Thread: Dream Sharing

Where is everyone going to meet up? im trying to think of a good location, but i can't think of any good places

I was just planning on teleporting into my partner's dream.

This sounds interesting. I would like to join your experiment. Although I dont know if my recall is good enough.

Originally Posted by MindGames

Just make sure that you don't mindlessly do your reality checks.

Yeah, this is the key I think. Reality checks are easy to do without really thinking about it. To do it properly its important to genuinely question reality at regular intervals.
Hopefully Ill start LD'ing again soon. I dont remember anything from my dream last night.

Does anyone think it is possible to dream share with a complete stranger?

Originally Posted by songbird05

Does anyone think it is possible to dream share with a complete stranger?

That's what we're trying, songbird. I don't know anyone on this forum irl, so we better hope it works with strangers!

Originally Posted by GMoney

That's what we're trying, songbird. I don't know anyone on this forum irl, so we better hope it works with strangers!

I just ask because I had a dream that was so far from my normal style of dreaming that it almost seems like it couldnt be mine.

Could it happen with out trying?

Originally Posted by songbird05

I just ask because I had a dream that was so far from my normal style of dreaming that it almost seems like it couldnt be mine.

Could it happen with out trying?

That's a good question. I don't know, but it's definitely possible if shared dreaming is possible. Who's to say that you have to share dreams with people you know? I've heard stories of people coming to this site and posting their dreams, and other people would read them and see that they had the same dream! I can't say whether or not they're lying, but I would tend to think there's at least a degree of possibility.

Originally Posted by GMoney

That's a good question. I don't know, but it's definitely possible if shared dreaming is possible. Who's to say that you have to share dreams with people you know? I've heard stories of people coming to this site and posting their dreams, and other people would read them and see that they had the same dream! I can't say whether or not they're lying, but I would tend to think there's at least a degree of possibility.

Thanks, I will keep you up dated if this happens again. I had such a strange feeling after this dream that I will know if it happens again. Not to mention nothing that happens when I dream happened in this dream.
So if it happens with the same person I will post an update

Not been able to lucid for a while, but working on my dream recall and RCing like a mofo so hopefully I'll get a lucid dream again soon.
My first plan is to just walk up to a door/mirror/hole and say "This door will lead me into [DV members] dream" and walk through and see what happens. Its just a dumb idea but I have to start somewhere.
I dont think evilchicken is around anymore (or hasnt visited in a while) so I need another member to try and do this mind meld with.
I usually go to bed round 4am GMT and wake up midday unless ive got work. Not sure when you guys go to sleep, or what time zone you are in, but anyone who thinks they will be dreaming round the same time as me, leave a message here.

IM dropping out of the experiment for a while. I'm gonna work on dream control instead, i'll come back later maybe

LostOnTrains, I live in GMT-07:00 so I think we go to bed around the same time. I usually try to get in bed by 10:30, which I think is 1 1/2 hours after you if I'm doing the calculations right.

Alright, Mind Games, I shall attempt to enter your dreams so dont be getting up to no funny stuff...you never know who's watching!

I'm getting better at WILDing, so we might get this experiment going pretty soon. I'm up to 3 lucids a week.

In the meantime I think everyone participating in this experiment should practice WILDing. It'll make research go a hell of a lot faster, and make it easier.

I'm keeping my eye on this thread. I've seen threads on DV of people actually meeting in dreams and some youtube videos. It may seem crazy. And maybe only a few people do it, but that's also how lucid dreaming began (at least in the western world).

Shared dreaming is impossible according to present-day scientific theories, and I'm completely skeptical of the phenomenon. However, I see no reason to let it go uninvestigated. We'll see what happens.

Originally Posted by mattbrox

that's also how lucid dreaming began (at least in the western world).

You mean lucid dreaming began because of a shared dream?


I have yet to see any real evidence of shared dreaming. By evidence, I mean something that can be scientifically proven (like 2 independently verified accounts of the same dream, without any possible chance of influence on each other). I have seen some reports of shared dreaming where I think the dreamers closeness merely resulted in 'similar' dreams.
One piece of advice I read for shared dreaming was to read the dream journal of the person you intend to share dreams with, and take an interest in their habits and hobbies. This might be good advice, but from a sceptical point of view it seems as if this could be too easy to disprove.
If you read their dream journal and they dreamt about spiderman a lot, and the next night you have a dream that you meet them and they are with spiderman... it could just be a coincidence that they have the same dream that night too.
It would be interesting to see an account of 2 people having the same dream which is completely random, they pick up on specific details that are too close to be mere coincidence, and the 2 people know very little about each other, also the accounts would have to reported to an independent third party to avoid one dreamers report effecting the others. If anyone can link me to some reports of this sort, please do, I would be interested in reading them.
This does not mean that I do not believe. What I have said is really just what would be needed to be able to prove shared dreaming to others. However, if I were able to prove it to myself, then that would be just as good for me.

As for my dreams right now, I am significanly improving my recall, but still not getting lucid these days. I am still trying.
Not sure about WILDing, it seems to just make my insomnia worse.

Originally Posted by MindGames

Shared dreaming is impossible according to present-day scientific theories, and I'm completely skeptical of the phenomenon. However, I see no reason to let it go uninvestigated. We'll see what happens.

Going with modern day scientific theories, anything is possible.

I think it would be extremely hard to experiment with this unless you went to bed at the same time as the other person. I think the best way to do it would be to have both of you WBTB. One person wakes up, gets the other person up. Then you could both go back into the dreamworld at the same time.

Am currently trying to seduce a girl I know who's LDed before. Not sure if it;s gonna work out, I think she doesn't like dating and don't really know what to do. I feel like being in the same bed and doing this with someone you know intimately would also be factors that would greatly increase the chances of success.

If I can I will definitely try to do this, if not I will try in the future.

Everyone is talking about shared dreaming with people they know. I totally believe in shared dreaming if you become lucid enough. If you are not lucid, I believe you stay in your head. Thats why when you become lucid, everyhing becomes more vivid, u r entering the dreamscape- a plane of trillions of spirits who share ideas and that we are caught on the middle of. Shared dreaming is possible but chances are you will be with people you don't know. The odds of meeting someone you know is astronomically against you unless you can learn how to summon people, which is debatable wether it is possible.

Originally Posted by Suicideking

Everyone is talking about shared dreaming with people they know. I totally believe in shared dreaming if you become lucid enough. If you are not lucid, I believe you stay in your head. Thats why when you become lucid, everyhing becomes more vivid, u r entering the dreamscape- a plane of trillions of spirits who share ideas and that we are caught on the middle of. Shared dreaming is possible but chances are you will be with people you don't know. The odds of meeting someone you know is astronomically against you unless you can learn how to summon people, which is debatable wether it is possible.

But non lucids can be really vivid too. We just don't notice it when we arn't lucid.

Originally Posted by LostOnTrains

You mean lucid dreaming began because of a shared dream?

What I meant was only a small amount of people did it, and everyone else thought they were crazy. (normal lucid dreaming(

Originally Posted by MadMonkey

Going with modern day scientific theories, anything is possible.

Which ones are you referring to?

Quantum mechanics describes infinite possible states (and therefore infinite possibilities), but in the observed universe only one state can be accurately defined at a time.

Same here baggins. I find it quite irritating actually =/