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contain cues to help you recognize inconsistencies in dreams so you will realize you are dreaming and can take control, or have what is called a lucid dream. Other times they will be directions for your body to project as you are slipping into the sleep state, or triggers to alert you when an OBE begins spontaneously. By design, we have made these affirmations simple and short so they will be easy to remember. They are meant as guides only. Feel free to add, revise, or to create your own. If you do write your own affirmations, there are some factors to keep in mind in order to program your subconscious effectively. Always keep them in the first person: “I am . . . ,” “I believe . . . ,” “I have the ability . . . ,” and so on. Make them positive: “I remain calm and relaxed . . .” instead of “I am not afraid.” The subconscious has trouble comprehending negative words and phrases like don’t, won’t, can’t, non-, and not, as in “I am not afraid.” So if you use an affirmation like “I am not afraid,” the subconscious will pick up on the word afraid and this could program you to become more afraid. It is important to write affirmations in an active present tense. For example, “I now leave my body . . .” or “I am leaving my body . . .” will work. “I am about to project . . .” or “I will project tonight . . . ,” which relate to the future, will be less effective. The subconscious mind exists entirely in the present moment, so it must be programmed with active present-tense phrases. It does not understand the future or the past, only the now. You can perform a simple procedure each week to prepare for the daily affirmations. On the first morning of each new week, read the daily and nightly affirmations aloud several times to help you remember and get the feel of them. Start with the daily affirmation. Read it several times and then cover the text and recite it without looking. Write the affirmation on paper a dozen times or so until it is committed to memory. During the day, whenever you think about it, recite the affirmation to yourself (or out loud if you can) over and over again like a mantra. Consider writing down the affirmation several times a day to really saturate your brain with it. Do the same thing with the nighttime affirmation before going to bed. Once you’re in bed, spend a few minutes relaxing and settling yourself. When you are ready, clear your mind and mentally repeat the nighttime affirmation slowly and carefully as you drift off to sleep. Some people lose track of affirmations or fall asleep before they have repeated them sufficiently. For best results, nighttime affirmations should be repeated about thirty times. Use your fingers to keep track of the number of times you recite a particular affirmation; this will prevent you