Intro to Lucid Dreaming/Dream Control Syllabus
Intro to lucid dreaming – 3 classes
Lucid dreaming defined – Day 1
Lucid - characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
Lucidity is qualified by awareness
Commonly accepted levels of lucidity (Ed Kelog scale)
Dream content – Day 1
Day Residue
Schemas
Faulty Logic
False Memories
Id
Attention
Assignment: Go through your dream journal and analyse where the content of your dreams comes from. Is it mostly day residue? Do you notice a lot of false memories or faulty logic in them?
Dream journaling – Day 2
The importance of keeping a journal
Time-keep
Dream signs – Day 2
Universal dream signs
Individual dream signs
Themes
Metaphors and symbolism
Recall – Day 2
Note taking beside bed
Phone, paper, voice recorder
Middle of the night notes
Short details vs long ones
Utilizing dream signs to trigger recall
Lie still
Sleep mask?
Memory reinforcement – try to play the dream back as you wake up
Stress – the killer of recall
Don’t think about the day ahead
Leave extra time for journaling
Assignment: Go through your dream journal and see if you can notice any reoccurring signs that are popping up. Make a list! :)
Bonus marks: Find out which sign occurs the most and incorporate reality checking to the sign into your daily routine.
Basic sleep science – Day 3
Sleep cycles – how they work
Slow wave sleep gets shorter as REM gets longer
Induction techniques – Day 3
DILD
WILD
Pros and cons
Brief overview of how to do each – very brief!
Applications of lucid dreams – Day 3
Fantasy fulfillment
Spiritual quests
Physical healing
Communication with subconscious
Assignment: Review your current sleep schedule. Taking what you know about DILDs and WILDs, which technique would best work for you for inducing lucid dreams?
Bonus: Knowing this, you may want to look into signing up for that specific course when it’s offered next ;)
Dream Control – 1 class/Day 4
How it relates to lucidity
Control does not equal lucidity
Lucidity level – it’s easier with a lower level? Don’t overthink things!
The effect of belief
Types of control
Passive
Active
Examples of each
Dream incubation
Manifestation
Using your senses
Paying attention (or not)
Scene changing techniques
Goals, Tasks and Challenges
Why do them? Gives a direction for your lucidity so you’re not standing around too long :)
My tip for remembering goals – Journaling
Assignment: Think of 2-3 goals that you would like to accomplish. They could be anything! If you need some inspiration, check out some tasks from the Task of the Month forum. How would you attempt each goal?
Dates
August 17 (Tuesday) - 6pm PDT/1am UTC (Wednesday)
August 19 (Thursday) - 6pm PDT/1am UTC
August 24 (Tuesday) - 6pm PDT/1am UTC
August 25 (Wednesday) - 6pm PDT/1am UTC
Time Zone Converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Classes will be held in the Dreamviews Academy IRC chat at the posted times above.
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Passing Requirements
Students must complete 75% of the course work to earn a badge for completion. This can be done in a variety of ways. Each IRC class is worth 13% and each homework assignment is worth 13%. There are 4 classes and 4 assignments. So, by completing 6 elements (ex 3 classes, 3 assignments) would earn you the minimum requirement to earn your badge!
Exceptions can be made if you are unable to attend a class. PM me and we'll discuss a make-up assignment based on the chat log :)
You are welcome to sign up and attend future classes as many times over as you feel necessary.
