Walking in dreams
I am trying to think of a way to tell you how to walk willfully thru your dreams. There is no single solution that will satisfy every need. The process is basically the same for all, but the details can very wildly.
The first thing that you have to do of course is accept that dreams can be manipulated. Without that basic stipulation there is nothing you can do but learn to live with bad dreams. This is what a lot of people wind up doing. But, dreams are made out of the same stuff as all of our other thoughts. We can change out minds and our thoughts. Experience, practice and study are all methods of changing the thought process.
There is no more danger to this process of altering dreams than there is in lying down in your bed. Eventually, you can come to discover that the dream world is a welcomed place where problems of reality can be safely resolved on the emotional level.
That is the first lesson.
The first exercise is really simple. All you have to do is think about it. Actually spend some time considering the possibility that you can control these thoughts. Nightmares can be so horrific, so frightening, that we tend to empower them in our conscious waking minds. As soon as you realize that you can control the content of your dreams, they begin to lose their power.
Conscious visualization is one of the most important tools for dream manipulation. Close you eyes and look at the pictures in the random order that your mind presents them. Think about a red circle. Chose to see a red circle. If you cant see a circle, at least try to see the color red. Choose willfully what you are seeing in your inner mind.
And that is the point. You can choose the things that you see behind you eyes. With practice you can shape your dreams to your will. You cannot avoid dreaming, but you can make it an empowering factor in your life.
There is a lot more to be said, but I dont want to waste our time. Let me know if you find this useful. I will continue if anyone is interested.
Am posting in response, and separately for obvious reasons.
Aden
The first thing that you have to do of course is accept that dreams can be manipulated. Without that basic stipulation there is nothing you can do but learn to live with bad dreams. This is what a lot of people wind up doing. But, dreams are made out of the same stuff as all of our other thoughts. We can change out minds and our thoughts. Experience, practice and study are all methods of changing the thought process.
There is no more danger to this process of altering dreams than there is in lying down in your bed. Eventually, you can come to discover that the dream world is a welcomed place where problems of reality can be safely resolved on the emotional level.
That is the first lesson.
The first exercise is really simple. All you have to do is think about it. Actually spend some time considering the possibility that you can control these thoughts. Nightmares can be so horrific, so frightening, that we tend to empower them in our conscious waking minds. As soon as you realize that you can control the content of your dreams, they begin to lose their power.
Conscious visualization is one of the most important tools for dream manipulation. Close you eyes and look at the pictures in the random order that your mind presents them. Think about a red circle. Chose to see a red circle. If you cant see a circle, at least try to see the color red. Choose willfully what you are seeing in your inner mind.
And that is the point. You can choose the things that you see behind you eyes. With practice you can shape your dreams to your will. You cannot avoid dreaming, but you can make it an empowering factor in your life.
There is a lot more to be said, but I dont want to waste our time. Let me know if you find this useful. I will continue if anyone is interested.
Am posting in response, and separately for obvious reasons.
Aden