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    How and why I dream

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    Delenn
    , 10-02-2014 at 10:05 PM (691 Views)
    I had several non-lucid dreams. None particularly memorable, but I did observe something interesting about how I dreamed. I remembered one dream fragment, and one lengthy dream before my WBTB alarm went off. This tells me that lucid dreaming is possible before WBTB because obviously I was already having dreams. I had some other dreams after my actual wake-up alarm, but I don't remember them. I also hit my snooze a few times, and each time I drifted into a short dream. These are more lucid opportunities, supposing I extended my "snooze" to 20 or 30 minutes.

    I've been contemplating why I want to lucid dream. "Because it's cool" is not a good enough reason; plenty of things are cool and do not require so much time and effort. I think the answer may lie in just wanting to be more observant and aware at all times, including my dreams. I have always had a fascination with the freedom that lucid dreaming offers, too. Why do you lucid dream?

    I read the October dream challenges. I'm hoping to accomplish at least #1: finding a pumpkin and seeing what's inside.
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    1. JadeGreen's Avatar
      I've been contemplating why I want to lucid dream. "Because it's cool" is not a good enough reason; plenty of things are cool and do not require so much time and effort.
      I find there to be something deeply satisfying about lucid dreams. You can't get the same satisfaction from playing a video game or becoming invested in a TV show. I can't put my finger on what it is, though.

      I used to lucid dream because I thought it was cool. But over time, my motives grew. Now, it is for that satisfaction, and also for self-discovery, and experimentation.
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    2. Delenn's Avatar
      But over time, my motives grew.
      I suspect it will be the same for me.

      I want to see what is possible in my mind. What can I do? What is there? Or is it just thoughts jumbling around making no sense?
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    3. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Great thoughts. For me, it's to directly experience the creations of my mind. Feel emotions in their purest form. To be truly free in a place that is entirely my creation. To see my raw creativity up close. To experience an amazing part of life that I spent most of my life up to this point missing out on.

      And to have fun! This is no small thing.
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