Thread: My first attempt....

Last night I watched Waking Life with some friends. I was stoned, so the concept that this movie presented completely blew my mind. So much, in fact, that halfway through the movie I did some research and found this site.

Now, before watching Waking Life, I had no idea what lucidity was, or that dream control was possible. However, I have found that I am more receptive to my dreams than others. I dream every night, and I remember the contents of the dream about 70% of the time. Another thing that I have been doing is I am able to make conscious decisions during a dream. In essence, its almost as if the dream I am in is real life, and I am living it. I don't know if this is something common to experience, as non of my friends experience this. A good example is if for instance I am a superhero in my dream, I can command myself to use superpowers. I can also make decisions, hold on conversations, and be immersed in a dream world as if it were my reality.

So upon going to bed I attempt to induce lucidity. I kept telling myself as I layed in bed "You will realize this is a dream. You will realize this is a dream. You will realize this is a dream." Eventually I started to drift asleep. However, the dream that I had was unlike any other. It wasn't a dream in the normal sense, but it was like I could feel myself slipping into a dream. I guess the best way to describe is to picture yourself floating in darkness, except your not really floating, you don't even have a body, you're just there. Then, the darkness started to distort and become wavy, as if I was entering a dream.

The next thing I knew was I was dreaming, I can't really recall much of anything that happened, all I remember was that I was standing in a room. I wasn't really doing anything, and I can't remember specifics about this room, I just knew I was in a familiar room. Then, I thought to myself that I should do a reality check to see if I was dreaming or not. I plugged my nose, and sure enough was able to breath right through it. A wave of excitement rushed through my body as I knew that I had just gained lucidity. I KNEW that I was in fact dreaming.

But, just as sudden as that feeling came upon me, everything started to change. The room dissappeared, and I was suddenly standing in nothing again. I still had a body, but I was back in the nothingness again. I attempted spinning to regain the dream, but it didn't work. The next thing I knew I was awake in my bed.

I guess what I'm wondering is if anybody else has experienced anything to this extent, and what they did to become more clear. Also, has anybody found that marijuana affects how lucid you become. I find that if I am stoned when I fall asleep, my draems will often be far more bizarre and unusual, yet at the same time are more vivid and last longer.

Any insight on this would be great. Even though I have briefly experienced lucidity, I have much to work on involving dream recall and dream control.