Lucid dreaming...

[♫Milø]

Who does it? And if you do, is there a way to explain how? I think it'd be an interesting endeavor.

[Squishdiboo]

I'm pretty sure in order to do it, you need to realize you are dreaming, and maintain the dream. From that point, you can do whatever the hell you want. Fly around and junk.


But I never get past realization. Always go paralyzed and wake up. ;_;


I spent a lot of time sleeping when I was 14, and trying to figure out how to not wake up so I could play around with dreams. I dream nearly whenever I sleep, so I figured why not?

[ϟ¶∀☡ⓩ]

It usually happens to me at the end of a dream where I just go "Okay, enough of this crud! Waaaaaaake UP!"

Otherwise I think I've only gotten the chance to do it once; I forget what the dream was about.

[Zebrasputnik]

Yeah, I once realised that my dream was impossible because it dealt with school and I'm now in university, so I decided to produce a bottle of champagne and drink a lot and soak everything in champagne. But then I had to clean up the mess and I stopped lucid dreaming. I then dreamt that I was asleep on a tree branch, rubbing my erection against it and deciding that I was a girl. Now what would Freud think...

[Agent BA-0 "ZZT"]

I often realize that I'm dreaming, but I end up along for the ride anyway, since I just can't seem to get a hold of my dreams... although I do end up a bit calmer when things that freak me out (such as my fear of heights being triggered) occur within the dream.

[Seph]

milo said:

Who does it? And if you do, is there a way to explain how? I think it'd be an interesting endeavor.

Tips:
Keep a record of your dreams. Have a notebook by your bed and as soon as you wake up, write down everything you can remember. This will help you recognize your patterns in dreams.

If you do realize you are dreaming, don't get overexcited! When that happens, you almost immediately lose lucidity and wake up.

If you feel yourself waking up or losing the dream, spin around very quickly inside the dream. That'll make all of your senses interact with the world, so it'll be more believable and will stay longer.

If you want to tell you're in a dream, look at a piece of text, look away, then look at it again. Oftentimes, text will make NO sense, and will change from one moment to the next.

Another way is to check to see if electronic devices are working. If they aren't, and by all means they should be, you might be dreaming. In dreams, electronic equipment has a way of just flat-out failing.

[SonKnuck]

I've often wanted to get into lucid dreaming to see how it'd feel... never was able to...

[Sz]

Can't do it. My subconscious is a beast too unstoppable to be contained.

[Seph]

sz said:

Can't do it. My subconscious is a beast too unstoppable to be contained.

You know that you can train yourself to go lucid, right? =P

[SonKnuck]

We can do that? Sure, I read a few tips sometimes, but... they never seemed to work

[Squishdiboo]

seph said:

milo said:

Who does it? And if you do, is there a way to explain how? I think it'd be an interesting endeavor.

Tips:
Keep a record of your dreams. Have a notebook by your bed and as soon as you wake up, write down everything you can remember. This will help you recognize your patterns in dreams.

If you do realize you are dreaming, don't get overexcited! When that happens, you almost immediately lose lucidity and wake up.

If you feel yourself waking up or losing the dream, spin around very quickly inside the dream. That'll make all of your senses interact with the world, so it'll be more believable and will stay longer.

If you want to tell you're in a dream, look at a piece of text, look away, then look at it again. Oftentimes, text will make NO sense, and will change from one moment to the next.

Another way is to check to see if electronic devices are working. If they aren't, and by all means they should be, you might be dreaming. In dreams, electronic equipment has a way of just flat-out failing.

Problem is, in dreams you have a tendancy to explain away inconsistancies which prove you're dreaming. You'll be at school, walking your dog, and you'll think "Oh it's pet day haha." Or something, you know? It's hard to be logical when you're dreaming







There's a lucid dreaming messageboard somewhere. I forget where, and it's possible that it doesn't exist anymore..... I used to go there long agoooo.... but you could check, Milo. You can ask those weirdos how to do it.


Edit: Oh here it is. www.dreamviews.com

[Seph]

Yes, it's hard to tell what's going on in a dream because you lack logic-- otherwise, we'd always be lucid! But the point of the notebook is to recognize patterns exclusive to your dreams. Once your brain knows these patterns, it increases the chances it will suddenly click in the middle of a dream.

EDIT: oooo, cool link. *read*

[♫Milø]

Ooh, awesome! Thanks, Squish.. I'll definitely be cheking that out.