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Originally Posted by Lateralus
To put it simply, a lucid dream is a dream in which the sleeper is aware that they are dreaming and they can actively participate in the dream and control the imagery of the dream. It's been researched scientifically and its existence has been well-established.
I've personally never been able to have a lucid dream.
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Just to clear one thing up, controlling imagery and participating take A LOT of practice, at least for most people. Without work a normal lucid dreamer will only be able to control smaller aspects or just themselves.
Also I can promise you that you have had many lucid dream you just dont remember them. Think of it this way, how many of your dreams a night do you actually remember the next day? My guess is not 5-6 (thats the amount an average person would have in a short time sleeping) Lucid dreams are remembered the same way regular dreams are. So if you dont remember all of the normal ones you wont remember your lucids. For all you know you could have had a controlled night with the man of your dreams, but you would never know.
I suggest starting a journal that you wright your dreams in once you wake up. After a few weeks you will start remembering much more.
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Originally Posted by jackhammer
I have woken up for a few minutes and I have been able to put myself back into the same dream as it were. This usually happens in the summer when it's light around 5-7 AM so I know I have woken up checked the clock knowing it's too early to get up and slipped back into the dream. Obviously this is only the pleasant dreams.
Slightly off topic but I have had a few dreams where you seem to meet your perfect partner but you have never seen them before in your damn life. Talking about a kick in the balls when you wake up  |
Thats odd that happens. Typically the most important part to continuing a dream or remembering is keeping your eyes closed. Light makes you quickly forget what it was about.
And that happens to me alot! Makes you want to stay in bed haha
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Originally Posted by mr dave
i found practicing simple transcendental meditation while going to sleep was the best way to trigger lucid dreams / out of body experiences.
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I believe those are called Wild's (Wake Induced Lucid Dream). There are many kinds, most being Dild's (dream induced lucid dream) Some people actually use your method more often because they feel they have more control over the dream and when it can happen.
If you want a link to the forum I go to theirs a bunch of guides from people who really know what there doing better than me there.