Awareness

9 Most Effective Tips On How To Lucid Dream Easily

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3 years ago

June 21, 2019

Katya Ki

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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Abundant Living

Abundance Haircuts In December 2022: Good And Bad Days To Cut Your Hair

Published

2 days ago

November 30, 2022

Katya Ki

Abundance Haircuts is a sutra based on the Tibetan calendar. It reveals the negative consequences of cutting your hair on the bad days and the incredible benefits of cutting it on the good days. Dates of Abundance Haircuts are calculated according to extremely complex formulas by experienced Feng Shui Masters.

Most people in the Western world have never heard about abundance haircuts. While for Eastern people, it’s not a new practice. This article will share this powerful sutra and give you a calendar for abundance haircuts in December 2022, with good and bad days for haircuts. Pay attention to what day you’re picking for your next hair appointment – only choose good days for abundance haircuts in December 2022.

Why Is Hair So Important?

Since ancient times, people have given hair a sacred meaning. It was thought that people could connect with the Universe through one’s hair. Hair serves as an “antenna” and “guide” between our world and the world of Heaven. And so far, this knowledge has not lost its relevance. Hair connects us with Higher forces, cosmic energy, God, and Higher consciousness. By connecting through the hair to the Cosmos, we can fill ourselves with the energies of abundance and health.

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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, deformation of your energy field may happen, which can lead to health problems and energy loss. It is also not recommended to get a haircut on the days of a lunar or solar Eclipse: the hair can suffer, weaken, and 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 are a special ritual to attract abundance flows into your life. It is good to say abundance affirmations and mantras on this day. So you will strengthen the ritual haircut and make it a more effective and efficient force.

Here are examples of the mantras:

For wealth and abundance: OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA BASU PUSHTIM KURU SOHA
Mantra for vitality and life force increase: OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MARITSE YE TSE BHRUM NRI DZA SOHA
For fame, power, and charisma: OM TARE TUTTARE TURE BODHI CITTA SOHA
Mantra for health and longevity: OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA AYUR PUNYE JNANA PUSHTIM KURU YE SOHA
For magnetism and attractiveness: OM TARE TAM SOHA

If you are not a mantra practitioner, you can use affirmations instead.

Examples of abundance affirmations:

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 December 2022

Astrology

Feng Shui Astrology For December 2022: What to Expect This Month?

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3 days ago

November 29, 2022

Katya Ki

Feng Shui astrology is based on the Chinese calendar. The dates of the beginning and the end of the months are different from those generally accepted in the Gregorian calendar. According to the Chinese calendar, the year’s eleventh month starts on December 7th and ends on January 5th. Therefore, all the recommendations given in this article will be accurate until January 5th.

Feng Shui astrology believes that each month has its unique energy and character. Therefore, each month’s energy is expressed through one of the 12 Zodiac animals and connected to one of the five elements.

December 2022 is the month of the Water Rat. In this article, I will share what kind of energy and events to expect in December 2022 and how to choose dates for different events properly.

Feng Shui Astrology for December 2022

The Energy of the Month of the Water Rat

According to the Chinese calendar, December 2022 is ruled by the Water Rat.

In Chinese mythology, the Water Rat is an image of frozen water, like an iceberg or a very deep dark pond. The Water Rat has a cold and unpredictable mysterious energy. Behind the external emotional calmness, unpredictable things can suddenly happen internally. In December, many people may feel emotional and pessimistic. Deep fears and panic may also arise in society.

On a global scale, there may still be a coldness, and the economic downturn may continue. There may be a lack of energy, an unwillingness to act, and a desire to isolate yourself from others and stay in your own “shell”.

This month, it will be more difficult for people to express their opinions, will, and positions. There is also an indication of possible frequent sharp changes and increased instability.

This month, it is highly recommended to engage in activities that bring you inspiration and festive spirit. Decorate your Christmas tree, create a holiday spirit with festive decorations, make home-cooked meals, invite friends and family over, and focus on the positive thoughts that bring you joy and inspiration.

