"Lucid" Daydreams

[TheSHM]

This is going to sound almost redundant, but I've actually used binaural beats to achieve "lucid daydreams." These I named such not because I've become aware of them (you're already conscious, hopefully, when you daydream) but instead due to the fact they've become dream-like in their vividness. In essence, I've learned, to a very limited extent, how to push myself to a dream while already awake. I literally lose all (or, well, a little) awareness of the outside world and just begin dreaming. Sorta. I've said it before- You can think all day- the difference between a dream and a thought is like the difference between a 3D HD Blu-Ray to an 1890s stereoscopic movie, and then some. But these I'd equate to something like a 1920s movie. As I've been saying, I begin dreaming while awake, per se. You know how, when you think, especially when you think about yourself thinking, the actually pictures and sounds feel like they're on the edge of your senses, but can't quite cross over? Imagine if they did, ever so slightly. The pictures are definitely there, and you can actually make stuff out with your eyes, and your ears seem to ring with strange noises from these thoughts. That's what happened. Take it- I spent 9 and 2/3 hours listening to looping binaural beats lying down, so it may have just been me going insane, but when I felt myself riding this massive, amusement park-esque swing, I really felt like there was wind rushing through my hair. (Funny factoid: I didn't even lucid dream that night)

[fOrceez]

Sounds like you're talking about hypnagogic imagery.

[Amikething]

Sounds like you're talking about hypnagogic imagery. Agreed! this sounds to me like self hypnosis, or else a form of binural-induced state of meditation. Basically, you're not exactly asleep, but just in an altered state where the subconscious is easily influenced by the conscious mind and can create the effects of some very immersive lucid imagery. Not quite insanity, but cool!