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    Enjoy the Silence

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    CanisLucidus
    , 03-08-2014 at 09:48 PM (1054 Views)
    One notable thing about this dream was that I had it very close to the beginning of my sleep. Burke's MIT article gave me the idea to do a really determined MILD before bed and it certainly paid off here!

    Color legend: Non-dream Dream Lucid

    Lucid #191: Enjoy the Silence

    I’m sitting in an airport terminal, waiting for a flight. A few seats over I spot Kurt Klimanski, a guy who did some lucid dreaming youtube videos several years ago. I think hey, great opportunity to talk about lucid dreaming with someone while I pass the time.

    As I’m getting out of my seat to approach him, I notice the dreamlike way that I glide out of my chair and question whether I’m having a lucid dream right now. Hey,     turns out that I am!

    I move toward him but the chairs are all in my way. Mildly annoyed, I float past the chairs and land next to him. “Hey, the guy from the video, right?” I say. Kurt Klimanski looks up. “I’m actually having a lucid dream right now.”

    “Oh, okay… cool, man,” he responds, bobbing his head up and down.

    He starts talking about something LD-related but I feel myself slipping into the void. I grab for his hand but miss and wind up scrabbling at the carpet. He’s still talking, seemingly oblivious to how hard I’m trying to hang onto the scene. This goes on for a bit but eventually I fall into the void.

    I’m relaxed here, though, and adopt a swimming motion to move silently through the darkness. I get the sense of motion and catch imagery that looks like I’m swimming past a series of huge, slowly turning pages in a book.

    Then I’m pulled into a false awakening. It’s super realistic, but I have a strong sense that I’m still dreaming. I open my eyes and even feel the sensation of them opening, but I still know it’s all an illusion. I should still have my sleep mask on but I have relatively clear vision of the darkened room around me. Wife sleeps silently beside me.

    I look up at the ceiling and see two large, projected circles filled with stars there. The two star circles slowly rotate in opposite directions. The effect is hypnotic and beautiful.

    I watch for a good while, surprised that I’m able to maintain this much stillness without the dream falling apart. I almost feel like I’m getting away with something by just sitting here watching. I feel like my dreaming brain still believes that it has me fooled. I lay there for a while enjoying the experience until     the dream ends. This time my eyes open to the pitch blackness of my sleep mask.

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    Comments

    1. Highlander's Avatar
      Congratulations on the lucid and not getting fooled by the realistic FA. It's a pity that you didn't get to chat more about LD to that Kurt guy.

      BTW CL, how early would you say if you don't mind me asking?
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    2. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Thanks! Yeah I'm even pretty sure that he was saying some semi-coherent, interesting things but I was preoccupied with the slippery dream scene to make a strong enough mental note of what it was, unfortunately.

      It was actually very early! I was a bad boy and went to bed at around 12:30-12:45 and I woke up from this dream at 1:15 AM. I may have just happened to catch a short, early REM cycle just right! Shows at the very least that it's usually worth a shot.
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    3. Highlander's Avatar
      Wow that is early - well done!
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    4. NyxCC's Avatar
      Whoa, congrats on the super early ld! This one is a record breaker! I was recently thinking about pre bed work - if we can project our intent forward during wbtb, then why not pre bed? And indeed entries like this show it's absolutely doable. I did couple of experimental nights like this about two weeks ago with some lds as a result (although mostly brief ones). At any rate, this is very encouraging for us to try to capture as much awareness from our sleep as possible.
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    5. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Thanks, Nyx! And I agree completely... even if it's not as high percentage as the WBTB, I don't see any downside to going for it early.

      Like you said, we should be able to project our intent forward to some degree regardless of when we make the attempt. And think about how often dreams from the early morning will be reflective of events from many hours ago. Having LD on the brain at bed time seems very likely to help us with our attempts in the early morning as well!

      Cool, I hadn't picked up on the fact that your pre-bed work had been pumped up a lot for those lucids, but this makes a lot of sense! I'm excited that we both got similarly good results here.
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    6. NyxCC's Avatar
      Cool, I hadn't picked up on the fact that your pre-bed work had been pumped up a lot for those lucids, but this makes a lot of sense! I'm excited that we both got similarly good results here.
      Oh, haven't posted them, was wondering if I should at all since they were kind of shortish. Must review and maybe summarize them, to make the main point - pre bed practice does work, which stands out if one has been relying on wbtb as main ld source. Your recent pre bed milds (inc. The Inventor) are a great inspiration to continue on this path. Sweet dreams!
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    7. Bharmo's Avatar
      Wow! Your dreams are so cool, even if you spend half the time lying in a bed!
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    8. fogelbise's Avatar
      A lot of cool imagery! The FA seemed really interesting as well! Congrats!!
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    9. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      @Nyx - Cool, I'm very excited that you've had success with a lot of these same ideas recently! It's a very promising way to shore up basic practices, particularly for situations like mine where my WBTB frequency has been so much lower than it used to be. Really expands the game.

      @dreambh and fogelbise - Thanks gents!
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    10. fogelbise's Avatar
      Oh yeah, I forgot to ask you, do you know the Depeche Mode song 'Enjoy the Silence'? What an appropriate title for everything after Klimanski! Void, no worry, enjoy! FA, no worry, enjoy! I really like this way of looking at what are often seen as challenges to LDing.
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    11. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      I most certainly do! The title was a reference to that very song.

      And thanks for saying that, I'm pleased when I manage not to get swept up in emotions or fears in dreams. There are times when that's something I still struggle with in dreams, even in lucids. It seems to be improving steadily with practice, though, and in my experience it's very helpful not only for prolonging and enjoying the experience but also for confidence and dream control.
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    12. Highlander's Avatar
      Wow Depeche Mode! They were the dog's Bs...

      I remember them back in the '80s. I should have clicked on when I saw the title too.
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    13. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      All this Depeche Mode talk leads me to only one course of action. I post because I must:

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    14. Highlander's Avatar
      ^ I used to work with a guy who sang the main lyrics (sentence) to this song every day, except he used to get a couple of words or so wrong/different.

      Every time I hear this it makes me think of him, the room and him singing it, as it was his favourite song I think.

      Yeah you'd be working away, then all of a sudden you'd hear him start singing: "...All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, ..." etc, etc. Lol.

      Good times.

      It is now indelible. Cool song though.
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    15. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      LOL. That's a funny story, Highlander. Guess this dream's dedicated to your work buddy!
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    16. Xanous's Avatar
      Sometimes this is the best way to enjoy a LD. Nice one!
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