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Wow I'm really excited to see answers from this thread from experienced dreamers but I think maybe picking three ideas from the list would be better because taking only one seems a bit harsh and I...
Liked On: 02-02-2013, 12:55 AM
One Year Experiment: Using Self-Hypnosis to Attain Lucidity USHAL for short ;) Introduction I am going to be attaining and developing self-hypnosis over the next year. My primary goals are to...
Liked On: 02-01-2013, 12:42 AM
Hi, forgive my ignorance if I'm missing something obvious here. I don't believe I've heard this mentioned on here before, but do understand it's been a good year and a half since I've regularly...
Liked On: 01-30-2013, 04:58 AM
1) I would say it's easier because you know it can be done. That was kind of a hurdle for me before I joined here, my only LD was years and years ago and I wondered if it was possible to influence...
Liked On: 01-28-2013, 04:12 AM
1) LDs are easy to have, they are only as hard as you make them. I however look at it like a video game, you need experience! So having your second will be easier than the first and so on. 2)...
Liked On: 01-28-2013, 04:11 AM
Hi everyone, I'm new to dreamviews and looking for advice. In a nutshell, a couple of years ago I bought Steven LaBerge's book "exploring the world of lucid dreaming" and instantly became...
Liked On: 01-28-2013, 04:11 AM
EDIT: I just realised I posted this in the wrong section. It regards lucid dreams, not non-lucid ones. So feel free to move it where it belongs. Hello there. It's my first time posting here, after...
Liked On: 01-24-2013, 02:29 AM
What works for me to 'quiet my mind' is simply to repeat the alphabet mentally, at a moderately fast speed, continuously. Somehow this manages to 'block out' a great amount of my language-based...
Liked On: 01-18-2013, 10:34 PM
Relax your mind and body, state your intention once "I am aware that I am dreaming, I remember my dreams." or something like that. Then focus on something on your body for 5 to 10 seconds like...
Liked On: 01-18-2013, 10:34 PM
I would recommend going with the same intention for a month (3 is prime(doesn't have anything to do with the statement. I just love prime numbers :P)). I would recommend something small like the not...
Liked On: 01-18-2013, 10:33 PM
It is a good idea, but if just assume that it would be crystal clear sound of the audio that is played through the dream, there still arise one problem. And that is also the reason to why we don't...
Liked On: 01-12-2013, 06:25 PM
Title. I tried to DEILD last night, and after like 5 minutes of nothing happening while recalling my previous dream, I gave up and began to sing a song in my head, then I felt the sleep paralysis...
Liked On: 01-11-2013, 07:06 AM
Hey there Tradl3s. MILD is the technique I've used for months, and it's really up to you when it comes to the mantras. You need to find words that bring meaning to you and remind you to be in a...
Liked On: 01-11-2013, 07:01 AM
I usually have one lucid dream during the night. Here are a few things I'd love to do while lucid: 1. Explore my dream world at a more leisurely pace, this includes false awakenings. Also be more...
Liked On: 01-11-2013, 06:59 AM
I have. I once announced that I would like to speak with my subconscious. A hillbilly appeared before me, and asked for further direction, as he said, there are many parts of one's subconscious. ...
Liked On: 01-11-2013, 06:58 AM
How dreams incorporate our waking experiences has always amazed me. Here is an example from last night. We all know that Donna Summer died a few days ago, right? Two nights ago I bought a 'stuffed' chicken and bacon pizza from DeMarco's. Yesterday we received a hot weather advisory... the first truly hot days of the year are upon us where I live which concerned me as I needed to do some serious yard work. The dream: I was in a pizza parlor when suddenly a music video broke out in front of me. The song went something like this [I]~ I need some Hot Stuffed pizza this evening~ I want some Hot Stuffed pizza tonight![/I] and so on. The tune was Hot Stuff by Donna Summer. I realize now that this was a commercial for a non-existent product called Hot Stuffed Pizza. It is quite interesting how the brain puts these things together in dreams. I would have thought I would become lucid during this vivid dream but it did not happen. Anyhoo, just thought I would share that.
Anyone who has been reading my posts /replies in this forum knows I advocate visualization to induce lucid dreaming. I thought some of you might get a kick out of an article I wrote sometime back about hypnosis in general. Hopefully, some of you will come away from the article with a better understanding on how the sleeping brain works and think of creative ways to visualize yourself into a lucid dream experience.
