In order to engage with the Shamanic wisdom of your dreams, you must become “awake” (or “lucid”) while still dreaming. In other words, you must be aware that you are dreaming while you remain asleep. One simple way to induce lucid dreaming is to get into the practice of regularly asking yourself whether or not you are dreaming.  By routinely asking yourself whether or not you are dreaming while you are awake, you will naturally extend this practice while you are asleep. When you ask yourself this question during a dream, it will be obvious that you are, in fact, dreaming, and your dream will become lucid. Lucid dreaming is an essential step on path to Shamanic dreaming. There are some common signs that can indicate that you are dreaming. Several of these apply to most people, but in time, you will come to recognize those signals most relevant to you. These signals can encourage you to become lucid.  Clocks, phones, and other technological devices will often malfunction. Your hands will often look bizarre. Your reflection in a mirror may look strange and different. Anytime you encounter one of these tip-offs, ask yourself, “Am I dreaming or awake?” Traditional Shamans would regularly use drumming to induce a trace, or dreamlike state. You can tap into this method by listening to binaural beats while you sleep.  Binaural beats are audio tracks, for use with headphones, that play different frequencies in each ear. These beats induce an almost automatic meditative state, and have been shown to encourage lucid sleep. Once you become effective at “waking up” in your dreams, it is time to glean deeper messages. You have already been looking for and recognizing personal and archetypal symbols in your dreams. Now it is time to interpret them.  For example, if your grandfather was struck by lighting, lighting may be an important symbol to you. If your grandfather’s story inspires you, lighting may signify inspiration. If you are terrified of storms because of what happened, lighting may signify fear or caution. Additionally, lighting can be an archetypal symbol. It is linked to Greek, Norse, and Hindu Gods. It can symbolize punishment from the Gods or loss of innocence. How did you feel when you encountered lighting in the dream? This can guide your interpretation of the symbol. Practice this interpretation after you wake from a dream. In time, you will be able to perform this analysis in the midst of the dream. Remember the “three levels”? When you become lucid in a dream, look around and determine which of the three levels you are functioning on.  If you are on the Middle Level, look for a door or passage way. Look for stairs. If you can find any kind of portal, go through it. It will likely lead to an Upper or Lower Level. If you find yourself on an Upper Level, observe any messages about your connection to the divine, about your quest for knowledge, or about the after life. On this level, you will often be visited by ancestors. If you find yourself on the Lower Level, observe messages about your primal being. This level can tell you about your deepest needs and desires. On this level, you may be spoken to by animals, or by your unborn children.

Summary: Practice daily reality checks. Learn to recognize dream signs. Use audio stimulation. Interpret Shamanic Symbols. Determine which level you are dreaming on.


Keep alert and always report suspicious incidents to the authorities. If a student or co-worker talks about killing people or threatens to bring a knife or a gun to school, report this to a teacher or law enforcement. You may prevent a disaster by doing so. Many shooters often announce their plans ahead of schedule as a way of showing off; do not take their behavior lightly or as a joke and report it immediately. Every school and office has some kind of lockdown procedure that stipulates how doors should be locked, where people should hide, and how the authorities should be called, so if you'd like to be prepared for a shooting, be familiar with your workplace's standard procedure when it comes to shootings. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to follow the protocol exactly in the event of a shooting, but knowing what it is can help you react in the most helpful way possible. Though you should not bring a weapon to school or to the workplace just in case there is a shooting, if you'd really like to be prepared, you should take self-defense classes or other classes that teach you how to fight off an attacker in the event of an attack or shooting. Knowing a few fighting tricks can help you feel more confident if you have no choice but to attack a shooter.

Summary: Report any suspicious activity. Be aware of your school or workplace's lockdown procedure. Be prepared for a shooting.


Putting the blazer on will allow you to check all of the important areas of the blazer, including the shoulders, sleeve length, hem, and buttons. Try the blazer on over a shirt or other piece of clothing to ensure that it will fit over multiple layers. If you’re ordering the blazer online, always leave the tags on the blazer until you’ve tried it on and determined that it fits. The seam of the shoulders in your blazer should be right where your shoulder ends. If the seam is falling off of your shoulder, the blazer is too large, and if the seam doesn’t reach your shoulder, it’s too small. If you’re trying on a blazer with shoulder pads, feel your shoulder under the blazer so you know where it ends. When you close the jacket and do the buttons, look in a mirror to see how the blazer now fits. If the blazer is pulling in an ‘X’ shape due to the buttons, the blazer is too tight. The fabric should remain smooth if the blazer fits correctly when buttoned, and your arms should move freely. If you move your arms around and feel a little bit of tightness, this is okay - just as long as the blazer isn’t constricting your movement. A classic blazer has sleeves that reach at least to your wrist, and many of them are even a tiny bit longer. With the blazer on, hold your arms to your sides as well as out in front of you to see where the sleeve hits your arm. Some blazers have sleeves that are purposefully shorter, such as ones that are bracelet length so you can show off a bracelet that you’re wearing.

Summary: Try the blazer on to get the most accurate fit. Check that the shoulder seams come to your shoulders. Button up the blazer to ensure it doesn’t pull. Look for a sleeve length that hits right below your wrist.


You can make an STP device very easily at home, but you will need to practice using before you try it when you are out. To make a “coffee can lid” device you need to get hold of the plastic lid from a coffee can, or something similar, such as a lid from a yoghurt pot. These plastic lids are good choices because they are flexible enough to bend, and the plastic makes them easy to clean. Once you have the lid, you will need to carefully cut off the edges and any lips around the edge of the lid. You want to trim the lid so that you are left with a smooth and flat disc. Make sure the disc you are left with is still large enough for you to use effectively. When you have your flat disc all you need to do is to roll it into a funnel shape. You will just need to pee into the funnel and the stream will come out of the narrow end.
Summary: Get a plastic lid. Trim off the sides and lips of the lid. Bend it into a funnel shape.