Let's start with the fun bit:
Lucid dreaming is when you become aware that you're dreaming and begin to gain control over them. Personally i usually don't even become aware that i'm dreaming, i just become aware that i'm in what i call "the spirit world". I"ll explain this part later.
Lucid dreaming isn't even dreaming, it's a state of trance you access from your dreams. paradoxically, you'll wake up more refreshed and energetic.
You can train lucidity (clarity), longevity and control.
There's three basic techniques for doing this:
Now the tricky but mystical bit:
A lot of this has to do with Jungian archetypes. A lot of our dysfunctional behavior results from unprocessed emotions, we don't feel them anymore but they influence our conscious behavior. It's things like "why can't i stop drinking so much or why do i always get into the wrong type of relationships". You're intellectually perfectly aware that your behavior is dysfunctional but something prevents you from overcoming it. Something more powerful than you.
This is why i call it "the spirit world".
The more important archetypes when it comes to using lucid dreams to advance in your individuation process are the shadow and the anima or animus.
The shadow
The shadow are things about ourself we suppressed, in most cases if you're generally a person that tries to be a good person and or a bit insecure most things in your shadow are actually good and positive things. It will however manifest itself as something scary. How you deal with this is up to you.
I kept fighting it, until i realized "why am i doing this?" It's not because i am afraid that i constantly need to fight it, why don't i just allow myself to be afraid. It was in this moment that the shadow itself explained to me that he was my friend, not my enemy.
The anima or animus
This is the archetype you're allowed to trust blindly. This is your best friend. She or he is the gatekeeper between your consciousness and your suppressed emotions. Think of them as Tinkerbell or the Cheshire cat.
Be suspicious of any other characters when they're not being friendly. When they're being your friend you'll know. When they try to make you feel bad, insecure, be suspicious. You'll recognize your allies pretty quickly. That doesn't mean you should completely distrust their advice either. The trick with internal conflicts is always trying to make them become your friend.
http://www.mindstructures.com/carl-jung-individuation-process/
There is one last archetype i didn't mention. The self. You'll recognize it when you meet it.
The individuation process can have incredible holistic healing abilities. Lucid dreams are magical, mystical experiences. What the human brain can come up with is nothing short of beautiful and amazing.
Lucid dreaming is when you become aware that you're dreaming and begin to gain control over them. Personally i usually don't even become aware that i'm dreaming, i just become aware that i'm in what i call "the spirit world". I"ll explain this part later.
Lucid dreaming isn't even dreaming, it's a state of trance you access from your dreams. paradoxically, you'll wake up more refreshed and energetic.
You can train lucidity (clarity), longevity and control.
There's three basic techniques for doing this:
- Reality checks. At certain moments of the day you simply question yourself whether this moment right now is a dream or real.
- Keeping a dream journal. Write them down after you wake up and also perhaps what you think they might mean. I have written on the first page of mine "i will remember my dreams and not forget to have fun".
- Once you're in a lucid dream state, focus on awareness of self. Look at your hands, move them, try to feel your body. Try to become aware of your "dream body".
Now the tricky but mystical bit:
A lot of this has to do with Jungian archetypes. A lot of our dysfunctional behavior results from unprocessed emotions, we don't feel them anymore but they influence our conscious behavior. It's things like "why can't i stop drinking so much or why do i always get into the wrong type of relationships". You're intellectually perfectly aware that your behavior is dysfunctional but something prevents you from overcoming it. Something more powerful than you.
This is why i call it "the spirit world".
The more important archetypes when it comes to using lucid dreams to advance in your individuation process are the shadow and the anima or animus.
The shadow
The shadow are things about ourself we suppressed, in most cases if you're generally a person that tries to be a good person and or a bit insecure most things in your shadow are actually good and positive things. It will however manifest itself as something scary. How you deal with this is up to you.
I kept fighting it, until i realized "why am i doing this?" It's not because i am afraid that i constantly need to fight it, why don't i just allow myself to be afraid. It was in this moment that the shadow itself explained to me that he was my friend, not my enemy.
The anima or animus
This is the archetype you're allowed to trust blindly. This is your best friend. She or he is the gatekeeper between your consciousness and your suppressed emotions. Think of them as Tinkerbell or the Cheshire cat.
Be suspicious of any other characters when they're not being friendly. When they're being your friend you'll know. When they try to make you feel bad, insecure, be suspicious. You'll recognize your allies pretty quickly. That doesn't mean you should completely distrust their advice either. The trick with internal conflicts is always trying to make them become your friend.
http://www.mindstructures.com/carl-jung-individuation-process/
There is one last archetype i didn't mention. The self. You'll recognize it when you meet it.
The individuation process can have incredible holistic healing abilities. Lucid dreams are magical, mystical experiences. What the human brain can come up with is nothing short of beautiful and amazing.
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