Recovery of Lost memories.

[ArtfulBodger]

Ok, I'll say this now because im dying to mention it, and if i say it at the end of this post it'll derive from topic. I just saw the film "The Cell" and thought to myself, albeit quite gory and not really what most would nessicerilly 'want' to dream about (heres hoping ), This is a HELL'of alot like Lucid Dreaming.... to some extent. Anyway, I was wondering if its possible at all to recall memories in your LD's. I've read of peoples experiences in dreams of the big ball in the sky thats supposedly your mind/ego, and obviously we should take into account that our subconcious should really be all-knowing of our own knowledge, as far as im aware anyway. (Note that I have only had one Lucid and I didn't interact with any DC's or Talk to myself or whathaveyou in anyway.) With sufficient Dream Recall Skill, could you awaken from a dream being slightly wiser, having replayed certain events in your life making you more aware of outcomings? Could you re-live maths lessons and rekindle lost equations? If anybody has experienced this sort of dream or knows an honest answer they could share then please, by all means, share your thoughts.

[james-25:22pm]

honest answer: If its a 'lost memory'....then how would you know whether or not it actually occured? You could ask a DC to show you some of your old memories....but how would you know if they were just a creation or a real memory? Im sure its possible....but filtering the real from your mind's own creativity would be next to impossible

[Moonbeam]

^^^Good point. Unless you could confirm it with someone else who might remember the same thing.

[floating tao]

If this counts as remembering and confirming, in high school I had a dream just before waking in which I was speaking fluent French, and when I woke up I remembered what I'd been saying and wrote it down, took it to my French teacher that day and found it was all correct, but way beyond what I'd studied so far... it inclined me to believe I'd spoken French in a past life, but that was just one interpretation. Hadn't yet been exposed at the time to the idea our dream bodies might have access to unlimited knowledge. So whether it was actually remembering (my assumption) remains up for debate, I guess.

[Abra]

If this counts as remembering and confirming, in high school I had a dream just before waking in which I was speaking fluent French, and when I woke up I remembered what I'd been saying and wrote it down, took it to my French teacher that day and found it was all correct, but way beyond what I'd studied so far... it inclined me to believe I'd spoken French in a past life, but that was just one interpretation. Hadn't yet been exposed at the time to the idea our dream bodies might have access to unlimited knowledge. So whether it was actually remembering (my assumption) remains up for debate, I guess. I had a dream this morning where I spoke Spanish. Unsurprising, for how long I've studied, but everything I pointed to I named correctly. <3 Wouldn't it be cool if we all had the origin of language programmed into us? If the roots of certain words are genetically passed on? If some scientists believe complex animal behaviors are genetic, then it's not a stretch to include core elements of language in humans, as well. Of course, I don't really agree with half the claims of "genetically passed on behaviors," anyway. Perhaps you got the phrase from a movie/clip you saw in class, but forgot? Dreams help consolidate memory, classifying what should be stored where (and how deeply). That's how one school of thought goes, and in some aspects I agree. As for the original post, memories degrade over time. It's just that simple. Your mind will take the schemata of the scene that you are trying to replicate, and try to fill in the gaps as logically as possible, which can make it seem remarkably true. But the veracity of the recreated situation is always questionable.

[ArtfulBodger]

Floating Tao: thats very interesting, to think that were born with built in knowledge such as language. Its also pretty intimidating, i think. I mean if you already know something (subconsiously) then is their any point in learning it? I know that sounds stupid but think about it. Schools would be better off teaching kids to LD so they can Unlock the language, rather than re-teaching it to them! ....memories degrade over time... After I read this I immediately remembered reading that somewhere else on this forum, so i suppose your right. Definately told me wrong. thats really my question answered i think... unless anyone can elaborate. ?

[ArtfulBodger]

At James: True, but surely having a dream Journal should help you sift from real and imaginary.

[Rawracookie]

I can usually feel if I had remembered remembering something. Like you forget what the content is but you know you had it there before. Sometimes this feeling rekindles after I am reminded by the content. In this way I "feel" that it is a memory. I've had "flashbacks" in dreams before to fill plotholes, but these are like you see on TV. For instance, I was braking hard irl because I almost missed a stop sign in the fog. As I felt the pressure of my foot on the brakes, I remembered my dream that morning where I was braking hard, but had little effect.