to bring that nirvana on.
There are times when the world seems fragile and hollow, like the framework of a movie set. This is about those times.
A paper that explores the ways in which we define ourselves and examines the meaning of the self throughout history, illustrating those contexts with examples from contemporary and classic film sources.
In the end ego will always devour the person that can not feed it enough.
Random thoughts about my dream life, put into poetry...
Have you ever dreamt that you couldn't move? It might not have been a dream.
Most writers I've spoken with say that inspiration hits like a bolt of lightning. This may be so, but you have to make yourself a proverbial conductor. Here are a few exercises, from free-writing to several ideas.
A future world where touch is prohibited and procreation is controlled- males are no longer allowed into the cosmic, until one girl, Destiny, breaks through to find her true love.
The art of using the subconscious mind to assist with generating ideas in the writing of fiction
Is there life after death? The question itself is as old as the ages and still we continue to ponder the existence of a life beyond. In practically every culture on Earth there is some vestige found to indicate a belief in an afterlife.
Biography of philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist Ayn Rand, including analysis and opinions germane to Chapter One of her monograph: The Art of Fiction. Tied in are theories of Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer.
Cezanne's Carrot is a rare but growing breed of magazines of literature and creative non fiction that acknowledges that we are spiritual beings.
Olivia lost her youth when she married a harsh and controlling husband. She finds it again when she embraces her true passion
Thanks to my millionth page viewer whoever you will be.
I share my list of houselhold herbs for folks considering using herbs for general well-being or as a treatment for an existing or possible ailment.
Do you have forbidden encounters with your lovers on the astral plane?
This is a review of the Stumble feature for Firefox, that allows people to rate websites and to pull more traffic to them.
Explanation of my beliefs as a pantheist. Intended to provide reader with insight into what a pantheist believes.
"During the Big Fry, the two halves of 'you-tiao' stick together loosely. Later you can tear the halves apart like Godzilla splitting open a passenger train."
Mind-machines are specific devices that provide varied stimuli to a person affecting electrical activity in the brain and reportedly induce the user to experience altered states of consciousness, much like a person practicing traditional esoteric meditation.
A Review of the How-To Book by Richard Webster
Recently I spoke with Richard O'Sullivan of Lost Colony Entertainment not only about the slate of movies and shows his company is about to release on Comcast Video on Demand, but also about his life as a writer/filmmaker.
This is an article about sleep paralysis and the causes and prevention.
More halfway decent poetry from a halway decent person. Story to be continued.
The Tibetan yogi Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche has said: "It is the blissful body of the yogi or yogini that is the true Deity." So what might this mean? And how, if at all, is it (or could it be) related to the practice of Yoga asana?
Do you know what sleep paralysis is? It's a fairly common phenomenon, and it scares the crap out of many people.
Understanding the philosophy of the spiritual realm means learning about chakras and various dimensions of self.
Learn how to keep a dream journal. Learn what to pay attention to in your dreams.
Dreams are a window into a persons subconcious mind. They can tell of things that need to be changed in your waking life as well as things that you may not have realized are going on in your own mind. Dream analysis is a fascinating subject.
Ever wonder why your pet cats or dogs figure prominently in your dreams? Often these special dreams convey wisdom from your higher self, through the symbolism of your furry friends. By analyzing your pet dreams you'll be able to tap into this guidance.
A person that dreams a lot, is said to have an active moving spirit in the psychic world. This article will focus on why we dream and how you can discover the meaning behind your dreams.
This article begins a new series of articles; this one exploring what our dreams means and how they influence our everyday lives.
Many people have strange dreams and are afraid to share them. They think people will think they are crazy.
An insight as to what your dreams may mean.
Dreams are the catalyst of futures yet to be. Dreams encourage us to set goals and accomplish more than we have ever done before.