How do you fly in lucid dreams?

**bobberski** · 08-24-2012 11:43 PM

Usually when I have a lucid dream, I forget to try to fly. Well I got lucid last night and I somehow remembered. I was at the top of a hill. I took a running start and jumped off with my arms and legs out. I glided to the bottom and scratched my belly lol. I glided on flat land too. I tried jumping straight up and I did my best to imagine and feel it but I couldn't. I ended up running around my neighborhood looking like I was pretending to be an airplane. I was even desperate enough to ask random DC's how to. They obviously didnt know. I experimented with my ability to make things happen. I made Britney spears appear behind me but I couldn't make an apple appear in my hand. Wtf. Also, I lost more control as my dream became more vivid. Help would be nice.

**fred15654** · 08-24-2012 11:49 PM

I think it's takes a little practice to attain more control like that, I wouldn't rush things

I have only started LDing yesterday, but I did manage to fly like you describe.
The trick is to remember what you want to do prior to going to sleep.
Then, when having the dream, you remember what you wanted to do and you try it.

It won't always work, but it helped me!

Also, in my dream, I just tried really hard to lift off. It's like meditating or wishing reaaaally hard.
You just go and try, focus all your energy on your body and ... lift off.

It's an extraordinary experience! I wish you lots of luck!

**ShadowOfSelf** · 08-25-2012 12:02 AM

Don't try so hard next time. You are the dream. Think, if you wanted to float up out of your seat right now, how would you? How do you move your fingers to type, or your feet to walk? you just, intend... will...

Originally Posted by fred15654

I have only started LDing yesterday, but I did manage to fly like you describe.
The trick is to remember what you want to do prior to going to sleep.
Then, when having the. dream, you remember what you wanted to do and you try it

Brilliant

**bindibadgi** · 08-25-2012 01:45 AM

For me, flying is a lot like swimming. I don't have wings, and I don't need a running jump or a start from altitude or anything. Sometimes I need a little help to gain altitude though, like pulling myself up using tree boughs or jumping up onto a roof and springing from there. Mostly I fly at low altitude, and usually not very fast, although I'm conscious that I'm capable of astonishing speed.

Flying is one of my favourite dream activities, so keep it up. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it, and I hope you have many lucid flights!

**Nerq** · 08-25-2012 01:54 AM

For starters, never try to take a running start. Don't apply so much effort. That starts your mind out thinking that you will need to work hard in order to do this, and that leaves room for the doubtful question to pop into your mind, "Am I putting in enough effort?". That's where things to south. The only way that you'll reach the goal that you want, is to keep in mind that effort has nothing to do with goal achieving in dreams. It's all about understanding that you can have anything, if you don't hold on to why it shouldn't be possible. Your whole waking life, you've been a slave to the physics of gravity. In your mind, you're still a slave to gravity. But remind yourself... gravity and force, do not have any meaning in your dream unless you allow it. Good luck! I hope this concept helps in your dream control all around.

**bobberski** · 08-25-2012 02:03 AM

Thanks guys

**bindibadgi** · 08-25-2012 02:42 AM

Good advice Nerq. That's worth keeping in mind for any dream activity. I certainly find that those things which work in my dreams are things which I just know I can do, and therefore don't need to work at.

This goes for playing music too. I've had some great dream jams, on all sorts of instruments!

JP · 08-25-2012 07:50 AM

Flying can be very difficult to learn for some, I myself fell into this category. When I first attempted to fly I couldn't even get off the ground, I tried and tried yet nothing happened. I eventually learned that flying, along with everything else in your dreams, needs to be mentally conquered. What I mean is, if you believe you can fly, you will fly. Believe in yourself, imagine yourself in the air, the gusts flowing through your hair. When you do make it into the air, flap your arms, put them out in front of you, do whatever it takes to reassure yourself that you are in control. When you have control of your dream you can do anything.