There was a psychology student, who got an account here on DV, that did an experiment on that. I don't remember his username though, so you might have to use the search function <.< |
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I was reading Plato's "Phaedo" when, about a third of the way through, I was struck with a very exciting realization. This is the part of the book that I read that made me come upon it: |
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There was a psychology student, who got an account here on DV, that did an experiment on that. I don't remember his username though, so you might have to use the search function <.< |
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That sounds like a very interesting study, but search as I might, I cannot seem to find it... |
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In EWoLD, Laberge talks about creative problem solving using lucid dreams. I think it's a great idea |
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I've thought about this before, but I've rarely been consistent with my LDing in the past. I'm getting much better now, might try to do something like this soon. |
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157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
I have only recently gotten better at inducing lucid dreams. My next goals is to gain better dream control and explore the dream universe for potential insights and solutions. |
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I've read Laberge's Lucid Dreaming before, which mentioned problem solving as a potential benefit of lucid dreaming, but not until I read Plato did I fully comprehend just how powerful lucid dreaming could be if harnessed properly. I am not quite talking about casually asking questions or running scenarios in a lucid dream, but more so focusing all of ones attention on solving a single problem or comprehending a single abstract idea in such a way that that is all that exists for you in that moment. Total mental clarity. |
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Last edited by Suscitatsio; 02-09-2011 at 12:15 AM.
157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
The right setting? Then I suppose you'll have to try to create it. My problem right now is that I never seem to stay in my lucid dreams long enough to do much of anything... Although I have no trouble manipulating it for the few minutes I hold onto it. |
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You should try L-DEILD, I'll send you a link to the MILD class notes, I don't think Percy would mind. It's a way to enter another dream from a previous lucid, fairly simple. I've been using it to have 45 minute long lucid chains, but my minds been to scattered to focus on a single task. I honestly don't have much control, I don't know why it seems like I used to have more, but I'm coming off a long dry spell. |
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157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
Ah I am familiar with the DEILD technique, although I have yet to try it. I will make it a habit now, thank you. |
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Great idea. I am going to practice drawing and painting in a lucid dream. |
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ya gwan fok wid de Baron? ye gotta nodda ting comin. (Formerly known as Baking Nomad.)
Yes it does sound quite exciting indeed. You would think that it would be much easier to solve a math problem in a lucid dream, as you would be able to focus all of your attention on it, free of distraction of any kind. And being how it is the nature of dreams to be a place of manifested imagination, flowing from thoughts (unconscious or otherwise), one could easily picture a mathematical problem coming to life in front of you. And your consciousness being able to expand free of the limitations that come with waking existence, you could very well comprehend the entire problem much more vividly and completely, indeed much more so than would ever be possible while awake, and the problem could then be made to, as I said before, come alive and could be freely manipulated on a whim. It would be an amazing experience, and such a one as I have been wondering is possible and has been attempted. |
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I know of one person who used a similar technique to have "pure thought" - Albert Einstein. Admittedly he didn't lucid dream but he supposedly used semi-sleeping states to ponder his theories. I think the reason for this working was that the brain is more flooded with blood and oxygen so activity increases. |
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Einstein! Well it is heartening then to know that my idea would appear to be on the right track. Though as I concluded it from Plato's work I suppose I couldn't be too far off. And I really did not change his reasoning much at all, as sleep is well known to be the half-brother of death. What you describe of Einstein sounds much like the "dream-like reverie" that some famous poets pursued for it's enhanced creative abilities. If a semi-sleep consciousness worked such wonders for great men of the past, and uncontrolled dreams brought many great, carrier-defining ideas to yet other great men, the potential of a fully controlled lucid dream is exciting indeed. |
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Yeah also Tesla, but I've heard both that he did lucid dream and that he didn't, not sure really. |
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157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
hmm... looks interesting, and sort of makes sense, although i'd only do it if there was a REALLY BIG problem, as i rarely have a lucid dream and prefer to spend those i do have on fun, such as hanging out with videogame characters, playing with my superhuman powers, and killing the occasional DC. but gimme a shout when you try it, cause i wanna see if it works. |
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I have returned, but I'm not the same
I'm a shadow, a shell, it's no longer a game
Peace is dead, peace is gone
All that remains is a chilling song
I have no doubt now that such states have bellows many great men of history assemble their great works into being. |
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I'm not sure I understand you correctly. Plato says that only in death you (the "soul") are detached from your body, so there are no external stimuli distracting you. The problem is to get into such a state without dying, and your solution to this is to have a lucid dream. |
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I will attempt to clear up some of your misconceptions reckoner. |
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