Thread: So this helped me A LOT when attaining lucidity! Give it a try

Hmm, I learnt something new. Well, have fun with your first wet dream.

I think I can add a bit of explanation to this, that is if anyone is at all familiar or open to the concept of qi (also spelled 'chi'), or energy. I've read a couple books on Qigong, the practice of cultivating this energy, and in multiple sources, it's said that orgasm expels a large fraction of your bodily energy, and it takes you a day to a week or so (depending on factors like age, health, lifestyle) to replace that lost energy. Do you ever feel 'drained' or somehow a littler weaker right after you orgasm?

I'm also reading "The Art of Dreaming" by Carlos Castaneda, which describes how dreaming requires a lot of energy, especially lucid dreaming. Don Juan says that normal people hardly dream because all their energy is spent throughout their waking lives, leaving nothing for the end of the day, but people who intend to dream can save energy in order to do so. I know I'm pulling non-scientific studies from different cultures here, but I thought I'd just share my own beliefs on the situation.

I've been a chronic masturbator since I was in my teens (22 now), also a pot smoker; obviously a terrible combination for someone trying to get into lucid dreaming. I've had a few, but they were during times where I layed off the weed and the porn, both of which are things I now see as quite consumptive of my energy. Today is the first day I haven't smoked at all since about a year ago, and it's also been almost a whole week since I had an orgasm. I'm very curious to see how my dreaming goes tonight. Well, I'm off to go watch the TC's vid! G'night yall.

Also, if anyone is interested in qigong, I highly recommend "The Root of Chinese Qigong" by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming. It's a great wealth of information about the history, concepts, and practices of this ancient discipline.