Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams
How to Perform The MILD Technique for Lucid Dreaming
Apr 26, 2009
Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) is an easy lucid dreaming technique created by Dr. Steven LaBerge of The Lucidity Institute. The MILD technique enables anyone to become conscious inside the unconscious dream world and master the science of dream control.
What are Lucid Dreams?
Lucid dreaming is the ability to “wake up” the conscious brain during a dream. This single act transforms the usual blurry and illogical dreamscape into a living alternate reality.
In a lucid dream, everything the dreamer sees, hears, feels, tastes and even smells can be as realistic as waking life. In lucid dreams, the dreamer can direct their self awareness within the dream, producing the awesome effect of dream control. This can be used to rehearse real life events, re-live memories, meet up with celebrities, fulfill wild fantasies, or simply explore the unconscious dream world.
An Easy Lucid Dreaming Technique
Tibetan Buddhist’s developed a wake-induced lucid dreaming technique over 1,000 years ago. They used this altered state of consciousness to achieve higher insights and epiphanies.
Today, anyone can learn how to have lucid dreams with simple techniques like Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams, which involves becoming spontaneously lucid from within a normal dream state. It is very easy to master, requiring only basic visualization skills.
Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams
There are several steps to performing the MILD technique for lucid dreams:
- Step 1: Keep a Dream Journal – Write down at least one dream every morning on waking. This helps improve dream recall and makes future dreams appear more vivid. It also teaches the subconscious brain that dreams are important and not to be ignored.
- Step 2: Increase Self Awareness – Throughout the day, attempt to perform an impossible task like floating in the air. This is called a reality check, and with enough repeats will begin to occur in the unconscious dream world. When this happens, the true nature of the dream will be exposed, creating instant self awareness and lucidity.
- Step 3: Set The Intention to Lucid Dream – While falling asleep at night, repeat the phrase “the next dream will be a lucid dream” until it becomes ingrained. The single last thought before going to sleep should be about lucid dreaming. Meditation and brainwave entrainment MP3s are excellent tools for this part of the MILD technique.
- Step 4: Improve Visualization Skills – While meditating or falling asleep, imagine a recent dream and fully immerse the self awareness in the scene. See objects up close and far away. Feel the ground underfoot. Smell the scent of the air. This powerful lucid dreaming technique developed by Dr Stephen LaBerge helps enhance the clarity of unconscious dream scenes and identify the differences between dreams, imagination and reality.
The MILD technique can teach anyone how to have lucid dreams within a matter of weeks. Some people even have a lucid dream on their very first attempt. Try it tonight to discover the amazing potential of lucid dreaming and conscious dream control.
Further Reading
Readers who found Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams interesting may also enjoy The Lucid Dreaming Kit and How to Have Lucid Dreams and Out of Body Experiences.
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