Goldenspark,

No problem man and good points.
I think it is sort of seen as Taboo by a lot of people, especially very Religious people.
I think one of the main reasons Dreaming is so dismissed in the West is because in Medieval Britain and Europe it was seen as the Devil trying to fill your heads with evil thoughts so people didn't take notice of them.
The East on the other hand didn't have this belief, so see Dreams in a very different light.


Hi Fogelbise.

That's good mate! the more you have the more you can practice making them longer.
Do you use the Spinning technique when the Dream starts to fade?
If not, definitely try it!
It's the most easy and effective way to keep a LDream going in my experience.
I didn't write my Lucid out because it's pretty long and most people don't bother with a long post.
I'll write it out properly later or tomorrow and send it to you in a PM though if you like?
I've got it in my DJournal but I write things down in a weird way when it's just for me to read.


Ctharlhie.

Yeah, I think you've hit the nail on the head!
That's what I think is the main reason people aren't interested.
I suppose you can't really blame them though thinking about it, I wouldn't have believed the detail and realism you could achieve, had I not had any myself and I've always had very Vivid Dreams.


Jaskrab.

I think the term Lucid Dreaming is another thing that puts people off.
When most people (including sometimes me in the past when hearing about a Non Lucid Dream) hear the word Dream, they immediately switch off and as you say, see it as trivial and uninteresting.


Jackc45.

Thanks mate!
I'll either put it in here or PM you it and Fogelbise.


Bobblehat.

Yeah, if there was a technology come out in which everybody could Lucid any time they wanted it would be massive!


JoannaB.

I haven't tried any VR machines yet but it will get there some day I'm sure.
I remember my uncle telling me that he tried an early version of VR at a fair in the 80s.
He said the graphics wasn't very good but it was still pretty impressive and sort of gave you the feeling if being in a different reality.
The rate Computers and Games Consoles are developing, it's only a matter of time!