So much feeling... closer to HH?

[beachgirl]

in a dream this AM, extremely vivid, i was with my deceased cat B. B. was nuzzling me, happy to see me after being separated for so long, purring, growling (in a cute way), and basically doing the exact things he used to do in real life. to the finest most accurate detail. it was almost astonishing to me afterward, when i think about it. i don't consider this a lucid dream but i was extremely aware of every nuance as we reunited, cuddled, and so on. it could have been an FA of sorts. what i am wondering is this: because of the detail accuracy, is it possible that this was closer to HH than a dream? i am used to having lots of feelings in dreams (hey, in my final dream this AM i got in on with Michael Jackson, after all, and it was, well, amazing - tho i must admit, it was more about me feeling me than him...), and, there was something so eidetically perfect about this one with cat B. I don't think I've had dreams with that level of "feeling accuracy" - sort of how your taste or other senses aren't quite as real in dreams, even if your vision is vivid. Yet it seems HH can have that level of accuracy. is this correct? I am just curious how this dream happened and if it was really more HH. The only reason it might not be is that it occurred at 5 AM - hardly near my normal awakening time. Or, maybe i'm just not used to having these kinds of dreams and have more of them to look forward to?

[IndigoGhost]

I think it could just be a very high clarity dream, it happens to me on occasions, perhaps the wiring in your brain is being changed due to the fact that you have been practicing lucid dreaming for a while now and its gearing up for more vivid dreams. Its kind of how meditation works that after a while you just feel more relaxed and aware when not in meditation because the brain has the wiring for it. Neuroplasticity is fun

[beachgirl]

Neuroplasticity is fun i love neuroplasticity. that would be great to think that this is just heightened neuroplasticity. do you get this heightened level of sensory feeling-detail in any/some of your dreams?

[IndigoGhost]

do you get this heightened level of sensory feeling-detail in any/some of your dreams? It depends on if im working hard or hardly working on my lucid dream skill

[Dannon Oneironaut]

Michael Jackson?! What is HH and FA?

[beachgirl]

FA = false awakening (i also dreamed i was in my bedroom being woken up by someone at the same time) HH = hynagogic (or hypnopompic) hallucinations that come with SP or pseudo-SP... Michael Jackson = go figure... he's not really a fixture IWL for me.