Hello Dreamers!

**Jenkees** · 11-15-2014 08:21 AM

Hi, I wrote this as my bio on my profile but I thought I'd post it in the intro zone as well, since I haven't been active on the forums yet.

I was lucky enough to have a lucid dream by chance in 2010. In this dream, as I flew over the place where I grew up, I was absolutely astounded by my ability to create this familiar landscape from a perspective I have never seen before. My senses were heightened in a way I'd never experienced in waking life and it felt hyper-realistic. I was left in awe of this experience but I still had no idea that you could learn to induce lucid dreams.

The following year, when I met ~Dreamer~, she offered to teach me how to lucid dream and I jumped at the opportunity to learn more. I started keeping a dream journal and doing reality checks, and within a month I was getting results. Since then, my enthusiasm and dedication has fluctuated, but I continue to have lucid dreams occasionally.

I've always considered dreams to be a personal experience, so haven't been inclined to join DV and share them online, but have recently had a change of heart and realised that it could be beneficial, and won't do me any harm. I also didn't take long to realise how many interesting forum topics there are to read, and so much to learn about dreaming from others' experiences. Hopefully by joining DV, I will make dreaming a bigger part of my life. Paying more attention to dream related topics in waking life, I hope to improve my dream awareness, abilities and recall.

I have been a filmmaker and stop-motion animator for the past 15 years, since I was in primary school. I also have a keen interest in pioneering new camera techniques and in-camera visual effects. I'm lucky enough to currently be working on a project where I get to experiment with light painting, motion control time-lapse photography and 3d stereoscopic cinematography.

I enjoy watching documentaries and learning about a wide range of subjects, from spiritual, meta-physical and psychological topics, to global issues, politics and conspiracies. I'm open to discussion about pretty much anything, and try to keep an open mind. Lucid dreaming has helped teach me that life, and "reality", usually isn't what we think it is.

I'm passionate about a few things: nature and environmental conservation, health and wellbeing, human evolution and enhancement, animal rights, experimental cinematography, travelling and basketball. If you're interested in any of these things, I'd love to get to know you!

**Verre** · 11-15-2014 09:34 AM

Welcome back!

**MaryCathleen** · 11-15-2014 04:01 PM

Thanks for sharing! I just joined today and I am also hoping that hanging around I can get encouragement and help from others with my attempts at lucid dreaming. So far I have been unsuccessful but I am ready for that to change!

**ThreeCat** · 11-15-2014 07:26 PM

Glad to see you on the forums, Jenkees. Dreamer has mentioned you from time-to-time, so it's nice to put a voice to a face

It's amazing how having a lucid dream can change your entire perspective on waking life. I don't know much about experimental cinematography, other than films I've seen that seemed rather . . . experimental, but it sounds like an interesting topic. Looking forward to seeing you around more!

**CanisLucidus** · 11-15-2014 09:57 PM

Hey Jenkees! It's so great seeing you active on DV!

I've been enjoying the past-to-present crawl through your dream journal that I've started, and I'm looking forward to the LD journey you still have ahead of you.

I'll have to tell my son that you've joined up and keep up an online dream journal now. He'll think that's totally cool, ha ha...

**Jenkees** · 11-16-2014 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by MaryCathleen

Thanks for sharing! I just joined today and I am also hoping that hanging around I can get encouragement and help from others with my attempts at lucid dreaming. So far I have been unsuccessful but I am ready for that to change!

I'm sure it will with that attitude! Good luck.

Originally Posted by ThreeCat

Glad to see you on the forums, Jenkees. Dreamer has mentioned you from time-to-time, so it's nice to put a voice to a face

It's amazing how having a lucid dream can change your entire perspective on waking life. I don't know much about experimental cinematography, other than films I've seen that seemed rather . . . experimental, but it sounds like an interesting topic. Looking forward to seeing you around more!

Thanks ThreeCat! It's nice to put a voice to names on here for me too. Dreamer is always mentioning her DV friends to me, so I've heard your name pop up from time-to-time as well!

But I can't remember anything she has said about you, so for now, you will be remembered as the friendly cat-man who welcomed me on DV!

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Hey Jenkees! It's so great seeing you active on DV!

I've been enjoying the past-to-present crawl through your dream journal that I've started, and I'm looking forward to the LD journey you still have ahead of you.

I'll have to tell my son that you've joined up and keep up an online dream journal now. He'll think that's totally cool, ha ha...

You're the best Canis! I can't believe you're reading ALL my journals. I've finished posting them all now if you were wondering. I'm glad I went through and sorted them all out (with Dreamer's help). It's cool to have a record of every lucid dream I've had. She said you've got the same thing (all 254!), but it's a bit rare, so we should consider ourselves lucky!

**~Dreamer~** · 11-16-2014 06:09 AM

Welcome, Jenkees!

I'm glad you decided to start posting!
I've really enjoyed watching your progress over the years, and I can't wait to see what new LD skills you can learn from the DV community!