This document discusses different types of dreams and lucid dreaming. It begins by outlining the basic facts about dreaming, such as that dreams occur in both REM and NREM sleep. It then describes different types of dreams like daydreams, nightmares, recurring dreams, and prophetic dreams. The document also discusses lucid dreaming, where the dreamer is aware they are dreaming and can control the dream. It provides methods for inducing lucid dreams, such as keeping a dream journal and using the RISC technique of recognizing, identifying, stopping, and controlling the dream. The document recommends getting 8-10 hours of sleep and decoding dream symbols to improve lucid dreaming skills.

1. DREAMS
by Gouri Sagar A and Kartheek J

2. KNOWN FACTS
25% of your night’s sleep or 2 hours is spent dreaming.
Dreams can be :
 Emotions can be intense
 Content & Organization are usually illogical
 Sensations are sometimes bizarre
 Bizarre details are uncritically accepted

3. CONTINUED
 Dreams occur in both NREM and REM sleep
however they are more frequent and last longer in
REM.
 Dream images are difficult to remember
 People usually have 4-5 episodes of dreaming a
night.

4. WHAT DO WE DREAM ABOUT?
 Most dreams are about everyday life.
 Some themes vary across cultures.
 Aggression is more common than friendliness in
dreams.
 Environmental changes like chill or heat during
dreaming may be incorporated into the dream

5. TYPES OF DREAMS
Daydream
 70-120 minutes per day
 Between sleep and wakefulness
 Imaginations carry us away
 “wandering mind” – awareness decreases
 Imagined scenarios and fantasy

6. TYPES OF DREAMS(CONT.)
Nightmares
 Disturbing
 Dreamer awakens anxious/scared
 May be based on reality
 Most who have regular nightmares have a
family history of psychiatric problems
 May indicate an underlying problem that needs
to be addressed

7. TYPES OF DREAMS(CONT.)
Recurring Dreams
 Repeating dreams w/ little variation
 Cannot be positive, usually nightmares
 Often circle around an unresolved problem in
your life

8. TYPES OF DREAMS(CONT.)
Prophetic Dreams
 AKA precognitive dreams
 Appear to foretell the future
 May be that the unconscious pieces together
information like a mystery before we do so
consciously

9. TYPES OF DREAMS(CONT.)
Lucid Dream
 Realization that you are dreaming within the
dream
 Most awaken when they realize they are
dreaming
 Some can learn to keep dreaming, enabling
them to control the direction of the dream

10. DREAM FACTS
 Dreams are most vivid during REM.
 Vivid, clear imagery
 Plots that make sense (even if unrealistic)
 Dreams that are disorganized or made of fleeting
images occur during NREM
 Sounds and sensations while dreaming usually
become incorporated into our dreams
 70% of dreams about people we know

11. LUCID DREAMING
 LUCID DREAMING IS WHERE THE DREAMER IS
AWARE AND INCONTROL OF HIS/HER DREAM
 LUCID DREAMING IS A VERY RARE OCCURANCE,
SOME PEOPLE ONLY HAVE ONE LUCID DREAM IN
THEIR WHOLE LIFE.
 BEING ABLE TO CHANGE DREAMS CAN HAVE A
HUGE IMPACT ON YOUR GOALS IN LIFE.

12. HOW TO LUCID DREAMING
Using the R.I.S.C. method can help you rewrite
your dream.
R – recognize
I – identify
S – stop
C - control

13. HOW TO LUCID DREAMING
To get lucid dreams, you must get 8.30-10
hours of sleep nightly

14. HOW TO LUCID DREAMING
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP A DREAM
JOURNAL, THE DREAM JOURNAL HELPS
YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND BE MORE AWAKE
DURING SLEEP

15. HOW TO LUCID DREAMING
Decoding the Symbols
Associating:
 Look at something and take note of the first
thing that it reminds you of
 Do this until you reach an “Ah-hah”
Amplification:
 List what each symbol means to you

16. HOW TO LUCID DREAMING
Best guides for lucid dreaming :
The art of lucid dreaming
by REBECCA TURNER
Teaching out of body travel and lucid
dreaming
by MICHAEL RADUGA

17. THANK YOU
HAPPY LUCID DREAMING