Thread: “Knowing” vs “Thinking” you’ll lucid dream and Programing your mind to do so.

Originally Posted by DreamBliss

Everyone Else - I am not sold on a natural anything. I heard or read somewhere that more talented people just pick up stuff quicker than those deemed untalented. I think this may also be the case with natural lucid dreamers. I think anyone can be a natural lucid dreamer, but maybe baggage and beliefs get in the way, or they haven't been doing it since they were a kid, or something. I think anyone can learn to do anything, but some will pick it so easily and fast they appear natural or talented, while others will take more time, like me unfortunately.

The point is, don't assume that just because you are not what you would call a natural lucid dreamer that you are somehow broken, damaged, less or missing anything. There is nothing wrong with you. Some of us are turtles, some of us are hares, and the world would be a damn boring place if it was populated by all the same kind of animal.

Ah I see what you're saying. It makes more sense that someone would pick up the gift from learning how to defeat nightmares when they're extremely young, as opposed to simply being born with it. (Not saying that people can't be born with it though. It's not like I've conducted a study of Lucid Dreamers or anything) They constantly had nightmares and could eventually tell the difference between dreaming and reality.


I think the term "natural" applies to people whose lucidity has become the norm, and not to people who were "born" with it. Some people feel like they can't stop Lucid Dreaming, and I think this is what a natural is/becomes. As I've recently learned, there are many ways to define a natural lucid dreamer, but this is how I see it mostly defined.