Awareness

9 Most Effective Tips On How To Lucid Dream Easily

Published

2 years ago

June 21, 2019

When you fall asleep tonight, you most likely will have a dream. But what if you could “Wake up” in this dream and realize that you are still asleep? Lucid dreaming is a strange and exciting phenomenon that allows you to be fully conscious while you sleep and to control all events, people and yourself within the dream. In this article, I will share with you 9 of the most effective tips on how to lucid dream easily. Also, I’ll explain to you how you can easily recognize that you’re dreaming. Are you excited? Me too! Let’s get it started!

What Are Lucid Dreams?

Lucid dreaming is an altered state of consciousness in which you are aware that you are dreaming and can control the content of the dream in one way or another. This is a kind of borderline state between REM sleep and wakefulness.

Lucid dreaming can begin either during normal sleep when you eventually realize that you are sleeping, or directly from a state of wakefulness without temporary loss of awareness.

Some people reach the state where they experience sleep paralysis. For some people, it happens spontaneously and usually when their sleep is very sensitive.

In the process of lucid dreaming, it is possible to simulate any situations that are impossible in everyday life. From this point of view, a lucid dream can be seen as a virtual reality, where there are no restrictions. In this dream, you can meet famous people, easily cook dinner for 5000 people, ride a giant tarantula or participate in the Hunger Games. You have your dream under control, and you can do whatever you want in there.

In addition, those people who have learned the practice of lucid dreaming, are able to get a psychotherapeutic effect from this practice. Thus, having learned the confident management of actions and events in a lucid dream, you have the opportunity to transfer a sense of confidence in your daily life (for example, to get rid of some fears or phobias).

How To Lucid Dream?

Lucid dreaming is not a natural gift, but a trained ability. Of course, some people are naturally more prone to this ability than others. Usually, children can practice lucid dreaming easily. But then as time goes by they forget about this ability and stop practicing it. But the good news is that every person can train this ability and start practicing lucid dreaming regularly. Some people gain this ability fast, others need more time. It all depends on the individual. No matter what category you belong to you need to be persistent and keep trying until you succeed! Trust me, it worth your effort!

First, it wasn’t easy for me to lucid dream at all! Though I had pretty bright dreams that I could easily memorize I still wasn’t able to stay lucid in my dreams. But I had a very strong desire to succeed in my practice and I knew all about the benefits that lucid dreaming can give to me. I’ve been studying this subject a lot and religiously was trying all the methods I could find. Now I’m happy to share with you 9 tips that helped me to start lucid dreaming and stay 100% conscious in my dreams. You can try all of them or maybe pick a couple of these tips that resonate with you the most. But what really helped me was the combining of different methods.

9 Tips On How To Lucid Dream

1 – Dream Diary

This is what I’ve started with! I created a dream journal and started writing down all my dreams in details in it. I placed it next to the bed, along with a pen, so I could write down all my dreams right after waking up or sometimes even in the middle of the night.

According to scientific research, the habit of writing down your dreams will increase your chances of having lucid dreams. Moreover, the mere thought that you are going to write down your dreams can help raise your awareness in your dream.

Write down all the dreams that you remember, whether they are interesting or not, clear or foggy.

If you can’t remember the whole dream, write down only what you remember, even if it’s just a face, a place, a phrase, or something else.

Write down everything you remember from your dream right after you wake up (even if you wake up in the middle of the night!). The longer you wait, the more you forget.

Stay in bed when you’re writing down your dreams to increase the likelihood of remembering them.

2 – ‘Wake-Back-to-Bed’ Technique

This is the easiest way to quickly get into a lucid dream!

Its essence: set the alarm two hours earlier than your usual wake up time. For example, you usually wake up at 7 a.m., then set the alarm to 5 a.m. Wake up at 5 a.m. be sure to get up and stay up for 15 minutes (get up and use the bathroom, or brush your teeth, for example). Then go to sleep for those two hours that you have not slept.

In fact, this method has scientific justification. In the morning we usually have most of our dreams, so we have a bigger chance to get into a lucid dream.

