Lucid Dreaming
slayer20
Killed a man once. Join Date: 2007-12-13 Member: 63157Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Killed a man once. Join Date: 2007-12-13 Member: 63157Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">Who here does it?</div>I've been Lucid Dreaming for about 2, almost 3, years now.
Lucid Dreaming is the act of becoming aware that you are dreaming, and taking control of your dreams.
One of the most common ways to attempt to become Lucid is by doing the WILD (Wake Initiated Lucid Dream) technique, which a tutorial on how to do so can be found <a href="http://www.dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=66238" target="_blank">here.</a>
The link also provides more tutorials and guides on things related to Lucid Dreaming and Dreaming in general.
So, does anyone have any special Lucid Dreams they want to share here?
Also, if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or at the website provided above.
Lucid Dreaming is the act of becoming aware that you are dreaming, and taking control of your dreams.
One of the most common ways to attempt to become Lucid is by doing the WILD (Wake Initiated Lucid Dream) technique, which a tutorial on how to do so can be found <a href="http://www.dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=66238" target="_blank">here.</a>
The link also provides more tutorials and guides on things related to Lucid Dreaming and Dreaming in general.
So, does anyone have any special Lucid Dreams they want to share here?
Also, if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or at the website provided above.
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Lucid Dreaming is the act of becoming aware that you are dreaming, and taking control of your dreams.
One of the most common ways to attempt to become Lucid is by doing the WILD (Wake Initiated Lucid Dream) technique, which a tutorial on how to do so can be found <a href="http://www.dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=66238" target="_blank">here.</a>
The link also provides more tutorials and guides on things related to Lucid Dreaming and Dreaming in general.
So, does anyone have any special Lucid Dreams they want to share here?
Also, if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or at the website provided above.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've only done it by accident...and every time, I'm in some sort of situation where I'm holding onto dear life on a ledge or something. As I'm holding on, I realize I'm dreaming and I just let go. I have a blast on the way down, and once I hit, I get up, climb back to where I was, and I jump again.
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Haha, that's quality!
Exactly this.
Many times I have dreamed about being somewhere anywhere (like in a parc) and start jumping and jumping again higher and higher when I realise it's a dream I just keep going and decide to go really high and sometimes I'm somewhere that I know and can see houses, people and stuff (like a google map street view zooming out to an arial view). I just love those.
Speaking of sleeping, how many here can fall asleep almost immediatelly and how many are like me and take 30-60 minutes?
Speaking of sleeping, how many here can fall asleep almost immediatelly and how many are like me and take 30-60 minutes?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
30-60 minutes here, every time. :(
I often lucid dream. But typically weirdness occurs. For example I go "oh, it's a dream, I bet I can fly!" except there's also the part of the brain going "physic! you can't fly!" which then I compromise with the "if I kick off the ground hard enough I can fly, then kinda pull up like an airplane". This all then occurs.
Other ones are where I get mad and try to punch someone. Except then I wake up.
Basically, I suck at keeping lucid dreams dreams without overthinking and waking myself up. =] Plus, since I know this, I try not to overthink and keep myself asleep, except that ends up being like someone telling you to not think about monkey.
ah and had a dream a while ago that I could fly, it wasn't easy though xD didn't realize it was a dream but I really enjoyed it xD
<!--quoteo(post=1772663:date=May 29 2010, 12:33 AM:name=NeonSpyder)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NeonSpyder @ May 29 2010, 12:33 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1772663"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->30-60 minutes here, every time. :(<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
60 minutes min, that makes lucid dreaming difficult... Not much sleep
I often lucid dream. But typically weirdness occurs. For example I go "oh, it's a dream, I bet I can fly!" except there's also the part of the brain going "physic! you can't fly!" which then I compromise with the "if I kick off the ground hard enough I can fly, then kinda pull up like an airplane". This all then occurs.
Other ones are where I get mad and try to punch someone. Except then I wake up.
Basically, I suck at keeping lucid dreams dreams without overthinking and waking myself up. =] Plus, since I know this, I try not to overthink and keep myself asleep, except that ends up being like someone telling you to not think about monkey.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You could try to shout "INCREASE LUCIDITY!", according to wiki shouting helps it to stay (havent tried myself).
I take long time to fall asleep, I googled on how to fall asleep, but the most effective way I found so far is a kind of meditation, but that kinda only buys me 10-5 mins.
I think what mess it up the most for me is irregular sleep shedule. Att weekends I go to sleep at 2:00, at school days I go to sleep at around 22:00-1:00, and waking up range from 6:30 to 7:00 on school days, and 12:00-14:00 on weekends (holidays its more like go to bed at 5, wake up at 17).
I've tried some less detailed tuts how to get lucid dreams but always failed. Those which I enter by accident makes me go all like "Oh shiiiii iam lucid dreaming oh yea! ###### I woke up". I always get so excited :P
I've tried some less detailed tuts how to get lucid dreams but always failed. Those which I enter by accident makes me go all like "Oh shiiiii iam lucid dreaming oh yea! ###### I woke up". I always get so excited :P<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You have probably read <a href="http://www.dreamviews.com/induction.php" target="_blank">this</a> before, but it doesn't look like a bad tut. You need to do reality checks all the time in rl or at least if something seems odd, otherwise you will hardly get a lucid dream just because dreams feel very real.
reminds me of <a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Super+Bon+Bon/eMVYP" target="_blank">this song</a> which is about a guy who thought he could fly if he harnessed the energy of a crowded street. Of course the song was a product of drug-influenced thinking, not dream-influenced thinking, but they're not that different in the end =P
I can't remember when I stopped doing it. Not sure how hard it'd be to get back into it as I've never thought to try. I do remember it being a lot of fun though :3
As for getting to sleep... it varies lots. Back when I dabbled with meditation it was easy and when I'm tired it's usually instant. If I've got something on my mind you're looking more at the 30-60 minute mark you guys were talking about: an active mind will often keep you awake.
About thinking of what to dream, its a great thing. I often do that, it actually works, somewhat, and it makes problem solving easy in the sleep. Such as when I have problem with coding/math, I can the next day know exactly how to solve it. Or when I got left 4 dead, I made myself dream about slaying zombies and such.
I think the thing about me deciding what to dream also makes me never have nightmares, that or I just arent like other people and therefor dont get scared those times I dream of zombie assaults and running out of ammo with zombies feasting on me.
I take long time to fall asleep, I googled on how to fall asleep, but the most effective way I found so far is a kind of meditation, but that kinda only buys me 10-5 mins.
I think what mess it up the most for me is irregular sleep shedule. Att weekends I go to sleep at 2:00, at school days I go to sleep at around 22:00-1:00, and waking up range from 6:30 to 7:00 on school days, and 12:00-14:00 on weekends (holidays its more like go to bed at 5, wake up at 17).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was just hanging around with all my friends and family and "INCREASED LUCIDITY!"
I wasn't dreaming :(
I wasn't dreaming :(<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol
Best tool I'd used was an old wind-up folding traveller's alarm clock I'd received as an heirloom from my grandmother; the ticking would regularly get through into the dream. As I said though, unfortunately some part of my brain is against me knowing when I'm dreaming... woke up from one session to find that I'd over-wound it and snapped the mainspring. Got it fixed, and the next time I'd smashed it against the nightstand.