I occasionally have nights where I am sleeping and Dreaming and then have these Brief awakenings during the night. I mean just barely awake. Just awake enough to realise I am awake and had been asleep and with the awareness of lying in my bed of darkened bedroom.'These brief awaknings are brief indeed cuz they usually last no more than a couple of seconds. Maybe not even 6 seconds most of the times.

After that awakening I'd usually have 6 minutes of low level waking consciousness and drop back asleep instantly.

I was thinking maybe there is a way to awaken yourself in the middle of the night. But not untill your Completely awake, but just ''awake'' enough to become aware of that you were sleeping( or better: ARE) and that your lying in bed. This is the fine line of Lucidity; Asleep and Dreaming yet only half awakened and consciously aware of the dream experience.

Now I was thinking of ways that wake people up slowly and gradually.
One thing that comes to Mind is: Light.
My bedroom's windows are facing east where the sun rises. Sometimes on early Summer mornings I am still asleep and heavily Dreaming while suddenly the Sun rises and starts shining through my window on my Closed eyelids. This would allmost allways wake me up very Gradually and gently, making myself more aware of lying in bed gradually and of the Dream that is fading before my eyes.

Well if you people can think of any ways you can wake up someone gradually, so that if you regulate it you may be able to wake someone up ''half way'' while leaving them in their dream: Pleasee post your Suggestions and ideas. I'll make a List of them.

-Gradually brightening Light (Sun, Dimmer-Lamp) or a number of Bright Light Flashes from Lamps above your Bed Regulated by a Programable time-switch. (Sounds hard but you can just buy these about anywhere. It goes into a socket and has a sort of clock around it with an Adjustable pin to set the timer)

-A Low not too penetrant Sound that Very Gradually Increases in Volume ( or perhaps suitable Ambient Music you love: That is more likely to Catch your Attention ) I recommend you to try: This Free Software It's Software that can play MP3s like an Alarmclock. The program allows you to select your own MP3 file to play as Alarm Signal and you can program it's Volume to Gradually increase.

- help me find more ways.

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