Originally Posted by nicobinho
Heyy yesterday i saw and ad for Dreammask. www.thedreammask.com
is it good? does that one really work? or its just and imitation of the novadreamer? it cost 299.99 is it worth it?
and has anyone ordered it from www.thedreammask.com?
cause iam really anxious to LD! i havent lded in 5 months =/ , =(
bye
It's a clone of the NovaDreamer (even if it is a modern day version)
I've owned a couple of NovaDreamers in the past and sold them on eventually (actually wish i hadn't, just because they are a nice bit of lucid dream history) All in all, probably was in possesion of a Nova Dreamer for about 10 years altogether.
However, whilst they are a useful aid, they by no means guarantee a lucid dream.
They can be quite uncomfortable to wear, getting the setting right can be a pain and also even if they do give you a lucid dream, the cues go off every 5 minutes or so, so once you're in a dream, chances are the lights will flash again and wake you up. Also they have an annoying habit of slipping off during sleep. Also, when sunrise arrives, the sensors arn't quite as effective (unless you have very thick curtains that keep a lot of light out)
If you have that sort of money spare, and are really into lucid dreaming, it's an interesting investment.
You'll also need to condition yourself to do a reality test each time you see flashing lights during the day. So it's not like the machine does all the work.
To be honest, you could probably achieve a similar (and much cheaper) effect by getting a timerplug, setting it to the early hours of the morning, and having it set off a CD player with a piece of music that you have conditioned yourself to do reality checks with. Obviously it's not as specific as REM detection in the NovaDreamer and its clones. But to be honest, i found that quite often the NovaDreamer would throw out some false positives.
If you want an easy quick way to experience lucid dreaming, then try Galantamine pills, they are far more effective than the current electronic devices out there. Much cheaper and work directly on the chemistry of your brain (to put it simply galantamine helps keep your mind clear and your memory intact... both vital for lucidity) Also if Galantamine dosn't always work (as it dosnt, but it is very effective compared to a dream machine) even when you don't go lucid, you'll have very very vivid, interesting memorable dreams. So you'll still wake up with something interesting having happened.
Still, personally, i've experimented with the electronic and chemical lucid dream induction methods out there. I just prefer to develop the skill naturally. That way, it's always there, it's yours to own. You don't need batterys, you don't need pills. It's yours forever. It's the same as learning mathematics over owning a calculator. One is a skill, the other is a tool.
Best have the skill and then use the tools when you need that extra help.
So, in all honesty, i'd say save your money.
ALSO, the long awaited NovaDreamer 2 is close to being released soon. So i'd wait for that if you really want a machine. It'll have more functionality and better research behind it. Plus, if you really want to spend money on such things, its better to give it to the people who are developing the technology rather than people copying it to make a quick buck (can't say this for certain about the company selling the dream maker, but i do have more faith in a device designed by someone as well known as LaBerge)
In short. If you buy one expecting it to give you lucid dreams on demand you'll be very dissapointed.
If you buy one because you have an interest in the technology, and understand that it's a tool and technology in development... then you may find it interesting.
When i used to own one, i'd lend it out to friends often. Not many had a high success rate.
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