I had just had a slightly disturbing dream. (I can’t recall what it was now, but it left me a little shaken.) I woke up, eyes still closed, and completely still. “Well, I’ll give it a shot,” I thought to myself. I tried to move my arms without using muscles. My right arm rose slightly, and I’ve had some experiences in the past that helped me remember the tingling sensations present during separation – holy cow, it’s finally working!

I was still a little doubtful when it came time to get up, but I tried nevertheless and that "electric shock" sort of feeling coursed through me after total separation. "I did it," I said aloud. "I can go see her now." Who she is may be explained later if I feel up to it, but for now, I will call her Mia, since she is relevant and that name is easier for me to type. I regained my composure and recalled that I had to deepen, and did so. I felt the walls, the bed posts, and my clothes. I was wearing a very long shirt (down past my waist) and some boxer-briefs, instead of what I had gone to sleep in.

When I finally got my vision to return, everything seemed larger than it should’ve been, and I felt slightly anxious, sort of like that paranoia you feel after watching a scary movie. Regardless, I pushed through it. I went to my door. “Mia’s behind this door,” I thought to myself. It didn’t lead anywhere unusual, just out into my hall. Again, things were a little larger than they should’ve been and a few places were covered in a very dim greenish light. I called her name, beckoning, “Mia?” My voice was quiet and shaken. I couldn’t seem to regain my composure for some reason. I continued calling her name, and asked, "Where are you?"

I heard her voice in my head responding, "Huh? I’m right here." I went down the hall in a half-panic, checking various places in the house for her. Everywhere I went was extra-large and dimly lit in green. "Where is here?!" I cried. Her voice answered me again, "the usual place." I was getting frustrated now. I wanted to see Mia badly, asking, "Where’s the usual place?!" I retraced my steps. Maybe she was behind me.

Unfortunately, that’s where my story ends, because I returned to my body soon afterwards. I tried to leave it again, but I couldn’t budge. The residual doubt and fear in my mind may have held me back. I know I made a few mistakes in my techniques, namely not being absolutely 100% convinced that my door would lead me to Mia, and not maintaining.

A novice practitioner must understand the procedure for learning and mastering lucid dreaming entry. This procedure consists of several primary steps, each of which is a unique science unto itself.

The first and most important step addresses the techniques used to enter lucid dreaming state. It is not necessary to master every type of entrance technique (direct, indirect, dream consciousness). Learning and applying the easiest techniques provides the necessary prerequisites to more advanced methods.

Contrary to popular opinion, the need for conscious techniques does not cease upon lucid dreaming entrance. It is absolutely necessary to learn and apply methods for deepening lucid dreaming to achieve a consistently hyper-realistic environment. Failing to apply deepening techniques almost guarantees that experiences will be dull, uninteresting, and subsequent practice short-lived. Practitioners should immediately learn and apply deepening techniques after mastering any one entrance method.

The third step involves mastering techniques for maintaining lucid dreaming, as without them the average person would have lucid dreaming experiences of much shorter duration than is possible. When in lucid dreaming, the question of how to leave it almost never occurs. On the contrary, one is normally thrust from it in the course of several seconds if one simply does nothing.

After learning all the necessary techniques for mastering lucid dreaming state, it is time to learn and apply methods of control, which encompass the ability to translocate, find and interact with objects, influence surroundings, and so forth.

Once the previously noted steps have been accomplished, a practitioner may proceed to apply lucid dreaming experiences to enhance everyday life. Over the course of this guidebook, we will examine dozens of these valuable applications in great detail.

With basic skills mastered, remember that practicing lucid dreaming is worthwhile and effective only when the results are consistent. If a practitioner enters lucid dreaming only once a month, the experience will be too emotional to allow for observation of important principles and methodologies. lucid dreaming should be encountered at least once a week. Working toward a level higher than a weekly lucid dreaming entry is ambitious, even beneficial. Realistically, two to four lucid dreaming experiences per week might be considered the level of a master, but this is far from the upward boundary (2-6 lucid dreams per one day!).

