Are you
always busy? Are you finding it hard to make time to review for tests? Or
memorize speeches? Or rehearse for your school play? Well, let me tell you that
there is still time to do all of that without changing your schedule! How?
Sleep!
As a
student, I understand that we all have a lot of things to do. We are always
busy and tasks just keep on coming. But as I read an article in Dream Moods
about lucid
dreaming, I figure, maybe it can also help us in studying. According to
the article, lucid dreaming gives us the capability to control our own dreams
and steer them toward the direction we want. It also states that “Lucid dreams can help you visualize and
rehearse an event in your mind before it actually occurs. It helps to
overcome fears and anxieties. The application of lucid dreams is limited only
to your imagination.”
Imagine
reviewing for your test while you are fast asleep, isn’t it a dream come true?
An average person sleeps 6 to 8 hours, so imagine reviewing for 6 hours?
Wouldn’t that be great for students who are used to cram every night and not
sleep at all?
But how
can we use our dream in reviewing? Again the answer to this question is to be
able to have a lucid dream. Lucid dreaming is the ability to know and be aware
that you are actually having your dream. But how can non-lucid dreamers achieve
lucidity? Again, according to the article of Dream Moods, there are certain
steps on how we can improve our ability to have lucid dreams.
First
thing to do is to record your dreams.
According to the article, making a habit of recording your dreams will help you
familiarize yourself with your dream style, mood, and quality. Once you keep
track on the settings and sequence of events in your dreams, it would be easier
for you to identify if you are dreaming.
Once you
can identify if you are dreaming, test
it while you are awake. According to
the article you should come up with a way to check if you are dreaming. They gave an
example like checking the time twice. If it changes quickly, then you must be
dreaming.
I suggest
that you can also have your own “real point” in your room. It can be a set of
book arranged in a certain way so that you can use that to check if you’re
still sleeping because if you are still sleeping, there is a big possibility
that those books will have a different arrangement.
You should
also learn to identify your dream
signals and try to use them. A
way to know your dream signal is to go back to your journals and try to look
for a thing that you constantly see or an event that always happens. Also,
saying something before you sleep like “If I see a blue pen, I’m already
dreaming” will help. Another way is when something impossible happens or
unusual, you should not get frightened and use it as an indicator.
And
lastly, you should encourage your lucid
dreams. Try to tell yourself that you will have a lucid dream before
sleeping; it can be a good way to start. But remember not to force yourself
because according to the article,” … do not force them, as your efforts may
have an opposite effect.”
Once you
developed this skill, you can start stepping up. You can start directing your
own night time entertainment or open your own “night school” :)
Achieving
lucidity can be a good thing, being able to control our dreams can help you in
ways you can never imagine but remember that we cannot achieve things in one
try. It takes time. It takes practice. So don’t lose hope if you can’t remember
you dream last night or your dream tonight. Try to take a step at a time,
little by little try to improve yourself. Remember, there is no such thing as
free lunch. It doesn’t just apply on goods or opportunities. It can also mean
that you have to work hard and exert effort on your goals so you can achieve
it.
Sweet
dreams!
