What Is Lucid Dreaming?
What Are LDs?
Again some people argue that lucid dreaming is the same with astral projection, which is the same with OBEs. But I disagree.
The main difference between a lucid dream and an astral projection is that when you are in a lucid dream, you are less aware of your surroundings than with a real astral projection. Also in an astral projection (especially OBE) you are conscious of two things: that you are someplace else and that your body is sleeping.
With lucid dreaming you are usually aware of one of the two things. Especially when dreaming in a lucid state, in order to maintain lucidity you are taught to try to not focus on your physical body because you will wake up. Not so with an OBE where you can practically hover over your body, be just inches away from it and still be out of it with no need to wake up.
Because lucid dreaming is easier to attain, and because one of the ways to astral project is from a lucid dream, many people first learn proper lucid dreaming techniques and once they mastered those, then they go on to learn how to astral project from a lucid dream (it's not difficult - in fact it's easier than trying to astral project from a waking state).
This is why I find that it can only help to learn both how to lucid dream and also how to astral project. You will only benefit from learning both, since each of them have their own set of advantages added as well. READ MORE
The main difference between a lucid dream and an astral projection is that when you are in a lucid dream, you are less aware of your surroundings than with a real astral projection. Also in an astral projection (especially OBE) you are conscious of two things: that you are someplace else and that your body is sleeping.
With lucid dreaming you are usually aware of one of the two things. Especially when dreaming in a lucid state, in order to maintain lucidity you are taught to try to not focus on your physical body because you will wake up. Not so with an OBE where you can practically hover over your body, be just inches away from it and still be out of it with no need to wake up.
Because lucid dreaming is easier to attain, and because one of the ways to astral project is from a lucid dream, many people first learn proper lucid dreaming techniques and once they mastered those, then they go on to learn how to astral project from a lucid dream (it's not difficult - in fact it's easier than trying to astral project from a waking state).
This is why I find that it can only help to learn both how to lucid dream and also how to astral project. You will only benefit from learning both, since each of them have their own set of advantages added as well. READ MORE