The Power of Lucid Dreaming

Every once in a while I experience an uptick in clairvoyant activity, as many survivors of trauma often do.

Last night I felt a brooding energy around me and felt as though I was being pushed through the floor. When I fell asleep I experienced a false awakening nightmare, a dream within a dream, that shifted into a lucid dream. It was as disorienting as one might imagine.

Healthline writes,

“Similar to lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis, false awakenings are considered one of the hybrid, or overlap, states between sleep and wakefulness.

Many people who experience false awakenings also have lucid dreams.

In a lucid dream, you realize you’re dreaming. This knowledge allows you to maintain some control over your surroundings and even change the course of the dream.

There’s also some evidence to suggest lucid dreams commonly end in false awakenings. You might even “wake up” and start describing your dream to someone else before truly waking up.

A false awakening can become a lucid dream, especially if you begin to notice certain details that differ slightly from reality.

For example, your furniture might not be in the usual place, your lamp might not turn on, or you might open a book and find you can’t read any of the words.

Suspecting you aren’t actually awake might lead you to try manipulating the dream in some way or telling yourself to wake up.”

Upon waking I saged our home, poured my first cup of coffee, and grabbed Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams - The very same book of which had been the topic of discussion only five minutes earlier.

Also, our Swallow birds have returned to their nest on our patio for a third season. They are a good omen that promise love, loyalty, good fortune, and peace.

I’m not sure what the message is, but I do know the world is on fire, and we all need to love each other more. 🖤🐾

Discuss: Are you aware of your sleep state? Are you a skilled lucid dreamer? Please share sleep stories below.