Thread: Why So Few?

Originally Posted by zoth00

. Now, recalling something never gives you the vivid sensation of living it, it's a shadow, a mere memory, a sample of life.

I don't think this is true. I have memories that give me pretty vivid feelings. I can remember how it felt to be there for some of them.

A person can dwell on a memory until it consumes their lives. This can happen to trauma victims, as well as offenders. For offenders though, this causes them to want to relive the act eventually. Afterward, they relive the memory over and over, taking satisfaction in it every time.

Originally Posted by hathor28

Was it a dream?

nope

Originally Posted by Jabre

I was wondering, why doesn't everybody lucid dream? Why not? Don't they want to use their brain's true potential? Don't they want to explore what makes them themselves? I have sought an explanation, but I just simply cannot fathom why anyone wouldn't want to lucid dream. Yes, it can be hard, but with about a years practice (at most) you can master it or at least learn enough to actually do it. It seems that the majority of people are misinformed about it. They think that it is this New Age thing, that it is parapsychology or psionics. I don't think they know that it is real. Why do you think we're such a small group?

25% "Lucid what?"
25% "Too hard"
25% "I fear nightmares"
25% "That's impossible! Stop reading that sort of stupid things because you're getting crazier!"

It was a joke I think

Originally Posted by Miguelinileugim

25% "Lucid what?"
25% "Too hard"
25% "I fear nightmares"
25% "That's impossible! Stop reading that sort of stupid things because you're getting crazier!"

yeah lol

Originally Posted by Miguelinileugim

25% "Lucid what?"
25% "Too hard"
25% "I fear nightmares"
25% "That's impossible! Stop reading that sort of stupid things because you're getting crazier!"

You nailed it, haha .

I tend to gain and lose interest over a period of time. I will generally get into it for around a month or two, then gradually lose interest and stop putting forth any effort. Then I will pick it back up again later on.

Like, I just got interested again in this yesterday, after like a year of not doing it. I hope to stick with it this time. We will see.

I really do not understand it. I've tried to convince two of my friends to LD. But they have showed no interest in it. One even compared it the mass genocide... -_-

My parents love lucid dreaming and actually introduced me to the concept, because my mom's side of the family is pretty much all natural lucid dreamers. They don't come as easily to me, but most of my friends think of it as silly new age stuff or are just not interested. One said that they like their dreams the way they are. Most of them don't even understand the depth of knowledge you can gain from the experience about your reality and perception alone, not to talk about the creative and self exploring benefits of the practice.

I told my brother about it, and he thought it was interesting and said he wouldn't mind having one, but when I explained to him the process and the amount of work required to do such a thing he almost immediately lost interest. Some people just probably won't think its worth the amount of effort required, or will just get scared of the idea.

I realized this isn't just a hobby I can talk about with anyone, imagine someone asks you, "What do you like to do?" and you respond with, "Live in my dreams."

Originally Posted by BossMan

I realized this isn't just a hobby I can talk about with anyone, imagine someone asks you, "What do you like to do?" and you respond with, "Live in my dreams."

I will so answer with that the next time someone asks me that!

lucid dreaming was and most likely still is looked at as new age

Originally Posted by acillis

lucid dreaming was and most likely still is looked at as new age

yeah, most people say that.
for me, i don't see anything "paranormal" about it- simply knowing one's dreaming. How is that so hard for some people to grasp?

Because then it'd be too mainstream