Most dreamers (myself included) use the term "anchor." An anchor is a particular "something" that helps keep your mind active enough to stay conscious, but in-active enough to fall asleep. I simply observe the darkness of my closed eyes (that is my anchor). No matter what other hallucinations I get, I simply ignore or accept them and basically pay no attention to them. If I start getting a lot of visual hallucinations, my anchor shifts from the darkness, to these visuals. Since your eyes are closed and you are working toward sleep, you aren't seeing these images with your actual eyes, but rather your "mind's eye." There are infinite amount of anchors you can use. I have heard of people sleeping on a marble, and that dull pain/pressure is used as their anchor. You can count, count breaths, imagine a particular scene, use the droning noise of a fan, some music on a low volume, the feeling of your bed, the temperature of the room, etc. You can create your own anchor and just try to see what works best for you. Remember, the idea is to have your anchor keep your mind active enough so that you don't lose consciousness, but not so active that you can't fall asleep. If you don't fall asleep, you can't dream .
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