[B]Hypnotism Revealed[/B]
"People have been using hypnosis for about 230 years to reveal lost memories or make suggestions to the subconscious mind. Franz Mesmer stumbled upon the technique in the 1700's (mesmerizing, animal magnetism) but proceeded to completely miss the point. James Braid, taking a more scientific approach, coined the term hypnotism in 1841. We all have the image in our collective conscious of the exotic gentleman with the swinging pendulum inducing a hypnotic state. He seemed to know something we didn't. Read on and that will no longer be the case.
The human race experiences self-hypnosis every day. We don't think of it as self-hypnosis, however. We think of it as falling asleep. When we are awake and active our brains are in what has been termed the Beta brainwave state. When we are relaxed, watching television or looking at the ocean, our conscious mind slows down and enters the Alpha brainwave state. In the processes of falling asleep, meditation and hypnosis the subsequent state; the Theta brainwave state, is where all the magic happens. If the Theta brainwave state is allowed to occur then the Delta brainwave state (deep sleep) soon follows. If one accepts this scientifically proven brainwave transition to sleep then I suggest that this is knowledge we can use. In the Theta brainwave state one is neither asleep nor awake. The Theta state is a different level of awareness as our conscious mind has loosened it's control of the thought process. It is the inability to reach the Theta brainwave state that is the root of most sleep issues.
[B]Simple Hypnotism[/B]
To hypnotize someone (or yourself) one must induce the Theta brainwave state. This requires that you relax the subject and apply one simple technique. You must get them to visualize, via the mind's eye, something. One could hold up a non-threatening object; lets say a coin or marble, in front of the relaxed subject's eyes and suggest that they close their eyes and imagine the object in their mind. Have the subject then imagine a series of non-threatening objects... all while speaking in an unemotional tone. This monotone speech pattern is important as you do not want emotion to play a part in the hypnosis induction as it is counter-productive. If the subject is too relaxed (i.e. laying down on a bed) they might fall asleep so you must continually gage where they are at in the sleep process. Let me state, once again, that hypnosis and falling asleep are part of the same process.
Once the subject is in the Theta brainwave state you can begin making suggestions. Common uses for hypnosis are smoking cessation, weight loss and anxiety reduction.
[B]A brief theory about a more effective hypnosis technique:[/B]
If one accepts modern sleep and dream theory then the induction of sleep after a hypnosis session could greatly enhance the effectiveness of the procedure. Modern sleep theory suggests that the human brain crunches data, during sleeping and dreaming, from our day's experiences; discarding unneeded information and assimilating important experiences. In theory, suggestions from a hypnotic session could take on greater significance if sleep were allowed to happen, even for a short duration, directly after the hypnosis.
A word about why visualizing induces the Theta brainwave state and, therefore, the hypnotic state. In the rear of our big human brain there exists a smallish chunk of gray matter called the Occipital lobe. This area contains the Primary Visual Cortex and the Secondary Visual Cortices. The combination of the Secondary Visual Cortices is generally referred to as the Secondary Visual Cortex. When you visualize you are stimulating the Secondary Visual Cortex. Why is this important? Because this is the same area that is active in dreaming and dreaming is one of the first things our brains do when in the Delta(sleep) brainwave state. Visualization is part of the brain's process to deep sleep. To hypnotize someone, or yourself, you must willfully simulate the process of falling asleep without allowing deep sleep to occur.
About Mass Hypnosis
Lastly, when our minds wander we are in a form of self-hypnosis. Falling asleep during a lecture has as much to do with daydreaming as the subject matter of the speech. A daydreamer is stimulating the Secondary Visual Cortex and unknowingly beginning the process of falling asleep. If you do not want listeners to fall asleep then continually stimulate their Primary Visual Cortex with visual aids.( i.e. powerpoint presentations). The primary visual cortex is humming when we are in the Beta (alert and aware) brainwave state and processing the things we see with our eyes open. This also works in reverse. To attempt a mass hypnosis of an audience you must first relax them and then stimulate their collective visual imagination without external visual stimulation.
You are now a Hypnotist. Congratulations! " :shock:
Brad McBride (aka faceonmars)
The best dreams come in the dark of night as light signifies to our brain that it is time to get up. Consequently, deep sleep and REM dreams are hard to come by in a lighted room. However non-REM dreams, which are very vivid, can be plentiful. This would include non-REM lucid dreams. I try to keep my bedroom as dark as possible simply because it is a better quality of sleep. But if something works for you I say go for it!