From: miettinen@iki.fi   
      
   "geramin" :   
   > i have some general questions concerning self-hynosis and lucid   
   > dreaming:   
   > 1. from within a lucid dream, can i get somehow into   
   > the state of self-hypnosis?   
      
   I think it's either very, very difficult or very, very easy.   
   In lucid dream, you are already in a state similar to hypnosis.   
   On the other hand, the mental state is still quite different. So,   
   the answer depends actually on your expectations and what you   
   mean by self-hypnosis.   
      
   > 2. and when being in self-hypnosis, can i get into a lucid   
   > dream?   
      
   Surely. You just have to be either very experienced or naturally   
   competent. It could be a lot easier if someone was assisting you   
   and if you knew some tricks about your consciousness.   
      
   > what is a more powerful state concerning dealing with the   
   > subconsciousness?   
      
   I my experience, every state is powerful when you get in touch   
   with your subconscious. So get to know it.   
      
   > and by what means one can one make a self-hypnosis "deeper"?   
      
   Training, training, training...   
      
   > Is deep self-hynosis visually (like a dream always is)   
   > or are you in a very dark room and only have "thoughts" in   
   > your brain which you can think with full awareness?   
      
   In self-hypnosis state, the images are _usually_ less vivid, less   
   concrete and much more unstable. But there are also dreams where   
   images are like that.   
      
   > I myself can have lucid dreams but i failed with self hypnosis.   
      
   What did you try?   
      
   > So it would be great to get from a lucid dream to self-hypnosis   
   > state (I am interested in regression and e.g. want to decipher   
   > a number plate of a car (which i dont know consciously) and   
   > test this result later, and other things).   
      
   Start easy, do not rush into things. Do not use force, let things   
   happen as they happen, do it gently. This way your efforts won't   
   be blocked by natural defence mechanisms (which, by the way, are   
   something you do not want to mess with).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)