Isn't it true that all dreams of are of equal vividness and that induction techniques just helps an individual gain awareness in that state? |
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You can't really attain lucidity. There is no magical level where you suddenly become aware and know "I'm dreaming, I can do what I want lololol". |
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Isn't it true that all dreams of are of equal vividness and that induction techniques just helps an individual gain awareness in that state? |
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Last edited by ThePieMan; 06-05-2011 at 05:06 PM.
There is, but it's not magical, that's your classic DILD. You can achieve it through being sceptical about reality (eg. reality checks, ADA) and this will carry over into your dreams where you may get the epiphany of realising you're dreaming. |
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Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
I'm not sure I full understand the question, what do you mean by "magic level." |
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Dream vividness can help with lucidity but it does not by any means guaranteed a lucid dream. Lucidity with in a dream atleast vision wise can be hazy or clear. Its your awareness or thoughts that must be clear and vivid not so much the dream environment. I wouldn't call lucidity a magical momment but honestly sometimes its damn near close, its more like a light bulb goes off where u remember that your physical body is still sleeping. yes sometimes weird things in the dream can set u off but its more likely you'll accept it as normal reality. It all goes back to your level of awareness the sharpness of your thoughts your trying to activate your critical mind while your body is asleep. |
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"when you fall unconscious, what your mind expresses is a dream.
When you are aware, what your mind expresses is creativity. It creates your life.
When you are in a higher state of consciousness, it not only creates the life of whatever you want, but also on whom ever you want". -LifeBlissFoundation
There is no 'magic level' to attain lucid dreaming. However, there is a 'sweet spot' that exists between Theta and Delta brainwaves where LD's exist. Lucid dreaming is a precarious balance of consciousness not unlike a tightrope walker. A tightrope walker leans to much this way or that way he is going to fall. A lucid dreamer becoming to aware, or losing awareness, will either wake up or fall back into deep delta sleep. With much practice, just as a tightrope walker must practice, you can learn to extend your lucid dream experience. |
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At least you all understand that it's hard. My perception of what "lucid" is is different to you. When I said magical, I meant golden or "that magic moment". You know, not magical as in fake, magical as in not normal. |
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there's that crux. |
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sure, you've only implied that others are wrong, but you never said it. |
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I never implied anyone else was wrong. So to you, stating my perception of a concept is saying "Everyone else is wrong because I see it this way"? |
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Okay. No, Imo, I did not redefine a word to MEET MY STANDARDS. (Not shouting). I redefined the word and term lucid to fit how I perceived it in my mind, and I posted this topic to get other peoples ideas on this, hence my Title. |
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when I say "the sky is red" I'm implying that it's not blue. I'm implying that everyone that thinks it's blue is wrong. |
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If you think the sky is red, then that is you. To other people it is blue, or obviously blue, but thats a different matter, the sky is proven to be blue, etc etc. |
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As I mentioned before, to get peopled opinions. Notice how every sentence in my post ended with question marks? |
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As I mentioned before, to get peopled opinions. Notice how every sentence in my post ended with question marks? |
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it just doesn't click with me that people can be comfortable with their opinions but still want feedback on it in this way. |
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I'm not exactly comfortable with my opinion of lucid. I believe it makes more sense to me, but I posted it to see what other people thought of it, so I could maybe get a better idea of the whole concept. |
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Sure there is, in a DILD. Example: I discipline myself to perform a reality check whenever I enter a car, and make a habit of really doing it every single time I enter a car. Result: I enter a car in a dream, perform my reality check (or more than one), and realize that I am dreaming. Lucidity is dreaming while knowing while dreaming. |
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To me, it has everything to do with vividness. Sure, you can have a lucid that is not vivid, but you can make a dream very vivid, and that becomes lucid. Not through only being vivid, thats silly, I mean so vivid that you can easily do a reality check, etc. |
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I also see lucidity as something you can measure because in the sense of the words lucid dreaming means Aware dreaming. Not being aware that you are in a dream. There should be another term for that imo. But that's only needed for those who can not identify one word with two meanings. |
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Last edited by Dthoughts; 06-05-2011 at 10:02 PM.
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