Thread: Lucid dreaming without methods of induction. Instant?

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Why exactly are we trying to induce Alpha waves? All my knowledge of brain waves and their relation to sleeping/waking states comes from Wikipedia, but it doesn't seem that Alpha waves have much to do with REM sleep, what Magus posted regarding using Binaural beats seemed far more useful.

Originally Posted by Duo

Why exactly are we trying to induce Alpha waves? All my knowledge of brain waves and their relation to sleeping/waking states comes from Wikipedia, but it doesn't seem that Alpha waves have much to do with REM sleep, what Magus posted regarding using Binaural beats seemed far more useful.

Duo,

When we enter rem sleep, most of the time we are in theta brain waves. If however alpha should kick in whilst still having strong theta, then we will become more aware and conscious. We can experience alpha, that produces a relaxed but aware state, hence lucid dreams.
Theta will produce dreams, but depending how much alpha is present will depend on how much awareness we have in the dream state. If you have no alpha you will not remember your dreams at all...