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Great question! It is most definitely a tricky word. The way we pronounce oneironautics is as follows:

o-nigh-ro-naa-tics. 

O - like the letter

nigh - like the beginning of ‘near’

ro - like row

na - like the beginning of ‘not’

tics - like ticks

On to your next question. Most people start lucid dreaming for the sheer fun of it. (Honestly, who wouldn’t want to fly or walk through walls?) But once you get past the recreational aspects of lucid dreaming it can open up a whole new world of possibilities in discovering your inner self. Being able to wake up within your dreams can be used as a creative tool, a tactic in overcoming anxiety, a device in which you battle the onset of nightmares, etc.

Hi Estelle,

Thank you so much! We love lucid dreaming and we want everyone to be able to enjoy it, too!

One of the great things about lucid dreaming is you can get a full night’s rest and still be an active participant in your dreams. While lucid dreaming, your body remains completely at rest, allowing you to be fully refreshed in the morning. (Though if you have a lousy mattress, we can’t be held accountable :) )

Thanks so much for writing in!

All the best,

The Dream Team

Hi there! Thanks for the wonderful question.

A couple of triggers that the Dream Team are fans of (besides the finger through the hand) are pinching your nose with your fingers and trying to breath and simply asking “How did I get here?”. The nose pinching exercise is pretty strait forward. Pinch your nose tight enough so air can’t get through. If you’re in a dream, you’ll be able to breath fine, if not, well don’t pinch for too long :). 

The “How did I get here?” method is a great one (partly cause you can do it whenever you want). Basically all you have to do is ask yourself “How did I get here?” and then try to retrace your steps. In the dream world, it’ll be much harder to work your way backwards and the difficulty of that should trigger your mind into realizing that you’re in a dream.

The trouble you’re experiencing about finding the trigger in the dream is very common. Some look at it as being the biggest hurdle to get over. The best way to find your trigger is to be doing reality checks as often as you can in the waking world. The sheer repetition should condition your mind into asking if you’re dreaming or not when you’re in the dream. It may sound a little new age-y, but a lot of lucid dreaming is just changing your perspective on dreams themselves. The more you think about dreams as a place you go to where you can be fully awake, the higher the chance will be that you’ll become lucid.

Good luck!

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