How to become lucid in the dream--first time

I have found that it is really very interesting according to my own finding. The point is to train yourself to become lucid in the dream. Realizing you are dreaming is a big deal, because you can then use that state of counsciousness to fly, to float, and to do things you can't do when awake. And sometimes you can go to other realms.


Usually in a common dream, we just keep dreaming and are totally into what's taking place in it. But when you become lucid, you take over from there and can start to do things using that state of counsciousness.


Keep a dream journal is very helpful. There is a term "after fact lucidity" by Leland which means after the dream, you realize what the meaning of the dream is. So being able to recall what happen during your sleep is very important. Usually a lot of details escape by the time we wake up. If we can jot down whatever memory we have left with and make sense and make connections, this will help with making our dream more and more lucid subsequently.


I have a digital sound recorder so that I can speak into it immediately after I wake up from a dream, even in the middle of the night. This way I am able to record a lot more of what happened duing my sleep, without getting up to write in journals constantly.


One other thing some people do is to make it a habit to look at your hand a few times during the day and ask yourself " Am I dreaming?" This is very helpful, because then this habit will follow you into your sleep. You will check your hand and see if they are real or melting, while asking whehter you are dreaming.


When you are able to remember to do that in your sleep, then you can check whether it's a dream of an OBE. If your hand melts, you are OBEing. If your hand stays solid, it's a dream. But even if you are dreaming, once you remember to look your hands, usually you become lucid and can take over from there. This way you can also become lucid very easily, and can then do superpower things and visit whereever you want, depending on your counsciousness state.