Thread: is lucid dreaming even real?

Well, I was just putting that out there. I have had LDs without reading the book. But seriously,
"As for Stephens book, I think it deserves all the promotion it gets. Its an amazing book that everyone that is interested in Lucid dreaming should have."
...anyone????
And PLEASE dont compare this to religion, cause thats an arguement no one can win. I know a handful of people who believe in some form of evidence... but whatever.

Originally Posted by Lolasaurus

Well, I was just putting that out there. I have had LDs without reading the book. But seriously,
"As for Stephens book, I think it deserves all the promotion it gets. Its an amazing book that everyone that is interested in Lucid dreaming should have."
...anyone????
And PLEASE dont compare this to religion, cause thats an arguement no one can win. I know a handful of people who believe in some form of evidence... but whatever.

Our knowledge of dreaming has come a long ways since ETWOLD came out in 1991. You can find pretty much all the info contained in the book on Dreamviews, and much much more on the forums. Everything builds off of LaBerge's book. I think it's a good book to be familiar with, if only to see where this all came from (obviously people have been LDing a long time and LaBerge wasn't the first to do it.... But it's only recently that people have begun scientifically looking at it).

A lot of people (including many here on the forum) are now expanding on our knowledge of dreams and exploring new possibilities. There's a lot more out there now, but ETWOLD is a good place to start.

Obviously, you don't need to read the book to have LDs. Like I said, all the info in the book can easily be found here on DV.



I have no idea why you're comparing this to religion. Your second statement doesn't really make sense.

And the fact that people learn better when something is explained to them in two different ways.

I'd have to sort of disagree with the terms 'train' and 'learn' It's not something I'd say you can learn. Condition is a better word for it. Getting a new set of habits (like Reality checks and keeping that ever so important dream journal) and changing your sleeping schedule around a little bit.

There are time when I've worked for months at it and didn't have any luck, then I tried a new 'method' and had success on the first try.

Experiment with lots of different stuff, try all the techniques that you can, and keep at it! You'll eventually stumble through that lucid door!

Originally Posted by RBee

I'd have to sort of disagree with the terms 'train' and 'learn' It's not something I'd say you can learn. Condition is a better word for it. Getting a new set of habits (like Reality checks and keeping that ever so important dream journal) and changing your sleeping schedule around a little bit.

I say that there is defiantly a learning curve behind Lucid Dreaming. Not only you have to change your habits and such, it is also important to learn what it happening to your body while you are dreaming or lucid dreaming.

Originally Posted by jombo22

Our knowledge of dreaming has come a long ways since ETWOLD came out in 1991. You can find pretty much all the info contained in the book on Dreamviews, and much much more on the forums. Everything builds off of LaBerge's book. I think it's a good book to be familiar with, if only to see where this all came from (obviously people have been LDing a long time and LaBerge wasn't the first to do it.... But it's only recently that people have begun scientifically looking at it).

A lot of people (including many here on the forum) are now expanding on our knowledge of dreams and exploring new possibilities. There's a lot more out there now, but ETWOLD is a good place to start.

Obviously, you don't need to read the book to have LDs. Like I said, all the info in the book can easily be found here on DV.



I have no idea why you're comparing this to religion. Your second statement doesn't really make sense.

I like how you didn't read a single thing in my post.