a mirror, and other thoughts

[mrToad]

i've been programming a lot lately, and it's made my mind more active, even when i sleep. lucid dreaming happened accidently this morning after i turned off the alarm and went back to sleep. it lasted for an hour. while i was lucid, i figured i'd try as many things as possible. i want to test not just physical sensations. my goals are to do things normally difficult in lucid dreaming. i did a lot of these successfully this morning. i focused closely on a very small object (a screw head) for as long as i could, without everything going black. i then noticed the grains in some fake-wood lamenent. the most interesting thing was when i found a small mirror in my pocket, similar to my wife's mirror. after seeing my reflection awhile, the world around me became clearer when i looked away. similar to looking at our hands, perhaps seeing something very familiar is a way to keep our mind's eye awake. the mirror was always very clear when i looked in. i drove my car through town, which for some reason slowed the dream down and made it feel more comfortable. (i often have a problem of moving too fast in anxiety, to keep my mind active.) i had time to think and yet my attention was on the road, so that the dream did not fade. so, i recommend trying these things. it's also my goal to write, and do other things i've heard aren't possible because of the instability of the dreamworld. already i have written or typed a few sentences and remembered them on waking. i think we can do that. i think we can do a lot of creative things and bring them into the waking world.

[Moonbeam]

Good job on doing some of the task you set for yourself, Mr. Toad. I wish I could remember to look in mirrors more often. I've only managed to do it once or twice, but people always describe crazy things in reflections. I've tried noticing detail before, but I don't think I ever stared at one thing like that. It is hard to slow down in dreams a lot of times.

[Twoshadows]

mrToad, that sounds like a very interesting and very satisfying LD. That's neat that you were able to focus so many things. so, i recommend trying these things. it's also my goal to write, and do other things i've heard aren't possible because of the instability of the dreamworld. already i have written or typed a few sentences and remembered them on waking. i think we can do that. i think we can do a lot of creative things and bring them into the waking world. Those are interesting ideas. I need to remember to try some of these. I also would like to try to write in a lucid dream. That's something I've never done before. I don't know what to expect. Thanks for sharing this.

[unseen wombat]

Those are some good ideas. I still haven't tried to eat in an LD. Even though once I saw about 3 trays full of cookies in my kitchen.

[StephenT]

Good job on doing some of the task you set for yourself, Mr. Toad. I wish I could remember to look in mirrors more often. I've only managed to do it once or twice, but people always describe crazy things in reflections. I've tried noticing detail before, but I don't think I ever stared at one thing like that. It is hard to slow down in dreams a lot of times. Whenever I look in the mirror, it is always non-lucid and leads to lucidity. One time I was peeing and I looked over where there were two mirrors. My reflection from one mirror walked into the other mirror and they both started laughing then a third image came from nowhere and had an expression like, "What's going on over here?"

[Moonbeam]

Those are some good ideas. I still haven't tried to eat in an LD. Even though once I saw about 3 trays full of cookies in my kitchen. TwoShadows and I know all about dream eating. Whenever I look in the mirror, it is always non-lucid and leads to lucidity. That's cool. OK, RC everytime I look into a mirror, starting now.

[Twoshadows]

TwoShadows and I know all about dream eating. Hahaha....do we ever!!