Your own dream world

[Valwen]

I've heard people say they created their own dream world where they invented the rules and all that stuff, and I'm interested in doing the same. What rules would/have you set for your dream world? Two random ones I can think of right now are: 1. Thunderstorms every night, 2. Everybody sleeps floating in the air rather than on a bed. Suggestions don't have to be like mine, they can be as serious or light-hearted as you like. If this has been posted before, I apologize. -Valwen

[Sugarglider11]

Rules for mine 1 storms every day around noon 2 Able to change gravity 3 Now laws 4 The rules can change

[imj]

I've heard people say they created their own dream world where they invented the rules and all that stuff, and I'm interested in doing the same. What rules would/have you set for your dream world? Two random ones I can think of right now are: 1. Thunderstorms every night, 2. Everybody sleeps floating in the air rather than on a bed. Suggestions don't have to be like mine, they can be as serious or light-hearted as you like. If this has been posted before, I apologize. -Valwen Hi, sounds like this is for proficient dreamers...I'm not one of them though..... But it does make my eyes light up.... IMJ

[Abra]

Some stuff that happens occasionally already: Another weather-type change: An eternal sunset. I love sunsets (and try in vain with my one megapixel digital camera to preserve them), and as a result I see them often in lucid dreams. Movie rentals are free, and they return themselves automatically (DC "Pink" made that one up). The dream characters will try to save the dreamer's lucidity (if the dreamer starts babbling on about lemon socks, or something). Dream Characters make sense. And random stuff I wish would happen: It is a law to eat shrimp for dinner (I love prawn way more than pr0n). Darth Vader is the villian, Chuck Norris is his apprentice. No more suburb settings. No more false awakenings after already becoming lucid. Fish turn anthro when spoken to (my anthro fish look friggin' awesome). Trees are not usually green.

[Sugarglider11]

[quote=Abra;699204]Some stuff that happens occasionally already: Another weather-type change: An eternal sunset. I love sunsets (and try in vain with my one megapixel digital camera to preserve them), and as a result I see them often in lucid dreams. quote] Thats funney about the eternal sunset, I started writing a story today with somebody who wanted an eternal sunset.

[mez]

Im going to make my own dreamscape in which im just sitting right at the top of a mountain overlooking a huge valley and its always early morning light.

[m3thart]

Though this sound extremely appealing, I can say that it is impossible in the manner that you are visualizing it. For example, to create laws, you would have to keep these laws in mind throughout lucidity in order for your dream characters to follow them. Even then, that would be dependent on your dream control abilities (my dream characters rarely listen to me). You have to remember that everything in your "lucid world" is all inside your head. You really have to have a large degree of focus in order to accomplish anything, and you have to consistently sustain said focus for any kind of order within the madness of dreams. I did read something about those who practice astral travel, and about how they claim to create entire societies of their own. Though, the validity of said claims is questionable.

[AspirationRealized]

Dreams are based on schemata, or your expectations. Your expectations need not be focused on, once they are well established. Unless you expect them to xP

[mez]

Dreams are based on schemata, or your expectations. Your expectations need not be focused on, once they are well established. Unless you expect them to xP well put. veryyyy true.

[Barns]

Though this sound extremely appealing, I can say that it is impossible in the manner that you are visualizing it. For example, to create laws, you would have to keep these laws in mind throughout lucidity in order for your dream characters to follow them. Even then, that would be dependent on your dream control abilities (my dream characters rarely listen to me). You have to remember that everything in your "lucid world" is all inside your head. You really have to have a large degree of focus in order to accomplish anything, and you have to consistently sustain said focus for any kind of order within the madness of dreams. I did read something about those who practice astral travel, and about how they claim to create entire societies of their own. Though, the validity of said claims is questionable. I see what you are saying, however, you are forgetting that the subconciousness is a master at patching up the areas the conciousness has not focused on. In a dream world you are creating a lot of it will be created by your subconciousness, you only conciously make a few changes. In this way a very complex enviroment can be created with relative ease.

[Valwen]

Thanks everyone for your input. It will probably take a lot of control but I agree with aspirationrealized that once you get your world set in your mind you probably don't have to focus as much. Fish turn anthro when spoken to (my anthro fish look friggin' awesome). What does anthro mean?

[vivedream]

Always warm, beach on one side, forest on another, actually I think I like changes, different scenes, different places, different adventures, I don't think I would like the same thing, rules, etc.

