I was(I guess still am) really into lucid dreaming in college. You can kinda teach yourself how to do this but it’s a lot of specific things you have to do … Like every time you walk thru a doorway, ask yourself, how did I get here? Like what was the pathway, reason and such. If you don’t recall, you’re likely dreaming.
There’s also a tea you can make that helps… But it tastes pretty bad…but quite effective. I can’t remember the scientific name but the ‘Mexican leaves of god’ should point you in the right direction…calea something with a z… I think. and blend it with normal tea. It can be smoked…but I found the tea way more impactful.
hardware?