3 – Fix Your Attention On Your Hands

This is another effective method on how to lucid dream easily! During the day fix your attention on your hands, peering into them. Try to look at your hands as often as you can remember while you’re awake. Eventually, you will see your hands in your dream, but in your dream, they will change their appearance. This is how you’ll know you’re asleep. From that moment on, the control of the dream will begin!

4 – Ask Yourself The Question “Am I Asleep Or Awake?”

Constantly ask yourself the question: “Am I asleep or awake?” and make checking actions. For example, pinch yourself or look at yourself in the mirror. If you won’t be able to recognize yourself in the mirror, you’re asleep.

When I started using this method I put reminding notes with this question all around my house, my purse, on my computer and my phone. So every time I saw these notes I could remember to ask myself this question. And, you know, it really helped! Eventually, I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn’t recognize myself. I looked so much different than I usually look that I immediately realized that I was dreaming.

5 – Set The Intention

On a piece of paper write down the following intention: “Tonight I’m lucid in my dreams” and put this note under your pillow.

6 – Observation Of The Images

When you’re falling asleep try to see the emerging images in front of your closed eyes and focus your attention on them. Imagine how you’re zooming in on them and try to see more and more details of these images.

7 – Attentive Listening

When you’re falling asleep try to hear the noise in your head and make it louder and louder.

8: Visualization And Meditation

Use visualization or meditation before going to bed. Many experts on lucid dreaming recommend visualizing what you dream about before you go to sleep. Vividly visualize your dreams right before bedtime, and you will have a big chance to have a dream about it. Meditation will help you to relax and get into the “blank slate” at the moment of falling asleep.

9: Vitamin B

Increase your intake of vitamin B6. According to preliminary studies, vitamin B6 can increase the brightness of your dreams and help you to memorize them better.

12 Ways To Recognize That You’re Lucid Dreaming

Lucid dreams feel so real that usually, it’s hard to understand if you’re dreaming or awake. Therefore the main question that arises in a person who wants to be lucid in a dream is: “How do I recognize that this is a dream?”.

Here are 12 ways to recognize that you’re lucid dreaming:

Try to close your mouth and nose. If you’re still able to breathe, then you are in a dream.
Look 2-3 times at the clock with a dial. If the time changes unnaturally fast, then you are in a dream.
Try to read anything twice – if the text changes, then you are in a dream.
Look 2-3 times at anything that contains certain information. If the information changes then you’re in a dream.
Try to remember the previous minute of your life. If you are unable to do so, you are most likely asleep.
Take a long look at your hands. If you’re dreaming then your hands will start changing their appearance.
Try to turn on or turn off the light in the room with a switch. In a dream, the switch may not work or produce a strange effect when, for example, the light is on, but it is still dark.
Take a long look at yourself in the mirror. Usually, the reflection in the mirror is modified in a dream.
Look at any text. If the text is very blurred, then you are most likely in a dream.
Try to change something with your will power. If you can change, let’s say the day to night with just your will power, then you’re dreaming.
Look closely at the appearance of a person from your constant environment (for example, a colleague, family member or friend). In the dream, his/her appearance may be unnaturally distorted or even have the appearance of another person from the same environment.
In a dream, distant movements are instantaneous. If you notice it, you can understand that it is a dream. For example, if you are driving the car somewhere, the monotonous road will be skipped if you’re dreaming.

How To Stay Conscious?

There are certain techniques of staying conscious in a dream, allowing to extend the period of lucid dreaming. For example, at the first signs of weakening attention, begin to closely examine the details of the dream, not concentrating on just one object. Or periodically remind yourself aloud that you are dreaming.

The Bottom Line

The phenomenon of lucid dreaming has not yet been studied enough by modern medicine and psychology but is already used for psychotherapeutic purposes as an extension of the tools of psychoanalysis, along with the usual interpretation of dreams. By staying lucid in your dreams you will discover limitless possibilities of using this state for self-development, letting go of your fears and manifesting your desired reality!

