Max Storm is an entrepreneur, coach, and lucid dreamer with three years of experience. He becomes lucid spontaneously at least once a week and, with regular practice, between five and ten times a week.

– What is the best technique?

My favorite technique is a personalized form of the indirect technique. Right after waking up in the morning, I try to perform a movement as if I were really doing it. If I haven’t felt, heard, or seen anything for about five seconds, I switch to another movement—currently, from running to cycling. Again, I act as if I were really performing the movement, but this time while trying to fall back asleep. While falling back asleep, I almost always feel a sensation of movement. After waking up from a lucid dream, I try the same technique again, which makes it possible to have several lucid dreams per night.

– What is your favorite activity to do in the phase state?

I often train in a sport or ask the dream about something that concerns or interests me. Beyond that, I really enjoy talking to dream characters or flying around to explore the dream world. Many times, I find it amazing just to know that I’m dreaming. Even after several lucid dreams, that feeling has always remained exciting.

– Is this astral projection for you, or is it something that happens in the brain?

I’m not entirely sure. I think there are good arguments for both perspectives, but if I had to choose, I would probably say that everything happens in the mind. What I particularly like, though, is that regardless of what you call it or where you think it takes place, in the end, everyone performs the same or at least similar techniques—and that connects us all.

This article is from my interview with Phasetoday and was published on April 28, 2025.