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By Tree Carr

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

Tree Carr is an author, high priestess witch, master of Wicca and practitioner of transpersonal psychology with a focus on dreams, death, altered states of consciousness and psychedelic assisted therapy. She has published three books on dreaming including Conscious Dreamer (Quarto, 2021) as well as The Artist’s Oracle (White Crypt, 2021) and A Spell A Day (Watkins, 2023).

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By Tree Carr

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

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Tree Carr is an author, high priestess witch, master of Wicca and practitioner of transpersonal psychology with a focus on dreams, death, altered states of consciousness and psychedelic assisted therapy. She has published three books on dreaming including Conscious Dreamer (Quarto, 2021) as well as The Artist’s Oracle (White Crypt, 2021) and A Spell A Day (Watkins, 2023).

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By Tree Carr

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

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Tree Carr is an author, high priestess witch, master of Wicca and practitioner of transpersonal psychology with a focus on dreams, death, altered states of consciousness and psychedelic assisted therapy. She has published three books on dreaming including Conscious Dreamer (Quarto, 2021) as well as The Artist’s Oracle (White Crypt, 2021) and A Spell A Day (Watkins, 2023).

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By Tree Carr

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while still immersed in the dream state. This unique level of consciousness allows individuals to navigate and sometimes even control their dreams, transforming them into vivid, surreal experiences. Unlike ordinary dreams, where the dreamer passively observes or participates, lucid dreaming enables the conscious mind to take an active role, making it possible to explore, create, and interact with the dream environment in extraordinary ways.

Lucid dreams can range from fleeting moments of awareness to fully immersive experiences where the dreamer directs the narrative. They offer profound opportunities for personal growth, creative exploration, and problem solving. For those seeking to experience lucid dreams, developing techniques to train the mind for lucidity is key. Reality checks are simple exercises performed during waking hours to train the mind to question whether it is awake or dreaming. An example of a reality check technique involves examining your hands. 

Your hands are your gateway.

  1. Pause and Look: Several times a day, pause what you’re doing and closely observe your hands. Ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?”
  2. Study the Details: Focus on the texture, lines, and movement of your hands. In waking life, they’ll appear normal. In dreams, they might be distorted, blurry, or have extra fingers.
  3. Engage Your Mind: Really expect to see something unusual, as this strengthens the habit of conscious awareness.

By repeating this routine throughout the day, you train your brain to notice inconsistencies in the dream world. When this habit carries over into your dreams, noticing your hands will trigger lucidity, allowing you to recognise the dream state.

Nightly Affirmations: Setting the Intention

Before falling asleep, harness the hypnagogic state, a liminal space where your mind drifts between wakefulness and sleep, to plant a lucid dreaming seed. As you relax, repeat an affirmation to yourself in your inner worlds.

"Tonight, I will find my hands in the dream and go lucid when I see them."

Pair this affirmation with a visualisation of looking at your hands in a dream. Imagine the surreal textures and colors they might take on in the dream world. Let this intention settle in your mind as you drift off, creating a mental blueprint for your subconscious to follow.

The Power of Hands in Lucid Dreaming

The hands serve as a powerful symbol and anchor in lucid dreaming because they’re familiar yet malleable in dreams. By training your mind to focus on your hands as a reality check and setting an intention through nightly affirmations, you create a reliable pathway to lucidity.

LUCID DREAM SPELL

Overview: 


You will be working with the elemental magick of WATER.

  • Initiate water energy
  • Connect to dream energy
  • Activate lucid dreaming

You will need:

  • Candle
  • Lighter
  • Cauldron/pot
  • Kettle
  • Cup
  • Herbs: mugwort and rosemary 

(Not recommended during pregnancy, replace with lavender and chamomile)

The Spell: 

  • Cast a circle of around you
  • Light the candle
  • Put the kettle on
  • Prepare mugwort and rosemary in a cup
  • Pour boiling water over the herbs
  • Strain the mixture to remove the herbs
  • Your cup of dream brew is now ready
  • Close your eyes
  • Focus your awareness on the element of water
  • Feel the warmth of the cup of dream brew in your hand
  • Feel the healing energy of water moving through you
  • Envision yourself flying in a lucid dream
  • Feel the energy of this potential
  • Mindfully drink your dream brew
  • Say out loud: 

I call on the element of WATER to activate lucid dreaming. So may it be. 

  • Repeat this ritual for five nights
  • Send out gratitude

 

No items found.

Tree Carr is an author, high priestess witch, master of Wicca and practitioner of transpersonal psychology with a focus on dreams, death, altered states of consciousness and psychedelic assisted therapy. She has published three books on dreaming including Conscious Dreamer (Quarto, 2021) as well as The Artist’s Oracle (White Crypt, 2021) and A Spell A Day (Watkins, 2023).

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