Semi-lucid Dreamers

**The Sandman** · 11-22-2011 04:47 AM

I have had several dreams where I was what I will call Semi-lucid. I believe this is where you realize you are dreaming for a very short time, but perhaps being very tired, you are unable to act on your lucidity, and you slip back into a regular dream. Perhaps other factors could play into this.

While journaling my dreams, I find myself wanting to check a box to identify and search for semi-lucid dreams. I want to find out:

1. How many of you have had what you would deem a semi-lucid dream.
2. How do you define a semi-lucid dream.

Thanks for responding

**Hukif** · 11-22-2011 02:12 PM

I don't define semi-lucid dream, either lucid or non-lucid, one being knowing that you are in a dream with varying levels of control/clairity/stability and the other not knowing, plain and simple.

If I lose lucidity right away during a dream, will just label it non-lucid.

**The Sandman** · 11-22-2011 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

I don't define semi-lucid dream, either lucid or non-lucid, one being knowing that you are in a dream with varying levels of control/clairity/stability and the other not knowing, plain and simple.

If I lose lucidity right away during a dream, will just label it non-lucid.

I understand the distinction, and your reasoning Hukif. I'm trying to understand something else.

**Sageous** · 11-22-2011 06:21 PM

A semi-lucid for me is a dream where self-awareness is very low: Control is limited, memory sucks (i.e., I don't remember that my dreaming body is asleep somewhere, or perhaps what my dream goals are today -- or even that I have any), and there is a chance that I will still accept as real the things going on around me in the dream. And yet I'll know I'm dreaming.

I think semi-lucids happen to people more often than they think; I know they happen to me all the time these days, as I would bet happens to most very experienced LD'ers. I stopped recording them, or even paying much attention to them, years ago, especially after I noticed that they were keeping me from achieving higher-level lucids -- since I was sure I was dreaming, I was willing to let the dream continue without summoning more self-awareness, and real lucidity. In fact, a semi-lucid tends, for me, to lead straight back to non-lucid dreaming.

So check that box, and learn to understand that you are semi-lucid and need to build awareness. This is simply (though not easily) done by testing your memory (i.e., that you are asleep, or those goals). among other things -- something else might work for you.

**The Sandman** · 12-04-2011 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

I don't define semi-lucid dream, either lucid or non-lucid, one being knowing that you are in a dream with varying levels of control/clairity/stability and the other not knowing, plain and simple.

If I lose lucidity right away during a dream, will just label it non-lucid.

Hukif,

I recently had a dream where I wanted to take a girl, but I didn't know if I was dreaming or not, so I was nervous to take her. By the definition of "...either knowing or not knowing," would this fall under knowing or not knowing? I controlled myself to get the girl, but at first, I did not know if I was dreaming.

Let me know what you think.

**fOrceez** · 12-04-2011 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by The Sandman

Hukif,

I recently had a dream where I wanted to take a girl, but I didn't know if I was dreaming or not, so I was nervous to take her. By the definition of "...either knowing or not knowing," would this fall under knowing or not knowing? I controlled myself to get the girl, but at first, I did not know if I was dreaming.

Let me know what you think.

I would say not knowing. Sounds like a regular dream to me

**The Sandman** · 12-05-2011 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by fOrceez

I would say not knowing. Sounds like a regular dream to me

OK fOrceez,

I appreciate that. Now, how would you recommend I account for the question in my mind--the speculation, that I might be dreaming?
As mentioned, I wanted to take a woman. I trusted that I was dreaming, so I took her. I would never do something like that in real life.

Thanks for your response.

@Hukif,

Sorry I was curt.