Quote Originally Posted by Shift View Post
That is basically my belief. I think to a certain degree, based on your living life, it makes sense that dreams serve as metaphors and there are certain symbols relevant to each person. I think you can get answers and overcome things in dreams that are based on memories and emotions and etc. contained in your mind. But for the most part I don't believe there is any spiritual link, or that there is anything more than the simple physiological structure of the brain, so I guess I'm not even qualified to talk about journeys because I am skeptical to begin with. All I know is that regardless, people should be free to do what they want to do inside their own minds. I'm not longer naive enough to think it's the only thing that can't be taken from you, but I think it's one of the most basic rights a human being can have for itself is to use its own mind as it desires.
I prefer to think there is some spiritual link (I say prefer because my beliefs on the topic are somewhat dynamic as one can never be sure.) I do believe positive an negative spirits can influence people in waking life, so it only makes sense that such things could manifest themselves in dreams as well, but as in waking life, they can be kept under control if one recognizes them for what they are. However I also believe that utilization of spirits in waking life (example: using a ouija board) is rarely productive, which is why i tend not to dwell on such things in the dream world. On the other hand there is no reason that becoming lucid would effect the existence of such spirits. It ought to make negative spirits easier to resist, and positive spirits easier to understand.

Personally, though, I don't tend to dream (Lucid or no) about spiritual things. I just like to run fast and jump high. I look at lucid dreaming as an ultimate opportunity for fun rather than a spiritual experience. I suppose I could combine the two by battling demons. Maybe I'll do that next time.

-M Gordon