Do people do this?

**Barry** · 03-19-2012 10:28 PM

Has anyone ever become aware that they are dreaming and then just let the dream continue without intervening, I think it would be pretty cool

**Hukif** · 03-19-2012 10:30 PM

Yeah a bunch of times, never get much out of it though so don't do it often.

**Barry** · 03-19-2012 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

Yeah a bunch of times, never get much out of it though so don't do it often.

Cool..do you ever get bored of lding or is it still fun after 4690 ld's? and are you a natural lder, wish I was!

**Hukif** · 03-19-2012 10:38 PM

Never bored! Also, I started getting lucid at around 2003, the 4690 is just what I have journaled.
Not a natural, I had to practice my way up for lucidity.

**Barry** · 03-19-2012 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

Never bored! Also, I started getting lucid at around 2003, the 4690 is just what I have journaled.
Not a natural, I had to practice my way up for lucidity.

I see. Do you have a lot of success with WBTB?

**Hukif** · 03-19-2012 10:42 PM

I don't WBTB, all I use is the common RC to get lucid. Though I was self taught and didn't discover it was named RC until I found the first dreaming forum.

**OpheliaBlue** · 03-20-2012 09:32 PM

Yeah I agree with Hukif. I even feel as if I wasted an LD if I don't do SOMEthing. However, sometimes I let the LD start itself a bit, rather than force a particular scenery. I never know how long the dream will last, so I don't want to spend the whole thing trying to create the world around me. So I let my subconscious create the setting and maybe some characters, then I take over.

Cool topic.

ps. Hi Hukif!

**Robot_Butler** · 03-20-2012 09:56 PM

These are my favorite types of dreams. I like to let the dream play out, only intervening to steer a bit, keep things interesting, or react to situations. It is fun to watch your subconscious come up with crazy dream stuff. Being lucid means I can interpret it all as it is happening, like reading a good book or watching a movie.

**Woodstock** · 03-22-2012 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

These are my favorite types of dreams. I like to let the dream play out, only intervening to steer a bit, keep things interesting, or react to situations. It is fun to watch your subconscious come up with crazy dream stuff. Being lucid means I can interpret it all as it is happening, like reading a good book or watching a movie.

I've never thought about it like that. But I've only had one lucid dream that I could control, the other two I just knew I was dreaming and woke up, so I don't have much experience with this. Is this a way to know what your subconscious is thinking? Sometimes I feel like I'm keeping secrets from myself, like I know something that I don't know or won't tell myself. It's hard to explain.

**Michaeljp86** · 03-22-2012 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Barry

Has anyone ever become aware that they are dreaming and then just let the dream continue without intervening, I think it would be pretty cool

Ive done this alot, thats how I got into looking around on the internet and found this site. I used to figure out I was in a dream but I wouldnt do anything. I didnt really know I could or didnt try.

**RebelSeven** · 03-22-2012 10:54 AM

I like following the dream plot as it was when I became lucid, but using my new-found lucidity to use kick-ass dream powers to "win"

**Taffy** · 03-22-2012 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Hukif

I don't WBTB, all I use is the common RC to get lucid. Though I was self taught and didn't discover it was named RC until I found the first dreaming forum.

Damn! I'd kill to get as good as that!

well, not really of course. But still.

Anyway, I never really do this, because I have so many things I want to do already. I also worry that I'll get swept up in the dream plot and lose lucidity, since that's happened a few times unintentionally. I'd try it if I ever had some lucids to spare.

**OpheliaBlue** · 03-22-2012 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Taffy

Damn! I'd kill to get as good as that!

well, not really of course. But still.

Anyway, I never really do this, because I have so many things I want to do already. I also worry that I'll get swept up in the dream plot and lose lucidity, since that's happened a few times unintentionally. I'd try it if I ever had some lucids to spare.

I know how you feel!

I'd kill to have some spare lucids myself

**Michaeljp86** · 03-23-2012 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

I like following the dream plot as it was when I became lucid, but using my new-found lucidity to use kick-ass dream powers to "win"

I try to do the same, seems like when I try to control things I either wake up or everything just goes blank and becomes stupid, nothing there nothing to do. Only once have I had a really hard core lucid dream where I did what I wanted in a dream world where everything continued with doing whatever I wanted to.

I tried to kick some math teachers a$$, I thought Id really whip that guy with my super man powers. That little guy got mean and nasty real quick.