Feelings of Concious Movement and Emotion

So, after reading a few threads, I started to think about two things in dreams - movement and emotions.

Movement: Sometimes when I sleep and I'm either falling or hanging onto a swinging vine, I can totally feel it, it's as if i AM really falling, and i'm REALLY swinging from a huge 100ft vine. Would you consider this a slight form of Lucidity? The memory of the movement is different than the memory of the dream, the same way lucidity is different than non-lucidity, you know?

Emotions: Most of the time, I'll dream something and wake up going "What the hell? Wow." becuase in the dream, I act as if whatever's going on it is perfectly normal, unless it's like a theme dream, where I'm supposed to be afraid becuase someone is after me and whatnot. But sometimes, dreams that portray HEAVY emotions, like death, can bring about live and concious feelings. For example, i dreamt once that my dog was decapitated by a closing door, and I remember screaming, crying, and yelling, as if it were actually real...in real life. I woke up sweating!

Anyway, when you bring about feelings of conscious movement and emotoins, are you normally able to turn it into a lucid, or are the feelings waay to heavy for you to take control of?
Usually for me, it's too heavy - do you think there's a way to control these feelings and convert them to lucidity?

sorry, random blomb of questions and thoughts, i haven't been here in a while =P

I'm impressed you noticed these two aspects of dreaming, as they are both very important.

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Originally Posted by Armageddon_Heaven

Movement: Sometimes when I sleep and I'm either falling or hanging onto a swinging vine, I can totally feel it, it's as if i AM really falling, and i'm REALLY swinging from a huge 100ft vine. Would you consider this a slight form of Lucidity? The memory of the movement is different than the memory of the dream, the same way lucidity is different than non-lucidity, you know?

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I don't know if I would consider that a slight form of lucidity, but it is certainly a jumping off point to reach lucidity through some sort of WILDing.

In order to use it effectively to reach lucidity, I feel the key is being able to separate your dream body from your real body. Developing a reliable technique to do this has been on my to do list for months. Basically, once you get the sensation of movement, just go with it until it overwhelms you and you physically become part of the imaginary scene. I'm approaching it from a "creation in the void/Sacred geometry scenario". I just have to find text online that gave me the idea.

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Originally Posted by Armageddon_Heaven

Emotions: Most of the time, I'll dream something and wake up going "What the hell? Wow." becuase in the dream, I act as if whatever's going on it is perfectly normal, unless it's like a theme dream, where I'm supposed to be afraid becuase someone is after me and whatnot. But sometimes, dreams that portray HEAVY emotions, like death, can bring about live and concious feelings. For example, i dreamt once that my dog was decapitated by a closing door, and I remember screaming, crying, and yelling, as if it were actually real...in real life. I woke up sweating!

Anyway, when you bring about feelings of conscious movement and emotoins, are you normally able to turn it into a lucid, or are the feelings waay to heavy for you to take control of?
Usually for me, it's too heavy - do you think there's a way to control these feelings and convert them to lucidity?

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Emotions are a powerful force in shaping your dreams. Taking control of them is somewhat tricky in a chicken and egg scenario. You have the dream elements that cause the emotions, but those same elements also react in response to those same emotions, creating a self perpetuating cycle.

It's been proven scientifically that events where strong emotions are involved create stronger memories, and these memories are usually the first to surface and shape your dreams in response to these emotions. (I believe this is caused by Thalamus, but it's been awhile since I've read up on the subject)

Ah, i really like your input, Cusp. You're right, really strong emotions help with memory. I'm totally interested in this Sacred Geometry and Thalamus talk, I might research further about it :)