I asked for some advice on Yahoo answers and got this reply:
"Sounds like you need a dose of reality. There is no proven method to cause lucid dreams and what those websites don't tell you is that less than 20% of people will *ever* have one. Plus, even if you're that one person out of every 9 who actually has the capacity, the vast majority of lucid dreams are spontaneous, happening totally at random. Even for people who are natural lucid dreamers (like me), it's impossible for anyone to FORCE one to happen. So it's really pointless to put a lot of effort toward lucid dreams-- that's just not how they work in the real world.
The main thing that differentiates lucid dreamers from those who don't have them is inner awareness. Unless you fully grasp your own mind and recognize your own train of thought, you won't be able to distinguish rational, intentional thinking from dreams. Despite all the hype about LD training, that's why goofy physical cues don't work-- because it's more about philosophy and human consciousness than mere gimmicks. And self-actualization isn't something you can pick up from YouTube or websites."
My question was about why I don't recognize that I am dreaming, despite my dreams being vivid and sometimes illogical (my last dream I was outside at least a few miles from my home, to then be in my room again with a naked woman or when I met a coworker in my town, but he doesn't live here and I can't understand what the hell he would do in my town when we live in two very different areas).
This makes me very sad to hear, because I've been fashinated by dreams for years (I rarely have nightmares, only 3 I can remember but they were not that bad) and I remember my dreams sometimes. I've heard about lucid dreaming but I thought it would only occur randomly maybe once or twice in a life-time so I didn't read about it untill about 1 and a half weeks ago.
I started doing reality checks but also keeping a dream journal and think a lot about lucid dreaming and my surroundings, what I'd like to do and achieve and so on. I read pretty much everyday about people's stories and such. Dreams for me interest me so much because I see myself as a kind of a philosopher. Most people in this world don't care that much about the small things in life, I do. I go for walks at night quite often and I can look at the stars and just be amazed over what I see. I've started to appreciate and study the surroundings a lot more the past two years.
I truly feel like I am that type of person who would both be able and deserve to be able to lucid dream. I doubt this person a bit, because I've felt my whole life that people don't think I'm good enough or capable of becoming something, but I've ignored them and went my own way and my own confidence and I've achieved stuff I never though I would. But everyone still needs a guide or a friend, I have none of these and I think I could find both of these in a lucid dream or with the help of a lucid dream. It would be quite illogical to be interested in dreams and paranormal phenomenons (especially EVP) and not being able to achieve a lucid dream. But maybe I am just expecting to much again (common problem for me). I feel only a certain type of people find these kind of stuff interesting. I am also neutral about God, he or she might or might not exist. I believe angels might or might not exist as well.
Dreams is a symbol of hope for me and many other too for sure. But I've always felt that my dreams mean something and I feel that I want to find out more about their meanings, because I am a very curious person.
But still, reality is harsh so this person might as well be right and I might be wasting my time.
What do you guys think? Maybe I am just thinking too highly of myself (I hate doing that, I tend to try to not do that and I am sorry if I come off as a narcissist)?
I am not going to give up yet, I know things takes time but if nothing happens for 2 months, then maybe I am not capable of achieving a lucid dream.
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