Sleeping With A Light On

**SKA** · 08-29-2006 11:49 AM

Well In my youth up till my 17th or so had always been sleeping with a light on. Made me feel comfortable for some reason. I used to have the wildest dreams my whole youth, but then lost my Dream Recall. I have since prefered to sleep in complete darkness to sleep better. I don't know if the 2 synchronisez and if the Light has anything link to my Dream Recall.

I slept with my Light on again last night.
The 2 dreams I recall having had were both abnormally weird in nature and somewhat scary. The first was me being chased and hunted down by a squad of evil police officers who obviously wanted to kill me. I was running through some weird container-office room with both sides open. And from a very high freightcontainer standing next to it jumped down an evil Swat officer heavily armed with a large chrome M14-type of gun, Helmet, Kevlar-armor and a Gasmask. His eyes, through the glass, looked very scary. Like fire burned behind it. I was running through that weird office-tunnel container when he suddenly stood in front of me shooting at me. I had no time to turn around. Bullets were being sprayed all around me. I was sure I'd get hit and was about to die.
Then I can't remember what happened next.
Still it didn't even come close to what I define as a nightmare.

The next dream was me in my house in the morning leaving for school ( I don't even go to school ATM ). There was a Militairy Brassband in my Living room just standing there I remember thinking nothing of it and going outside via my Garden door and walking into my block.

The sky was just BEAUTIFULL. Very sunny yet clouded. The sun was just rising in the morning and it made the clouds in the blue Sky look all White, Pink, Orange and purple color-toned. I was amazed and thought it was a wonderfull summermorning sky. But then I realised it was also freezing cold. My breath was visible as a warm cloud and I can remember that Morning chill, that usually sets in at the beginning of teh winter felt sooo incredibly real.( I woke up feeling a tidbit cold, having slept without a T-shirt. )

I suddenly got scared as the Militairy Brass-band, with drums, Brasses and flutes, had sort of crept up on me and Suddenly started to play out loud in the centre of my Block. I got a little paranoyd and scared and walked back to my house. As I did I remember seeing the beautifull Sky even in the ground. Like my block was up very high in the clouds and even when I looked below eyesight level I saw the sky. I stood thyere thinking ''Huh how can that be?'' for a second but then figured it was the reflection of the Sky seen in a large pool of water on the ground. ( Nice one, subconcious Mind: you just were wonderfully resourcefull again in keeping me from lucidity and seeing through the bullshit ) I went back inside and suddenly my mom was back home. She said something like '' Haven't you left yet? You're gunna be late for sure!''. She was very stressed and pissed at me

The weirdest thing was I had a sandwitchbag of yellow Rice, Nasi Goreng or something, to take with me to school. And I told my mom I wanted some Spice-mixture to mix through the rice and I couldn't find it anywhere in the kitchen untill my mom pointed out to me ''It's there you Imbicile!'' Behind some pot on a plank on the wall that usually isn't even there. My mom was really very rude and nasty to me

An extreme exageration of how irritated she sometimes can get with me in waking life

lol.

Could it be that some external may keep you from falling asleep too deep, thus resulting in a light sleep with Vivid Memorable dreams? It was the first dream I remembered at all in weeks.
I'm sleeping with my light on again, like I used to for years. Anyone else experienced Extternal light Influencing the nature of their Dreams?

**Leo Volont** · 08-29-2006 12:57 PM

Dear SKA

Good hypothesis, about the ambient light.

Oh, depending upon your age, the dream about all the evil cops shooting at you, well, this may be the time when you would be ripe to address the issue of Mortality in your Dreams.

It may seem paradoxical, but at just about the same age as we become aware of our physical mortality and the realization that we will certainly die, and soon if we are not careful, well, almost in parallel to that Realization there is the opposite Realization within our Dreams, that the Dream Persona is Immortal and cannot die. Or well, yes, the Dream Persona can die, but if one can stay in the Death Dream for just 20 more seconds or so without waking up, then one comes back to Life. After one or a few Dreams were the Dream Persona dies and then comes back to life, well, the Realization gets fixed and understood. The Dream Persona gains a great deal in terms of bravery and courage.

Also, as Dreams evolve through life, the Dream Persona is reminded again and again that the Body is corruptable and diseased. Perhaps the guidance there is to point the Dream Persona toward the acquisition of a Spiritual Body or an Energy Body not so subject to decay and illness.

Meanwhile, keep that nightlight buring.

**DyerMaker** · 08-29-2006 05:22 PM

But you would have to wonder why one doesn't have nightmares everytime the sun is up while they sleep. I guess it would have to be the quality of electric light right?

