What is this all about?

Lately, I have come back to one of my past hobbies which is learning about dreams. I have learned a lot since the last time I picked it up and I have pretty much made it an everyday thing because it is so fascinating. What I will include in here is my growing knowledge of dreams. What will not be included are the dreams that I may get,  although I may occasionally share one or two if they are helpful examples or just ones I thought were particularly interesting.

What is so fascinating about dreams?

A lot. If I wanted to go into details, this post will never end. Therefore, I will tell you the reason why most people, possibly including yourself, is reading this post and/or searching online about dreams. Lucid dreams.

What is a lucid dream?

Being lucid in a dream means that the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming. The advantage of dream awareness is that he or she will then be able to control the dream.

How to achieve this awareness is the hardest part, with the exception of those who are able to naturally dream lucidly. It all boils down to reality checks. Once you are in your dream, you should ask yourself if you are dreaming or not. In order for you to do this, you should be doing a reality check every now and then when you are in reality. Once you get into the habit of doing this at least 5-10 times a day, you will most likely carry this habit into your dream world as well. There are specific checks you can do that are fast, and works very well. One particular check you can do is reading some form of text, such as a poster. You can look at the text, look away, and then look back at the text to see if it has changed. In our dreams, text often changes and most of the time we accept it.

If you are serious about lucid dreaming and would like to try it out, you will first need to boost your dream recall, which is the ability to remember your dreams. The most efficient way to do this is by starting a dream journal in which you write down as elaborately as you can about each dream everytime you wake up.

The reason I want to start blogging about this topic is because I feel that this knowledge should be shared with everybody. It is often said that we only use 10% of our brain power. Our minds are very powerful tools, but we seem to not be able to use its full capabilities. I honestly believe that by sharing this knowledge, we can learn to unlock the lost powers of our minds and grow as a community.