Want To Stay Lucid For Longer?

Lucidity is wonderful when it finally arrives, but how can we stay lucid for longer and maintain a stable dream environment? 

Well, firstly it's always good to ground your energy body before setting out on any epic adventures. It’s highly important to gather your focus and say out loud, “Hey, I’m lucid and this is all a dream!”. Whilst saying this obvious statement make sure you remain calm and collected. The more excited you get, the more chance you have in snapping back to your physical body and ending the whole experience. 

I find that keeping things in motion is a highly effective technique. Should you stop and smell the roses, so to speak, the environment around you will decay rapidly and eventually cease to exist. Another great way to start your grounding process is to touch and examine everything around you. Our subconscious mind will make up some fantastic scenery and manifestations, so be prepared for the unexpected, no matter how weird! 

The important thing is not to ignore what's around you and interact with everyone and everything that comes within your path.

Grounding example from one of my lucid dreams...

(felt like 45 mins)
I am in this beautiful green mountain landscape with the sea to my left. The sun is shining and in front of me what appears to be an outdoor market place from the 18th century. It reminds me of the untouched hills of ancient Scotland-only better weather!
The market is full of happy people, some are haggling and some are carrying things. Kids are playing around the market stalls and laughing all around. I notice to my right a large long table full of interesting fruit and vegetables.
I ground myself first ...
I then show appreciation for being given the experience of lucidity and I walk up to the fruit stall. I pick up loads of apples and lettuce and munch the whole lot, WOW! It tastes so real! The market lady seems to not care for my lack of payment. I feel really secure within this dreamscape, such a peaceful place. I then speak to some people to my left and they seem pleasent. I move further down the market and attempt to fly around...

I have listed the most successful and  effective tools for you to use when lucid…

Spinning Around 

Spinning around with your arms out can really cause a sensory explosion! From experience, I find that I lose my balance and if I close my eyes I suddenly teleport to a random destination. It's a bit of a loose canon this one because you don't always know where you're going to end up. So give it a try and see where it takes you!

Rubbing Hands Together

This is the most common way in getting grounded. Immediately do this when you become lucid and state that you are lucid out loud. Keep rubbing your hands until you feel the area is stabilised.

Leap Backwards

Leaping backwards should only be performed once your dream environment is stabilised. I performed this completely by chance one night and the results really blew me away! It seems to be associated with your astral body because the result of you leaping backwards can make your physical body vibrate. This is a direct sign of your astral body being stimulated. When you leap backwards make sure you spread your arms out and just have a feeling of complete trust and surrender. By doing this you feel as though you go through the ground and into the unknown. But don't fear! 

It is a highly effective tool for when you need a quick exit from any situation. You can then enter into an OBE environment! In some cases you may snap back to your physical body a few times and feel the vibrations. If this occurs simply don't move a muscle and relax and repeat the process. You will soon re-enter the dream world with full lucidity!

Examine all your surroundings

I do this a lot more nowadays because of how effective and stimulating it is. This is a great way in getting a stabilised environment. As soon as you become lucid, everything and I mean every-thing must be examined. You do this by touching what's all around you and really examine closely what it is you're interacting with. 

Feel the ground, breathe with your dream lungs, touch the bark on trees and zoom in with great detail! This will give you a greater sense of clarity and stimulate your ever expanding senses. The more sensitised your energy body becomes the more chance you have in creating longer lasting lucid dreams.

Remain calm and keep moving

It's totally understandable to get a little excited when we first become lucid. 

Who wouldn't?!? 

But if we remain calm and have peace in our hearts, we can really focus our attention and be objective to the matter at hand. This doesn't simply mean stop, but be calm yet always in motion. Find a nice consistent pace you feel at ease with and maintain this focus throughout. This will guide you and keeps things interesting.

Hungry?

Yes, that's right people! You can create all kinds of great grub and drink in the dream world! All you have to to do is get grounded and close your eyes. Intend on having a tasty dish in front of you and really imagine it with your mind's eye.

