techniques for lucid dreaming/astral projection

hey all, I was just hoping if anyone had any really effective ways to do lucid dreaming or astral projection
all suggestions are welcome
a few i have heard of are....

-look at a digital clock every 1 on the hour and read it out loud everyday so then you start to do it in your dreams then become aware

-ask yourself 30times a day if your dreaming

please post any suggestions you have
thanks!

The method described in Castanedas "Art of Dreaming" and techiniqes in the book "Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep" were both extremely effective. I found that these combined with other simple tasks such as reminding yourself before bed that you would like to remember your dreams, and keeping a dream journal are also extremely helpful. The main thing is to bring more awareness to your sleep and to maintain that awareness by finding ways to "wake up" in your dreams. Good luck!

BTW your method of asking yourself if you are dreaming is another trick that does work quite well and is yet another way to focus your intent on what you desire.

[edit on 1/3/2009 by atzmaz]

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hmmm.... thanks
but i dont have much money right now
would you be able to message me those techniques from that book in u2u or e-mail??