From: thisisabogusaddy@invalid.moc   
      
   I believe I entered the REM Cycle while reading that article!!!  LOL   
   Seriously tho...very interesting.   
      
   "Lars Rune Foleide"  wrote in message   
   news:dreams-faq/lucid-dreaming-faq_1126931248@rtfm.mit.edu...   
   > Archive-name: dreams-faq/lucid-dreaming-faq   
   >   
   > Lucid Dreaming FAQ   
   >   
   > Table of Contents:   
   >   
   > 1. General   
   > 1.1. What is Lucid Dreaming?   
   > 1.2. In what stage of sleep does Lucid Dreaming occur?   
   > 1.3. Does Lucid Dreaming interfere with normal sleep?   
   > 1.4. What purposes can Lucid Dreaming serve?   
   > 1.5. Can anyone learn Lucid Dreaming?   
   > 1.6. What should I do once I'm Lucid?   
   >   
   > 2. Lucid Dreaming techniques   
   > 2.1. How can I have a Lucid Dream?   
   > 2.2. Does Reality Testing (RT) work?   
   > 2.3. How does the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) technique   
   > work?   
   > 2.4. How does the Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD) technique work?   
   > 2.5. How does the Nap Induced Lucid Dream (NILD) technique work?   
   > 2.6. Do Lucid Dreaming induction devices work?   
   > 2.7. Can Drugs and Herbs induce lucidity?   
   > 2.8. How can I prevent premature awakening?   
   > 2.9. How can I change Lucid Dream scenery?   
   > 2.10. What is DILD (Dream-Initiated Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.11. What is CILD (Chakra Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.12. What is PILD (Punishment Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.13. What is RILD (Reward Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.14. What is TILD (Thirst Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.15. What is UILD (Urinate Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.16. What is SILD (Sexual Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.17. What is LILD (Letter Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.18. What is OILD (Orgone Induced Lucid Dream)?   
   > 2.19. How can I have Shared Lucid Dreams?   
   > 2.20. How can I have Precognitive Lucid Dreams?   
   > 2.21. How can I use Dreams to affect physical matter?   
   > 2.22. How can I have Shared Precognitive Lucid Dreams?   
   > 2.23. How can I stop real time in my Lucid Dreams?   
   > 2.24. How can I leave my body from a Lucid Dream?   
   > 2.25. How can I use Lucid Dreams to read 1 million words per minute?   
   >   
   > 3. Recommended Reading   
   > 3.1. What good reading can be found on Internet?   
   > 3.2. What books are recommended?   
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   >   
   > 1. General   
   >   
   > 1.1. What is Lucid Dreaming?   
   > Lucid Dreaming is knowing that you are dreaming while you are doing it.   
   > When you know that you   
   > are dreaming, you can also alter the dream course. And with practice you   
   > can also develop full   
   > control over your dream, you will be able to create and change the   
   > environment and change your   
   > own appearance. It will be you that are in control of the dream scenario.   
   > You can do whatever   
   > you want to do. Live out your wildest fantasy, or just sit down and chit   
   > chat with someone. You   
   > should also be open for the possibility to share dreams and travel in time   
   > and space when you   
   > develop adequate control over your dreams. The word Lucid means that you   
   > have a clear and full   
   > consciousness. And believe me when I say that Lucid Dreaming can be much   
   > more fun than waking   
   > reality.   
   >   
   >   
   > 1.2. In what stage of sleep does Lucid Dreaming occur?   
   > Lucid Dreaming usually takes place in REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.   
   > There are five stages of   
   > sleep. Stage 1 being the one you first enter, then followed by stage 2, 3   
   > and 4. As you descend   
   > into deeper sleep your brain frequency slows down. In stage 4 can it be   
   > slower than one cycle   
   > per second (delta sleep). After some time spent in stage 4, about 25   
   > minutes, you return to   
   > stage 3 and 2, then straight into REM sleep. About 90 minutes has passed   
   > now since you started   
   > sleeping. 5-10 minutes is spent in this stage before you go all the way   
   > down to stage 4 again   
   > (also called non-REM sleep). When approximately 90 minutes have again   
   > passed, another   
   > REM-period start. This time the REM sleep lasts longer. And as time   
   > progresses less time in   
   > non-REM sleep is needed and more time is spent in REM sleep. After 4-5   
   > hours you don't go lower   
   > than stage 2. Vivid dreaming takes place in REM sleep, so the more you   
   > sleep, the more time is   
   > spent in REM and the more likely it is that you may have a Lucid Dream.   
   >   
   >   
   > 1.3. Does Lucid Dreaming interfere with normal sleep?   
   > No. The only difference is that you are aware that you are dreaming.   
   > Unless you have some sort   
   > of sleep disorder that causes you to get less delta sleep, but then again,   
   > it's not the LD's   
   > fault. There is no danger with Lucid Dreaming. But if you have a bad   
   > hearth you might have a   
   > hearth attack if you crash a car, or during sexual intercourse. Other than   
   > that Lucid Dreaming   
   > is one of the safest activities I can think of. It can even be used for   
   > healing...   
   >   
   >   
   > 1.4. What purposes can Lucid Dreaming serve?   
   > Those are so many. First of all, it is lots of fun. You can do whatever   
   > you feel like, without   
   > putting yourself in danger, or spending a lot of money on journeys or   
   > expensive equipment. It   
   > is great for therapy if you have any psychological problems. If you have a   
   > fear of spiders,   
   > that fear can be conquered through Lucid Dreaming. You know you are   
   > totally safe in a Lucid   
   > Dream. So you carefully begin with tiny spiders far away, and as you get   
   > used to them, you   
   > might let them go closer and make them bigger. If there is something you   
   > want to get better at,   
   > like Tennis or Snowboarding, then Lucid Dreaming can improve your skill.   
   > Lucid Dreaming can be   
   > extremely powerful for motor skill enhancement. This is not only true   
   > because of the vividness   
   > of the imagery, but also because the physiological nature of REM sleep is   
   > ideal for   
   > establishing neural pattern without actual movement. Experiments also show   
   > that you can get   
   > physically stronger with mental training. Lucid Dreaming can be used for   
   > healing if you have   
   > any illness. If you wish to have your subconscious read at a rate of 1   
   > million words per   
   > minute, you can activate that in a Lucid Dream to gain conscious awareness   
   > over the knowledge.   
   > You can meet the author of the book you just read in a Lucid Dream, and   
   > ask questions you are   
   > seeking answers for in the book. Or you can sit down and watch the whole   
   > novel on a big screen   
   > TV with cinema 3D sound. You can use Lucid Dreaming for solving a complex   
   > and difficult   
   > problem, like mathematical problems. You can share a dream with a friend.   
   > Or even a whole group   
   > of people. So you can hang out with your friends when you are sleeping   
   > too, not only when you   
   > are awake. It is also great being a group of people trying to Lucid Dream.   
   > If you find your   
   > friends in a dream, you can tell them that they are dreaming. This way can   
   > you help your   
   > friends gaining Lucidity, and they might cause you to gain Lucidity if   
   > they find you. If you   
      
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