In December 2022, it is recommended to avoid traveling in the South direction. This recommendation only applies to long-distance trips. It is ok to take a walk or move around the city or close to it in the South direction.

Auspicious Days In December 2022

December 17th and 29th are good dates for starting long-term affairs. Any project started on these dates will not promise rapid development, but it will bring stable, reliable results. However, these dates are unsuitable for those born in the year of the Dog.

November 14th and 26th are good dates for signing financial agreements. However, these dates are unsuitable for those born in the year of the Monkey.

Inauspicious Days In December 2022

December 7th, 9th, 19th, 21st, 31st, and January 2nd are unfavorable dates to start anything important. These dates bring difficulties, obstacles, and problems.

December 12th and 24th are not suitable dates for a lot of activity, organizing important events, or starting medical treatment. But you can use these dates to complete ongoing projects.

December 9th and 11th are “No Wealth Days“. These dates are not suitable for starting a business, making investments, or signing financial agreements.

Feng Shui Astrology For December 2022: Check Out Your Bagua Sectors

If you are new to Bagua, make sure to read my articles:

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According to Feng Shui astrology, each of the nine sectors of your house is influenced by a certain type of energy. This energy changes from month to month, from year to year. In this particular article, I will not be talking about the annual chart but focusing on the energy influence of the month.

Now let me share with you Feng Shui Astrology for December 2022!

Center

Feng Shui astrology for December 2022 promises an excellent month to those who spend a lot of time in the central part of the house. This sector brings career advancement and leadership luck this month. This is a good time to manifest your new ideas and set big plans. To activate the lucky energies of this sector, display the New Victory Banner here. However, the combination of the elements brings a risk of injuries caused by accidents. Therefore, make sure you stay careful and protected if traveling this month. Carry the Travel Protection Amulet throughout the month!

Northwest

December 2022 brings illness and misfortune to the residents of the Northwest rooms and those whose houses face the Northwest. Protect your health by displaying the Wu Lou with Joyous Cranes in the Northwest sector of your house and avoid excessive lighting here. If possible, try to avoid using this sector in December 2022.

West

This sector brings disagreements, conflicts, gossip, arguments, legal problems, and even violent fights to its residents. To neutralize the quarrelsome energies, display the Magical Cosmic Apple here. Also, remove anything that makes too much noise from this sector (windchimes, TV, stereo, etc.).

The good news is that the West sector also brings completion luck this month. Meaning the things you’ve been working towards will have a successful conclusion. To activate the completion luck in your house, display the Heavenly Completion Horse in the West sector of your house.

Northeast

The energies of the Northeast sector bring romance luck, academic success, and improved creativity. Spending time in this sector will increase your productivity and creativity. You will feel more inspired and motivated. If you are pursuing academic success, activate your luck by displaying the Dragon Carp with a 3-Legged Toad in the Northeast sector of your house. If you want to increase romance energy in your life, you can activate it by carrying the Peach Blossom Tree Amulet throughout the month.

South

This sector brings misfortune, severe money problems, and bad luck to its occupants. If your bedroom is located in the South part of the house or you have a South-facing house, make sure you protect yourself by carrying the Heart Sutra Pagoda Amulet and by displaying the Heart Sutra Pagoda in this sector. To avoid health issues, display the Wu Lou with Joyous Cranes here. Keep this sector quiet this month.

North

Feng Shui astrology for December 2022 promises windfall luck and monetary gain to the residents of the North rooms and those who have North-facing houses. You may receive unexpected money this month. To activate this auspicious sector, display the Jade Emperor Windchime here. This will help you to attract new opportunities.

Southwest

Feng Shui astrology for December 2022 promises windfall luck and unexpected wealth to the residents of the Southwest rooms and those who have Southwest-facing houses. Activate the positive effects of the energy of the Southwest sector by displaying the Windfall Luck Activator.

However, the residents of the Southwest sector also have a risk of being betrayed or cheated this month. Display the Armoured Elephant & Rhinoceros in this sector to protect yourself.

