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Your question: Lucid Dreams
“What is a dream called when you know you are dreaming and you can do whatever you want?”
A dream where you become aware of the fact you are dreaming is called a Lucid Dream. Some people actively engage in lucid dreaming, using their dreams to ‘play out’ their part in a meeting the next day or to see what it would be like to walk through walls! For example, some people will carry a newspaper under their arm in a dream and if they don’t like the way the dream is going, they simply read the newspaper which prompts an exit from the dream.
Regular lucid dreaming can take time and practice, so don’t be disappointed if you don’t have lucid dreams as often as you’d like or have tried to become lucid but have been unsuccessful.
It’s also important to consider why you would want to be ‘awake’ whilst you’re dreaming – this is encouraging the Mind to think (and therefore giving rise to more anxiety) during an opportunity when it usually doesn’t have that freedom. Your dreams can be useful to you, without telling them how you want them to end. In fact, without lucid dreaming, you’re more likely to find a helpful solution to a problem you face.
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