Thread: Was I lucid

I had a dream last night but I'm not quite sure if it was lucid. I was aware that I was unaware that I was in a dream where I was aware that I was dreaming but I did not know that I wasn't aware that I was not dreaming about being aware with no chance of being aware at all. Meanwhile the dream was not quite a dream in which I was aware. I was aware about that though. I was however not aware that the awareness would lead to being unaware of my dream state. I knew, however that to be lucid I would have to lose the awareness of lucidity to gain the awareness of lucidity because the lucid awareness is not being aware at all but being unaware that you are unaware. But what happens if you are not unaware that you are unaware? Does this truly count count as being unaware? Or could you say that you are being very aware by not being unaware at all?

So, was I lucid?

Did you know you were dreaming?

*head explodes*

Umm what?

wait, but were you aware that you were unaware of being unaware that you were aware?

Ouch... the awareness of unawareness with double and triple negatives stumped me. Here's a simplified way of knowing you were lucid though:

If you used the word "aware"/"unaware" in the description of your dream 1-5 times, you were semi lucid. If you used it 6-10 times, you were confused about being lucid. If you used it 11-15 times, then you were just confused in your dream. If you used it 16 or more times, then you're still confused, and you're very aware of that.

You used those words 21 times... so I'm sure you're aware of what that means.

Originally Posted by dodobird

wait, but were you aware that you were unaware of being unaware that you were aware?

no.

He was aware that he was unaware of being unaware that he was aware, but he couldn't become unaware because he was aware that he was unaware of being unaware that he was aware on purpose. Get it now?

Originally Posted by arby

But what happens if you are not unaware that you are unaware? Does this truly count count as being unaware? Or could you say that you are being very aware by not being unaware at all?

So, was I lucid?

not unaware = aware

So translated:

But what happens if you are aware that you are unaware? Does this truly count count as being unaware? Or could you say that you are being very aware by not being unaware at all?

So in answer to your question, 6.

Originally Posted by arby

I knew, however that to be lucid I would have to lose the awareness of lucidity to gain the awareness of lucidity...

Contradiction.

So wait, you knew you didn't know you were in a dream? That's what I'm making of the post at least.

Originally Posted by Merlock

Contradiction.

I am aware of that. Are you aware the answer is in my sig?

No, I am certainly not. You see, a contradiciton isn't a question and thus doesn't require an answer. Aside from that though, I find this thread as confusing as the next person!

Merlock, I'm surprised at you. I was aware you were aware contraditicion is a form of contra-addiction. In other words, a state where you were aware that you were unaware of being where you were a wer-wer.

K guys, I had another of these dreams. WAS IT LUCID????


Because being able to call it lucid will make me cool.