The 5 Layers of a Lucid Dream
The Final Video
The transcendental dream I recounted in the previous video is a testament to how fascinating Layer Three (Minor) can be. I’d even go as far as saying that this is my favorite layer, out of all ten minor and major variations. This may surprise some people out there, but the more experienced onieronauts amongs you will understand my reasoning. You see, just because these layers ascend from zero to four, it doesn’t mean that they ascend similarly in importance. You can gain just as much insight from a layer three dream than you can from a layer four. In fact, some of the most memorable, life-changing dreams I’ve ever had, haven’t even been lucid ones! My point is this: learning how to scale all the way up to the fifth and final layer is fun, but on the way up, don’t sacrifice insight for lucidity, because the two don’t always go hand in hand. Another variation of Layer Three (Minor) that I didn’t touch on in the previous video, is when you become so immersed within the dream, and what’s going on in it, that, for a while, you slip back into a non-lucid state. Later on, something triggers your lucidity back off, and once again you break through in to Layer Three (Minor). This variation, technically speaking, can happen anywhere from now on Layer One (Major) upwards, but it’s most common within this particular layer. I won’t go into exactly why this is, as it will take up far too much time for me to explain it, and backtrack through the previous videos, you’ll be able to work out why this is.
Ten points go to the person who leaves a comment below telling everyone why.
Layer Three (Major)
Layer Three (Major) and Layer Three (Minor) are extremely similar forms of lucidity. In Layer Three (Major), you still realize the full implications of what you’re experiencing, your dream is still stable and vivid, you still don’t have full control over your action, and you still understand what the dream characters really are. The only difference, here, is that the dream characters also realize what they are. The advantage you have within this layer, is that your chances of staying lucid for longer increase substantially. This is due to the fact that the dream characters will often remind you of where you are, if you begin to forget. A slight variation of Layer Three (Major) is when you choose to relinquish full control over the dream. You become lucid, you rise through the layers, and then you choose to stay at Layer Three (Major) so as not to taint the natural flow of the dream.
Layer Four
Layer four is a surprisingly easy layer to explain to people. Look at it like this: in the previous layers, you were an actor playing out your designated role. In this layer, you take a seat in the director’s chair, and take full control over every aspect of the dream. This can be a really fun layer to play around with, but beware. Don’t break through into this layer prematurely, before you’ve come to grips with the previous layers. If you have no idea of how dream manifestation works and you break through into this layer, it’s very possible that you’ll find yourself in an empty, lifeless, void. Remember, you’re the director in Layer Four, so you need to have some sort of idea how to direct in the first place. Another important note to make is how personal Layer Four dreams can end up being. Whereas Layer Three tends to be more insightful in a general sense, Layer Four tends to be insightful on more of a personal level. For these reasons, and for time constraints, I won’t be giving examples for this layer, like I did in the previous layers.
Layer Four (Minor)
In Layer Four (Minor), nearly all the boxes have been ticked. You realize you’re dreaming—tick. You understand the full implications of what that really means—tick. The dream is stable and vivid—tick. You have full control over the dream—tick You understand that the dream characters are merely facets of your imagination. However, in Layer Four (Minor), your dream characters are still unaware of what they really are.
Layer Four (Major)
In Layer Four (Major), every possible box has been ticked, and you finally get to experience the unified dream field in full effect. This is really something to behold. Also, from this layer, you should find it a lot easier to induce OBE’s. There’s lots of different ways of going about this, but, personally, my favorite way is through dream meditation. This is something I’ll touch on more in future videos. Again, I’d like to reiterate that Layer Four (Major) is not the pinnacle of lucid dreaming. For example, this layer is great for exploring your own psyche, or messing around with dream manifestation, but it’s not so good for having moving, transcendental experiences. As you can see, each layer has its own pro’s and con’s, and therefore no layer should ever be considered redundant just because you know how to induce Layer Four (Major) dreams. Using the film analogy again, sometimes you learn more from being directed, rather than directing.
I’d like to leave you all with a technique that I created for myself a few years back. It’s called the “Behind This Door…” technique and it’s a great way to start learning how to harness dream manifestation. Just to make sure there’s no uncertainty here, dream manifestation is when you create things within the dream purely through the power of thought. Once you learn how to do this, you can manifest anything from people, to objects, to emotions. The possibilities really are endless. So, let me try to explain this technique. There really is nothing to it. Once you become lucid, and you’ve taken full control of your dream body, find a building of some sort. It could be a house, or a shop, or a warehouse, whatever—just find a building, and find a door within this building. Once you’ve found a door, and are standing by it, begin to envision what you want to manifest. So, for the sake of this example, let’s say you’re manifesting my friend, Dave, into the dream. So, I’d start saying to myself, out loud, “Behind this door… is Dave. Behind this door… is Dave.” And as I say it over and over and over again, I begin to picture myself opening the door, and Dave actually being there. I run this through my mind’s eye a few times before actually opening the door. And, with a bit of practice, and perseverance, Dave should be waiting for me behind it. Although, keep in mind this won’t always work out for you the first time. This is something that really needs a lot—a lot—of practice to perfect. Eventually, you’re going to want to start to move on to some more advanced techniques, where a door isn’t even necessary. Once you reach that level, you’ll be able to manifest things in a split second, just by willing them into existence. But, personally, I’ve found the Behind This Door technique a really great way to start messing around with the idea of dream manifestation. So, please feel free to use it yourselves, and let me know how you get along with it. You can properly start to practice this technique from Layer Four (Minor) upwards.
But, of course, subconsciously, we’re always dream manifesting. This is just the art of learning how to do it consciously.
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