How do I know if this was a Lucid Dream

**Unsubscriber** · 11-12-2013 07:05 PM

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I was just wondering if you guys could help me out. Ever since I studied lucid dreaming a few weeks ago, this past weekend I had a dream where I became a vampire. I looked into some girl's eyes and said don't scream, and I bit in to her neck and sucked her blood. But what the weird thing was, was that I was enjoying it and the blood had tasted sweet, and I remember me tasting it in the dream and what the blood tasted like. I know for a fact blood doesnt taste this way in real life, but it did in the dream, and that was the first time I had ever really felt something in a dream, I could actually taste it! That was pretty weird, but it was the first time I could remember a sense in my dream, and im not sure if that was lucidity because I remember how vivid it was. Afterward, I remember I was getting very angry and I could throw chairs really high up into the air, I was much stronger than I really am. This is the first time I could remember a dream this into detail and I am not sure what kind of dream or lucid dream it would be classified as, or if you guys knew any of what I was talking about. But if you can give me some help on what this type of dream is that would be great! I also was not controlling myself but I was aware of what was happening.

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**Taffy** · 11-12-2013 07:45 PM

Could've been just a vivid dream. It only counts as "lucid" if you realize/know that you're dreaming. Although it was vivid and there were some things that may convince you that it could've been control, it was most likely just part of the dream.

**Scionox** · 11-13-2013 01:23 PM

Hey and welcome to dreamviews!

What Taffy said, lucid dream is when you consciously know that you are dreaming. But hey, higher vividness is a sign of progress towards lucidity, so congrats on that!

Also be sure to check out this section, it contains nice techniques for becoming lucid: Induction Methods and Techniques

*Moved to General Lucid Discussion*

**Unsubscriber** · 11-14-2013 01:36 AM

Hey, thanks for moving my topic. I was wondering what your thoughts were on shared dreaming? Is there a special place I have to go to meet people in my dream? Is there a guide? What are your thoughts has it happened to you? Let me know of you can thank you!!

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**Taffy** · 11-14-2013 10:21 PM

Shared dreaming is still a pretty arguable topic, for discussions on that look at the Beyond Dreaming subforum.

**Lancell** · 11-15-2013 02:28 AM

Well, to me it's always super easy to differ a Lucid Dream from a normal dream, because a normal dream always feel like a strong thought, usually 3rd person and as you said can't remember most senses. A Lucid Dream I always look trough trough my actual eyes, can feel everything and almost always have control of everything, tough sometimes I follow my instinct to the point it's like I only think I have control. The waking awareness is always there too, I always feel myself lying in my bed, totally aware that it's all a dream even tough everything is so perfect to real life. Also, as you said, you can remember everything in great detail of your environment and theres never any gaps in time as there in normal dreams.

So I think if you can answer if it was a Lucid Dream is if you looked on it trough your eyes, or it felt like a thought like all other dreams.

But as I'm kind of new to actually discussing Lucid Dreaming with other people that actually is experienced with it, I kind of always talk trough personal experience.

**Scionox** · 11-15-2013 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Unsubscriber

Hey, thanks for moving my topic. I was wondering what your thoughts were on shared dreaming? Is there a special place I have to go to meet people in my dream? Is there a guide? What are your thoughts has it happened to you? Let me know of you can thank you!!

Some believe into it, some not. I personally believe into shared dreaming, though haven't had experiences with it but from what i know you need to be in good connection with a person you want to share dream with. If you are interested on topic of shared dreaming you could also check out this user forum: http://www.dreamviews.com/internatio...aming-project/