No control over my lucid dreams? Why?

**FuzzyKing** · 01-10-2011 02:37 AM

Recently I have been having many dreams in which in the dream I would notice a dream sign and say to myself "Okay I'm dreaming, now I can become lucid." Normally when this happens people do gain lucidity but for me nothign happens. I gain no control over them whatsoever, it's as if i'm dreaming that i'm lucid dreaming. These arent lucid dreams, but they should be because I realize i'm dreaming. How can I get over this problem?

**Hukif** · 01-10-2011 02:40 AM

Ah, you are mistaking something, lucidty does not equal control, you are lucid if you know it is a dream, while dreaming.
You ARE having lucid dreams, it is just that you have no control in them, that comes with practice.

**FuzzyKing** · 01-10-2011 02:51 AM

Ahh I see.. thank you.

**kookyinc** · 01-10-2011 04:08 AM

You have to expect to have control. Let go of common sense and previous conceptions about how people, physics, etc. This can be a tricky thing to do, as you've never really lived in a world where you have complete control over everything.
As stated, control accompanies practice. Start off small, try flying, lifting something with telekinesis, or using mind control on one DC.
After a while, move onto doing more interesting things like making beautiful people out of fire and having sex with them while riding on a magic carpet and shooting UV lasers at giant dragon-eurypterid hybrids that you are controlling (this last suggestion may take time to master).

**Kaos** · 01-10-2011 07:44 AM

With my experience, I found out that if I was even remotely skeptical if I could do something in my lucid dream, it would never work. You really do have to believe that you will perform a task... as cliche' as it sounds.

**miggsy** · 01-10-2011 11:43 AM

i dont know about anyone else,but i find that when im lucid dreaming i only need to think of something to happen and it does.The other day i turned my whole city into clouds which was a little frightening because they were so realistic that i temporarily forget i was dreaming and i thought i would fall to my death,but i dont usually have to speak in my dreams to make things happen,just think them.