Zer0

^^^
That happened me once in a dream. I met some cool girl and she seemed like the perfect girl for me, like i've been waiting my entire life for her and it felt like it was for real. Then i woke up...

I don't think i've ever had a proper lucid dream but i have had dreams where i seemed to have some control to a degree. I'd love to be able to experience one though, i must look into the topic a bit more.

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mr dave

i found practicing simple transcendental meditation while going to sleep was the best way to trigger lucid dreams / out of body experieneces.

i've had the dreams a handful of times and the OOB once for sure. the dreams are kind of odd in my experience, the element of control does not directly correlate to the control you have over your faculties while you're awake. in my lucid dreams the control was more in terms of where i would focus my experience (choosing where to look / what to smell etc.)

as for the OOB action, i used to wake up and be able to see the room i was in clearly. that's simply not possible. i wear glasses and always take them off before going to sleep. after a few mornings of this i figured my consciousness was waking up before my body so i put it to the test and tried leaving my room. made it to the doorway of my room then decided to 'look' back to see if i could see my body in my bed. as i turned i was filled with the most intense feeling of dread i've ever had and my vision went white and i forced myself to wake up (in bed).

that was around 2001 and i haven't tried it since. it's not that i don't want to so much as not practicing the meditation nearly enough anymore.

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charlieomar

The art of controlling your dreams. I've been doing this ever since I can remember.

VeggieLover

how is it that I've never even heard of this before! Very interesting. I have some pretty weird dreams (mostly stressful, subconcious needs somewhere to put it all) but if i had even a little bit of control....hmm

Do you wake up more or less rested than usual? Cause how much I dream usually has a direct corollation to how rested i feel in the mornings.

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charlieomar

When I lucid dream, I get the same amount of rest as any other night. If I happen to wake up naturally and uninterrupted however, I'm definitely in a good mood. Because you are controlling the circumstances in your dream, waking up happy tends to be a side effect. :]

Nothing sucks more than being awoken when you're in the midst of an awesome lucid dream (or any dream for that matter).

VeggieLover

I've always been interested in the dimensions and benifits of meditation, but now im REALLY interested. I will have to look into this very soon. Unfortunitely meditation is not really a book-learning skill

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Terrible Lizard

I dreamed last night I was on a boat in a sea of richy black liquid, the sea went out in all directions, and several large candles extended upwards from it, like watchtowers, the melted wax splashed tidal waves which rocked the boat two and fro', I flowed to the boat motion noticing that some of the candle towers were melting down to the stump, the flame nearly touching the water. I turned my camera and realized I was made of wood, I couldn't move and my feet were nailed to the stern of the ship, I tried to scream but I couldn't because I was obviously wood. Then I heard the sound of my friend Alec doing a bad rendition of the opening riff from Smoke on the Water and a giant radish with a caricatured face of Robert Fripp burst from the thick black water and opened its mouth to reveal teeth as thin as needles in several hundread rows, the teeth began to roar like an engine and spun in a circular motion, like some chainsaw vortex of horror. As Robert the Radish enveloped me in its buzzing mouth I thought about using the blunt side of a katana as a resonator.

I woke up naked in my bathroom. My fists were bloody.

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charlieomar

@VeggieLover: You should! By the way, meditation is different for everyone. The general consensus is that you find somewhere quiet to just focus on your thoughts. However, I sometimes meditate while listening to music (I mean, really paying attention to the sounds), or by writing stream of conscience style thoughts. There's no right or wrong way to meditate!

VeggieLover

my mind tends to run in circles constantly (unless im stoned, unlike a lot of normal ppl) so the few times ive tried i just kind of get this background moving color blob of thoughts in the background, not really meditation.
One of my guy friends meditates all the time, and while i know its different for everyone, I'll probably ask him for a few tips.

Terrible Lizard, I'm a bit worried about the whole bloodied fist thing. Perhaps you should not get that intoxicated around hazardous objects (with your clothes off anyway)

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charlieomar

Ahaha
Sometimes drugs do help. Good luck!