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Katya Ki is the Founder of SOLANCHA Magazine, a Metaphysical Expert, a Reiki Master, and Human Rights Attorney. She has been studying Eastern metaphysics, cosmology, and esotericism for almost 20 years now. And she's still discovering new knowledge, which is hidden in ancient teachings. During her pilgrimage to the monastery of Saint Catherine in Egypt, she discovered the SOLANCHA System. This is how the SOLANCHA journey started!

Abundant Living

Abundance Haircuts In March 2021: Good And Bad Days To Cut Your Hair

Published

2 days ago

February 25, 2021

Katya Ki

Abundance Haircuts is a little-known sutra that reveals the negative consequences of cutting your hair on the bad days and the incredible benefits of cutting it on the good days. Bad and good days for this sutra are based on the Tibetan Calendar. Dates of Abundance Haircuts are calculated according to extremely complex formulas by experienced Feng Shui Masters. Naturally, each year, depending on the stars and their position, these days change.

Most people in the Western world have never heard about abundance haircuts. While for Eastern people it’s not a new practice. In this article, I will share with you this powerful sutra and give you a special calendar for abundance haircuts in March 2021 with good and bad days for haircuts. Pay attention to what day you’re picking for your next hair salon appointment – only choose good days for abundance haircuts in March 2021.

Why Is Hair So Important?

Since ancient times, people have given hair and any manipulation of it a sacred meaning. It was thought, that through one’s hair people can connect with the Universe. Hair serves as “antennas” and “guides” between our world and the world of Heaven. And so far this knowledge has not lost its relevance. Hair connects us with Higher forces, a cosmic energy, God, Higher consciousness. By connecting through the hair to the Cosmos, a person is fed by the energies of Abundance and Health.

Good Days to Cut Your Hair In March 2021 Image

There were many beliefs associated with hair, some of them have survived to the present day. For example: in any case, you should not get a haircut by yourself, as in this case there is a deformation of your energy field, which can lead to poor health. It is also not recommended to get a haircut on the days of a lunar or solar Eclipse: the hair can suffer, weaken, lose shine, and volume.

What Are “Abundance Haircuts”?

It has long been known that there are days when it is especially favorable to cut hair. Among these days there are days of “Abundance haircuts.”

Abundance haircuts is a special ritual to attract abundance flows into your life. It is good to say special affirmations and mantras for abundance and prosperity on this day. So you will strengthen the ritual haircut and make it a more effective and efficient force.

On this day it would be beneficial to chant the Lakshmi mantra:

OM HREEM SHREEM LAKSHMI BYO NAMAHA

Or Ganesh mantra:

OM SHRI GANESHAYA NAMAHA

It is also very beneficial to say positive affirmations like:

I deserve to be abundantly happy and healthy!
My abundance is constantly growing!
I always have money for everything I need!
Money comes to me easily and fast!
I’m grateful for my abundant life!

Abundance Haircuts In March 2021

Astrology

The Full Snow Moon 2021 Is Coming: Here’s How It Will Affect You

Published

3 days ago

February 25, 2021

SOLANCHA STAFF

The Full Snow Moon rises on Saturday, February 27, 2021. The upcoming full moon is the second full moon in 2021. It’s often called the Hunger Moon, Snow Moon, or Storm Moon. It’s the final full Moon of the astronomical season of winter, which ends on the date of the Spring equinox – March 21, 2021. The last winter full moon of 2021 will occur in the sign of Virgo, which represents justice and order.

In this article, we will share with you everything you need to know about the Snow Moon 2021!

When Is The Full Snow Moon 2021?

February’s Full Hunger Moon reaches peak illumination on Saturday, February 27th, at 3:17 AM EST (8:17 UTC). The moon will rise around sunset, reach the highest point in the sky around midnight, and set around dawn.

Why Is It Called the “Snow Moon”?

The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from different places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not just to the full Moon itself.

The “Wolf Moon” name comes from Native American tribes.

February’s full moon is is often called the “Snow Moon” because it occurs at typically the time of year when the largest amount of snow falls.

Alternative Names

Some alternative names for February’s full moon include:

Hunger Moon or Bony Moon – due to the scarcity of food during this time of the year;
Storm Moon – for the turbulent weather;
Bear Moon – as bear cubs are usually born around this time.

