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Posted on 2/25/14 at 7:14 pm to Gnar Cat21
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so you can lucid dream?
every now and then
Posted on 2/25/14 at 7:16 pm to Gnar Cat21
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so you can lucid dream?
not lucid dreaming. lucid dreaming means you know you're dreaming and therefore know it isn't real. if you feel like someone is real, you don't know you're dreaming and are therefore in a normal dream.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 7:53 pm to Gnar Cat21
I can lucid dream.
I taught myself to check to see if I was dreaming. Throughout the day (or night) I would periodically ask myself "Am I dreaming?" as I deliberately took cognitive inventory of my surroundings and state of mind.
Of course, reality is self-revealing. It always feels real (mental disorders and mind-altering drugs notwithstanding). A dream can convince me it's reality, but reality cannot convince me it's a dream.
"If you have to ask, it's a dream," became my mantra. I repeated it to myself as my head hit the pillow each night. For me, the semiconscious thoughts of half-sleep, that moment before sleep were often the foundation of my dreams, or it was a fleeting moment throughout the day that entered my subconscious.
So I did what I intended to do, taught my subconscious to become keen and aware of its environment, and taught it the tips on detection that my conscious already knew.
I got into the habit. The first dozen or so times that I found myself dreaming and questioning whether I was dreaming, I immediately woke up. But I learned to accept the turmoil that occurs when I would realize I'm in a dream.
It's amazing and I probably spend most of my time flying
The ability to create as you dream, takes practice. Because despite the effectiveness of my habitual mantra, for whatever reason when creating I really have to focus and walk a mental tightrope of sorts while reminding myself that I'm in control.
I don't lucid dream as often anymore, because I've all but ceased the habit. But it's a skill, in the same way an athlete can let themselves physically lapse but then whip back into shape quickly. If I start my habit again, I'll start lucid dreaming again
I taught myself to check to see if I was dreaming. Throughout the day (or night) I would periodically ask myself "Am I dreaming?" as I deliberately took cognitive inventory of my surroundings and state of mind.
Of course, reality is self-revealing. It always feels real (mental disorders and mind-altering drugs notwithstanding). A dream can convince me it's reality, but reality cannot convince me it's a dream.
"If you have to ask, it's a dream," became my mantra. I repeated it to myself as my head hit the pillow each night. For me, the semiconscious thoughts of half-sleep, that moment before sleep were often the foundation of my dreams, or it was a fleeting moment throughout the day that entered my subconscious.
So I did what I intended to do, taught my subconscious to become keen and aware of its environment, and taught it the tips on detection that my conscious already knew.
I got into the habit. The first dozen or so times that I found myself dreaming and questioning whether I was dreaming, I immediately woke up. But I learned to accept the turmoil that occurs when I would realize I'm in a dream.
It's amazing and I probably spend most of my time flying
The ability to create as you dream, takes practice. Because despite the effectiveness of my habitual mantra, for whatever reason when creating I really have to focus and walk a mental tightrope of sorts while reminding myself that I'm in control.
I don't lucid dream as often anymore, because I've all but ceased the habit. But it's a skill, in the same way an athlete can let themselves physically lapse but then whip back into shape quickly. If I start my habit again, I'll start lucid dreaming again
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 7:54 pm
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