What To Expect When Lucid Dreaming: Dealing With Sleep Paralysis (Part 2)

We tackled part 1 of what to expect when lucid dreaming earlier, where we talked about the different sensations you will experience as you go through the different stages of sleep and into lucid dreaming. We discussed there that some sensations are easier to deal with than others, and then there are those that truly need to be understood and faced with courage in order to overcome: sleep paralysis and nightmarish hallucinations.

What is sleep paralysis?

The first step of taking control of something we fear is to understand it, so, let's understand! Sleep paralysis is not some evil phenomena that just hits us with no rhyme or reason. In fact, sleep paralysis is a very crucial element of sleep, as it is the mind's way of protecting the body from being harmed when you act out your dreams.

When our ancestors first climbed trees to stay away from predators, sleep paralysis served to save their lives by not having them move unnecessarily and fall off the tree. These days, sleep paralysis makes sure we don't suddenly punch our night light when we dream.

The fear of sleep paralysis comes from one crucial fact: that while sleep paralysis affects most of the body (with the exception of the lungs so one can breathe) it does not affect the eyes. And this is where the nightmarish experiences come in.

Sleep paralysis switches on and off around the time when we are crossing from being asleep to being awake. And because of this, sometimes people tend to wake up while the sleep paralysis “switch” hasn't been turned off yet. It is a very disconcerting at best, horrifying at worst, feeling to experience being awake and not being able to move.

In the mildest cases, it simply causes the body to not be able to move for a few seconds or minutes. In the worst cases, the sleep paralysis includes terrifying hallucinations, which science has attributed to causing many reports of ghost sightings while in bed, alien abductions, and many more.

And because experiencing visions and hallucinations are part of the lucid dreaming experience, people who associate it with the hallucinations caused by sleep paralysis, and end up being turned off from trying.

So if this is a very real and terrifying risk, what should we do?

Fear is the mind killer

The best way to deal with sleep paralysis, and the hallucinations that may come from it, is first to be able to stem your fear. Once you find yourself in a sleep paralysis state, it is very important NOT to panic. Especially since, and this is very important, it is the same fear that one experiences in sleep paralysis that causes the hallucinations!

In a sleep paralysis state, your mind may already be in a half-dreaming stage. But if the conscious mind (that is, the one that is awake and unable to move) panics, this can cause the part of the mind that is still dreaming to conjure up horrifying visions and images. It does this because the mind will try to find “explanations” to what is happening and why you are feeling fear, to make sense of what is going on.

Oftentimes this is based on your own personal or cultural beliefs. Whereas the Japanese might find themselves hallucinating a kanashibar demon sitting on their chest, the Swede might see “the old hag”, or the American might see aliens trying to experiment on them.

But if you can recognize sleep paralysis when it occurs, and calm down while it is happening, not only will you greatly reduce the chance of experiencing terrifying hallucinations, you will also be able to deal with them should they still happen (since you are aware of your situation and know that what you see isn't real!)

Most importantly however, is that sleep paralysis is actually a -very- important element of certain lucid dreaming techniques, and can easily lead to astral projections and out of body experiences should you be able to do it with good control. So don't be afraid of sleep paralysis! In fact, we have previously discussed many different lucid dreaming techniques as well as different tips on how to start lucid dreaming.

To get you started, listen to this binaural beats track for relaxation that can help you work fast as well as set the mood for lucid dreaming.

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Altering Brainwaves To Achieve Success by using the Power of Sound

The title might sound intimidating, and most probably a lot of you are doubtful and confused about it. But before any judgement is placed on the table, let me explain as best I can and lay my point across to you.

The basic premise of this article is all about the Power of Thought, or Power of Manifestation, with an added method in using brainwave frequencies to assist in making the intentions happen in reality. One will first need to fully understand the concept of manifesting one's desires and accept the fact that there will still be action needed in order for the events to take place. For religious people, they have been practicing the power of prayer, and devotees can attest to these prayers coming true. Using that as an example, it is clear how thoughts can be such a powerful energy tool without us really knowing how they can actually happen.

Religious, spiritual, or not, anyone can achieve what they desire for. But there are some important things to consider, if you truly intend on using this to achieve success in your life.