I'm going to try this tonight, my light is a dimmer so i'll set it as low as possible.

**Pyrox** · 08-29-2006 06:30 PM

Maybe this is another reason why dreams are easier to remember when you wake up in the morning and go back to bed. Besides the fact the REM periods are longer later in sleep, the light could make it easier to recall your dreams. I find it easier to recall dreams once I woke up and went back to sleep.

I've heard someone on DV talk about HI gets more vivid when there is a single dim contstant light that you can see with your eyes closed. This may mean that your dream might be more vivid too.

I think you may have stumbled upon something. I may try this tonight.

**SKA** · 08-29-2006 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Pyrox

Maybe this is another reason why dreams are easier to remember when you wake up in the morning and go back to bed. Besides the fact the REM periods are longer later in sleep, the light could make it easier to recall your dreams. I find it easier to recall dreams once I woke up and went back to sleep.

I've heard someone on DV talk about HI gets more vivid when there is a single dim contstant light that you can see with your eyes closed. This may mean that your dream might be more vivid too.

I think you may have stumbled upon something. I may try this tonight.
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Yeah I found it so Perculiar to Suddenly remember 2 such vivid and remarkably Graphically, Emotinally, Auditory and tactily Detailed Super Realistic Dreams one Morning. Especially knowing I hadnt remembered even 1 complete dream in more than a month now. The only Difference was the Light I left on, so I'm going to sleep with that Low, warm light on again tonight. It's right next to my bed. I noticed that when I put on my Lamp and tried to fall asleep that my HI had gone pretty Wil all of a sudden too. More magical, more abstract, more dreamlike allready.

Okay shall we all sleep with our Lights on tonight? A Low Light that is warm and not too Bright. And let's see if there are more Significant Differences and increases in more people's DreamVividness. If so Post the Resuls here in this Topic.

(Those who usually Sleep with a Light on would be excluded; They wouldn't possibly notice any ''difference'' of course)

**Pseudo-G** · 08-30-2006 12:34 AM

wow...this is an interesting theory...i think i'll try it tonight!
i'll post my results in the morning!

**Man of Shred** · 08-30-2006 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Leo

Oh, depending upon your age, the dream about all the evil cops shooting at you, well, this may be the time when you would be ripe to address the issue of Mortality in your Dreams.

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I've died probably hundreds of times in my dreams. I'm beginning not to fear death anymore because of it. I know i will die some day: and it's ok. actually it gives me sobriety to put things into perspective!

**Pyrox** · 08-30-2006 07:31 AM

A lava lamp works I guess. That's the only light I have next to me.

I will post in the morning.

**Jess** · 08-30-2006 07:52 AM

In Tibetan dream yoga they say keeping a candle burning (written a long time ago) throughout the night helps to keep awareness. If I absolutely have to get up at a certain time and there's a chance I won't I'll leave the light on, seems to make me sleep lighter and makes it easier to wake up.

**SKA** · 08-30-2006 10:31 AM

well I did it again last night. Woke up with a very Scrambled Dream Recall. But I do remember having had wild dreams. The feeling lingered and is still with me now. It's just that I didn't awaken very smoothly because of my mom leaving the house very early and kind of noisy. Then my AlarmClock went off and it took me a real long time to wake up and figure out it was my cellphone alarm. The dream was still with me and I still felt weirded out because of the dream, but the result is I cannot remember any details of my Dream.

It's like I remember it chaotically but can't put it to words.
But it defenitely affected my Dreams again so I'll do it again and make sure I'll wake up very slowly and gently next morning to get best dream recall.

**popov** · 08-30-2006 11:59 AM

It's a scientific fact that even extraocular light can increase the length of REM periods up to 30 percent. I often sleep with a fluorescent lamp at my popliteal in the second half of sleep.

**Leo Volont** · 08-30-2006 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by ranma187

I've died probably hundreds of times in my dreams. I'm beginning not to fear death anymore because of it. I know i will die some day: and it's ok. actually it gives me sobriety to put things into perspective!
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Yes, good. You see there comes a stage in dreaming where it becomes a positive to get killed, so that the coming back to life may be experienced. The benefit is then twofold -- one becomes aware of death and mortality and at the same time learns not to fear it.

**Eminence~** · 08-30-2006 11:48 PM

Hmm, this looks like another technique I'll have to try......

**Pyrox** · 08-31-2006 04:41 AM

I did it last night. I can't say it worked for me yet, but the HI came faster and was more vivid. I had 2 dreams, 1 which I forgot.

I'll try again tonight and post. I might not see results for a week since my recall isn't to bad.

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