November 8th

As the great Dumbledore once said, "For when we dream, we enter a world that is entirely our own." A world where anything is possible. Tonight, I'm going to be talking a little bit about Lucid Dreaming.

Lucid means for something to be expressed clearly, and is easy to understand. In a Lucid Dream, you have the ability to think clearly and have total control of everything that happens. Although quite difficult to master, it is a worthwhile skill to have. It may be a way to consciously escape from reality, or maybe even a mechanism for testing out different reactions to situations you may encounter in your waking life. Whichever purpose you use lucid dreaming for, it's pretty cool none the less. 

You can start practicing by recording the dreams you remember each morning. By doing this, it helps  your conscious mind get in contact with those weird subconscious thoughts you have while dreaming. The next step would be to continually ask yourself if you're dreaming or not, while you're awake. This way, it's always in the back of your mind. Though it's a tedious process, the results are quite worthwhile. 

I've heard an abundance of positive results with the "Wake Back to Bed" method. In this method, you set your alarm for a certain time during the night. When you awake, stay awake for an hour, constantly thinking about lucidity. Once you go back to bed, your brain might just allow your two sides to clash. 

I've only achieved lucid dreaming several times in my life, both by accident. Once I dreamed that I was spider man and I robbed a bank. The other time, I stole a lot of macaroni and cheese. I have been keeping dream journals and trying to get myself to lucid dream, but it seems a lot easier than it is. 

I encourage you all to try it :)  

Thanks for reading, more soon.