• What is it that you truly want? Is it for personal gain? 
• Is it a material desire? 
• Is it a selfless wish?
• Will the path to get to it hurt others?

Why are we asking such things? Simply because the Universe knows how deep the desire goes, and the intentions behind it and for it. Personal, selfish gain doesn't seem to cut it, but then again, selfish reasons are very debatable. Let's re-word that into to greed. Being successful in life is not a bad thing. Be it for wealth, for a promotion and the likes, as long as what you want will make you truly happy.

It is important that you become specific with what you want. That way, you can also see the obstacles up ahead. If you want more money, know how to focus on where this financial gain would possibly be coming from. Money just doesn't fall from the tree. You have to get the ladder, or climb that tree, and reach up for that sweet rewarding fruit. Once you are aware of the possible obstacles that might come your way, you will be able to choose carefully which step to take. 

Sometimes, just having that thought doesn't seem like anything is happening. This is normal. Not everything we want will be brought swiftly down to us all at once. There is still that need to push ourselves into a specific goal. Surprisingly, there are sound frequencies that help bring our state of mind into focus, creative power and the strong will to gain success.

Using carefully formulated binaural beats, the frequencies used here are intended to guide the listener subconsciously into focusing on achieving success in what they want. Close your eyes, bring forth to mind your goals and dreams, and just listen.

Sounds are vibrations that travel through the air, or other mediums, and they are also another form of energy created when air molecules vibrate and move in patterns known as waves. These sound waves can be heard and felt all around us. In voices, the wind blowing, music, water streaming down a river. It is everywhere. And it is an invisible energy that we human beings have yet to fully understand and acknowledge in our modern society.

When people listen to music, each individual has a different reaction towards it. We often listen to our favorite songs whenever we feel down and need a good mood elevator. The best speakers in the world not only know how to give a presentation, but they have also mastered the element of sound by knowing how to properly pronounce the words and how the flow of the way they speak should be. They can grab the attentions of the audiences with the power of their words. Musicians, classic and modern, can feel the art that they pour into their music, knowing the progression of the scales will reveal the soul, or the message, of what they create. Even the animal kingdom knows how to use sound to their advantages. Sonar clicks from dolphins or whales can travel for miles. Elephants can communicate with each other using very low rumbles that we humans are not able to pick up. Even the universe emits sound waves. The mysterious clicking noise of the recently probed comet 67P/C-G is said to sound too eerie and alien-like. Even the planets emit a frequency due to the spins in their orbits.

So how does Sound affect us?

What do you feel when you suddenly hear a crashing sound? Or when you hear a baby's laughter? Sound affects us in more ways than you would think. A simple sound can flood our brains with all kinds of thoughts and can trigger all kinds of emotions or sensations. Sound is such a powerful force but many of us take it for granted. As the sound waves reach our ears, they have a great effect on our brain activity.

We all have our own unique brain wave flow that varies throughout the day and night. These brain waves are known as Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta, and are categorizes as frequencies. They would change depending on the activity you are currently into, or the emotions that you feel. There have been many studies about the effects of sound to the human mind and emotional aspect, and there are now so many sound and music therapy that has been helping people all over the world.

To simply categorize the different effects of these four brain waves occur within us, the  Beta waves are associated with concentration and alertness. Alpha waves are mostly active during creativity and relaxation. Theta is mostly found during meditation, and Delta occurs during sleep. As the different frequencies found under each brain wave happen, we find ourselves in different stages of thought, emotion and action through the day. Many people are know using these audio triggers to help put themselves in their acquired mood.

Now remember, these brain wave frequencies that are used in sound therapy programs, such as binaural beats or isochronic tones, are not always used for subliminal or hypnotic trances. They are merely triggers to help your mind get acquainted into a particular state. Binaural beats seem scary to use for others, as fear of brain manipulation or hypnosis might occur.

We at Brainwave Power Music has been creating sound and music therapy audio tracks for over two years. The passion and interest was ignited by the use of sound frequencies to assist our state of being into a certain type of mindset and/or emotion. Sleep aids, study and work audio accompaniments, as well as music for emotional balance have been our most-listened-to tracks. There is this need for people to seek for that extra push to get to these state of minds, and the compliments we have been getting from our viewers have all been heartwarming. Knowing that we have helped others in our music therapy motivates us to continue our work and research.

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