This safety net is like training wheels on a bike. What it has done for me is saved my night from a lack of lucidity should I be overwhelmed and subdued by the Hypnogogia. Like any affirmation, it helps plant a focus should you loose control.
SAFTEY NET: - "Should I fall unconscious for any reason during this sleeping phase. I will
suddenly wake up in the dream and realize that I am dreaming with my full waking
consciousness."
STAGE TWO
Hypnogogic Territories are the rough ride to success. It is easy to slide through them if you relax enough. Encourage the dream to form by changing your thinking to accommodate more visual/auditory/tactile thoughts. Create a vehicle like a car.
Imagine the steering wheel, the nice bucket seats, and the fuzzy dice from the mirror. Turn on the radio, fire up the engine and step on the gas. Just relax on the effort, this is really done in a light, passive manner. This car is not essential, you can just allow the Hypnogogia to form, and focus on any sounds or patterns it creates and somewhat mentally follow them. Everything here must be done in a very calm, relaxed manner or you may try to hard and stay awake, or get lazy and fall asleep. Know a lot of people can lucid dream, and make it through these stages, you can too.
As your body starts to fall asleep, you will notice you might feel a pressure on your body, or you might feel paralyzed. This is an indication that your body is falling asleep so keep focusing on lucid dreaming. Do not try to control your breathing, eye movements, or anything other body functions, hand them over to the same natural autonomic mechanisms that take care of us when we sleep every night. If you think about your body, you may keep it awake. If you find you are trying too hard and not sleeping, then just let go and fall asleep. Do this after about a maximum of 45 minutes of allowing yourself to sleep. I have found if it takes me more than 45 minutes I just drop off and the sometimes the safety net catches me. That's a bad habit to form, don't rely on the safety net because you'll be more adept if you can just shift quickly into the dream while being
conscious.
Other factors that may intimidate you when your body falls asleep. You may experience a moment where you are not breathing. This may frighten you, but remember "You" are actually out-of-phase with your body, and do not require any air to breathe. You might find that where you are is in a dark, empty void. This void is very commonly found in certain stages of an out-of-body experience.
The sleep paralysis is another example of your mind being
awake, but your body fast asleep. I have spoken with a number of people who have experienced sleep paralyses and explained how it relates to the out-of-body experience, and they in turn, were able to use this as a gift for successful lucid dreaming, and out-of-body exploration.
STAGE THREE
I hope that all went well and you made it. At this stage, you must first be focused, balanced and relaxed. It can be a powerful shift into this lucid dream state. The first few lucid dreams people have tend to be powerful. Observe the dream;
become aware of yourself in the dream. Recall your logical test.
Ask the questions and answer them out-loud in the dream. Now explore the lucid state. Just take it slow, patiently and
gradually build up to potential exploration.
For now, we want you to get comfortable with lucid
dreaming with our waking consciousness. This dream reality not physical rather exists as a state-of-mind. You need to learn the ropes of this new reality. It has no rules, no boundaries. Your logical mind sets the rules if you desire. You can fly, change forms, create fantastic music or art. The limits are up to you.
STAGE FOUR
As always, this is the most important stage. What good is a dream if you can't recall it? Since we really need to understand the barriers we have while entering the state, the questionnaire becomes even more important for identifying our weaknesses in these states.
QUESTIONAIRE
1.) How long do you estimate it took before you fell asleep?
2.) Did you notice any hypnogogic effects?
a.) Color, images, flashes of light? Please Describe.
b.) Faint sounds, music, noise? Please Describe.
c.) Vibrations, physical sensations? Please Describe.
d.) Did your thoughts change to abstract thoughts? Please Describe.
e.) You don't remember you just fell deep asleep? Yes / No
3.) Give a small detailed list of what you can remember before falling asleep:
4.) Did you have an intent before sleeping? Yes/No 5.) What was that intent?
6.) Did you remember dreaming? Yes/No 7.) Were you Lucid in the dream? Yes/No 8.) Did you recall your logical test? Yes/No
9.) Did you dream your desired intent? Please write down your desired intent.
10.) Please describe in as much detail what you recall of your dream.
DAY NINE