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For those of you familiar with ritual alters this may or may not be of use:

To construct a dream alter:
1. At the start of the day find a symbol to represent a desire and intentions to have lucid dreams. This is your center piece.
2. When ever you have a creative need you wish to address write it down in your dream journal then spend time to think about it through out the day.
3. At the end of your day before you sleep find objects, symbols, mantras ect related to your need. This follows the lines of dream incubation. Note that dream incubation is one of the fundamental techniques for LCDs.
4. Place the said items in a circle around you. If you have other tools you may use them to consecrate these items. Anything you can do to increase your mental awareness to the intentions you have is beneficial. Contemplate for a time over the things you've brought into the circle. What meaning does each individual piece carry? How is it related to your intentions?
5. When you are finished gather the items and your LCD symbol and place them somewhere near you before you sleep. Even carry some of the items to bed if you like.
6. Before you go to fall asleep consider your intentions and dwell no further on them. I find it helps me to meditate prior to actually going to sleep. It helps set my mind up for LCDs and sets the first stages of the sleeping process. Should you awaken in the middle of the night, before you move or open your eyes, replay the dream in your head until you have commited it to memory. Allow yourself to return to sleep.
7. In the morning when you get up recall and record your dreams. Through out the day consider how what you drempt of was related to the creative need you addressed.

Note that the alter itself can be as elaborate or simple as one wishes it to be. Some may find that intentions are best articulated and affirmed through a complex set up. Others may find a complex set up overbaring. Other tools can used. Your own personal esoteric tools as well as the common ones, candles, cloth, athame, staff/wand, salt, penticle, water, chalk, crystals/stones, oils, herbs, ect ect. All can be used in their proper manner to establish a strong ritual desire to delve into a creative need through dreams.