Are you dreaming right now? How do you know? Most dreams seem as real as waking life while we are in them, yet we do not doubt the strange things that happen around us. To become a lucid dreamer, you must be very skeptical of everything around you. You must develop the habit of not believing what you see with your own eyes, and to seriously and genuinely attempt to view your entire life as a dream. Every odd thing that happens to you should automatically trigger the question, "Am I dreaming?" This new habit of doubting reality will naturally carry over into your dreaming life, and you will begin to question strange experiences in your dreams.

When this happens, your question of "Am I dreaming?" will soon be answered by a "Yes!" By carrying a Dream-Token with you everywhere, you will touch it and see it several times a day whenever you reach into your pocket or purse. It will be a constant reminder to sincerely ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?" Training yourself to be a lucid dreamer requires diligent work, but Dream-Tokens are an effective tool to help you on that path. If you think you may be dreaming, you need to confirm that fact to yourself. The more you reinforce your awareness of being in the dream state, the more stable a lucid dream you will have. You need to be firmly convinced of being in a dream to have full control of a dream.

There are many ways to confirm the lucid dream state. One method is to do something that you cannot do in waking life, such as fly or levitate. An easier method for those beginning lucid dreaming is to simply look at your hand. When you look at your hand in a dream, you become aware of your dream body. It is this awareness that helps you to realize that you are in a dream. This technique of looking at your hand is advocated by many dream researchers, and can be found in books by Carlos Casteneda, Stephen LaBerge, and more.

The image of a hand on the front of every Dream-Token serves as a continual reminder to test your reality by looking at your hand. Conditioned to seeing the hand, you will have a desire to look at it in the dream. This will help you to detect the dreaming state, allowing you to become aware. This is why Dream-Tokens are so effective: they not only remind you to question reality, but also teach you a simple way to confirm and reinforce your lucid state. It is a complete training tool to help you acquire the skill of lucid dreaming.