![]() The more urgent we deem attaining lucidity during a dream or recall dreams upon awakening, the more likely our it is that our prospective memory will fulfill the request. ‘Important’ is subjective, specific to the individual. Our subconscious mind helps us make sure we don’t oversleep when we have something urgent ahead of us.īut the reason this is so useful for lucid dreamers is: WE decide what’s important enough for that subconscious mechanism to work. This is a very common phenomenon and given this occurs during sleep, it’s a subconscious ability. Prospective memory works almost like a code or a script you assign an IF, THEN script to your own mind – for example, “IF I see something weird, unusual, or inexplicable (a dreamsign), THEN do a reality test to see if I am dreaming”… or “IF I wake up in the morning, THEN focus on what I was just dreaming about, and THEN write it down in the journal”.Įver wake up a minute or two before your alarm goes off? If so, that probably occurred when you had something really important going on that day. With some conscious effort, we have the ability to set internal reminders – yes, just like we can set reminders on our phones… To put it simply, prospective memory is purposefully remembering to do something in the future. ![]() Like all skills, for some people, it comes easily while for others it takes different degrees of practice, patience, and perseverance. When it comes to remembering dreams upon awakening, think of it simply as a skill. ![]() At the level of personal experience, if you have no recollection of dreaming, why would you assume any dreaming took place at all? Of course, it’s understandable that people assume they don’t dream, but it just isn’t true.Įvery night when we go into REM sleep, we have high-resolution dreams for an average total of 2 hours per night. Many people think they don’t dream or that they hardly ever dream. If you are a lucid dreamer, is your memory of lucid dreams better than it is for your non-lucid dreams? In this article, we’re going to cover the fundamentals of dream recall including lucid vs non-lucid dream recall, how to improve memory of lucid dreams, and a certain type of memory involved with lucid dreaming practice. ![]()
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