Thread: My Struggles with Flying

That is a very interesting way to fly. It does seem as though a lot of people struggle with flying in their lucid dreams, it's as if their brain won't let them fly unless they are given a reason why it's possible. The most common way I've seen people accomplish this is by imagining wings or jetpacks on their backs. Others like to thrusters out of their hands or feet. These mechanisms trick their brain into thinking human powered flight is possible and completely logical, allowing them to override their mental obstacles. Rather hilarious when you think about how easy it is to fool your brain.
Oddly enough, I have never had trouble flying in my lucid dreams but my dream character has run into trouble trying to fly in my normal dreams. Not sure why that is.
Anyway I'm glad you discovered a way to overcome your difficulties though .

By the way, how did flying feel sensation and emotionaly wise?

I've attempted to conjure up a jet pack before but I just couldn't seem to make one appear. To be honest the sensation wasn't that great. I've had dreams before where I've done my jumping and gliding thing and I've felt cold air against me but in this dream I couldn't feel that. It still felt pretty good emotionally but in terms of physical sensation there wasn't much at all. I guess I probably need to do it a few more times. Plus the dream itself was quite unstable so I guess that probably contributed to the lack of sensation.

Originally Posted by MRH92

I've attempted to conjure up a jet pack before but I just couldn't seem to make one appear. To be honest the sensation wasn't that great. I've had dreams before where I've done my jumping and gliding thing and I've felt cold air against me but in this dream I couldn't feel that. It still felt pretty good emotionally but in terms of physical sensation there wasn't much at all. I guess I probably need to do it a few more times. Plus the dream itself was quite unstable so I guess that probably contributed to the lack of sensation.

In general, the sensation one person feels in their dreams is usually completely different than what another person feels in their dreams.
There are a number of examples that prove this, lucid sex is probably the most well known. Some people say it feels good (to them) and others say they feel nothing at all.
For me flying is absolutely a terrific experience, feeling the wind across my face and the flapping of my clothes in the wind all make for a unforgetable moment.
But these feelings seem to come by default for me, you may have to work at it a bit more than I did to recreate the same sensations.

Yeah my ability to experience sensations and senses often goes up and down. I tend to have periods of really clear and vivid dreams with a great amount of sensation and then periods of rather poor control and general instability which means my battle for staying lucid takes up all my mental energy so all my senses suffer for it. Unfortunately I've been stuck in the latter period for quite a while now. This is normally down to how much stress I have in my waking life that dictates the level and quality of lucidity I experience.