Thread: Activating the left brain hemisphere to attain lucidity

THANK YOU!!! I tried this last night, and I had my first lucid dream!

Originally Posted by XxLHYxX

THANK YOU!!! I tried this last night, and I had my first lucid dream!

Awesome! Can you describe the dream and how you realised that you were dreaming. Thanks

Originally Posted by RationalMystic

Sounds like a cool idea but could you clarify if you did this before going to bed or as part of a WBTB routine?
I'm pretty convinced that you can activate regions of the brain by thought alone but I doubt that verbal affirmations are any help. Then again I've never been a fan of verbal affirmations.

You can do this before bed. It would probably be more effective with WBTB though.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

Lateralisation between the hemispheres of the brain is no where near as significant as is often portrayed by those who would tell you you can 'hemi-sync' (usually so they can sell you something)

Lateralization of brain function - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The truth is that throughout your life the hemispheres of your brain work in tandem but interdependently of each other, and statements of 'logical left' and 'creative right' are largely generalisations, remember that each hemisphere is a mirror image of the other with the exact same neuroanatomy on each side.

It would be silly to suggest that your brain would sacrifice half of its processing power for something so intensive as dreaming by shutting down the left hemisphere. In fact MRI scans show that the two hemispheres show roughly equal activity:


However it is generally accepted in sleep research circles that the higher reasoning centres of the forebrain responsible for things like operative memory and self-awareness are suppressed.
So if you really are stimulating anything then it would be the forebrain.

Maybe the stimulation of the forebrain becomes associated with the realisation that you are dreaming so that when it finds itself in an inhibited state it triggers the realisation you are dreaming. I which case this technique could hold implications for WILD and recognising the transition without having to remain conscious through the whole WILD. In a way it's similar to the 'third eye' and Nina's technique of WILDing.

However, it may just be a simple matter of mnemonic/auto-suggestion induction, in which case it would be effective as a MILD and may be increased even further in effectiveness if coupled with visualisation.

Good work Ctharlhie. I haven't had much time to do some proper research but going back to what I have researched the above is not entirely correct. Thank you though for your efforts. I shall update new information once I have looked properly.

Originally Posted by mcwillis

Awesome! Can you describe the dream and how you realised that you were dreaming. Thanks .

Unfortunately, I was barely lucid and the dream was very blurry. All I can recall is doing a reality check. I don't know why or where or when I did it. Also, I can't really remember anything about the dream. All I recall is doing a reality check and flying around.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I did the nose plug RC. Not sure if that matters or not.