Blog Psychologist

As I mentioned before, I eventually took charge of my dreams, or nightmares I should say. I was in my early 20's and was in a huge transitional phase as most are at that age. I was in college, working, exercising daily, and feeling great about life in general. Then I found this book on dreams that discussed the art of "spinning". I don't remember the name of the book now, but it changed my life, or my life changed and my dreams followed. Either way, spinning really opened up my dream life to a whole other realm.

Basically, if you've had dreams where you are lucid, or aware that you're dreaming, your first response might be to wake up. I know mine always was. Once I'd realized I was dreaming, it was like the fun was over; but I was soooooooo wrong.

If you can stay calm enough to remain in a dream once you become lucid, you can take control of your dream world. One technique of doing this is "spinning", which is just that. You realize you're dreaming and you spin around in circles right there on the spot, within your dream of course. Once you stop, you will probably find that your surroundings have completely changed. Now, you are in control. Don't like where you're at, spin again. Don't like the storyline, spin again.

You can do whatever you'd like. I usually choose to fly because that is just the best feeling to me. It's funny, but when I fly I always run and jump up in the air like I need a running start.

I've also gotten to the point that I don't need to spin. I can change the surroundings just by waving my hand. I was once having a dream about my dad, after we found out he was sick, and I was telling him how much I loved him. We were in a huge city with a lot going on around us. I waved my hand at the sky above his head and suddenly there was nothing but a clear night's sky and just us. It was a beautiful dream that I hope I never forget.

I tend to have a great memory when it comes to dreams, but not much else oddly enough. I can still remember the first dream I ever wrote down in my dream journal just as if it had just happened. That's why dreams are so important to me, sometimes they're more real than my "real" life.

I hope that you will give spinning a try and please feel free to share the experience with me if you do.

Read more on my dream history here.