Paul Phillips, question about controlling your dreams.

DimensionPresident · #1 10-16-2004, 12:02 AM

I read that sometimes you can control your dreams. I am able to do this a few times a month too. I was wondering if there was any specific term for this? Is it something you can do at will, or only once in awhile?

It's a very interesting subject to me and I would like to learn more about it.

TazQ · #2 10-16-2004, 12:06 AM

It's called a 'lucid dream' and there is a lot of information on the topic.

DimensionPresident · #3 10-16-2004, 12:08 AM

Yeah, I just found this right after I posted.

http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamcontrol.php

Trainwreck · #4 10-16-2004, 03:10 AM

I've managed it a dozen or so times, it's well worth it, but completely addicting and makes reality very very disappointing!

>TW<

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siccjay · #5 10-16-2004, 04:05 AM

Thanks for that site. I've had quite a few of these in my life. I'd like to fine tune this skill. Sounds like fun.

whiskeytown · #6 10-16-2004, 04:29 AM

already disappointed in reality - gonna have to see about turning those dreams around - RB

tek · #7 10-16-2004, 08:39 AM

One way to know if you have achieved the lucid state is seeing things as you normally would-through your eyes. If you "see yourself" such as you from the back moving then you are watching a regular dream like a movie.

The only thing you would normally see in a lucid dream would be your hands and arms.

DimensionPresident · #8 10-16-2004, 10:06 AM

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One way to know if you have achieved the lucid state is seeing things as you normally would-through your eyes. If you "see yourself" such as you from the back moving then you are watching a regular dream like a movie.

The only thing you would normally see in a lucid dream would be your hands and arms.

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Never in my life have I ever "watched myself". Every single dream I can remember has been in first person.

The problem I have in my lucid dreams is that I am always trying to jump off of stuff and/or make out with whatever girls are around. Seriously. If I've realized I have control of my dream I am immediately looking for something to jump off of or someone to make out with.

Is it just me?

Paul Phillips · #9 10-16-2004, 02:05 PM

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Never in my life have I ever "watched myself". Every single dream I can remember has been in first person.

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I've watched myself a few times but it's been very rare.

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The problem I have in my lucid dreams is that I am always trying to jump off of stuff and/or make out with whatever girls are around. Seriously.

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That's hilarious. I usually start by flying (which verifies that I'm dreaming) and then I go looking for women. (Yes, WOMEN.) Makes me feel like some kind of vampire predator, but in my dreams at least all the women want me. I have about a million other things I'd like to try out but since I can't trigger lucidity with any consistency I fall into old habits.

I own a nova dreamer which is supposed to help a lot with lucid dreaming but I haven't had any results with it because I have trouble going to sleep with anything strapped to my head. Perhaps I'll give it another go.

FrankLu99 · #10 10-16-2004, 02:14 PM

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The problem I have in my lucid dreams is that I am always trying to jump off of stuff and/or make out with whatever girls are around.

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whenever i have my "lucid" dreams I can usually hover or fly. By the time I figure this out I start to act like superman and go out looking for kristin kreuk. When I get even that far in my dream I usually wake up or Kristin wants none of me and proceeds to beat me up.

Well at least the flying/hovering part is cool.