I read that the use of some herbs can help greatly when trying to have lucid dreams or with OBE's and stuff. In particular mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) and diviners sage (salvia divinorum) are supposed to be very good. In the information about ways to help have lucid dreams from the link on this site, nothing about herbs were mentioned (atleast not that I could find).
I have tried both of these herbal methods with mixed results. Mugwort is supposed to be drank as a tea or placed under the pillow before sleep. Neither if these seemed to help have lucid dreams, however it seemed to make dreams more frequent and easier to remember. With what i learned from the information i read here about concentrating on dreams to make them lucid, I now hope that this herb might be far better than I first thought. I will have to try it out and see how it goes.
Diviners sage was far more interesting. The leaves of the plant are supposed to be chewed or smoked to get the effect. I only ever tried smoking this herb because i was told that it was the far better way to experience its effects. I tried it twice, both times with strange results. The first time I had an experience which was very similar to what was described here as astral projection, it was very enjoyable and enlightening. The second time I was walking around my house and I could swear I was having a conversation with my friend for about 20 minutes. Afterwards I couldnt remember what we talked about so I asked him what it was that we talked about and he hadnt seen me at all the day. I found that very stange, maybe it was some kind of spiritual thing or something.
Anyway has anyone else heard of these or tried to use them? Just thought I would bring them to your attention because they have made my dreaming experiences much more enjoyable.