East

Feng Shui astrology for December 2022 promises a prosperous month to the occupants of the East rooms and those who live in East-facing houses. The energies of this sector will help you to accumulate assets, close new deals, and get a promotion. Activate your career luck by displaying the Trio of Wealth Gods in the East sector. To enhance your business luck, display the Dragon Tortoise in the East sector of your office.

However, the energies of the East sector may make its occupants irritable, emotional, and argumentative this month which can cause havoc in the relationships. Soften the negative influence of the Quarrelsome Star residing in this sector by displaying the Magical Cosmic Apple here and by carrying its amulet version.

Southeast

This sector brings business and exam luck to its residents. Activate it by displaying the Ho-Tu Enhancer Mirror in this sector. If you are pursuing academic success, activate your luck by displaying the Dragon Carp with a 3-Legged Toad in the Southeast sector of your house. It will bring you success in exams and in literary and creative ventures.

Feng Shui Astrology For December 2022: Bonus Tip

For sectors of the home where good energy resides, it is excellent to activate with plenty of noisy activity. Have the radio, TV, or fan placed here to churn up the energy so that there is a good level of noise. Also, it is very favorable to place brighter lights in these sectors. Moving the energy in these ways will encourage yang chi to manifest to your advantage.

Abundant Living

Feng Shui Christmas Tree Placement in 2022 + Decoration Tips

Published

4 days ago

November 28, 2022

Katya Ki

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The holiday season has officially arrived, so it’s time to decorate your Christmas tree! In this article, I will share with you important tips on Feng Shui Christmas tree placement for 2022.

What’s so special about the Christmas Tree placement? Why do we need to use Feng Shui Christmas tree placement rules in this simple action we’ve done so many times before? The thing is that a Christmas tree with bright decorations, garlands, and lights is a powerful source of Yang energy. When we place a Christmas tree in a certain sector of the house, we activate the energy of this sector.

Also, when we put gifts under the tree, we symbolically manifest abundance, pleasant surprises, and love-giving. When the whole family gathers next to the tree on Christmas morning, we all feel loved, cared for, and joyful. These positive emotions activate the energy of the sector where a Christmas tree is located.

From an astrological point of view, each sector can be a source of positive or negative energy. And if a Christmas tree gets into a sector with negative energy, this energy gets activated and attracts all kinds of problems into your life. If the tree gets into a sector with positive energy, it gives the opposite effect – you attract luck, abundance, and well-being. All these astrological subtleties are calculated by Feng Shui masters.

Everything is important in Feng Shui Christmas tree placement: where the Christmas tree will be placed, how active the room will be where you place it, what color you choose for its decoration, and what date and time you choose to install the Christmas tree. In short, each seemingly insignificant detail can have a huge impact on the energy of the house.

In this article, I will not delve into the complex Feng Shui formulas but instead, I will give you practical tips on how to activate the positive energy of your home and avoid the activation of negative energy.

Why Is It So Important Where the Christmas Lights Are?

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In terms of Feng Shui, there are two kinds of energy — Yin and Yang. Yang energy is active and live. If the Yang energy fills the favorable sector of your home, it activates the flow of positive energy and attracts good luck to you. For example, you can suddenly get a bonus, your salary can be raised, you may come up with a new great idea, etc.

However, if the Yang energy gets into the unfavorable sector, it activates all kinds of failures in your life – you can lose money, health, happiness, and peace, and you can attract misunderstandings and conflicts with loved ones, etc.

Following Feng Shui Christmas tree rules, will help you to attract good luck and improve your life.

Feng Shui Christmas Tree Placement in 2022

Energy changes every year. Therefore, the following recommendations were created by considering the energies of December 2022.

In order to determine which sector to put the Christmas tree in, you need to have a Bagua map of your house. If you don’t have a Bagua map or know what it is, read my article “The Feng Shui Bagua Map”.

So, here are the main recommendations for Feng Shui Christmas tree placement in 2022!

Which Sector to Choose According to the Feng Shui Christmas Tree Placement Rules In 2022?

