Quote Originally Posted by ezzolucid View Post
When we say ' next time im dreaming i will realize im dreaming' how does this work? Would we not have to become concious in the dream to actually know its a dream in the first place for this mantra to work?

How does the brain know that we are dreaming? All the mild mantras are like this for example 'i will realize im dreaming' 'next time i dream i wil reality check ' etc

Im just confused as to how that mantra can work if we dont actually know were dreaming ???
Fair question. Prospective memory and so many other mental faculties are mainly in the realm of the subconscious mind. Thus, what's really most important is what your subconscious mind interprets from the mantra. And that might (likely) be different from the literal meaning of the words as they appear in a dictionary. So when we say "the next time I am dreaming," the subconscious might actually hear "when I see a dreamsign" or "when I notice something surreal." And of course, those cues would depend on what you have previously established as dreamsigns or surreality. Or it could interpret something else. It all depends on the habitual and symbolic ideas that have taken root in one's subconscious, and that will be unique to each person.