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[Ronzo!*]

I had a strange dream a few days ago and wanted to know what it meant...I looked it up and whatnot..but I noticed a link that said "lucid dreaming"



I was kind of like...what does this mean? So I checked it out.

I found that it's where you are in a dream, and you know that you are dreaming. So you can control anything. You are basically god of your world.

WOW

What are you opinions on this?

Ever had a Lucid Dream experience?

Think it's just rubish?

Or think that it's possible but difficult?

Or maybe I'm just a noob for posting this?

Hmm...

[dEcade]

I had a dream once where I knew it was a dream so I tried to fly but couldn't. I was quite disappointed.

Usually I don't remember mine.

[Scythar]

i had lucid dreams many times when i was very young (8 - 12): it was just great: i imagined flying around etc...

Dunno though i would be dreaming the same things if i had lucid dreams now that i am become a dirty old man !

[Ronzo!*]

Scythar, on Sep 3 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

i had lucid dreams many times when i was very young (8 - 12): it was just great: i imagined flying around etc...

Dunno though i would be dreaming the same things if i had lucid dreams now that i am become a dirty old man !

OH NOES.

I've been trying this lucid dreaming business, and I swear...it's just impossible, I've checked up a few techniques and, I've found it's alot more than just..."I want to have a Lucid Dream"

It's VERY difficult for me.

[N4Z.]

Ronzo!*, on Sep 4 2008, 04:31 PM, said:

Scythar, on Sep 3 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

i had lucid dreams many times when i was very young (8 - 12): it was just great: i imagined flying around etc...

Dunno though i would be dreaming the same things if i had lucid dreams now that i am become a dirty old man !

OH NOES.

I've been trying this lucid dreaming business, and I swear...it's just impossible, I've checked up a few techniques and, I've found it's alot more than just..."I want to have a Lucid Dream"

It's VERY difficult for me.

Get some Audio Books on Meditation my friend, been doing meditation for around 4 months now, I love it, it's relaxing, refreshing and you can do whatever you want, so long as you're relaxed and silent (Doesnt have to be dead silent, but it helps)

Try and get the John Edward Meditation CD =]

[The VisualWiser]

i had a dream that I was dreaming ,this was lucid dreaming by the way, so I felt awake and freaked out as you do when you lucid dream, so I tried to wake myself up, then I then woke up out of that dream , only to find myself still dreaming, I then had to try to wake myself up again, again it felt like I was really awake again, but then I found I was still dreaming , this really freaked me out, and that finally woke me up properly.

I was only in my bedroom in the dream, not on mars or anything thus it feeling so like I was awake. true by the way.

Were only spirts in a shell and sometimes we slip out! Dont think were suposed to though.

[The VisualWiser]

Tom., on Sep 4 2008, 04:36 PM, said:

Ronzo!*, on Sep 4 2008, 04:31 PM, said:

Scythar, on Sep 3 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

i had lucid dreams many times when i was very young (8 - 12): it was just great: i imagined flying around etc...

Dunno though i would be dreaming the same things if i had lucid dreams now that i am become a dirty old man !

OH NOES.

I've been trying this lucid dreaming business, and I swear...it's just impossible, I've checked up a few techniques and, I've found it's alot more than just..."I want to have a Lucid Dream"

It's VERY difficult for me.

Get some Audio Books on Meditation my friend, been doing meditation for around 4 months now, I love it, it's relaxing, refreshing and you can do whatever you want, so long as you're relaxed and silent (Doesnt have to be dead silent, but it helps)

Try and get the John Edward Meditation CD =]

Dont dig too deep into your head, you dunno what you might find out and its not all peaches and creame in there trust me. Imagine knowing something that you dont want to know and not being able to forget it. It focuses your mind on a singularity and the rest of your life will go to the dogs. Imagine not being able to direct your mind away from one amazing discovery that only you know about. Everyone around you will think your crazy, and no matter how much you try , you wont be able to divert your minds attention away from it, until your mind is ready to move on. This is how people go crazy. When you see the nutter in the street crying out for God or whatever, thats where his mind is focused. The mind is an amazing powerfull thing, dont get lost in there, remember who you are.

Also did you see Posh and Becks new car. Sorry just lightening you all up a bit.

