I learned about ‘reality checks’ when I first started exploring lucid dreaming
A reality check is something you do in a dream that reminds you that you’re dreaming
One of the awesome facets of dreams is that, when you remember, you become lucid
(and lucid dreaming is a limp phrase
we use to describe
a god-like state of being
but thats for another time)
A common reality check is the mirror test
whenever you walk by a mirror
pause
notice your face
the light behind your eyes
(if you don’t see it, look for it, it’ll find you)
look away
pause
look back
most of the time it’ll still be your face looking back at you.
if so, carry on
but if your dreaming
your reflection will change
not a little, not subtly
but radically enough
to kill a delusion
that annihilates the world
this isn’t the real world
it’s a dream
(if you’re like most people
you’ll get so excited by the insight
you’ll wake yourself up)
tip: if you get here, look down at your hands
and spin around 180 degrees
i don’t know why, but it works
well,
we don’t only travel between the dream world
and the ‘real world’
theres a third world
and thats where you and I are right now
these words you’re reading
they are a portal between my mind and yours
I’m in your psyche right now
thank you for having me
as a token of my gratitude
let me offer you a reality check
are you awake?
in the same way we can be dreaming
and not know it
we can be here, in this world,
and not know it
we know what it feels like to be asleep here
scrolling, scattered
passive, consuming
its okay,
most of the time I’m here,
I’m asleep too
but if you’re reading this
you’re awake right now
its kinda like a lucid dream
when you’re awake here
you have powers here
you can learn nearly anything
you can create nearly anything
you can connect with nearly anyone
the raw materials for your dream life can be built
from the steady, consistent, right actions
you perform in this world
so now that you’re awake
what are you going to do?