Thread: Opening Doors To New Dream Worlds

Just thought I'd share a technique I find really useful when in sleep paralysis or when your dream fades into darkness.

I used to try roll my dream body off the bed when in sleep paralysis and had fairly good success, but I sometimes found it difficult to control my entire body and I always ended up in my room.

A few months ago I 'woke up' in sleep paralysis and an idea came to me to imagine reaching out for a door handle. I felt my arm extend and after a few seconds I felt a door handle (everything was pitch black) As soon as I opened the door I was inside a dream world.
The reason I like this method compared to rolling out of my dream body is that you enter an entirely different environment.

Here is the entry from my dream journal:
" I can feel myself in sleep paralysis. As I raise from my bed and float through the roof I am surrounded by darkness so I tell myself, 'If I reach for a door handle I'll be able to enter a new dream scene' I reach out my hand several times then suddenly take hold of a door handle. As the door opens I see a vast gourge with grassy mountains, there is a rich blue river flowing and sparkling in the hot sun. The clarity is incredibly intense"
I was then free to roam this new dream environment.

As stated before, the benefits to this technique is that the dream doesn't start in your bedroom.
I am sure that with enogh control you can open the door to any dream scene or character you like, however I like the element of surprise and am always amazed at what my subconcious creates for me. (I once opened a door and felt afraid when I walked inside a dark room, I closed the door and told myself to enter a happy environment. When I opened the door again I walked into a field filled with bouncing pink rabbits I decided to stay)

Please let me know if you have any success with this technique I'm sure i'm not the only one who does this.