Thread: A Lucid Dreaming World -a world made by imagination

Unfortunately, I haven't had a shared dream and I don't actually believe in the phenomenon. That said, if we make some headway towards this idea, I'll happily join you.

Would it count if it was a Shared Dream with a Dream Character?

I don't think shared dreaming has been proven or disproved. Though there are some who teach lucid dreaming that say they can cause others to share lucid dreams. I think the main issue behind it is not many people have actually tried to have one. You have to know someone, set up a proper time in the hopes both of you attain lucidity, and then try to share a dream. But let's pretend they both become lucid, how would they begin to share a lucid dream? The only place I think you could get answers is your dream guide.

Now, to answer your question as to why groups of strangers don't just share one dream similar to the Internet, well... At worst, that would be a horrible idea, and at best, a risky one. The Internet is full of both good and bad people. Lucid dreaming wouldn't be different.

While it's not in common knowledge, it wouldn't take long for people to figure out nefarious ways to use lucid dreaming against people. And unlike the Internet--like firewalls and virus protection--we don't have any tools of self-defense in lucid dreaming. At least, none that we know of, primarily because of the lack of needing them. For example: if you asked someone's dream character a personal question they wouldn't want known, what's to stop the dream character from divulging your secrets? Again, if there is a way to prevent that, I doubt most people would know since most people don't share lucid dream. And thus, wouldn't have a need to know.

Now, I'm not discounting all the potential good from shared lucid dreams, and I'd try it myself if I could. But not with a bunch of strangers. The only way I'd feel safe by doing that is if I had some form of protection in my lucid dreams for something like the aforementioned example. And also, there would have to be some way to govern everyone's behavior. Like, everyone goes to this one person's dream and that person is the, say, "master." He makes the rules for what you can and can't do, and if you violate the rules, he can eject you immediately. Or it could be multiple people who fill this role. Something like that would make me feel confident to try shared dreams with strangers.

What could two proficient lucid dreamers do together that they couldn't on their own? I don't know, maybe we will in the near future. However, the greatest potential I currently see for shared dreams is teaching. Both people don't have to exactly be lucid to have a shared dream, provided they have given consent. A proficient lucid dreamer could enter the non-lucid dream of a novice, make him lucid, and teach him how to have more lucid dreams or show him techniques. That would shorten the learning curve.

I have been working on a form of protection and government actually. But it is pretty tricky. So far I am thinking one could be trained to protect his or herself from information theft just like some people are trained not to be hypnotized.