Thread: Mancon's Guide to Lucid Flying + Techniques

Originally Posted by shafri

flying is easy. the hardest part for me is how to land. even if i have height sickness (both in real and lucid world).

Hmm. Thanks for the idea. I'll be editing the guide a little bit later with techniques on how to land.

For me steering and gaining altitude are issues, I often find I hit some invisible, videogame-like, barrier that prevents me climbing higher.

Oh yeah I love using the IronMan Boots its really fun and it worked waaaay more better fo me than a superman style fly

Originally Posted by shafri

flying is easy. the hardest part for me is how to land. even if i have height sickness (both in real and lucid world).

Added a part on how to land. Just keep reminding yourself it is a dream and height is NOT a big deal at all.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

For me steering and gaining altitude are issues, I often find I hit some invisible, videogame-like, barrier that prevents me climbing higher.

I will add a new section for this too

I remembered to use diff techniques of flying in my last LD coz of this

I always have to use the pull technique, where I imagine myself being pulled to a point eg. rooftop, tree etc. and it kinda sucks cuz whenever I get to the point I either stop flying completely or I start falling down. I'd love to be able to fly freely just like running/walking, and I'm pretty sure it has a lot to do with confidence and my subconscious still not wanting to let go of the notion of gravity, any advice? All help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by lawilahd

I always have to use the pull technique, where I imagine myself being pulled to a point eg. rooftop, tree etc. and it kinda sucks cuz whenever I get to the point I either stop flying completely or I start falling down. I'd love to be able to fly freely just like running/walking, and I'm pretty sure it has a lot to do with confidence and my subconscious still not wanting to let go of the notion of gravity, any advice? All help would be appreciated.

u need to free ur mind and believe u can do it. The only limitation is you. Just free urself

This is a great tutorial! The only thing is I have only had two LDs before and strugled to actually fly in ever. the first I tried but endied up hovering while hanging onto a wall and the other I trie jumping in the air and I just couldn't fly. This resorted into me not being able to have any other dream powers ever. Anyway I was very confident when I tried so I don't think it's that. What do you think mancon?

100% that next time I LD, I'll do a super jump, and then just fly really fast through the the air :3

Gonna try the iron man soon too and to levitate (by using TK and air)...

Man, I love flying in dreams, it's the best. I taught myself how to fly in dreams when I was really young, and somehow I never lost the knack of it. Kind of amazes me that a "skill" like this (which only applies in dreams) is something you can practice, get better at, and develop like a real-life skill, but that's what happened to me. Just takes time and determination.

I think everyone's experience of learning dream flight is going to be different, but I started out by leaping off of buildings to get away from monsters in my nightmares -- eventually I got so used to falling it stopped scaring me awake. Then I learned to take running jumps from rooftops and glide down, and from there I started running on level ground and doing giant leaps, like you'd do on the surface of the moon. I tried a lot of the other methods Mancon is talking about too -- holding onto floating objects, flapping my arms, trying to float, all sorts of things. For the longest time I had problems sinking or keeping altitude like people are mentioning, but you can overcome that too.

These days I use it for transport; it really makes LDs easier to control. If I'm not in the right setting (I want to go fight a dragon, but I'm stuck in a classroom, for instance) I just make for the nearest window or open patch of ground and fly away in search of the correct environment.

Great tut, i wasnt able to land in my 1st lucid

wings <3

Originally Posted by CallmeSkarr

Great tut, i wasnt able to land in my 1st lucid

Thanks! So glad I could help

These are really creative techniques, Mancon! Thank you for taking the time to make it.

Originally Posted by Pumpkin

These are really creative techniques, Mancon! Thank you for taking the time to make it.

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Thank YOU for the comment. XD

Really nice guide! Ill use this in my first LD

Y'see, Flying is easy. Its all in the landing.
Several hundred times I turned Cessna N60659 onto final and plopped it down on the runway before I quit and anybody that thinks for one minute I'm going to try flying without an airplane is just not lucid

ps: That was back in the 80's before health problems set in but I still need all the do-dads to fly even in my dreams... ^..^

I've tried the one where the clouds suck you up and it worked. I flew for a little bit but then something happened and I kept falling.

Hey, here's another technique: The Mario
Walk or run while jumping repeatedly and lift off! ... That's how I roll... or fly.

i usually fly fairly easily in my lucid dreams, and i had a lucid dream last night but when i ran and jumped to fly i literally just fell to the ground and face-planted any tips?

Short field takeoff's sometimes require a little flap

Originally Posted by JoshGoldie

i usually fly fairly easily in my lucid dreams, and i had a lucid dream last night but when i ran and jumped to fly i literally just fell to the ground and face-planted any tips?

Well...just confidence! It was probably just a one time thing . Just imagine a gust of wing under you helping you blast up.

Try flying something. Like a kid in a movie, Take off on a bicycle. Ride a motorcycle and pull back on the handlebars to lift off.
I always take off in something, I have flown a truck, A motorcycle and an inverted turtle shell, Every time I try to land without wheels I just crash.

This is a very interesting tutorial on how to fly. I have flown countless times before in my dreams over the years and i havent really developed a solid way to describe it any differently than your superman description. I will say though that i have done different takeoffs before but i cant really remember them, but i know i did do them. and i always take off from the ground O-o