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This page describes the practice. There is deliberately no automated reading for it — see the notes below.
Background
Dream incubation is a technique that aims for a specific dream topic to occur, either for recreation or to try to solve a problem. It is related to, but different from, lucid dreaming.
How it works
Before sleep you repeat or write down the question or topic you want to dream about, then record whatever you remember on waking.
Notes and limits
Safety: Not a treatment for sleep or mental-health problems.
At a glance
- Also called
- Incubation, Temple sleep
- Traditions
- Modern psychology, Ancient
- Regions
- Worldwide / modern
- You need
- A question
- Price
- Free