I think that the most beneficial thing that I have gotten out of lucid dreaming is a greater understanding of consciousness, both in dreams and in waking life. It has helped me to see the extent to which my mind has control over my emotions, my perception, and my ability to create positive changes in both my body and the world around me.
Learning how to ground myself in dreams has helped me to see that I can control my emotions in waking life as well, to the point where I can summon a feeling. I have also noticed that, just like in dreams, my emotional state of mind in waking life largely influences my perception of the world, and therefore the world that I experience. In dreams, a negative state of mind could manifest as a scary person coming out of the shadows and trying to murder me. In waking life, a negative state of mind could manifest as paranoia and seeing people or situations as scary/threatening. In contrast, a positive state of mind in dreams could make me feel like I am on an adventure and everything can take on a magical quality. I may even be able to experience more profound and beautiful things when I am in a positive state. In waking life, I can experience a similar perception, and I can sometimes feel like I'm 5 years old, and everything will seem beautiful, fresh, and new again. Developing control over my state of mind is essential for my having a positive dream experience and for turning lucid nightmares around, and getting better at this has had an immense impact on my enjoyment of the world.
Improving my dream control has helped me to have greater control over my body. I've been able to use the same skills that are developed in dream control, such as visualization and intention. I have been able to make stubborn warts disappear. I have been able to make my body no longer react to allergens to the point where I can eat foods that my allergist and my GP said that I would never be able to eat again without drugs and without carrying around an epipen. I have gotten better at intentionally releasing 'feel-good hormones' without drugs, whenever I want. I can also intentionally induce and control hallucinations, but I'm not sure if many people would really want that.
I suspect that this is only scratching that surface. I suspect that any phenomena that has been previously attributed to and written off as merely being the result of a placebo effect can be controlled and replicated through the similar principles that govern dream control.
Those are just a couple, but I think that I could list more stuff in detail such as increased awareness, greater creativity, emotional healing, and an awesome method for finding solutions to difficult problems through dream incubation.
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