I asked AI how to have the dreams I want to see.

1 Keeping a Dream Journal

• Purpose:
  To better remember dreams in vivid detail.
• Method:
  Every morning, as soon as you wake up, write down the details of your dream as thoroughly as possible. Even fragments of dreams are fine. By identifying patterns and themes within your dreams, you can more easily distinguish between dreams and reality.
  Continuously keeping a dream journal will improve your memory of dreams and increase the likelihood of realizing “This is a dream” while dreaming.

2 Reality Checks

• Purpose:
  To cultivate the habit of checking reality in daily life and within dreams, enabling you to recognize when you are dreaming.
• Method:
  Regularly perform reality checks throughout your day. Some methods include:
  1. Checking Your Palms:
     In dreams, your palms often appear in unnatural shapes or with an abnormal number of fingers.
  2. Looking at Clocks or Text:
     In dreams, text may appear distorted, and clocks may not function properly. If you look away and then look back again, the text or time may have changed.
  3. Looking in a Mirror:
     In dreams, your reflection in the mirror might look different than usual. By performing these checks regularly, you may develop the habit of doing the same in dreams and realize, “This is a dream.”

3 Lucid Dream Affirmations

• Purpose:
  To plant the intention of having a lucid dream into your subconscious mind.
• Method:
  Before going to bed, repeatedly tell yourself, “The next time I dream, I will realize that it is a dream.” By doing this affirmation, your subconscious will recognize the intention, increasing the likelihood of experiencing a lucid dream.

4 MILD (Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams) Technique

• Purpose:
  To enhance your ability to recognize that you are dreaming while in the dream.
• Method:
  1. Wake up naturally or set an alarm to wake up.
  2. Before going back to sleep, tell yourself, “The next time I dream, I will realize it is a dream.”
  3. Repeating this process will influence your subconscious, increasing the likelihood of experiencing a lucid dream during your next dream.

5 WBTB (Wake Back to Bed) Technique

• Purpose:
  To increase the probability of having a lucid dream.
• Method:
  1. Wake up after sleeping for 5-6 hours and stay awake for 20-30 minutes. During this time, read about lucid dreams, meditate, or strongly set your intention to have a lucid dream.
  2. Then, go back to sleep. This method takes advantage of the timing of re-entering REM sleep (the stage where dreams occur), increasing the chances of having a lucid dream.

6 Meditation and Relaxation

• Purpose:
  To enhance self-awareness and prepare your mind by relaxing, thereby setting the stage for lucid dreaming.
• Method:
  1. Meditation:
     Meditate daily for at least 10-20 minutes, focusing on your breath and calming your mind. Meditation helps improve self-awareness and aids in maintaining consciousness even in dreams.
  2. Relaxation:
     Before going to sleep, practice deep breathing or progressive muscle relaxation to relax your body and mind. Falling asleep in a relaxed state increases the likelihood of becoming aware in your dreams.

7 WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming) Technique

• Purpose:
  To enter a lucid dream directly from a waking state.
• Method:
  1. To directly enter a lucid dream from wakefulness, close your eyes and consciously imagine a dream scene while relaxing.
  2. Aim to maintain awareness as you fall asleep and enter the dream.
• Difficulty:
  This method requires practice, but if successful, it can lead to extremely vivid lucid dreams.

8 Using Dream Triggers

• Purpose:
  To recognize that you are dreaming when encountering specific situations or symbols.
• Method:
  Be aware of common symbols or situations in your dreams (e.g., flying, being in a specific place, strange events) and tell yourself in advance that when you see them, you will recognize, “This is a dream.”

9 Summary

　By combining and practicing these techniques, you can increase the likelihood of having lucid dreams and potentially gain some control over the dreams you experience. The ability to control dreams improves with repeated practice, so it is important to persevere.

Note:
　This text was generated by asking an AI. AI responses are not always accurate, so be sure to verify important information.

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