Lucid dreaming is a state of consciousness where the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming. Some people want to use this ability to turn nightmares into a more pleasant experience. Others may wish to explore their rather unusual dreams without any outside influence or guidance on how they should react while sleeping. Certain philosophers have even promoted this as something of esoteric practice.
Lucid dreaming is a technique that has been scientifically proven. Studies have verified Lucid dreaming is associated with the EEG Brainwaves and fMRI blood flow data.
Many scientists and famous people have practiced lucid dreaming techniques to their advantage to create inventions, movies, music, and novels.
Stones To Help With Lucid Dreaming
Crystals and stones can be your best allies for lucid dreaming. Many crystals have been used throughout time as tools for lucid dreaming, astral traveling, and scrying.
Onyx, Apatite, clear quartz, amethyst, and smoky quartz are going to be your best bets when it comes to lucid dreaming. Both of these are associated not only with dream control but also with improving recall, which is important when you’re trying to get a hold of a dream and realize that you’re in it. By remembering dreams more, you’ll increase the chances of dreaming lucidly.
Put raw or polished stones on a tray next to your bed before you rest. Some report better results if they position the tray closer to their head. Naturally, you don’t want to put it where there’s any chance of rolling over onto it, though putting a piece of onyx underneath an otherwise comfortable pillow might prove fruitful. Rainbow moonstone is a good choice for the evening hours as well, so those who have a small bedside collection may consider this as well as Zultanite as selections for their trays.
Once you have your stones in place, you’ll want to get into a habit of doing something during the day that’s going to be hard to accomplish in a dream. Most people find that mirrors, clocks, and even printed books don’t work the same way in dreams that they do in real life.
By constantly taking the time to look at these things during the day, you’ll increase the probability that you’ll do them in a dream. Once you do, there’s a good chance that you can then realize you’re dreaming since the impact of, say, looking into a mirror while you’re asleep is so jarringly different than it would be while you’re awake.
Increasing The Odds Of A Lucid Dream
At one point, a number of sleep therapists would actually encourage people to pinch themselves during the day so they’d do that during the night. This is where we get the old phrase about pinching someone because they must be dreaming. However, you may not want to do this because there’s a chance you could end up pinching yourself hard. As one popular film suggested, you could spin a top or use a toy though, preferably while looking at or meditating on your crystals.
Keep a dream journal and store a polished stone on top of it, so that you can recapture some of the energy of the dreams you have each night. Don’t forget to clean your spiritual crystals so that they don’t attract any negative energy that you might not want in your dreams. Don’t give up, because it can take some time to really get used to lucid dreaming.
Channel The Subconscious Mind With Crystals & Stones
No matter what reason you might pick, there are certainly stones out there that can help. Our team at Crystals & Stones has some recommendations to improve your sleep habits.
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