Quote Originally Posted by lenscaper View Post
I have had glimpses of a deeper reality.
When we get past the recreational aspects of LDing and begin to develop a stable and inherently lucid precence in every dream, the nature of the dream begins to change. I can only speak from my own personal experience, of course, but I have found that with the fantastical imagery long gone, this inherently stable lucid presence has opened up a shared world of real people doing real things as I watch and take occasional part in the unfolding dramas.

Sometimes it feels as though I have become a light source in the dreams of others. I often go into the dream state very early in the night and stay for extended periods, going from dream to dream and.....watching. When I do wake up in the night (hey....I'm an old guy, remember? ) I tend to just go back into another similar dream.

Am I somehow slipping into a shared dream environment? Bernardo Kastrup speaks of the individuated consciousness units that we all are, each with a boundary of individuation that separates us from each other, even as we all overlap. Perhaps, in the dream, these boundaries become more permeable allowing us a bit of contact with each other.

And sometimes there are other, more ethereal and more advanced entities that will look you in the eye until you feel their deep presence.

Yeah, I know, all of this gets into some pretty murky territory. But the dream state is uncharted waters. Get lucid ....and then go beyond.