Thread: Can you learn in a lucid dream?

Basiscally what the title said, for example, i'm currently beginning with the electric guitar, and just as a thought, lets say I "practiced" in a lucid dream, since it technically is another form of consciousness, would it be possible for the practice to actually "benefit" me in real life. Bascically if I learned a new song/made up a new riff or something like that...would I remember it very clearly when I woke up?

also....I don't know if this is an inssue because I havent been able to have any successful LD yet, but do you have to worry about blinking? Is it easy to keep your eyes open permenantly, or do you simply not think about it, because I heard that closing your eyes will change the scenery/end the dream so if anyone who has had an LD could answer this question it would be great!

i am no expert, but it probably is possible.

just set your intent - and/or - tell yourself what you want to learn when/if you become lucid that night - i've heard many stories of people who learn things in their dreams - good luck

artists - who are lucid dreamers - seem to get the best creativity from dreams - some songs, paintings, poems, actually come from lucid dreams (i've read a few examples) - some of the greatest ideas, inventions, and even books come from dreams - sometimes lucid - just have something specific in mind and go from there

well, i kinda doubt it. BEcause in your dream, there are no laws of sounds or physcis. What you THINK is what happens. So if you play your electric guitar, What you THINK is coming out of it, is what you'll hear, even fi you hit the wrong notes.

I think so. I mean, you can't create stuff ou of thin air to make you learn something, like if you've never heard the sounds a guitar make, you won't be able to learn music with a guitar in a dream(I think that's what I was trying to say). Ok, I have no idea about music period, so anything guitar is beyond me. But look at it like this, if you've read a chapter from a science book, and took a test on it and failed-like ZERO failed-you'd say you didn't know anything about the chapter. But in a dream, you could recall all the information from the chapter, because you read. And in the dream you could be studying(sp?) for hours on end, and all that you'd be learning would be right, because you already read it. So you could technically learn it overnight. Use that with the guitar. If you already know what the sounds are, how to make them, ect., then you could use that information to study the guitar. Don't know how much sense that makes. So it wouldn't be learning, more like studying. Like the dude who made the periodic table of elements, he couldn't figure out a way to organize the elements in a way that would make sense. And one night he decided to take a break, and as he fell asleep he had a dream, and in it was the periodic table of elements, but not exactly as it is today. There had to be 1 mistake, and he had to fix it, but other than that it was right.

If you read "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" There's plenty of testimonials on people improviing their talents or characteristics. Such as playing or speaking in public, the train of thought here only says yeah, practicing skills in dreams will contribute to your waking life practices. IMO, you will find a great treasure of insights while practicing in your dreams.

I actually practice electric guitar too, and this is a good idea, I didn't really have this thought cross my mind. There's no such thing as being the best you can be, cuz you can always get better!

Dreams can help your muscle memory, so if you already knew how to play guitar, practicing it in a dream could help somewhat. The biggest thing you would get from practicing in a dream would probably be a confidence boost. You could try conjuring up a huge audience of people, and playing in front of them. I've heard stories of this helping some people overcome fears of performing in public.

You can't learn new things in a dream. For example, if you were to read a chapter in a book that you've never read before in waking life, you obviously wouldn't gain any new information. I'm not sure how effective studying is in a dream, though I would assume it's not particularly helpful.

- Pete

What Pelirrojo said.

I think that you can use lucid dreams to practice and refine skills that you already know, but you're not going to be able to learn something brand new just by dreaming about it.

I know this is a thread necro/resurrection, but a few days ago, I had a dream that actually taught me how to do something in real life. It kind of blew my mind, so I Googled it, and it brought me to this thread. I don't know if anyone will see it, and it doesn't really matter, I just want to get it off my chest.

A few nights ago, I was dreaming of flying around on my sportbike. Midway through the run, I pulled my wheel up and began to wheelie down the road. I've never attempted a wheelie before, as I take really good care of my bikes and shudder to think what dropping your wheel back to the pavement does to your fork seals, etc. Anyway, I remembered EXACTLY what I did in the dream upon waking up. So, the next morning, I was going out to visit my parents, and on the way, I decided to bring my wheel up. Guess what? It worked perfectly, exactly how I had dreamed it.

I am not riding a light bike. It's a 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa, a 500+ pound bike with a fairly heavy front end. It's not one of these little lawnmower-sounding bikes you hear flying around town. I've spoken with many people over the years, and have been told that in order to pull off a smooth wheelie, it takes a LOT of trial and error. This kind of blew my mind. I've been doing them intermittently for the last few days since having this dream.

Anyway, my question is, has something like this actually HAPPENED to anyone else here? I am not sure if this falls under a 'new' skill, or just practicing an already known skill, since technically, I've never attempted a wheelie, ever, before this. However, I have been riding for quite a few years now. If indeed someone does read this six year old thread, your input would be appreciated. ;]

Paul Tholey wrote a paper which explores muscle memory learning in LD's. The brain is still sending move messages in your LD (which is why your eyes move and you may twitch) but your in sleep paralysis. You can practice your martial arts at the Lucid Dojo.

For my own part my brain is now convinced I can do a punch front somersault... well I tried it, my brain might have the skills but my body does not have the strength/skill..