[Ronzo!*]

The VisualWiser, on Sep 5 2008, 05:29 AM, said:

Dont dig too deep into your head, you dunno what you might find out and its not all peaches and creame in there trust me. Imagine knowing something that you dont want to know and not being able to forget it. It focuses your mind on a singularity and the rest of your life will go to the dogs. Imagine not being able to direct your mind away from one amazing discovery that only you know about. Everyone around you will think your crazy, and no matter how much you try , you wont be able to divert your minds attention away from it, until your mind is ready to move on. This is how people go crazy. When you see the nutter in the street crying out for God or whatever, thats where his mind is focused. The mind is an amazing powerfull thing, dont get lost in there, remember who you are.

That was deep.

You've made me afraid.

[N4Z.]

Ronzo!*, on Sep 6 2008, 10:15 PM, said:

The VisualWiser, on Sep 5 2008, 05:29 AM, said:

Dont dig too deep into your head, you dunno what you might find out and its not all peaches and creame in there trust me. Imagine knowing something that you dont want to know and not being able to forget it. It focuses your mind on a singularity and the rest of your life will go to the dogs. Imagine not being able to direct your mind away from one amazing discovery that only you know about. Everyone around you will think your crazy, and no matter how much you try , you wont be able to divert your minds attention away from it, until your mind is ready to move on. This is how people go crazy. When you see the nutter in the street crying out for God or whatever, thats where his mind is focused. The mind is an amazing powerfull thing, dont get lost in there, remember who you are.

That was deep.

You've made me afraid.

AND He's from Kent, and if thats Kent in England... then believe him! Cos if you're from kent, you're smart... Thats my theory... I am so wise. lol

[Tirus]

I got really interested in dreaming about 3 years back when I had some really crazy dreams. I bought a book about dreaming, which included some chapters on how to remember your dreams when you wake up, explanations about the sleep cycle (REM etc) as well as a chapter on lucid dreaming.

I have to say that I've been lucky enough to have a few lucid dreams, although the last one was quite some time ago. There are different levels of lucid dreaming...for one, you can realize that you are dreaming, but still think that you are bound to the rules of nature (the law of gravity etc). With this, you may want to do something, but you do not think you actually can and thus, you are not fully in control. If and when you do realize that you are in full control and can make things appear/disappear in an instant, go anywhere and do anything you want...it's just amazing. I believe I experienced this once or twice, and it was just absolutely amazing.

So yes, it is possible, but quite difficult to purposely achieve...it really is hard. Some tips in the book I read are to train your mind to look for clues that will trigger you to realize you are dreaming...such as noticing the impossible ("this is impossible, so I must be dreaming") - I've done this and it works (like the situation in the dream just seems too ridiculous, so you know it can't be real), or starring down at your hands (I haven't done this but apparently it looks weird, or they change), or if there is something with words on it, look at it twice or three times...the words will most likely change. Other tips include meditation and using certain herbs, teas etc, none of which I've tried.

Edited by Tirus, 07 September 2008 - 12:26 AM.

[affenmunkEY]

Ronzo!*, on Sep 3 2008, 01:34 AM, said:

What are you opinions on this?

Ever had a Lucid Dream experience?

Think it's just rubish?

I don't think it's rubbish, been experiencing this quite often.. It's so weird to be so aware of dreaming while sleeping.. In my experience i've not done anything against any physical laws but some things I could never do in real life ...






I always have really strange dreams, I get into a fight and when I try to swing at someone, I hit the person like butter, my hands just slows down like slow motion although everything is normal speed, it's well weird and pees me off a bit lol..

I think this coheres with the fact that I've never been in a proper fight to actually experience, how hard I can hit, can I take a hit, does it hurt or anything at all.

[ImageRoK]

I envy those who can get lucid dreaming. I have never been able to experience that.

[SebLev]

Scythar, on Sep 3 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

i had lucid dreams many times when i was very young (8 - 12): it was just great:

^^^^ +1 for me.....

I used to be the same... if I was in a nightmare style situation, I used to semi wake up but then go back in the same dream and end up changing everything so that it wasn't scary anymore.... It was kinda cool to be honest. I rarely got any nightmares back then....

I also use to get alot of Déja vu's back then also... but not anymore sadly...