Hey Presto! There it is...YUM-YUM! 

By eating and drinking every now and then you can stimulate your dream taste buds and stay firmly in the dream world for longer!

Reality check every 5 minutes!

I can't tell you enough how many times I've used this great little time keeping bad boy! Yep, I know it's an original Casio that's worth almost nothing these days!

Fact is, it doesn't matter what type of watch you have, just as long as you can remember it and imbed it's image into your subconscious. Every time you're lucid, every 5 minutes throughout your dream, every false awakening, every time you physically wake up in the morning and as many times in the day.

Check your wrist watch and say the magic words: 'Am I Dreaming'?? 

Really spend at least 20 seconds contemplating looking at the numbers. 'Where am I'?, 'Is it a dream'? By doing this in the lucid dream every 5 minutes, you're keeping yourself grounded and on the ball. This will allow your dream to reach its maximum time allowance. It's also a great safety guard incase you get tranced back into the dream and forget that you were ever lucid in the first place. Believe me this happens a lot! So look at your watch, then look away. Repeat this until you are certain that the numbers are normal and not misshapen. Within a dream, numbers and letters are really difficult to recognise, so this is a great     opportunity for a reality check!

Dream Extender

This is definitely one of my personal favourite tricks to perform. Done correctly you can have multiple lucid dreams all night! 

Unfortunately all dreams have to come to an end sooner or later, even if we really want to stay there and do all we can to stabilise it! 

The way to achieve the 'Dream Extender' is by noticing your surroundings just before you snap back and keeping your focus right to the end. Towards the conclusion of every lucid dream you'll notice things will start to eventually decay around you and almost black out. This is a warning sign that its coming to an end. You usually have 10 to 15 seconds before it ends. 

When this occurs become aware that it's happening first and then say to yourself repeatedly that you are lucid. Keep saying this to yourself over and over again and don't move, again being very relaxed and not over excited. 

By doing this you are not breaking your awareness and will be transported into a whole new lucid dream all over again! YAY!                                                                            

Showing Appreciation

For many of us who lucid travel the experience can become more of a deepening awakening if consistently performed. 

We as humans generally wish to find out the truth about why we are here? 
"Who am I? Where I'm going? Are we alone in the universe?"

Through my dream studies I have taken a personal quest in finding out the answers to these particular questions among many others, and as a result, lucid dreaming has given me a fast track ticket into my spiritual evolution. 

After a year or so being with countless 'Dream Women' that I managed to manifest for sexual pleasures, not to mention lots of flying and walking through walls, I decided to go deeper into the experience and show appreciation and gratitude where ever I went.

I remember it as if it were yesterday,  when it all turned around for me. 
I became lucid, then grounding myself like normal (using techniques from above.) Then I said "thank you" out loud and clasped my hands together and meditated whilst stood up. I stood there with no hesitation and no fear. I felt the wind pick up around me and felt it softly against my face. I was then suddenly transported to a completely new peaceful surrounding which what appeared to be a beautiful Zen garden with a fountain. I set there meditating with my dream legs folded on a near bench and looked through my dream eyelids. I then got a real sense of 'multi sensory adaptation'. Not only was I peacefully aware of me sleeping in my bed all cosy and warm, I was now meditating in this whole new body simultaneously within this 'dream zen garden'.  The experience left me completely baffled (in a good way) because for the first time I realised that the human mind, body and spirit is so much more than how some westerners perceive it. To know we can access these gifts anytime and be rewarded for the gratitude we show can leave our hearts feeling utterly fulfilled.

So there you have it, I strongly recommend you try it and see what resonates with you! Please leave comments below with any of the techniques and do tell me your experiences. 

Feedback is always welcome! 

I can safely say that when I showed my gratitude for the first time within my lucidity, 
a whole new world was born!

Peace & Blessings, Nick