| Does the idea of being able to dream whatever you | | | | normally do in real life. Make a special note of them in |
| wish appeal to you? You can control your dreams! All | | | | your dream diary. The next time you dream of them, |
| you need to do for total dream control is to learn lucid | | | | you will immediately become aware that you are |
| dreaming. The ability to control dreams is very | | | | dreaming, and then you will find it easier to control your |
| beneficial. You can get rid of phobias, nightmares, and | | | | dream. Writing down the unusual happenings in your |
| anxieties; make your wishes come true; meet exciting | | | | dream can not only help you to identify them next time |
| people; fly; or do anything you wish in your dreams. | | | | you dream of them, but also to control them. |
| How do you learn dream control? | | | | 4. Take Your Time |
| 1. Dream Recall | | | | Dream control is tough; but at the same time, it is |
| You begin with dream recall. Everybody has many | | | | interesting. How fast you achieve your goals depends |
| dreams every night. But they hardly remember any of | | | | on how serious you are about your endeavors. Do not |
| them; and if they do, they remember only a small | | | | rate yourself on the basis of another's performance. |
| portion of these dreams. | | | | We are all unique, and each of us will obtain different |
| Dreams occur in cycles of ninety minutes. Every ninety | | | | results. Someone might get a lucid dream before you |
| minutes, people enter into the REM stage of sleep, | | | | do; this doesn't mean that you will never get a lucid |
| which is ideal for dreaming. So, every ninety minutes, | | | | dream. |
| you have a dream, and if you want to learn lucid | | | | 5. Learn Dream Control |
| dreaming, you must remember each of these dreams. | | | | The minute you become aware that you are |
| 2. Dream Journal | | | | dreaming, start learning dream control. At first, do |
| To sharpen your ability to recall your dreams, keep a | | | | simple things such as changing the color of some |
| dream journal. Set an alarm clock to wake you up | | | | object. Soon you will find yourself able to do more |
| every ninety minutes and jot down anything that you | | | | complex things in your dream, such as flying or visiting |
| can remember of your dreams. Thus, you can "catch" | | | | foreign lands. |
| your dreams when the memories are fresh. | | | | Controlling your dreams is not difficult, but learning to |
| You don't have to maintain a dream diary forever. | | | | control them might be very difficult. Try hard! Don't give |
| Make entries into your notebook till you have reached | | | | up for any reason. Soon you will find yourself dreaming |
| the ability to remember at least five of your dreams. | | | | exactly what you want to dream about. The ability to |
| 3. Make A Special Note Of Unusual Things | | | | do whatever you wish in your dreams gives you a |
| In a lucid dream, you might do things that you cannot | | | | sense of exhilaration and power. Enjoy it! |