Southeast sector of your house or the Southeast corner of your living room

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This is one of the best places for a Christmas tree this year! If it’s possible, make sure to use this amazing opportunity to activate your good luck! By placing a Christmas tree here, you are activating the energy of success, business luck, prosperity, and good fortune. Every time you turn on Christmas lights here, you attract good fortune into your house.

To activate this auspicious energy, you need to decorate your Christmas tree with Christmas lights and green and red Christmas ornaments.

Don’t forget to say your intention to activate your good fortune and abundance before you start decorating your Christmas tree. You can even repeat abundance affirmations while decorating the tree.

East sector of your house or the East part of your living room

This is another great place to install your Christmas tree!

The Christmas tree in this sector will activate wealth and prosperity energy and may bring leadership luck.

To activate this auspicious energy, decorate your Christmas tree with Christmas lights and red, gold, brown, or yellow Christmas ornaments.

Northeast sector of your house or the Northeast part of your living room

This is a good place for a Christmas tree this year. Christmas trees located in the Northeast sector will activate love and relationship luck. It will also bring you good networking opportunities and recognition.

To activate the auspicious energy of the Northeast sector, decorate the Christmas tree with red, gold, or brown ornaments.

North sector of your house or North part of your living room

This is another good place for your Christmas tree. The Christmas tree in this sector will activate mentors and networking luck, creativity, and new ideas.

Decorate your Christmas tree in the North sector with white, gold, or silver ornaments.

Southwest sector of your house or Southwest corner of your living room

This sector brings contradictory energies this month. On one side, it brings wealth and windfall luck, but on another – a risk of betrayals and financial loss. The water element (blue color) will help you to protect yourself from negative energies and attract the positive. Therefore, it’s best to use blue decorations in the Southwest sector and decorate your Christmas tree with blue ornaments. However, do not use the Christmas lights in this sector this year!! The lights represent the Fire element, and when displayed in the Southwest sector in December 2022, it may activate undesired events in your life.

West sector of your house or West corner of your living room

This is not the best place for your Christmas tree this year. If possible find another spot for your tree. However, you can still do it if you have no other options. In this case, make sure to decorate it with blue ornaments.

Northwest sector of your house or Northwest part of your living room

This is not a good place for the Christmas tree this year. By activating this sector with the Christmas tree, you may attract illness to the house residents, especially males. Try to avoid placing the Christmas tree here this year. If you have no other options, then decorate the tree with white, silver, gold, or blue ornaments and avoid Christmas lights or candles in this sector.

South and Center

Do not place your Christmas tree in the South and central sectors of your house and in the South corner and central part of your living room! These two sectors are very dangerous in December 2022! Avoid lighting Christmas lights, candles, or fireplaces here. By activating these sectors, you may attract all kinds of misfortune, severe health problems, losses, and dangerous events into your life.

When to set up your Christmas Tree?

The date and time you decided to install your Christmas tree also play a big role. Here are favorable dates in December 2022 when you can do it:

December 1st: 1-3 am (GMT). However, those born in the year of the Horse shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 8th: 9-11 pm (GMT). However, those born in the year of the Ox shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 9th: 1-3 pm (GMT). However, those born in the year of the Tiger shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 11th: 9-11 am; 1-3 pm (GMT). However, those born in the year of the Dragon shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 18th: 11 am – 3 pm(GMT). However, those born in the year of the Boar shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 20th: 11 am – 1 pm(GMT). However, those born in the year of the Ox shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

December 23th: 1-3 pm; 5-7 pm (GMT). However, those born in the year of the Dragon shouldn’t decorate the Christmas tree on this date

If you want to install your Christmas tree on another date, you can still do it but make sure you are doing it in a good mood and positive spirit.

The Bottom Line

It’s hard to imagine Christmas without a Christmas tree. It brings us joy, a festive mood, and anticipation of miracles in our homes. If you want the tree to become a real activator of happiness, abundance, success, and new opportunities, feel free to use these simple yet powerful tips!