Conscious Awake; Conscious Asleep - a simple method.

[Wolfwood]

A tight rope walker, with seeming ease, walks from one end of the rope to another. He has been doing this for years, and rarely if ever falls. One day, a curious girl saw the tight-rope walker put his first foot on the rope. She shouted up: ‘Why are you going to walk across the rope like that?’ He looked down as if he ignored the girl. However, when he began his act, he fell down from above some way across. And so, for the first time in years, he had become conscious of his walking. Indeed, automaticity – the unconscious control of an action had dissolved into the darkness, and was replaced by a wavering consciousness. Ultimately, that girl below asking ‘Why....’woke up the man above from his dream of tight-rope walking. The method I am going to present will be seemingly impractical because it requires you to be conscious whilst you’re awake. You may believe you already are, but the annoyance that you’ll experience from this method will highlight that you really aren’t. Nonetheless, the method is simple in itself. Throughout the day, ask yourself: ‘Why am I doing this (activity) in this way?’ And mean it; the words must not be empty. This should result in the sudden realisation that you are now completing this task consciously, or have become conscious of your position. This is by no means an easy feat to do throughout the whole day without a lapse in consciousness; however, if successful, you will experience what it is like to be awake, conscious, and in control of life. This process focuses purely on action-orientated activities under the assumption that non-lucid dreams are typically action-laden. Furthermore, it is also probable that people tend to have dreams where they are acting out these automatic activities. Usually, during the dream you are not conscious of these activities, but then neither are you in waking life. The formula to success is simple: become conscious in the real world; become conscious in the dream world. Here are some suggestions: Why am I washing myself like this? Why am I driving my car like this? Why am I holding my cup like this as I drink? Why am I going to sit in the chair like this? Why am I brushing my teeth in this way? Why am I typing on the computer like this? Why am I sitting in front of the TV like this? Why am I eating my dinner like this? Note: This is not similar to repeatedly doing Reality Checks throughout the day. Such behaviour will only result in the automation of RCs, and then you will become unconscious in doing these too. You must remain conscious. Remember: this is no quick fix. It requires dedication to remain conscious throughout the day, but the reward for your hardship is even greater than the effort put in. Last thing: you will most likely feel the urge to refuse to question why you do a particular activity in a particular way. It is because, instinctively, your mind does not want to exert extra effort to do what it can already do in an easier manner. It’s up to you whether you listen to it or not – but do note, your success depends on that answer. I wish you success. Good luck. 'There are some who are awake even while asleep, and then there are those who, apparently awake, are deeply asleep.' - lalla