LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With QuoteVery interesting. I've only had a couple of short LD's, so my primary goal is to extend the duration of my LD's. The longer the better! I'm like you though, the fact that everything you experience is within the boundaries of your own mind brings me joy and boggles my mind!
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 6 of 6
- 08-29-2010 08:56 AM #1
Don't Fly in an LD and Make it Last Longer
Don't Look Down!
Dreams, and therefore lucid dreams, occur in our big brain's transition zones, to and from Theta brainwave patterns to Delta brainwave patterns. This occurs many times in through the night. The easiest entry into a LD is when you first fall asleep. In effect, you will be in a form a self-hypnosis when going from relaxed (alpha brainwaves) to 'daydreamy' (Theta brainwaves) . It is while you are in theta, and still in possession of willful thought, that you can willfully suggest to yourself will be aware in a dream. One of the reasons a LD is so short is the precarious balance we are in between two states of awareness. I would suggest not flying in an LD (yes, I know it is hard not to!) as the act of flying causes an adrenaline rush that will wake you up sooner. In fact, try not to do anything extraordinary... just take a walk. The length of the LD might surprise you. I used to find myself in a LD asking 'Am I dead?' This also had a tendency to yank me back into awareness. I don't know about you, but I like to look closely at inanimate objects in an LD . The detail is striking and fills me with extraordinary joy. These days I don't ask myself 'Am I dead ?' as, I know, that if I am dead then death ain't so bad!
- 09-01-2010 06:37 PM #2Rookie Oneironaut Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- LD Count
- 1-3 per week
- Gender
- Posts
- 31
- Likes
- 1
- DJ Entries
- 9
goals:
have a lucid dream [x]
maintain lucidity for more than ten seconds [x]
fly [ ]
talk to Stevie Ray Vaughan and learn his left-hand muting guitar technique [ ]
MY BIGGEST OBSTACLE: falling asleep
- 09-02-2010 02:32 AM #3The Zero God Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2009
- Gender
- Location
- honolulu, Hawaii
- Posts
- 5,064
- Likes
- 1177
- DJ Entries
- 374
That's a good idea. I am going to try that. I usually automatically fly when I become lucid. I just go WOOHOO! and shoot up into the air. Sometimes I wake up right after this. But, the few times where I just walked around and touched things, the dream felt insanely real.
Shared Dreaming FAQ's (click)
Advanced Serial Dream RPG (click)
TRIP-9 AKA WakingNomad Lucid Dream Induction click
Ye Olde Nomad Kronichles click
"This is my real life.
The other one is a passing dream.
While we are living the other,
this one seems a dream."
- 09-02-2010 02:59 AM #4Tonight's the night. Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- LD Count
- 4
- Gender
- Location
- UK
- Posts
- 171
- Likes
- 7
I've had 3 lucid dreams so far, and in all of them I either woke up, had a false awakening, or lost lucidity less than a minute into the dream. The problem i have is, as soon as I realise I'm dreaming, I inadvertantly think about my real body asleep in bed, and the dream tends to fade. I'll try this method next time
Lucidity is the opposite of being lost in your thoughts.
- 09-02-2010 09:21 AM #5Lucid BAWS Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- Gender
- Location
- London, :)
- Posts
- 256
- Likes
- 11
That happens a lot to me.. The idea that I'm just in my head makes me think of my body in real life...
Originally Posted by Spectrum 
I've had 3 lucid dreams so far, and in all of them I either woke up, had a false awakening, or lost lucidity less than a minute into the dream. The problem i have is, as soon as I realise I'm dreaming, I inadvertantly think about my real body asleep in bed, and the dream tends to fade. I'll try this method next time
Cue dream fading..
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." – Albert Einstein.
- 09-02-2010 09:57 AM #6The i's are invisible. Achievements:
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- LD Count
- Meh.
- Gender
- Location
- Roomba Factory
- Posts
- 1,653
- Likes
- 557
- DJ Entries
- 168
I've had experience that contradicts what's written here. Some of my longest LDs (including one confirmed hour long LD), have seen me doing or participating in ridiculous and exciting things. However, I guess if you have absolutely no control over your emotional state, then being super boring would be a good way to keep things stable (though I do understand the joy one can find in the detail one's mind creates).
WILD Count: 129 :: Longest LDs: 60+min
LDs in One Day: 21 ::: LDs in One Week: 33 ::: LDs in One Month: 55
Why You Fail At WILDs :::: Archetype Control: An Elegant Tool :::: Stabilization Fundamentals
Mzzkc's Comprehensive WILD Guide ::::: A Unifying Theory of Dream Control
Similar Threads
-
How do you make lucid dreams last longer
By jordan1000 in forum Newbie ZoneReplies: 5Last Post: 08-31-2010, 10:48 PM -
How to make LD last longer?
By Loonybin Resident in forum Dream ControlReplies: 4Last Post: 05-22-2009, 05:40 PM -
Make LDs last longer?
By Xennah in forum General Lucid DiscussionReplies: 11Last Post: 12-01-2007, 05:23 PM -
Can we make REM longer?
By conisag in forum Attaining LucidityReplies: 11Last Post: 07-05-2007, 09:56 AM -
How to make ur LD's longer.
By Dream_On_Tonight in forum General Lucid DiscussionReplies: 4Last Post: 06-11-2006, 08:30 AM
Tags for this Thread
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
Bookmarks