How to Lucid Dream

My dream journal was put on hold for the holiday weekend because the lake is more important.  Just kidding, I only had one dream that is worth posting.  I have been attempting to lucid dream by using different techniques listed on the internet.  Lucid dreaming is when a person is completely aware that they are dreaming, and has the possibility to control those dreams.  If anyone is interesting in lucid dreaming, here are a few tips...

1. Mind Meditation - The first and easiest technique to try is mental night-time meditation.  The best times to lucid dream are once you have had 4-5 hours of sleep and your mind is in a half asleep state.  Keep repeating to yourself, "I will lucid dream tonight, I will lucid dream tonight," and that helps trick the brain into believing it IS possible to lucid dream.
2. Reality Checks - During the day, write a number on your hand or try to push your hand through each door you walk through or do some sort of real life interaction.  If one does this throughout the day, it makes our mind remember associations, which can then follow us into our dreams.  If there is no number on your hand, or you can push your hand through the door, then you are lucid dreaming.  It helps the mind go from reality to dream.
3. Dream Journal - Creating a dream journal and writing in it daily can bring about similar aspects of each of your dreams.  This will help you become more acquainted with how you dream.  It can help regulate your dreams and understand them more clearly.
4. Visualize and Day Dream - All of us could do a little bit of day dreaming during our class or bored at work.  Visualize what your dream may be, or what you would want to do IF you do lucid dream.  If you create a strong dream scenario or wish in your mind, your subconscious mind could take that wish and create a dream based on the images your mind has created.

If you just read this,  try to lucid dream with me tonight or throughout the week.  If you really give it a shot, your results may not be immediate, but you will feel some sort of progress.  Remember, your mind is very powerful and deep, and lucid dreaming is a way to explore the depth. Have fun!