Other names for February’s full moon are:

Bald Eagle Moon or Eagle Moon (Cree);
Ojibwe Bear Moon;
Tlingit Black Bear Moon;
Raccoon Moon (Dakota);
Groundhog Moon (Algonquin peoples);
Goose Moon (Haida).

The Full Moon In Virgo

The full moon in February 2021 will be under the sign of Virgo.

Business activity will be increased during this full moon. It’s time to devote yourself to work. This is the time for signing contracts, studying and preparing documents, making calculations and planning.

It is a good time to start learning new skills and studying something new, start professional training, and take exams. These days, you can borrow and lend, make out a loan, make deals. This is a good time for making smart and balanced decisions. Financial planning, solving business development issues, and thinking about business proposals should be the main focus during this full moon. This is a time of increased business and intellectual activity.

The full moon on February 27, 2021, is an extremely good time for buying anything new: clothes and shoes, appliances and furniture, vehicles, and so on. Also, during this time buying and selling real estate will be very successful.

It’s a good time for traveling and taking business trips.

The full moon on February 27 is the most optimal time to start a diet. The body most easily adapts to the new rules of nutrition.

The Full Snow Moon 2021 is a good time for performing money rituals, chanting money mantras, or practicing money affirmations.

How to Work With the Full Moon Energy?

Full Moon Crystal Cleansing Rituals Image

If we do not live in the rhythm of the lunar cycle, we most likely will feel mood swings and fatigue during the Full Moon time. Moreover, our emotional and even physical condition may deteriorate. Therefore, it is very important to learn to live in harmony with the Moon, especially when it’s at the peak of its activity.

For harmonizing the influence of the Moon on our lives, we can perform the Full Moon bath rituals and adjust our lifestyle to the Moon’s vibrations.

The Full Moon Bath Ritual

For performing this Full Moon ritual, prepare a big jar, a silver spoon, three lemons, petals of three yellow roses (or a handful of dry Linden flowers, or chamomile), rose essential oil (or lemon, or patchouli, etc.).

The preparation part of the ritual should be performed out during the day before the Full Moon.

Early in the morning, pour clean water into the jar and put a silver spoon in it. Water should stand for at least 6 hours. Cut the three lemons into slices, put them in a jar, add rose petals (dried flowers must be brewed with boiling water and infused for 20 minutes), and essential oil. Put the jar on the windowsill so that it permeates the moonlight, and leave for the night.

The next day, in the evening, during the actual Full Moon, fill up the bathtub with warm water and slowly pour the contents of the jar. Then lie down in the bath, close your eyes and imagine swimming in a lake of moonlight, and visualize that you are absorbing lunar energy.

Take a bath for at least 20 minutes.

What Else Will Be Beneficial on Full Moon?

Fasting.
Staying connected with nature: walk in the forest, lie down on the ground, talk to the trees, hug them, etc.
Wearing white clothes and pearls.
Cooking for your family and friends will help to activate and balance the Moon energy.
Charity.
Dancing.
Taking care of the plants.

Full Snow Moon 2021: Special Tips For Each Zodiac Sign

Aries

The Full Snow Moon 2021 brings you an opportunity to check in and spot the areas in your wellness routine where you could use some changes. This is a great time for Aries to examine their wellness goals, adjust their diet, create better work-life boundaries to allow time to rest, sign up for a fitness program, or start a yoga class.

Taurus

The Full Snow Moon is the time that you should use to get more serious about your passions. You put lots of effort and self-discipline into your work, but now it’s time to apply the same to your hobbies and things you enjoy doing. You deserve time to indulge in the most enjoyable and pleasurable parts of your life, get creative, and follow your heart.

Gemini

The Full Snow Moon 2021 is the time for decluttering. You need to embrace a major spring cleaning and get rid of everything that’s no longer serving you. It’s a good idea to plan a garage sale or bring a few boxes of your stuff over to the nearest donation station this Saturday.

And don’t forget about mental and emotional decluttering. If some old relationships, memories, thoughts, or old paradigms don’t serve you anymore, it’s time to let them go.

