Viktor Pankratov (Russia, Taganrog), a lucid dreaming practitioner, began regularly practicing lucid dreaming in 2012. He consistently achieves lucidity 2 or 3 times per week and is currently moving to a new level—daily phase states.
– What is the best technique?
– Almost from the beginning of my regular practice, I arrived at a direct, delayed method, which allows me to combine the activity of consciousness with the ability to see vivid dreams. If you do this regularly, you adapt to the practice, and it becomes easier. And the easier the practice becomes, the higher its effectiveness, which gives you more motivation to make new attempts. In my case, the regularity of my practice is also supported by an interest in research and active communication with like-minded people. Specifically, at this point in time, I have set myself the task of achieving a personal record for consecutive days with a phase state. The reason for this was the appearance in the LucidMe app of a metric in the profile called “Phase streak max.” In addition, I am conducting a personal experiment related to training concentration skills. All of this allows me to gain experience every day on the one hand and maintain motivation at the proper level on the other.
– What is your favorite activity to do in the phase state?
– I love to fly, sing, and conduct experiments, for example, with the frequency and depth of breathing. How exactly will your state or space change if you start breathing faster? For example, I received an experience in this way that I have not had in reality—a feeling similar to an orgasm, only in the head. What’s great about the phase state is that even if you’ve already had a lot of experiences, it constantly surprises you.
– Is this astral projection for you, or is it something that happens in the brain?
– The brain is an organ of the body, and the astral plane is a form of reality. I know that the brain works in a special way during lucid dreaming. Therefore, lucid dreaming is connected to the brain. As for the astral plane, as far as I understand it, there is no single, established understanding of what the astral plane is. Some people use this term to describe the space of any dream. From this point of view, lucid dreaming also occurs in the astral plane. From a practical point of view, I consider the presence of mystical ideas about the phenomenon to be useful because they motivate people to practice—to do things that they would never otherwise do. For example, I had my first OBE thanks to esoteric literature. The main thing is to practice and gain your own experience, and your ideas and beliefs will constantly change.
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