Thread: Can U Fly/ How Did You Learn?

AS skills go flying is very fun and often something people stive for. It did not happen instantly, I had to learn, and will tell more about my own efforts as people reply. I started with long strides, running while taking bigger and bigger steps learning to glide. I even tried hanging from trees and then letting go {Not the most effective. How about you. Can you fly? Sometimes or often? How did you learn?

I learned to fly, after learning how to levitate objects. I learned that I could move myself through the air, just as easy as I move other things through the air. It gives me perfect control.

Cool. In the end that is what worked best for me. I flew in crazy ways for awhile, but after I got good at levitating objects, I just started levitating my self. Now I basicly levitate fast and in a direction rather than super-man type flying. I actually like to float sitting up not fly all stretched out. It is cool you had a similar way of doing it. Thank for the post.

What's happening with me these days is that I fly in the beginning of a lucid dream just effortlessly, like the happiness that comes with becoming lucid just lifts me up and I float through the ceiling and into the sky. Then later on in the dream, my confidence level goes down and I cannot get up nearly as easily.

I like the levitating objects idea, should give that a try next time.

Originally Posted by sivason

AS skills go flying is very fun and often something people stive for. It did not happen instantly, I had to learn, and will tell more about my own efforts as people reply. I started with long strides, running while taking bigger and bigger steps learning to glide. I even tried hanging from trees and then letting go {Not the most effective. How about you. Can you fly? Sometimes or often? How did you learn?

I din't learn how to fly I already knew how to IRL...LOL. I believe it's the willingness to accept the 'possibility' that one can fly IRL. I think it's also because I hate the idea of gravity/rules more than anyone...LOL.

IMJ

when I first began LD-ing, I found myself simply floating without control. I would just begin to rise if I got too excited or worked up. Since then though, I have developed the skill of making myself a pair of wings. I kneel down, envision the wings sprouting from my shoulder blades, and then will it to be. It is my favorite way of flying. Before I could do that though, I once reached lucidity while dreaming I was driving my car. When i realized i was lucid, my car began lifting off the ground. once my car was about 10 feet up I figured i would just get rid of my car and i would be flying alone instead. I tried it, closed my eyes, and it worked. the car was gone and i was flying(in the superman fly position) Though I could not keep it up, so i made my car reapper. After my car was flying(about 40 ft up) I messed up and my Mazda Millenium started flippping out of control. my doors opened and my sunroof flew open. I then fell out out of the sunroof and was plummeting towards the ground. I first "learned" to fly then, when, in terror, I took control and manipulated the air around me. I guess that goes along with what Caradon was saying.

I just lift up and do it. At first I did have some problems, like landing...god that SUCKED not being able to do it. Anyway, I wont list my problems because then others might find themselves with the same problem. Eventually I learned to land by just letting gravity take effect again on me. I used to accidently create huge craters in the ground when I landed, but now I land perfectly fine.

On another note, whoever it was somewhere in these forums that mentioned 'feeling the wind', I want to thank. Flying is so much more enjoyable when I actually feel the wind around me, if you haven't actually felt the wind I suggest you do it, it is alot more exciting than it sounds.

Originally Posted by sivason

AS skills go flying is very fun and often something people stive for. It did not happen instantly, I had to learn, and will tell more about my own efforts as people reply. I started with long strides, running while taking bigger and bigger steps learning to glide. I even tried hanging from trees and then letting go {Not the most effective. How about you. Can you fly? Sometimes or often? How did you learn?

I just throw myself at the ground and try to miss.

You know in the 10+ years I have been lucid dreaming I have never tried to fly. Ok we maybe once but it didn't work so concentrate on other things. I think I am taking the easy way out...

Originally Posted by AdamA

You know in the 10+ years I have been lucid dreaming I have never tried to fly. Ok we maybe once but it didn't work so concentrate on other things. I think I am taking the easy way out...

Oh my god thats nuts man! your missing out on a lot. Being able to fly is one of the best things about Lucid Dreaming. I strongly suggest you get back to trying it. Well.. I think I did read one post, where the person said they did not like to fly at all. Thats even harder for me to understand, than somebody saying they don't like chocolate.:p

i never try to fly in ld's either, and plus whenever i try it doesn't work anyway.

Hmmm.... I've never really tried to fly while in perfect clarity... Though I'd rather do something epic first. Like destroy an entire city.

I guess I'm considered one of the lucky ones because I was flying in my first LD. I can just jump up and fly. I don't have to be in a superman position or anything. It's quite an amazing experience. If I know I'm dreaming, I really have a lot of control because I realize everything around me is in my head and can be manipulated in any way I want it to be.

Originally Posted by AdamA

You know in the 10+ years I have been lucid dreaming I have never tried to fly. Ok we maybe once but it didn't work so concentrate on other things. I think I am taking the easy way out...

Ok just got back from my holidays and tried this whilst out there! I climbed a tree and jumped, as I fell I swooped up before I hit the ground then flew around for what seemed like forever! Then made the perfect landing on a balcony where some beautiful girl was waiting for me

First Time i tried to fly and it worked i just kicked my feet of the ground and started swimming in the air lol

Had My second lucid dream last night and took to the skies like a newborn to a teat! Unfortunately my landing needs some work. Anyone remember America's Greatest Superhero? That's how badly I landed. Screaming all the way.:p

I flew in my first lucid dream. It was really strange, because even though I knew it shouldn't happen, I forced myself to believe I could do it. All I did was get a running start and dove into the air, as if I was taking a big jump across something. It's such an incredible feeling, because deep inside, you know it shouldn't be working like that, but yet there you are, flying in midair, defying all laws of physics. After flying for a while, common sense got the better of me, and I fell to the ground. Some girl laughed at me.

In another (non-lucid) dream, I was flying around, and I crashed into a tree. It was embarrassing

I usually don't remember to fly. But I do have decent control. the #1 tip in a lucid to have control is to believe. Believe it or not, it is to believe

I fly a lot in real life, so when I want to fly in my dreams, I tap into the sensation of being lifted that I get every time that I actually take-off. I suggest that anyone who wants to get a real feel for it and not have their brain "invent" the sensation actually go for a flight in a small aircraft. That way you have a base sensation to fall back on (it's also a lot of fun!).

Also, the funniest thing about flying in dreams is having unsuspecting dream characters freaking out .

I used a rocket to fly once, like one of those model rockets lol.
but yeah i just act like superman and fly, works pretty well for me

I jump around like a maniac until I lift into the air. It also works to jump off incredibly high buildings.

My method is to just throw myself at the sky.

for me it was easy i just started to run and then i jumped and i was flying but i always fly verticaly.

the best way is to think logical. if u think to yourself this is a dream there is no such thing as gravity then you will fly

"Gravity's a habit that's hard to shake off." -Terry Pratchett

Well, in a dream it isn't. It's not a great technique but I did it this morning, in my fourth LD. I just completely ignored gravity and started to float up. It's hard to steer and rather slow but it does the trick