Cancer

Use the energy of the Snow Moon to clean up your communications. It’s time to delete old messages, organize your email inbox folders, unfollow any social media accounts that don’t resonate with you anymore, revamp your Google calendar. By clearing away mental distractions, you’ll be able to focus more energy on what serves your highest purpose and people that add meaningful interactions to your life and help you grow.

Leo

The Full Snow Moon 2021 is the time to focus on planning your finances. Take a long, hard look at your finances. Do some planning, make a budget, and conduct a detailed review of your current bank statements. The full moon has the power to illuminate, so it will help you to see your spending habits more clearly which could help boost your savings in the long run.

Virgo

During this full moon, you will feel outgoing and confident. Enjoy this time! The feel-good energy will help you to be authentic and reveal your unique qualities and your natural charm. Your sparking personality and self-confidence will make you stand out in the best way possible and attract new friendships and helpful people into your life. Just be yourself and let your light shine!

Libra

Use the Full Snow Moon as a “me time” dedicated to your spiritual practices and introspection. During this full moon, you need to slow down and connect with your personal sense of mysticism. Take your time for creating your personal spiritual structure that can help you to be more focused on your self-growth and honor your spiritual self more regularly. Schedule a time for daily meditations, pranayama, yoga practice, or mantras and prayers.

Scorpio

Use this full moon period to examine your friend circle. Are there toxic people or energy vampires in your circle? It’s time to set up some clear boundaries. Make sure the people around you are those who wish you the best, support your goals, inspire you, and genuinely care for you.

Examine your current social scene and assess whether you’re part of a community that lifts you up or holds you down. If you find yourself in a toxic social circle, then it might be time to distance yourself to make room for new connections.

Sagittarius

The Full Snow Moon gives you an important chance to boost your career success, get a promotion, or come up with a great idea to take your professional skills to the next level. The main advice for Sagittarius during this time is to carefully plan your next steps in your professional life. This will ensure you get the exact results you’re looking for and reach the professional level you are desiring.

Capricorn

The Full Snow Moon gives you a voracious appetite for knowledge and growth right. All the paths you can take to pursue your current interests make you feel overwhelmed. The main advice here is to take a moment to ground yourself and make a plan before you eagerly enroll in some multi-year school program or expensive online course. Take your time to think through and plan what your next steps should be. Don’t let your impulsiveness and excitement mislead you. Remember that the best way to conquer your goals is to move step by step without any rush.

Aquarius

The Full Snow Moon gives you a chance to get introspective and check in with your intimate side. Think about the ways you can use to become emotionally balanced and live a stress-free life. Make sure you practice emotional hygiene and make time for meditation and breathwork. Journalling is a great way to express your hardest emotions and feelings and secrets that keep you stressed. Now is the time to open up, get things off your chest, and find your inner peace.

Pisces

The Full Snow Moon spotlight is on your relationship. Now is the time to analyze seriously your reality. Think through and examine your relationship with your partner. Any relationships’ nature is the movement through development phases. Now is the time for thinking about what your relationship is moving forward? Maybe it’s time to make some changes or take it to the next level? Or maybe your relationship isn’t moving anywhere and it’s time to finish it for making space for someone new? This full moon will remind you of the importance to look over the details and make a decision about how you want to move forward in your relationship.

The Bottom Line

Let the full moon help you to rid yourself of all the things that you don’t want to take with you in the next phase of the year. Use this powerful time to let go of all the toxicity and stress that is clogging your mental space. It’s a perfect time for a spiritual cleanse. Welcome the new opportunities but stay centered. Remember to relax and enjoy the lunar vibes.

Inspirational quotes

Soul Friend Quotes: 20 Deep Sayings About Spiritual Bonds

Published

4 days ago

February 24, 2021

SOLANCHA STAFF

Do you feel inexplicably led or connected to some souls in your life? Do you believe that soulmates are not always romantic partners? Do you feel connected to some of your friends on a deeper spiritual level? Then this article is for you! In this article, we want to share with you beautiful soul friend quotes that will inspire you to look at your friendships from a different angle and discover a deeper spiritual connection in your relationships!

