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Whenever you become lucid, what do you do? Obviously there's a lot to do in a world where your imagination is literally the limit, but what are some recurring things you guys do? I had a lucid dream this morning that was incredibly clear but it didn't last long because I hadn't the slightest idea on what I wanted to do! So I'm curious on hearing from you guys :P.
Chase me some fine dream character tail :bliss:
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The first thing i try is flying which is somtimes works and i sometimes struggle with.I also like to do the dirty with attractive DC's but lately im interested in manipulating objects and i really want to practise changing my landscape =) its also fun to pull your finger and notice how long it gets xD
Two good places to look for good ideas on what to do are the Task of the Month threads, and the Lucid Dares thread.
The Tasks of the Month change every month (as the name implies), but they can be helpful for challenging yourself in a lucid dream, or just having fun and seeing what happens. The Lucid Dares thread has a ton of different tasks under the "Anyone" section that you can try out, and after you complete one, you can dare others with your own crazy ideas as well.
Another great way to find inspiration is to read some Dream Journals on the forum, especially those tagged "Lucid". You can see a lot of the cool (and sometimes weird) stuff other people have done (plus reading about lucids makes you more likely to have one :cheeky:).
Personally, some of my favorite things to do are flying (never gets old), firebending, eating food, and running at super speed.
People say to me that eating in dreams is the awesome of awesome hahahaha A.K.A. DawnEye11 hahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by spellbee2
I'm always training...
Training my dream control (manipulating and creating objects)
Training the extensions of my dreams (feeling objects and the landscape)
I made a list of things to do and to have some fun, because all this training is making my dreams looking less incredible
Eating food! How could I forget about something so simple but amazing? I'll have to try that :cheeky:Quote:
Originally Posted by spellbee2
Doing dream quests, jumping high into the air(Flying too), hang with my fav dream characters, exploring forest like areas that reminded me of Zelda. These are just some of the things I enjoyed doing in dreams. :3 And as already mentioned, eating a snack along with the way is good too.
Yes. Dream food is yum.Quote:
Eating food! How could I forget about something so simple but amazing? I'll have to try that.
Don't forget freedom from gravity and flying, weaving through trees and buildings, waving hello to awe-struck DCs and doing aerial stunts. A bit cliche but always fun.
I love eating, chatting, exploring, adventuring, and messing with gravity. Flying is fun, but if you are stuck in a house, it might be more fun to change gravity and start walking on the ceiling or just start moving around like it is zero gravity. Better to do outside rather than in. :) actually saw a dc do it in one of my dreams and i just had to try it. Gives me an idea! Must go to suggestions threads with this.
If you need any help with dream control, check out the link in my sig about dream control! It is a class to help you acquire your in dream goals.
Right now I am building the foundation for a longterm development of my lucidity quality.
I have had alot of short lucid dreams that ended after a few minutes, but only a handfull of fully (over) realistic lucidity experiences that lasted for 20 min and that were so real that I even begun to question the physical reality. In other words the kind of lucidity experience we all crave ever since starting our practise.
So what I do now is to focus on each of my non-physical sense. There are times when we can't see in a dream but can still experience the sense of touch or hearing so I focus on those. And then I take my dream eyes and focus on making the vision super vivid. And since dreams are very fragile I also focus on meditating within the dream, because the reason for the dream's instability is because the mind that is creating it (our mind) is unstable.
This sounds very difficult, advanced or perhaps even off-putting. But it's what we have to deal with. It's like learning to paint, but this is painting with your mind. It's actually more than that, it's creating a real time world with your mind!
You can't start with doing advanced things, well you can, but not it's not going to have the optimal quality (in awareness and/or vividness).
If you have never painted/dreamed in your life you can't start with creating big advanced worlds, first you need to be in control of your pencil/mind and do something simple.
So if you really want to achieve to fully (and I mean fully) experience real time lucid dreaming, you have to start with the basics of dream control or rather (mind control).
Therefore, the next time you are dreaming. Slow down, breathe, focus on the present moment, let go of emotions of overjoy. Feel the balance of waking and sleeping conscioiusness.
Wake up from the dream if necessary and practise returning to the dream, because returning to the dream allows you to be aware of the dream's creation process and lets you get a sense of what the different focus that is needed for dream and physical world feels like. It also tends to make dreams more realistic as well.
And then while in the dream, just make the goal to be fully aware, enjoy the lucidity in itself and feel yourself to be in control. Imagine that it's like if you actually were a God. Would you immediatelly rush off and fly and fullfill all your desires? No! If you ACTUALLY were a God, you would really appreciate and examine the creation in awe. Soon the occulus rift will be out, try that virtual reality machine and you will understand what I mean, you wont immediatelly just start playing in endless stimulation, you will look around in amazement and think to yourself "I can't believe that it's real". The same kind of feeling that is portrayed in this scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlmYh27MHg
Observe, appreciate, enjoy.
You can practise this mindset with meditation. We take so much for granted in our life and just want stimulation, a kick of peaking dopamine levels in our heads.
When was the last time you appreciated your breath? It sounds weird to say it like that, but really think about it. It's automatic and keeps you alive. Yet it can also be controlled manually. But if you sit down and just focus on the breath and fully focus in on the breath, it becomes focused. Difficult to describe but the coolest feeling in the world.
And the breath is just like a dream, take it for granted and your awareness of it ends, focus and appreciate it and it rewards you with a deep awareness and clarity.
Peace. :meditate: