Lucid dreaming................?
I actually like to fly when I sleep... I know it sounds weird, but I'm either flying or I'm a hero of some sort. But Flying truly feels (or seems to feel) incredible... There are other things that I like to dream of and I can choose what I want to do on any given night... I love it.
How do you "lucid dream"?
Yes, definitely a lucid dream! A lucid dream is a dream where you are aware that you are dreaming, while dreaming. Some people think you need to have full control to be able to call it a lucid dream, but that's not true. If this was your first lucid dream, then I must say that you had great control! There are many, many ways to induce lucid dreams. You already have an advantage, because you have found a technique that works for you. What you did this morning is what lucid dreamers call "wake back to bed" (WBTB). You simply get up and stay away awake for a little while (usually for 30-60 minutes, but less is often fine), and then you go back to bed, and try to have a lucid dream. Doing this increases your chance of having a lucid dream, especially if you combine it with another lucid dreaming induction technique. So, as a starting tip, keep trying WBTB (just don't let it interfere with school, mmk?), and also, start keeping a dream journal. Writing down all your dreams increases your dream recall, and gets you familiar with what your dreams usually are like. Other than that, read up on websites and books about lucid dreaming, to get an idea of what the induction techniques are like. Good luck, and sweet lucid dreams!
Is it fun to lucid dream?
Some people learn to lucid dream purely for fun. Others want to study in their sleep or gain some kind of spiritual meaning from their life.It really depends on the person but, yes, flying around is almost always fun.Imagine being able to fly, walk through walls shape shift, breathe under water and see loved ones or pefect strangers in your dreams. Lucid TV has a free audio book A Field Guide to Dreaming with an actual programme not just generic meditation music. If you’re yet to experience a real lucid dream yet give it a try: [Free Audiobook] A Field Guide to Lucid DreamingI’ve been lucid dreaming for a long time now and often people that are completely new to lucid dreaming ask me whether I have any good lucid dreaming stories or experiences that I can share with them that will help them to better understand what a lucid dream is like.And I usually reply to these questions with a story about my very first lucid dreaming experience which at the time was so profound and amazing that it inspired me to become a regular lucid dreaming.And in this video I’m going to share that story with you in the hopes that it’ll help other people that are new to the world of lucid dreaming to understand it better and hopefully get inspired to try it out for themselves.If you want to learn more about how you can easily and quickly start to experience AMAZING and AWE-INSPIRING lucid dreams then just click the link below to get my completely free three step guide to lucid dreaming:
What was your first lucid dream?
Well I don't remember my first lucid dream. But my first phase was through lucid dream. I found myself in subway. Then I found that all things around me seem strange. Too short escalator, too unusual behavior of people... I understood that I am in lucid dream (I have read a lot about it). In a few seconds I got a fall because of my emotions.Then later i had a four (4) lucid dreams and i started to get deeper to this state usind touching everything around me. My biggest time in this state is generally few hours.One day i had a problem to fall asleep. After a few minutes i found that i see a some picture before my eyes. That was a plate full of grapes. I could touch it. It was real!!! Simultaneously i knew that i was lying on my bed but i could not feel my body. I started to eat grape but i did not feel any taste of it. Then i wanted to stand up. I felt a big vibrations and then nothing. It was fall. Who knows why?I had been lucid dreaming since I was a toddler. Moreover, I didn't know it's called something like lucid dreaming. It's fun, mostly when I can fly just anywhere I want!
Can sex in a lucid dream feel real?
Lucid dream? The ones you know you're dreaming and therefore control the dream right? Yep, or even better, or at least for me, but then again my mind replicates things quite well (my dreams look just like real life, same schedules and all). It all depends on the person really.
How can you tell if you are lucid dreaming?
There are many ways to check whether you are lucid dreaming or not:In dreams, time is nonexistent. That is because our brain creates dreams much faster and the events which take place are also going on very fast. We dream for hardly 10 15 mins in a good nights sleep, but in the dream it feels like we have been here forever. So if you want to check whether you have control on the dream, try looking for a clock or watch or any display which tells the time. Mostly it will be blurred but if its not, Voila!Dreams go on in scenes. We change locations and attires but we dont realize how did this change happen. When dreaming, try to recall how you got to a place or in a situation(dont startle yourself enough to break the dream). If you come up with nothing and your dream is still continuing, you have entered the lucid state. Yay!Dreams are odd. Things happen which usually don’t in real life. If you find any change or event taking place in your dream, try to question yourself “Is this possible? Am I dreaming?”. This is the toughest way because the moment you think you're dreaming, your brain also realizes and the dream comes to an end.Always try to check these things and try not be shocked when you realize that you are dreaming. Don’t give priority to this realization and if you feel like you have control, try making small changes in your dream, like changing someone’s attire.Happy dreaming!EDIT: I feel like I should add this, because this morning I had another dream and I was able to take some control by trying to give reason to a certain event which happened in the dream. The weird thing is that I was able to reason the event quite effectively and I was surprised myself, which caused the dream to break.
