Lucid Dreaming Anyone?                           
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                                By:  N-Sanity
                                July 26, 1999
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   So you want to control your dreams eh?  Maybe you don't, or maybe you just
need a little convincing.  If you are one of the later 2 choices think about
the possibilities of being able to control your dreams.  Think of all those
things you have always wanted to do but been afraid or unable to do to some
other reason.  If you knew it was a dream wouldn't you try them?
   What I am trying to do with this file is take all that I have read and
learned, put it in one place, and not charge some super high price for it.
Why?  Well simple, because I am a nice guy and I needed something to do.
Please note that a lot of this information is from other sources but I have
put it in my own words and have tried to describe it better.  Anyhow on with
the file.
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|=================================Definition=================================|
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Lucid Dream - Lucid dreaming refers to knowing that you are dreaming while you
are dreaming. This as you can guess is essential to controlling your dreams.

Lucidity - Once you are having a lucid dream.

Brain-wave Machine - Read cyb0rg/asm's file called Brain-wave Machine at
www.hackcanada.com. Devices that can only do part of what this can do retail
for hundreds of dollars but cyb0rg/asm teaches you how to build one quite
inexpensively.
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|=============================Obtaining Lucidity=============================|
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   There are many ways to obtain lucidity, you just have to decide which is
the best for you.  Below I will discuss some of the more common ways and even
some of the less common ways.  There are more ways than this but I won't be
discussing them here.  Also note that these methods are not guaranteed to
work but with time most will.

Reality Checks
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Reality checks contain a bunch of methods but they are all basically the same
as you will see.  Basically what you are doing is as the name says checking the
reality of where you are.  Don't be discouraged if they don't work right away
as they will probably take a couple weeks before you are so used to doing it
that it becomes almost natural.

Watch Check - If you wear a watch every time you check the time look at the
watch then turn away for a second and look back at the numbers.  Have they
changed?  If they have try it again and if they changed again its a pretty
sure bet that you are in a dream.

Word Check - This is almost the exact same as the watch check only if you
don't have a watch write a word on the back of your hand and check it pretty
frequently through out the day.  Like the watch check if it changes odds are
you are in a dream.

Creation Check - Try to create something out of thin air. Just think about it
being there and see if it actually appears.  Unless you are some super
magician if something appears it's a dream.

The last method is really basic.  If it seems too odd to be reality it
probably isn't.  Do another one of the checks to be sure but it is probably
a dream.

Dream Recollection
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Make yourself up a dream journal and keep it next to your bed.  Every morning
when you wake up write down the dream you had.  If you can't remember your
dreams try thinking "I am going to remember my dreams tomorrow morning" (or
afternoon if you are like me) before you go to sleep.

Dream Signs
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This requires that you are already keeping a dream journal.  If you are,
start looking through it after keeping it for a couple weeks for things that
seem to happen in most or a lot of your dreams.  This is a dream sign and
next time you see it do a couple reality checks because it is probably a
dream.

Brain-Wave Machine
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The Brain-wave Machine as described by cyb0rg/asm at www.hackcanada.com is an
incredible device when it comes to lucid dreaming.  It has a lot of uses and
can fit into a lot of different areas.  That is the reason I dedicated a whole
section to it.  Not only can it be used as a dream sign but it can also change
your brain-waves so that you are more likely to have a lucid dream.  In the
paper by cyb0rg/asm you will see at the top that he recommends 0.5-3hz so when
you start it up set to 0.5-3 flashes per second.  


Misc. Techniques
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Nothing - Don't try to lucid dream and sometimes it might just happen although
probably not as often as some of the other techniques.

Early to Rise... - Wake up early then stay up for a while say 10 minutes and
go back to sleep.  This is reported to be a very successful method of
inducing lucidity.

Unsure -  Ever had that feeling that you were dreaming but don't know?  Well
you probably are, once again do a reality check to make sure.
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   In closing I would just like to note that the above techniques are not the
only ones and that there are many great sites out there with more information
on this subject.  I also hope that this file was of some assistance.  Also
check out http://come.to/lucid I learned a lot from that site and I am sure
you can too.
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See ya