The moon effect and tips for remembering to be aware when you sleep
Tonight, when you sleep you will enjoy the refreshing and enjoyable comfort of your safe space as you slowly allow your body to relax while you remain conscious and aware during the process. This is not as easy as it sounds. So, in order to facilitate this exercise, I am offering a few hints and exercises in this post for the aspiring student. With a little creativity you will be able to adapt this to suit your preferred mythos.
If you have been following this as a series, I hope you have started taking notes of your dreaming by now. The data you want to keep track of are the natural rhythms which surround you. Aside from the day and date, pay attention to the moon phase and if it rides closer to the pole (high) or to the equator (low). If you can, pay attention to the timing of solar flares. This is all provided so you can schedule your temple exploration time.
The moon will affect your ability to maintain awareness when asleep as well as your general wellbeing and health. The moon has a strong influence on the brain. Water is attracted to the moon via it’s gravitational pull. Seeds are encouraged to sprout upwards not only towards the light and warmth of the sun but the pull of the moon. Not only is the pull from the moon overhead effecting the cerebral spinal fluid but when it is full, we tend to stay awake longer because there is still light outside.
When the moon is full you should find it easier to enter into a lucid state while dreaming. It is purely incidental that its phase affects you this way because its not the phase. It’s just that you are sleeping while the moon is overhead. If you were to do this exercise during a dark moon phase I would suggest you try it at noontime when the moon is overhead. In time you will discover this is true. You can use this to help schedule your Oneironaut excursions.
With this information, you will be able to ascertain the correct times for you to explore your inner temple. Not everyone is the same. You should be able to discover your natural schedule and follow it. Some of this will be instinctual as it will simply feel right. Other clues may not be so easy. The moon is not the only natural force working on the human body but it is the most relevant for this study. The diligent student can find other more detailed information with a little effort.
With that being said there are a few exercises one can do before retiring to bed to facilitate the lucid dreaming state. Mnemonic devices can be designed to assist you in achieving lucidity while dreaming as you go about your day-to-day routine. Simply discover what that routine is and place reminders at specific key times in some form be it an alarm or simply a note that when this routine replays tonight as you dream you will gain lucidity. This functions well if you tend to dream about your workspace or job frequently.
Think of this as a deliberately cultivated OCD mindful awareness exercise. For example, you probably brush your teeth around the same time every day. You do not normally pay any mind to this. But if you put a note on the bathroom mirror maybe with a rhyme on it reminding you that you will achieve lucidity when you dream about brushing your teeth. This is odd at first but if repeated daily it will work its way into your subconscious. The intelligent student can already conceive of other opportunities and similar tricks, I am sure. The point is that you need to insert these into your routine so it plays in the data processing downtime we call sleep.
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As you hear me say at my closing, “It’s called occult for a reason — it’s between you and god” So I will offer a few tips for the beginner who may prefer to keep their interest and exploration of this a secret. Do not attract unwanted attention to yourself. I am taking the risk by making these short posts. I am past the point of needing to be concerned what others think.
It is important what others think of you particularly if they have sway over your life in some fashion. So, for this reason discretion is the better part of valor and you offer no occasion for your friends, family or neighbor to accidently “sin” against you for lack of a better word. It’s a quantum entanglement thing.
Real Masters have no need to advertise.
It’s called Occult for a reason.
It’s between you and god.
The author (Majyckle) is not a qualified psychologist or therapist in any fashion. Please seek the help of a qualified professional if you need to. However, I hope for this series of posts to help others as I explore myself and discuss dreams and other related things. So feel free to comment if you like, as I am always willing to learn.
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Majyckle
