What are some techniques that u can have lucid dreams?

[Neo Neo]

I've been having trouble lately having lucid dreams. i've had about 3 or 4 and cant seem to have a technique that works for me really. i usually try to realize i am in a dream generally (which doesnt seem to be working lol) so anyway what would anyone else suggest?

[dreamer_kid]

This site has A LOT of techniques to become lucid

http://web-us.com/luciddreamingFAQ.htm#How...echnique%20work (http://web-us.com/luciddreamingFAQ.htm#How%20does%20the%20Nap%20Indu ced%20Lucid%20Dream%20(NILD)%20technique%20work)?

[dotcom]

I usually start my dream BEFORE I fall asleep. This allows me to make a decision about what I will dream of and also I can continue dreams from previous nights or repeat a dream.

If you can first become a person who can fall asleep "anywhere, any time and for any occasion" you will be able to lucid dream on demand. I feel much more rested after a night of lucid dreaming. Regular sleep just isn't as satisfying.

[DreamCoil]

That site has some really good info on it, MILD is a great tech for people starting out.

[evangel]

When I first started becoming lucid, one technique that I used was the "hyperspace" technique... As you're falling asleep, imagine the night sky, then begin moving forward while focusing your mind on maintaining a steady pace (If you accelerate too fast, you may simply fall asleep because of the hypnotizing effect this has) This technique would usually initiate a falling dream for me, which I eventually learned to control and turn into a flying dream. At first, it was frightening because there is a lack of control -as if you're falling into a void. My tendency was to want to pull out of it and make myself totally conscious. Eventually I learned to move left and right, turn around (as if falling backwards), and even do summersaults and begin identifying my extremities (hands, feet, arms, etc).

One way to start the initial visualization while falling asleep is to watch similar images such as a computer screen saver -or just watch a lot of sci-fi (star trek, star wars, etc. anything which uses hyperspace imagery -the illusion of moving forward through space with points of light whizzing by.