20 Inspirational Soul Friend Quotes

#1

“Having a soulmate is not always about love. You can find your soulmate in a friendship.”

#2

“To me friendship is one of the most pure forms of love among humans because it (rarely) receives any form of sexual or monetary gratification/compensation; just the joy of connecting deeply with another. Perhaps this is why we love and worship our pets so much? They often provide the only form of true soul friendship we can find immediately in our lives. The love of a pet is an unconditional love. Can you say the same for yourself or for others?” ~ Aletheia Luna

#3

“Soul friends share an interpersonal bond that grows over time. They are honest, loyal, available, and understanding. More so, they are the people who will check on you, ensuring you are not lonely or living in isolation.” ~ Katya Ki

#4

“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other?” ~ George Eliot

#5

“Happiness is a collection of joyful experiences shared with soul friends. Get together and have some fun!” ~ Amy Leigh Mercree

#6

“Anam Cara means “soul friend”. It describes two people who are eternally connected. Who are open and fully themselves, hiding nothing and expecting nothing. These people recognize your beauty and light. They see you for exactly who you are. You’re comfortable in their presence.” ~ Maxie McCoy

#7

“And sometimes if you’re really lucky, you’ll find out that your soulmate was disguised as your best friend the whole time.”

#8

“Soul friends share lots of memories; ups and downs that they learn to tolerate each other’s flaws. Likewise, a soul friend will not take advantage of the other’s kindness to hurt them. Instead, they overlook offenses for the sake of their friendship.” ~ Katya Ki

#8

“A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul, to do the emotional work of self-discovery, of awakening.” ~ Kenny Loggins

#9

“Imagine meeting someone who even understood the dustiest corners of your mixed-up soul.”

#10

“Before we discover our soul friends, life seems quite normal. Then, the soul friend comes along; all of a sudden you cannot imagine a life without them. Most soul friends have never thought of a time when they will have to part ways. Indeed, soul friendship makes the soul buddies feel incredibly full.” ~ Katya Ki

#11

“A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise.” ~ Richard Bach

#12

”A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

#13

“When soul friends converse, they are in tune with one another. Hence, one of them may not agree with what the other is saying but will listen actively all the same. In contrast, most frenemies tolerate the friendship for as long as it suits them. Hence, they are guilty of selective listening. Hence, most soul friendships are free of drama, frustrating compromise, or misunderstandings.” ~ Katya Ki

#14

“A soul friend wants to help you grow and build you up rather than tear you down… because why would they want to see you suffer? They don’t get any benefit from it. For this reason a soul friend is transparent and forthcoming with their critiques, and doesn’t resort to passive-aggression, bitchiness, or pretense. They trust in the friendship enough to know that an embarrassing revelation won’t toss the connection onto the rocks.” ~ Aletheia Luna

#15

“Soul friends weigh their words when they want to criticize each other. That is, they consider the other person’s emotional wellbeing, and are out to find solutions, not just identify a problem. In contrast, negative criticism leaves one of the friends feeling superior to the other.” ~ Katya Ki

#16

“What is a ‘soul friendship’? A connection that goes far beyond the physical, even the emotional. A bond that is spiritual – two souls vibing and intertwining with one another in celebration, in understanding, in passion, in peace.” ~ Marisa Donnelly

#17

“A soulmate is an ongoing connection with another individual that the soul picks up again in various times and places over lifetimes. We are attracted to another person at a soul level not because that person is our unique complement, but because by being with that individual, we are somehow provided with an impetus to become whole ourselves.” ~ Edgar Cayce

#18

“This is [her] soul group. ’What do you mean?’ It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.” ~ James Redfield

#19

“When you discover your soul friend, you keep each other lively and vital regardless of your circumstances. This friend becomes your spiritual sidekick, nourishing your soul with love and encouragement always.“ ~ Katya Ki

#20

“A soul friend becomes critical to determining who we become as a person. They’re people we form deep connections with. Connections that transform us.” ~ Stephen Cope

We hope you are inspired by these soul friend quotes as much as we are!