Top Five Ways to Induce Lucid Dreaming

2. RECOGNIZE DREAM SIGNS

Dream signs, like reality checks, are good indicators that you are dreaming and help “snap” you into a lucid dream. Universal dream signs include:

Failing electronics. Light switches, lamps, small kitchen appliances and other electronic items rarely function properly in dreams. Lighting discrepancies. Is it dark but, for some reason, you can see brightly colored objects anyway? This is a good sign that you are dreaming. Deformations. Morphing shapes or oddly shaped or sized items are indicators that you are dreaming. Recurring dreams. While not a specific item, many people have recurring dreams (i.e. teeth falling out, being chased). Encountering a situation like this is a good cue to attempt to enter a lucid dream.

Dream signs and reality checks are the meat and potatoes of lucid dream induction. Use them in conjunction with the methods below:

3. MNEMONIC INDUCED LUCID DREAMING (MILD)

As you fall asleep, repeat to yourself, “I will wake up after each dream period and remember my dream.”

Now, each time you wake up during the night, write down everything you can recall from your dream. If you can’t remember the specific content of your dream, simply write down how you feel.

Go back to sleep. As you drift off to sleep again, keep your previous dream in mind. Try to visualize yourself back inside the dream, picking up where you left off (or where you’d like it to go).

Repeat this process throughout the night until you enter a lucid dream.