HoosierGuy Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Sounds like something you would hear on that Coast to Coast show with George Noory. I wish I could control my dreams. Most of them put me in situations that irritate me, not make me mad or sad, but irritate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Curmudgeon Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 From the 70's, hmmmmm, were nefarious chemicals involved? Nope. Just a new (1969) book Altered States of Consciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiousheathen Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I've always had lucid dreams since I can remember. For as superstitious and metaphysical I can be I've never ascribed any special meaning to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javajot Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Yeah, I figured out how to do it when I was a kid. I haven't done it for a while though. It is lots of fun granting yourself super-powers, I do admit! BTW; was snow banned or something? Snow This message is hidden because Snow is on your ignore list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believer Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Lucid Dreaming Frequently Asked Questions Answered by The Lucidity Institute Based on research at Stanford sleep labs. LD'ing is awesome but takes some training for most people. It is a well studied and scientifically proven state that has nothing to do with astral travel. It could be considered a mystical state or a step towards enlightenment but as far as science is concerned it has been established as an objective reality that can be demonstrated in a sleep lab. It has also been found that it can be learned. About half the population report in surveys that they have gained consciousness while asleep and dreaming but most all of them awaken immediately or reason away the insight and return to a non-lucid dreaming state. The trick is to remain in the dream while knowing it is a dream. It's an exhilarating experience especially in the beginning. But I have habituated to them and so often fall into a "dream of a lucid dream" where I am largely unconsciously modeling a world I expect to see from previous memories of LD's. I'm working on that though. I think it's important not to take life for granted and that includes the time we spend in dreams. It's just too easy to let life go by with out actively participating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 I'm trying to get back into focus and recording my dreams again... I always had more interesting dream experiences when I was dutiful with dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believer Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 might be of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I'm still trying to figure out why someone would want to try to control their dreams? It seem like it would get in the way of the brains ability to reorganize all the inputs for the day. Plus, whenever I get lucid, I always wake up with a headache. Trust me, it's not all it's cracked up to be, nor does it eliminate nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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