[Kushna Mufeed]

This is actually the first thing that came to mind when I found out about lucid dreaming. I've been creating a fantasy world in my own time, and would love to replicate it in my dreams. What is this world like?...well, I'm working on a document explaining that.

[psychology student]

I'm trying to create a dream world where God doesn't exist. But its proving difficult.

[AspirationRealized]

I know my name is so long. Please, call me AspiR, or AR if you're too lazy. And I think that your degree of awareness within a dream determines how easily you may control it. If you are creating your own "dream world" in your mind, it would be easy to transpose that to your dreams simply by thinking "I'm in [name of your dream world]". However, I'd much rather be aware enough to change the "laws" of my dream universe on the fly... that way they change anytime I'm aware I'm dreaming. But again, you guys need to take into account that I am just regurgitating the ideas of others. Haven't LDed myself yet.

[mez]

theres a program on dreamport.net called paradiso which is designed to aid you in incubating your own personal dreamscape. its nicely put together.

[MisterHyde]

I personally love the randomness of the dream world. Yesterday I was in a hospital which was unbelieveably complex, but the night before I was chasing blue tribbles with Captain Kirk. I love how I know I am going to LD (almost always do) but I have no idea what I am walking into. I do sometimes think people try and turn LDing into another replica of this reality. Maybe it's better left untampered with...

[Valwen]

I see what you all mean; you definitely wouldn't want to limit yourself to whatever you've created, but perhaps it could be just a place you visit once in a while where you're the leader/hero/celebrity or whatever. The world you decided to create when you're awake could be visited when you're asleep and you wouldn't have to change anything to get it just how you like. You could create as many or few as you like and make them as detailed or uncertain as you like. This is just speculation; I haven't been able to do this myself yet, but I am currently working on a creating a somewhat futuristic themed world in my mind that hopefully I'll be able to visit when I'm lucid.

[Abra]

What does anthro mean? Anthro=human. I want my fish to assume human form when spoken to (perhaps they shall wear clothes that reflect their coloration!). Quirky, I know.

[ninja9578]

Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do; Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion too. -John Lennon That's my lucid dream world.

[superlox3]

A few things I like to have: -Personal Gravity -Infinite ability -Even more infinite ability

[Barns]

A few things I like to have: -Personal Gravity -Infinite ability -Even more infinite ability If you are in a lucid dream then your last two points are already taken for granted.

[JerichoMccoy]

My dream world almost mimics my day-to-day life with a few key differences... The landscape changes, but it somehow stays the same. The two malls I go to IRL, are combined with some added features. I call it "The Dream Mall" I know a few roads and streets, plus towns connected in my dream world. A few key building landmarks. And then, when everything else is primed, it's Flying, Teleporting, and chasing Vampires with Hand-Held Polar Bears and Jelly. Oh yeah. Just start with something familiar then work your way in what could be and will be.

[juroara]

oh man I've tried the whole dream world thing once, and things went nuts! It was like my dream slapped my wrist saying "no no no, you can't do that" I decided the dream world would be better with a big old storm over head. So I summon one. Problem was, it was a big storm, a really really big scary ass life like storm. Wasn't long before the winds of the storm tore apart buildings. I was okay with that at first, until all the DCs in my dream were screaming, running, hiding, and being swallowed up this storm growing larger every moment. It was like the nothing in never ending story. After a while the storm was just this massive wall of black. I felt bad! I just wanted a cool storm, not like doomsday storm. So I told the storm, Stop! It quieted down and slowly retreated. And then it came back in full force and faster the moment I turned away! D= I got scared and lost control of the dream, and instead created a door portal for myself and all the DCs. And I decided on the other side the sun was always shining and there were no storms! Thus says me! Once everyone was inside the new dream world, I destroyed the door portal so that the storm couldn't get in. I have a real terrible fear of F5 tornados, so I lost out to my subconscious there. Anyways, my subcon. has done a good job of making incredible environments that sometimes my conscious wasn't dreaming of. I enjoy a lot of the dream environments my dream naturally creates and just try a more passive approach if I don't like the scene. Sometimes thats flying up above the clouds and back down thinking of something different. Or walking through a door, or submerging in the water and back out. Sometimes when I'm lucid all I want to do is explore what impossible world my dream came up with this time, and I just sit back and enjoy the surreal details.