Lucid Dream Journal
Why you need a Lucid Dream Journal
Tracking your dreams for Lucid Dreaming can be quiet different than tracking your dreams for
dream analysis. But with only a few changes to your journal you can track your dreams for
both purposes in the same journal.
A normal dream journal used only for dream analysis, might include simply the date
and a detailed discription of the dream. Take that same information and include a
few extra details and you have a top notch Lucid Dream Journal.
Add the time you went to bed, along with how quickly you got to sleep. If you took
any type of medication, herb or drugs it should be noted as well. All of this
information can be used to determine if something is helping or hindering your
success in Lucid Dreaming.
When describing your dream, include not only when and where within the dream you
became Lucid, any times you may have lost lucidity, how you got it back (the techniques used)
and any other information you can think of that may have affected your
dream.
After everything is written donw, take a moment to score your experience. I score on
3 basic experiences; 1) my level of lucidity, 2) my feelings while in the dream,
3) the sounds and scenery of the dream.
Using a score of 1 to 10 I score my level of lucidity. A 1 would be feeling barely lucid
with a 10 being feeling 100% fully awake. Your score would be something like 4/10 as an example.
I also use a 1 to 10 score on how I feel during the dream. A 1 would be feeling
horrible. This would include feeling exceptionally tired, almost immpossible to
stay awake or being very scared, unable to breath. A 10 for this one would be
feeling completely and totally exhilirated, like you could run forever.
For the sounds and scenery, a score of 1 would be a very drab and dull place, perhaps
no sounds at all or very coarse sounds and a 10 would be a scene beyond reality,
beautiful enough to take your breath away or music that makes you want to sing
out for the highest mountain.
You want to score your dreams as soon as possible after journaling them. Don't wait
a few days and try to go back and do it because chances are your memory of your
dream will be altered somewhat over time.
As time goes on and your dream journal grows, you will be able to go back and see
trends that can help make your Lucid Dreaming experience more complete and fulfilling.
Last but not least, you can use this website to post your Lucid Dream Journal. Allowing others to see what you are experiencing can create situations where others may seen trends you personally miss, plus others could learn from your experiences and start having their own experiences.
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