InfinitasSun, Nov 30, 2008 Heh, what an awesome topic. I guess I am very close to becoming a "lucid dream master." But the way the "skill" has come to me is very unorthodox and I don't recommend it to anyone. In fact, I am trying to figure why I have unbelievable and awesome lucid dreams almost every night. Also, I never wanted to obtain this (though I am incredibly glad I now have it), nor ever really knew about it until I started to have the dreams...
My lucid dreams have come from my recreational use with drugs (shrooms and weed only.) I enjoy shrooms once in a blue moon but have stopped smoking. Since my first experience with shrooms and quitting smoking, I have been having amazing lucid dreams, which I have been able to control, more or less, almost every night; at least 3. After my body rid itself of any weed (THC) presence, that's when the dreams would start. There have been two periods in the past 2 years that I have smoked heavily and then stopped for a lengthy time, and it's clear to me that when I smoke I have no dreams. In fact, when I go to bed knowing that I am going to have an awesome dream, it makes me want to stay away from weed even more.
Almost every night while lying in bed I try to think of something that I want to be in my dream. Many times it has worked. There have also been times where I would lie in my bed with my eyes closed having incredible lucid dreams but still completely aware of my physical self and people in the room next to me watching TV. Most of my dreams have people or places from my past and sometimes current friends. I've had dreams where I felt I was literally flying through the sky and others where I was living underwater. But by far the best part about lucid dreaming is being able to control what you do in those dreams and whether or not you stay dreaming. I have only been able to do this a few times, but I practice them often once I'm in a dream.
I have recorded many dreams and many times when I wake up, I still remember detailed parts of the dream throughout the day. I too, HIGHLY recommend trying to have lucid dreams. They could change your view on life altogether. Sometimes I feel like I cheated my way into this gift, but then again I never desired it in the first place.
On a side note: I am fascinated with quantum physics and the ideas behind parallel universes and higher dimensions. The more I read, the more I believe that dreams are us, unconsciously, living in those parallel universes. :D
Heh, what an awesome topic. I guess I am very close to becoming a "lucid dream master." But the way the "skill" has come to me is very unorthodox and I don't recommend it to anyone. In fact, I am trying to figure why I have unbelievable and awesome lucid dreams almost every night. Also, I never wanted to obtain this (though I am incredibly glad I now have it), nor ever really knew about it until I started to have the dreams...
My lucid dreams have come from my recreational use with drugs (shrooms and weed only.) I enjoy shrooms once in a blue moon but have stopped smoking. Since my first experience with shrooms and quitting smoking, I have been having amazing lucid dreams, which I have been able to control, more or less, almost every night; at least 3. After my body rid itself of any weed (THC) presence, that's when the dreams would start. There have been two periods in the past 2 years that I have smoked heavily and then stopped for a lengthy time, and it's clear to me that when I smoke I have no dreams. In fact, when I go to bed knowing that I am going to have an awesome dream, it makes me want to stay away from weed even more.
Almost every night while lying in bed I try to think of something that I want to be in my dream. Many times it has worked. There have also been times where I would lie in my bed with my eyes closed having incredible lucid dreams but still completely aware of my physical self and people in the room next to me watching TV. Most of my dreams have people or places from my past and sometimes current friends. I've had dreams where I felt I was literally flying through the sky and others where I was living underwater. But by far the best part about lucid dreaming is being able to control what you do in those dreams and whether or not you stay dreaming. I have only been able to do this a few times, but I practice them often once I'm in a dream.
I have recorded many dreams and many times when I wake up, I still remember detailed parts of the dream throughout the day. I too, HIGHLY recommend trying to have lucid dreams. They could change your view on life altogether. Sometimes I feel like I cheated my way into this gift, but then again I never desired it in the first place.
On a side note: I am fascinated with quantum physics and the ideas behind parallel universes and higher dimensions. The more I read, the more I believe that dreams are us, unconsciously, living in those parallel universes. :D