As a rule, novice practitioners achieve lucid dreaming less often than is desired. However, with regular attempts, success occurs more and more frequently, which should help alleviate any frustration resulting from failed attempts.

Every budding lucid dreamingr should realize that the instructions given in this textbook are the best tools for the average person to achieve lucid dreaming state. However, many have their own physiological and lifestyle idiosyncrasies, and so something might not suit them or might be counter to their nature. Minor adjustments to the instructions are permissible from the very beginning. As long as they’re minor. Substantial changes are only for people with substantial experience, and should only be made using tried and true methods. The methods work for everyone in any case, but for the experienced practitioner they are merely a template that can be fine-tuned to further improve results. If nothing at all works for a practitioner, then it’s not a question of method but a question of how well the method is being applied. This is why introducing substantial changes at beginning stages is categorically forbidden.

The aim of this book is to lay a strong foundation for individual practice that is devoid of any dubious elements. Some things might not be as fancy or fantastical as one might wish. On the other hand, everything described here is backed up by the facts. Everyone has the right to choose their own path, personal-growth philosophy, and interpretation of what is going on when building the foundation of their nascent practice.

In this case, vibrations are created and strengthened only if signs of a foul become apparent. Examples of foul indicators include duality of perception or blurred vision. Strengthening vibrations will help to deepen lucid dreaming, allowing a practitioner to stay and continue within lucid dreaming.

I believe that everybody is going to exist in two worlds soon.

The practice of lucid dreaming states of the mind is the hottest and most promising pursuit of the modern age. Unlike in the past, the notions of “out-of-body experience” and “astral projection” have already lost their mystical halo, and their real basis has been studied in minute detail from the most non-nonsense approach. Now, this phenomenon is accessible to everyone, regardless of their worldview. It is now known how to easily master it and apply it effectively.

This guidebook is the result of ten years of extremely active personal practice and study of the out-of-body phenomenon (lucid dreaming), coupled with having successfully taught it to thousands of people. I know all of the obstacles and problems that are usually run into when getting to know this phenomenon, and have tried to protect future practitioners from them in this book.

This guidebook was not created for those who prefer light, empty reading. It is for those who would like to learn something. It contains no speculations or stories, only dry, hard facts and techniques in combination with a completely pragmatic approach and clear procedures for action. They have all been successfully verified by a vast number of practitioners that often had no prior experience. In order to achieve the same result, it is only necessary to read through each section thoroughly and complete the assignments. It gives each and every person something that previously could only be dreamt about – a parallel reality and the possibility of existing in two worlds.

The book is beneficial not only for beginners, but also for those who already know what it feels like to have an out-of-body encounter and have a certain amount of experience, as this guidebook is devoted not only to entering the state, but also equally dedicated to controlling it.

Contrary to popular opinion, there is nothing difficult about this phenomenon if one tries to attain it with regular and right effort. On average, results are reached in less than a week. More often than not, the techniques work in literally a couple of attempts.

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Michael Raduga

Founder of the OOBE Research Center

January 11, 2009

obe4u@obe4u.com

Hypnosis is a little-studied method of entering lucid dreaming. The idea is that a hypnotist is able to cause a person to enter lucid dreaming through suggestion or affirmation. There is no doubt that hypnosis is an interesting concept, especially for persons who easily yield to power of suggestion. However, such individuals account for only 1% of the population.

Due to specific characteristics of human perception, the chances are nil that hypnosis is a likely conduit to lucid dreaming entrance. So, it seems unlikely that hypnotic techniques will become well-known, or that a top-notch hypnotist would, through suggestion, easily be able to lead a subject directly into lucid dreaming.

However, it is completely feasible that hypnotic suggestion may promote increased frequency of dream consciousness or awakening without moving (and remembering to do indirect techniques). Here again, this method is only a facilitator, while actual lucid dreaming entrance depends on the efforts of the practitioner.