Is lucid dreaming real, or are we just dreaming that we are lucid dreaming?
I'm personally convinced that some dream states represent a level of psychic or spiritual awareness that you are able to share with other people.I've had many a spiritual experience or revelation within a heightened dream. I've met interesting people too, that I wouldn't be able to even imagine in my daily life. I tried my hand at authoring books when I was younger and despite being imaginative I couldn't script or even concieve the totally natural responses that I see from other souls within my dreams. I could be the greatest writer or movie maker in the world and I wouldn't have been able to script the natural way that other people talk or behave in my dream life.I'm not saying that all dreams are 'real' just some, but in any case I think that all dreams represent the mind creating a new reality for itself, sometimes that reality is solo and utterly bizarre, other times it's more consistent when other souls step into the mix. In effect you and your fellow dreamers create an environment that you all subconsciously agree upon as being the 'reality'. Other times I tend to get memories from other people or am at least partially aware that I am in the afterlife, meeting friends long gone, or new and interesting people that have something valuable to teach me.This latter type of dream is the most interesting, I'm always amazed by how vibrant the colours are and how the environment reacts to thought. I always feel loved and utterly accepted by all within these dreams. It's bliss...Anyhow I'll await the incoming down voters and militant atheists that just want to destroy any spirituality they come across, despite the topic being about lucid dreaming and it's reality, by ending with the obvious fact that if your mind thinks it's real then it clearly is. Life is often dreamlike, how are we to know that our waking lives are not simply another type of dream?
What are the dangers of lucid dreaming?
The quality of awareness during lucid dreaming can vary greatly. Sometimes lucidity is high and you are aware that everything you are experiencing in the dream is just happening in your mind, and that there is no real danger. You may be aware that you are dreaming but maybe not enough to know that the people in your dream are just representations; or that you are actually in bed and can suffer no harm.“But everything has a risk”Multiple viewpoints and impossible stairsThere’s no evidence that lucid dreaming can bring on mental illness. In fact, lucid dreaming has recently been linked to resilience, the ability to maintain stability during and after traumatic events. Lucid dreaming is used clinically to help cope with nightmares, and is considered by many psychologists to promote psychological growth andencourage problem solving.But, is lucid dreaming safe or dangerous to attempt? The answer is that it seems to be very safe for the vast majority of those who experience it.Still, just so you know, as much as Lucid Dreaming is fun and considered an awesome experience, there are various aspects of lucid dreaming that can cause fear in people:1. Sleep paralysis – while sleep paralysis is not necessarily dangerous or unhealthy, it can be an extremely terrifying experience for people, especially if they do not know what is going on. Lucid dreamers have especially high frequencies of sleep paralysis. However, some methods more than others are known to cause this such as the WILDmethod.2. Pain in dreams – pain can occur in dreams, and fearing pain is a very reasonable concern. See this article that gives a review of pain in dreams.3. Dream Claustrophobia – many people fear becoming lucid in a dream and then becoming trapped in an unwanted dream scenario, unable to manipulate it or awaken.4. General Oneirophobia – some people just generally fear dreams, not even just nightmares or night terrors, but actually all dreams.5. Somniphobia – there is a decent amount of people who fear sleep. Actually, when I was a small child, I went through a 2-week phase where I was scared to sleep. What I found scary was the loss of awareness/consciousness that occurs during a night’s sleep cycle. Other people fear sleep for other reasons too such as fear of being attacked while asleep, or fear of not being able to wake up.Read this article for more info about lucid dreaming: The Science of Lucid Dreaming - How to Lucid Dream?
Is Lucid dreaming possible?
Absolutely!Lucud dreaming is simply being aware that you're in a dream while it's happening. You may be a passive observer, or have almost complete control over your environment and yourself. Most people will have had a lucid dream at some point in their life, even if they don't recall it.It is totally possible to learn how to lucid dream. There are many detailed guides to this, but here's the basic process:Improve dream recall: Keep a dream journal by your bed. Don't move for a few seconds afer you wake, and recall as many details as you can, then immediately write them down. If you wait too long or move around, you'll likely forget everything.Identify dream signs: Using your dream journal, identify common features that couldn't happen in reality. For example, flying or talking dogs. Seeing one these will often trigger lucidity.Do reality checks. A simple test that you perform regularly in waking life that confirms you are dreaming. Some people carry a small device with a button and a vibrating motor in it. I prefer to attempt to push my finger through my palm. The first method works because electronics and switches generally don't work correctly in dreams. The finger push is possible in dreams but not in reality.Not waking up. Realising you're lucid will often wake you up, especially in early successes. You'll get used to it and not wake yourself up with time.Spinning: If you feel the dream beginning to fade, you can spin yourself around. You will usually end up in a different scenario, but the dream will continue. Also useful is simply focusing on your hands.In summary, it's definitely possible to lucid dream, and has been well studied. However if anyone talking about lucid dreaming claims anything spiritual or astral travel related, they're out of their minds.