 Originally Posted by Renyao
I'm glad what I'm describing as "shades" makes sense...really the first few times I spent a dream trying to force someone into existence and then interact with their half-visible, static self, I woke up wondering why I'd wasted my time. Talking to imaginary people is something I can do while awake -- no sense in spending a lucid dream doing the same thing.
More and more I'm thinking that talking to the DCs, and asking them to bring or lead me to this person, has got to be the best way. How would you typically "set your intent" for this? Just go to bed thinking "Gonna become lucid tonight and ask DCs to help me find X" or more detailed than that?
I know exactly what you mean by shades. If I create an image of someone, I must also then release control of the image, or it is basically a doll not a DC. I am guessing from your LD count that you are just getting started on the fun world of LDs. I bring that up for a reason. You have to build up skills over time. A lot of people seem disappointed when they realize being lucid does not equal being able to control the dream. I recommend two things for you.
1) Start smaller. My first dream goal ever was to clearly hold a sword in an LD. This small trick actually took about ten LDs to accomplish. I would try summoning items that are familiar too you, such as your favorite jacket or your purse. Make it a goal in your mind before sleeping. It should be some what easier to find your purse than Batman. After you have gotten good at summoning common items for practice, then go back to your more difficult goal.
2) When you first start LDing (about the first 2 years) your brain does not readily accept things that go against what makes sence IRL. I suggest that for now, you give your brain a clear explaination as to how and why something will happen. Batman appearing from thin air is going to make your mind rebel. Batman being in your closet is hard to swallow. Batman being in Gotham City? Well Gotham City is pretty hard for your brain to accept also. Here is an example of how I would have had to go about it when I was less experienced.==Find self dreaming. Pick up news paper, weather one is there or not. Pretend to have paper if you don't summon one by just looking on the coffee table. Say out loud in the dream, "Cool there is a film festival in town, and people are dressing up as heros, like Batman." Then walk out the door saying "Im going to go see it" Now just look for anything that might pass as a festival. A crowd of sheep herders, rather than the festival? Pretend you are there, "Oh cool, they even have people dressed up as sheepherds at this film festival!" Look for anyone in weird costumes, and pretend again "oh cool the guy dressed as Batman is over there with those other actors" See what I am doing here? Making it believable to my brain.
Ok, so now you find a guy wearing a Batman costume, not actually Batman, because the first is so easy to get your brain to accept. Now if you are there with the fake batman, then say " Oh my god! You actually are the real batman! You are here to spy on the joker, oh that is so cool! Can I have a ride in the Bat mobile?"
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