Thread: OPEN BETA - Open beta TWOTLD - Day 5

I think what he is getting at is that he simply knows it is a dream. From what I understand (correct me if i'm wrong), these exercises are designed to train the mind that it knows it is dreaming at all times. Therefore, it will never mistake a dream for reality anymore.

Personally have had some results because I have had awesome dreams that are not my ordinary non-lucid dreams. Sadly, I do not remember much of the actual content. As a side-note, i think some people have non-lucid lucid dreams. They just dream (and i have had dreams) that are so far removed from ordinary reality which are still quite vvid that they might aswell have been lucid dreams. I think this is the state that we are looking for?

Except it would be nice if in the dream there was some kind of anchor which reminds us of our Non-dreaming selves, so we can remember goals and curiosities of our waking minds about dreaming. And fulfill those in that moment. Any words on that, cvd?
It certainly should become a hell of a lot easier to remember lucidity when you dream of shooting lasers at robots every night as opposed to dreaming of going to school/work at night.

I know this'll get me in trouble, but:

Originally Posted by Dthoughts

Personally have had some results because I have had awesome dreams that are not my ordinary non-lucid dreams. Sadly, I do not remember much of the actual content. As a side-note, i think some people have non-lucid lucid dreams. They just dream (and i have had dreams) that are so far removed from ordinary reality which are still quite vivid that they might aswell have been lucid dreams. I think this is the state that we are looking for?

Lucidity does not equal vividness. Lucidity equals waking-life self-awareness. If your dream is vivid and you are not aware you are dreaming, it is not lucid, period. Again: there is nothing wrong with vivid dreams, but they are not lucid dreams if you are not aware you are dreaming.

Except it would be nice if in the dream there was some kind of anchor which reminds us of our Non-dreaming selves, so we can remember goals and curiosities of our waking minds about dreaming. And fulfill those in that moment.

That anchor is lucidity.