A LITTLE BIT OF

LUCID
DREAMING

A LITTLE BIT OF

LUCID
DREAMING

AN INTRODUCTION TO DREAM MANIPULATION

CYRENA LEE

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: LUCID DREAMING

1 WHAT IS A LUCID DREAM?

2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF LUCID DREAMING

3 WHY LUCID DREAM?

4 LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A LUCID DREAM

5 WAY TO LUCIDITY

6 LIVING THE LUCID DREAM

7 ADVANCED LUCID DREAMING TECHNIQUES

8 LUCID DREAMING, TELEPATHY, HEALING, AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES

CONCLUSION: WAKING UP TO REALITY AND LUCID LIVING

NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION:

LUCID DREAMING

Lucid dreaming, simply put, is the realization that you are dreaming. To lucid dream is to wake up inside a dream. To be lucid is to be aware and to know that everything you see before you is a product of your own imagination and consciousness. To be lucid is to marvel at the world before your eyes, and to delight in the freedom of your actions. And being lucid in a dream is just the beginning—from there, you can really take control of your dream.

I can’t remember where I first heard of the concept of “lucid dreaming”; perhaps I stumbled upon it somewhere on the internet. But I was intrigued by the possibility that we could control an entire world while sleeping: we could bend and defy the laws of physics and gravity; manifest any animal or the sun in a blazing purple sky instead of a blue one; face our monsters, knowing that they were only reflections of our fears, and thus powerless. The only limit in the dream world is our own imagination. Anything we can think of is possible.

Lucid dreaming can be therapeutic. It can rewrite the script of past traumas. It can stimulate creativity for artists and even help athletes with their physical pursuits. It can deepen self-understanding. But the single most important life lesson I’ve learned has been from my adventures into lucid dreaming: To the mind, there is little difference between the dream world and the real world. To take control of your waking life, and to live a life you’ve always wanted, you just have to learn how to dream it.

As a young child, I’d always dreamt of being a writer. For the past twenty years or so, I have obsessively kept daily journals and dream journals. And for the past five years, I’ve intensely researched and read all about lucid dreaming and how to do it, and have talked at length with friends, family, and strangers about their dreams. Learning how to lucid dream has changed my life drastically, because it helped me learn how to change my life. In the past few years, thanks to lucid dreaming, I’ve managed to walk away from a soul-draining career at a slew of start-ups. I’ve learned to overcome limitations to pursue my longtime dream of writing books and novels that help me connect with others, and help them realize the power of their own imaginations. It’s led me to this very moment in writing these words, and to this very moment of you reading these words. The best thing about lucid dreaming is that anyone can learn how to do it, no matter who they are and what their circumstances. At the same time, anyone can learn how to live lucidly.

You don’t need to buy that ability or possess anything but the will to hold a belief in order to lucid dream. The goal of this book is to get you not only lucid dreaming, but to also live your life lucidly. Let’s begin.