I've never really looked much into that, I've never actually tried it in a dream either. I'm interested in trying it now though. I don't see how it would be impossible, dreams are just as limitless as they are plentiful. But who knows. |
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why cant people turn lights on or off in dreams? |
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"Still up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams and make them mine" -Scott Stapp
I've never really looked much into that, I've never actually tried it in a dream either. I'm interested in trying it now though. I don't see how it would be impossible, dreams are just as limitless as they are plentiful. But who knows. |
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WILDs - 38
MILD/DILDs - 44
VILDs - 8
TILDs - 1 (Thirst Induced Lucid Dream, never going through that experience again...)
Total: 98 - So close to the big 100
Lights probably don't work in your dreams because you heard of other stories were people were not able to turn on lights so you think its impossible. Like I tell everyone, you have to expect the lights to turn on, if you expect them to stay off they will. |
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You do this every fucking time.
No sweat.
No tears.
No guilt.
You do this every fucking time.
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About thirst induced lucid dreams, I don't recommend them, my experience with it was horrible, granted I did go lucid, but it just wasn't worth it. I didn't drink much all day (and apparently I dehydrate quite easily). So I'm lying in bed with a major headache just thinking to myself "this will all be worth it in the end." |
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WILDs - 38
MILD/DILDs - 44
VILDs - 8
TILDs - 1 (Thirst Induced Lucid Dream, never going through that experience again...)
Total: 98 - So close to the big 100
I think it's all in the mind |
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LDs: 3Originally Posted by italianmonkey
DILD(s) = 3
Third one was really short and unstable
I can turn lights on and off just fine. |
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See the thing is for me is that I DO expect the lights to come on... |
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Creativity is the only weapon left in the war against reality
Actually, I've had problems with turning lights on and off in lucid dreams, even before I knew about the term lucid dreams. I'm talking about lucid dreams from back when I was a kid. |
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Pretty much what everybody is saying. Specifically this forum has lots of stories telling you lights don't work in dreams, so therefore they won't work because you don't expect them to work. People are a little close minded on this forum sometimes. Another idea I remember hearing, is apparently since your body doesn't like light levels changing, the lamp won't turn on since it is not like real life where it has to turn on unless it is burnt out. Your head blocks it out, I don't know how true this idea is though. I'm pretty sure the first option explains it better though. |
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"“Evil? Good? These are merely words. In the eyes of the universe neither of those exist. There are only three elements, that act as a base for all that you see around. There is Light. There is Dark. And there is the balance between those two. Good and Evil are concepts,used to deny oneself from serving the balance. By serving, you participate in the great creation."
-Eddeon, Avatar of the Balance
Last night I attempted a VILD, but I fell alseep. I found myself in a false awakening got up, i figured I would try to turn on the lights without even touching the switch. It didn't work so I was like like "Morgan go turn that light on." He appeared in my dream and turned it on for me. I'm guessing this worked because I knew that it would turn on when he flipped the switch. |
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In general, mechanical things tend to malfunction in dreams for a lot of people, not just light switches. Any switch or machine that needs to do something. |
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Unless otherwise stated, views expressed in this post are not necessarily representative of the official Dream Views stance. Hell, it's probably not even representative of me.
yeah ive had lucid dreams induced just because i couldnt turn a light on or off. im not sure what it happens but for some reason it always kind of has this weird feeling to it...like in my dream i feel helpless and scared |
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Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.
I have had trouble turning on lights in dreams, I think that it's because turning on lights is like changing the environment, and it's much easier to change the environment if you are not looking at it. |
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Lights...switches, usually befuddle me in dreams, once upon a time I was cut down by a sith lord (star wars) because my lightsaber wouldn't turn on...admittedly i got a FA out it which went Lucid. Not sure why switches tend never to work in dreams...ask your Physics professor about Ohm's law in a Lucid Dream, theres a thought haha...Perhaps we need to "free our minds" |
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have done. switches didn't work, just had to will the light into being, basically a "let there be light" approach. |
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We who are about to dream, salute you!
I've always thought it was because much of dream light isn't actually coming from a dream lamp / lightbulb. It's just there, for the sake of illuminating. |
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I was lucid last night and i kept having false awkening after (after about 6 attempts to wake up) I was trying to wake up because i kept waking up in my dream in complete darkness (night) so i tryed to put the light on lots of times but it just would not come on! I got really annoyed, i was saying to myself it's my f**king dream now come on but nothing. In the end one of my fa's produced day time so i decided to continue with the lucid but the light situation really got to me. |
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