Thread: Submit Your Questions for the Next Episode of the DreamViews Podcast!

Originally Posted by NinjaBtch

I dont know if this is real or if you can talk about it but i have heard about people
saying they have had dreams more vivid that real life.
Whats your take on this?

This is a good one! I'd love to take a crack at answering this one, particularly since this one can be a little controversial. I've mentioned a few thoughts on this in earlier podcasts but it's not something we've explored in detail yet. It's also not something Ophelia and I have discussed IIRC, so I'm looking forward to hearing about her experiences.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

I suppose I want to follow up on the "100%" question: What do you guys think of the fact that, while many lucid dreamers struggle to attain lucidity, pioneers such as Frederik van Eeden and Marquis d'Hervey de Saint Denys each clocked LD counts in the 1000s, without the help of modern techniques or technology, using only a dream journal and auto-suggestion? Do we over-complicate LDing, are LDers their own worst enemies?

Great question, especially with the historical angle. I recall reading about both of these lucidity pioneers in Daniel Love's book but I can no longer remember the details about the techniques they practiced. If you have any sources about these two you found particularly illuminating, let me know. I'd love to know more about their approaches.

Anyway, I'll be sure not to geek out so much on the history part as to miss the point -- do we sometimes overcomplicate lucid dreaming? Very important question.

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

This is a good one! I'd love to take a crack at answering this one, particularly since this one can be a little controversial. I've mentioned a few thoughts on this in earlier podcasts but it's not something we've explored in detail yet. It's also not something Ophelia and I have discussed IIRC, so I'm looking forward to hearing about her experiences.

Is it controversial? Having had a few hi-def lucids, I can say I was surprised when it happened, but it did sort of make sense to me that the brain can produce better images without dealing with the limitations of the eye.

Originally Posted by Sibyline

Is it controversial? Having had a few hi-def lucids, I can say I was surprised when it happened, but it did sort of make sense to me that the brain can produce better images without dealing with the limitations of the eye.

Agreed. There's at least one very experienced lucid dreamer whose opinion was that "hyper-realistic" lucid dreams were more of an emotional response than anything and not actually any more vivid than waking life. That's an interesting take on it.

Personally, I'm firmly in the camp that lucid dreams can be more vivid than waking life!

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Agreed. There's at least one very experienced lucid dreamer whose opinion was that "hyper-realistic" lucid dreams were more of an emotional response than anything and not actually any more vivid than waking life. That's an interesting take on it.

Personally, I'm firmly in the camp that lucid dreams can be more vivid than waking life!

Who was that?

Originally Posted by fogelbise

This fits with thoughts I have had rumbling around my head since I saw the original question. Some lucid dreams are quite vivid and since my recent work towards lucid dreaming, certain aspects of daily life also seem more vivid perhaps like "getting a new pair of glasses." This could be why some people feel lucid dreams are more vivid than everyday life. Early on I was amazed by some of the visuals thinking it was unlike anything I had seen before, but then I get a good sunset or light hitting a certain way or any number of things in waking life and it also feels like I am seeing things in a "whole new light" and I find myself smiling big and feeling a sort of exhilaration. I am not constantly walking around like everything is paradise, but I do find paradise in my own back yard more often.

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I find in myself the motivation to experience more detail-rich and beautiful and interesting reality in order to have more vivid dreams.
That can't be bad either!