Lucid Dreaming & Astral Traveling

Astral traveling is an exigent task for me since I fear leaving my body. I am not sure why since I do not have any attachments to my human body, or maybe I do, since I am unable to leave it. I have only accomplished leaving my body (consciously) once and even then I had to literally talk myself into it. And bam, out I went. But it took a lot of patience and convincing. On the other hand, lucid dreaming, which is far more easy- yet still quite challenging is my current concentration--I want to be fully conscious in my dreams. Typically what happens during my dreams I am unaware that I am dreaming until I wake up, and then I can recall all the reasons why my dream was a dream: none of the truth was taking place in that moment. For instance, when I dream of my partner or parents in my dream while in Guatemala, obviously it is a dream, since they are in the United States. I need to bring that awareness into my dreams while they are taking place. But I am currently struggling with that. I want to be able to go into my dreams for answers. I am attempting to unlock my subconscious mind that is storing my past identity, which will then allow me to find my ultimate purpose in this lifetime and grow closer to enlightenment.

When I first wake in the morning, I can usually recall some or all of my dreams, conversely that is the frustrating part for me. Why am I not able to take control and be conscious/awake in my dreams? In dreams we just accept what is happening to us in them, yet they are our dreams. We can take control—we can ask questions. There are seven dimensions that I want to travel through and be fully conscious during. Most people stay in the physical (1^st dimension) or even journey to the 2^nd dimension, which is the astral body. Yet I want to go beyond these two. The third is mental, the fourth intuitive—which is the most important for me at this time in my life. I want to know my past. I want to travel back in time to see who/where/what I am. Once I am able to clarify that I would then eventually like to be able to journey to the fifth dimension and beyond. But it all has to be done in ‘baby’ steps. First, I am becoming more aware in my waking life what routines my body likes in order to dream. I have noticed that when my head is pointing towards North, yet my body is facing down towards South is when I dream best. Also, my body needs 9 hours of sleep in order to cycle through all its stages of REM. Lastly, it is better for me to go to bed on an empty belly rather than full—when that does happen, its difficult for me to fall to sleep since my energy is all focused directly on digestion. Having a similar bedtime each night is crucial for me—not only for dreaming, but for my waking life as well. Oh, and I am also curious if the moon cycle effects my dreaming. I am keeping track of the moon phases and which are more (or less) prevailing for me.

I justly believe that during sleep we are able to live more than when we are awake. There are so many places/dimensions that we are able to go. Sleep can be more fun than life. Yet, so many people don’t take advantage of this beautiful occasion. I am ready to take my dreaming to different dimensions—to learn, to grow, to find truth and most importantly, to enjoy …a whole new world.