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INCUBATING DREAMS
To incubate a dream about a specific topic, you
should first think of a phrase that summarizes
that topic (e.g., I want to go to Atlantis.).
It may help to write the phrase down. If there's
something you want to do in the dream, think of
a phrase to summarize that too (e.g., I want to
watch Atlantis sink into the ocean.). If you
want to become lucid in the dream, then you
should probably write something like When I
dream of [the topic], I will remember that I'm
dreaming. beneath your topic phrase.
Immediately go to sleep and focus on your topic
phrase. Visualize yourself dreaming about the
topic and (if you want to become lucid)
realizing that you're dreaming. If there's
something specific you want to do in the dream,
visualize yourself doing it once you become
lucid (not very likely to work if you don't
become lucid in the dream). Think about your
phrase and topic (and intention to become lucid)
as you fall asleep.
Make sure that the last thing in your mind
before falling asleep is your intention to
(lucidly) dream about the topic you want to
dream about. You might want to wake yourself up
when the dream starts to fade so that you
remember more of the dream; you can do this by
ignoring your perception of the dream
environment the opposite of dream
stabilization techniques (just make sure you do
a reality check when you wake up to make sure
you're really awake).
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