Dream Recall - "Find a Lucid Anchor"

**Tygar** · 03-19-2014 04:06 PM

I read the below on a website:

If you have trouble remembering dreams, you can use a lucid anchor. Anchoring comes from the fascinating branch of psychology called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Just before you go to sleep, choose an object that you can see clearly from your bed. This is going to be your anchor.
My anchor is a picture of a big grizzly bear stuck on the wall. I look at this picture when I go to sleep, wake up during the night, and first thing in the morning. When I look at it I think "I will remember my dreams".
The phrase acts as a trigger for my subconscious brain to relate to. It reminds me to focus on my dreams and plants a subconscious intention: to associate the bear with remembering dreams. And I look at that bear multiple times each night.

Does anyone have any experience with this? If so, does it work?

**Bobblehat** · 03-19-2014 10:15 PM

Very similar to the technique where you study your hand before bed and set intention to see the hand in dream and become lucid. Seems similar to that, though with NLP terminology added and not a direct intention to become lucid.

**Bobblehat** · 03-20-2014 08:17 AM

Apologies, Tygar, I was half asleep when I made that post last night. Yes, I've experimented with it. I think it possibly leads to an increase in recall. It's only recently that I've experimented with it and I want to carry on.

**Tygar** · 03-20-2014 12:09 PM

Thank you Bobblehat. I started with this technique last night. I'm sure it will take several weeks before I see any significant results, but I hope it works.