Thread: Dream Levels

After having a dream character show me the levels of the dreams (which I forgot) I got curious as to what the levesl actually were. After spending a decent amount of time on Google I found out that there is no accepted levels to dreams. So I made this system up. I'm thinking about submitting to the tutorial section, but would like peer review first.

Level 0 - “Dreamless” -
<blockquote>Person has absolutely no recollection of a dream. </blockquote>

Level 1 - “Waking recollection” -
<blockquote>Slight recollection of a dream for only a few seconds after waking up, dreams are usually very surreal looking, fairly blurry, and often times in grayscale instead of colour. The dreams are usually very short and scattered. The recollection fades quickly and only bits and pieces of the dream are remembered after a second or two, even when focusing on them.</blockquote>

Level 2 - “Triggered recollection” -
<blockquote>Dreamer has waking recollections but looses it before writing it down but recalls the dream at a later time after seeing something or some event makes them remember. Dreams are still fairly surreal, blurry, and in dull colour, but are getting clearer. Dreamers are longer than in level one, but still scattered. This is the average dream for most people.</blockquote>

Level 3 - “Long-term recollection” -
<blockquote>Dreams become fairly clear and are remembered easily for minutes or even hours after waking up. Often very exciting or horrifying dreams fit into this category, but with practice most dreamers can move their average dream here.</blockquote>

Level 4 - “Barely Lucid” -
<blockquote>Dream Induced Lucid Dream in which the dreamer realizes that they are dreaming, but has no control over anything, including themselves and their eyes. The dream usually only lasts for a few seconds or a minute or two at most followed by either a false awakening or actually waking up.</blockquote>

Level 5 - “Autopilot Lucid” -
<blockquote>Dreamer is fully aware that they are dreaming, they are somewhat in control of their bodies and fully aware of their eyes but nothing else. The flow of the dream is not controlled at all, nor is the surroundings. Dreams may go in strange directions. They usually only last for a few minutes.</blockquote>

Level 6 - “Reality Lucid” -
<blockquote>Dreamer now gains control of their body and are granted free will. The immediate surroundings are static and objects can be manipulated with one’s hands the way that they would in waking life. The logical part of the brain is switched on so no superpowers are present. The dreamer may be able to change scenery by spinning or walking through a door, but for the most part the setting is dictated by the dream.</blockquote>

Level 7 - “Teleportation Lucid” -
<blockquote>Dreamer now has absolute ability to change their surroundings at will, but the dream is still in control of the surrounding, however if the dreamer is in danger the surroundings may change around them. For example if the dreamer is falling the ground may turn into water or a bed. Minor superpowers may be present such as breathing underwater, ability to jump to superhuman heights, and seeing in the dark. These can be fairly long dreams.</blockquote>

Level 8 - “Telekinetic Lucid” -
<blockquote>The Dreamer is given slight control over their surrounding and can manipulate the world with their mind. By now dreams are crystal clear and more powers are present, most notably the ability to fly. Minor control of the world is still controlled by the dream, making occasional random events happen. People in the dream may or may not be under the control of the dreamer.</blockquote>

Level 9 - “God Lucid” -
<blockquote>The Dreamer is now completely omnipotent and has control over themselves, their surroundings, and the other dream characters. They can remember everything about their dream so far and know what will happen next.</blockquote>

Level 10 - “Free Will Lucid” -
<blockquote>The Dreamer is still completely omnipotent when they choose to be. Complete control and knowing the direction of the dream can be boring. In this level the dream can have random surprises, but unlike the Telekinetic Lucid the dreamer does it on purpose. They can also give other dream characters free will if they choose.</blockquote>


A person’s dreaming level is determines by a combination of the highest level at which they can reach and the spread at which an average night can be. For instance if a person has reached the Telekinetic Lucid level, but sometimes goes as low as the Triggered Recollection level their dreaming ability would be 8 / 6 (read like a blood pressure: “eight over six.”) The top level at which the dreamer reaches is level 8 and the lowest is 2, the spread is 6 (8 - 2.)