In this chapter on lucid dreaming we will be looking at how you can lucid dream using Dream Exit Induced Lucid Dreaming, DEILD for short. DEILD is a version of Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming (WILD) and is also known as dream re-entry. It comes in handy when you are having a dream you like and are suddenly awakened for some reason. It is possible to quickly re-enter the dream if you wish.
Here is a step-by-step technique to dream lucidity:
1. Brief Awakening
You need to briefly wake up from an ongoing dream in order to implement DEILD. If you are someone that is prone to waking several times at night it won’t take long to learn this. If not, try using an alarm loud enough to wake you but not fully. The alarm should be set to go off after about 4.5 to 6 hours of sleep. This is because you should be going deeper into the Random Eye Movement phase then.
2. Keep still
This step takes some getting used to. While you are in the between-sleep-and-wake state, it is vital to remain perfectly still. Your eyes should remain shut. Any hope of going back into the dream would be lost if you trigger your brain to wake by moving even a muscle. Try to relax and don’t think about it too much.
3. Remember the dream
With your eyes shut recall exactly where you were in the dream and what was happening around you. Try to get back the details and whatever sensations you were experiencing at that point.
4. Re-enter the dream
This usually happens automatically after following the 3 earlier steps properly. Your brain would piece the dream back together and before you know it you should find yourself back in the dream. The difference between this and other dreams you have been having before is that you are fully aware that you are in a dream state. You are now in a lucid sleep. You can take an active part in what happens in the dream. Note that you have just a few seconds window of opportunity to enter a lucid state using Dream Exit Induced Lucid Dreaming before your brain fully awakes.
Be assured that when you dream lucid it is safe and you are actually able to wake out of the dream when you want to. It allows you to explore the boundaries of your fantasies and imaginations in a vivid and unrestricted way. So do give it a try and enter into a whole new world of lucid dream experience.
