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

Q: If you have old grass or weeds, remove these before laying a new lawn. Use a grape hoe, also called a grub hoe, to remove grass from small lawns. For larger lawns, or to save time and effort, rent a sod cutter from a tool rental service. Grass may be easier to remove when the soil is moist. If using herbicides, follow all product safety information and allow enough time for the herbicide to break down in the soil. Most modern herbicides such as 2-4D and glyphosate (Roundup) will break down within three weeks if used correctly. rade the soil. Grass seed will grow more evenly and root more firmly on relatively flat soil. While sod (turf) can be laid on slopes, grading soil is still recommended for flatter areas. To promote good drainage away from buildings, grade soil to a 1 or 2% slope away from a building. In other words, the soil should drop 12 feet across a distance of 100 ft (or 12 meters down per 100m distance). While grading the soil, remove rocks and other large objects that could interfere with the lawn's roots. Do not bury construction debris or other materials not naturally present in your lawn, as this could harm the lawn roots. A lawn needs at least 46 inches (1015 centimeters) of high quality topsoil in order to grow and stay healthy. If your soil has a sandy or clay-like texture, use a shovel to thoroughly work in organic material to this depth. You may use compost, rotted manure, peat, or high-quality topsoil purchased at a garden supply store. Do not just place the new material over the old. This can create layers of soil that can be difficult for water or roots to penetrate. Some varieties of perennial rye can grow roots well over a foot long, which is why well-worked soil and annual aeration is so important. If you want detailed information on your soil, take soil samples and send them to a soil testing laboratory. The laboratory will conduct tests and tell you whether additional nutrients or pH-altering materials are recommended for your lawn. If you are in the US, look for a Cooperative Extension office in your area. Most of these will provide soil testing services. If you do not have access to a soil-testing laboratory, you may find some information at home by testing your soil pH. Most larger retail nurseries carry home test kits. Most lawns prefer a soil pH of about 6.57. Starter fertilizer is high in phosphorus, which encourages root growth for new grass. Phosphorus is displayed using the middle number on the fertilizer package, so starter fertilizers are sometimes labeled 5-10-5 or 10-20-10. Always use the amount recommended on the fertilizer packaging, as too much fertilizer can kill plants. Do not till the fertilizer in deep; just rake it gently into the surface soil. If starter fertilizer is not available, use a balanced fertilizer (for instance, a 10-10-10 fertilizer). Assuming you needed to add in new soil or make significant grading adjustments, water in the new soil. For best results, let it settle for one week before planting. Grass will grow best when air pockets are removed from the soil, but not when the soil is too hard and compacted for roots and water to easily move through. Roll a light garden roller over the surface of the soil, filled no more than 1/3 of the way full of water. You may purchase strips of already-growing grass in the form of sod, called turf in some countries. This can take some effort to lay down, but will become usable soon after installation. Grass seed is much cheaper, but can take months to become a usable lawn, a constant fight with undesirable vegetation, and a year or two to become even and attractive. Grass seed is not recommended for significant slopes, as it can wash downhill during rain. Continue on to one of the sections below, depending on your choice. There are other, less common methods of installing a lawn. "Plugs" are small pieces of sod that are planted at intervals, then allowed to spread across bare soil. "Sprigs," also called "stolons," are stems of grasses that creep along the ground, such as Bermuda or Zoysia. These can be treated as seeds, but take care that the larger nodes on the sprigs are under the soil and watered regularly.
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Remove old plants with a hoe or machine. . Improve the soil (if necessary). Send in samples for a soil test (optional). Rake in starter fertilizer lightly. Water the soil and let it settle for one week. Roll the soil lightly. Decide which method of lawn planting to use.