Pure desire is one of the core principles of a high level of practice. The practitioner already knows what exactly he needs from one technique or another. He strives to directly achieve his aim through a combination of specific, focused desire and recall of the state. In other words, lucid dreamingr now strives towards a desire to accomplish or experience something, and not towards going through rituals in pursuit of some vague goal.

In order to achieve something, the practitioner now simply wills it. It is obtained without any other actions. There is no longer any point to most of the techniques, which only become necessary in special cases when they are the only way to achieve a result in difficult situations.

Exact scientific proof that entering lucid dreaming is dangerous – or even safe – does not exist; there has never been an exhaustive, controlled study to prove either supposition. However, since lucid dreaming exists at the fringes of naturally-occurring states of mind, it can hardly be assumed dangerous. Notably, lucid dreaming is accompanied by rapid eye movement (REM), which every human experiences for up to 2 hours each night, and this begins to explain lucid dreaming experience as entirely safe and natural.

Already confirmed are the psychological influences of lucid dreaming on the physical mind and body; namely, the emotional effects that can occur during the onset of lucid dreaming state.

lucid dreaming entry is a very profound, incredible experience that may induce fear, which is invoked by a natural instinct for self-preservation. lucid dreaming can create stress. This is especially true for novices and those poorly acquainted with the nature of the phenomenon and techniques used to control it. Without knowledge and proper practice, a fear-induced reaction can escalate into full-blown terror. After all, while in lucid dreaming, fantasy quickly becomes reality, and reticent fears can take on hyper-realistic qualities. When this occurs, it’s not lucid dreaming environment, but the fear that is treacherous. It goes without saying that fear is a toxic influence, especially to sensitive souls, the elderly, and people with physical ailments, like certain cardiovascular conditions. This does not mean that persons in these groups should abstain from practicing lucid dreaming. The solution is to learn about and avoid common stressors associated with the practice, know the mechanics of controlling objects, and understand the principles of making an emergency exit.

Given the possibility of negative lucid dreaming experiences, it could be advised that practitioners limit the time in lucid dreaming to fifteen minutes, though it is quite exceptional to maintain lucid dreaming for such duration. Proposed time limits are entirely theoretical and motivated by the fact that natural REM does not normally last longer than fifteen minutes, and, at the risk of side effects due to the alteration of natural cycles, experiments directed at unnaturally prolonging REM are not recommended.

When using the technique of translocation via teleportation with eyes closed, you need to focus your attention not so much on the translocation destination as on your external appearance and internal sensations. Once translocation has taken place, lucid dreamingr will turn up in the right place and in the right form. For example, if a practitioner has decided to become a disembodied sphere, then he should close his eyes in lucid dreaming and focus on both the thought-form of the place where he wants to appear and on his sensations. An immediate sensation of flight and gradual feeling of transformation of bodily perception will arise. Depending on the degree of concentration, the flight may come to an end at the desired place within several seconds, and the practitioner would immediately have spherical vision and corresponding bodily sensations.

Testing Individual Effectiveness. Immediately after waking from sleep, remain motionless, eyes closed. Try to listen to noise in your head. Do this for 3 to 5 seconds without moving and without opening the eyes. If nothing happens during this period of time, switch to another technique. If any sounds like buzzing, humming, raving, hissing, whistling, tinkling, or melodies occur, listen attentively. With results, the sound will increase in volume. Listen in as long as there is some dynamism in the volume of the sound. When the sound stops, or the noise becomes loud enough, a separation technique may be attempted. Sometimes, the noise itself throws one into lucid dreaming while listening. At a certain stage, sounds may be extremely loud and have even been described as comparable to the roar of a jet-engine.

The action of listening in consists of actively and attentively exploring a sound, the whole of its tonality and range, and how it reacts to the listener.

There is an optional technique known as forced listening in, where it is simply necessary to strongly want to hear noise, and meanwhile make intuitive internal efforts, which, as a rule, are correct. Performed correctly, forced sounds will intensify the same way as those perceived with the standard listening in technique.

Training. In order to practice listening in, lie down in a silent place, eyes closed, and listen for sounds originating in the head. These attempts are usually crowned with success within several minutes of trying, and one starts to hear that noise that absolutely everyone has within. One simply has to know how to tune in to it.

During the entire lucid dreaming, count to as large a number possible – not just for the sake of counting, but with a strong desire to reach the highest number possible. Counting may be performed silently or out loud.

This technique works by creating a strong determination to remain in lucid dreaming by providing a goal that requires action in lucid dreaming.