Thread: What's Lucidity Like?

Lucidity is a unique mode of consciousness in it's own right (by almost any definition), so it can be hard to explain, and given that it is completely introspective, presumingly highly subjective.

Yume's descriptin of a sudden 'opening' is very good. It is certainly a revelation every time, it's just like a switch that turns on, and the dream becomes clearer and you're suddenly given control.

These raves about "hyper-real", though, are optimistic. So far my LDs have still been dreams, and therefore seem slightly detached from your head, but it still is by any meants a solid, tangible, and realistic environment, in which you can have a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by TripleX223

had two lucid dreams! well it was exciting... (read dream journal) (posting second ld soon) i was excited, but stayed calm and they both laster very long. um it basically the feeling of being around somone u really like. ur so excited, that good description?
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I never thought of it this way, but you're right! I think back to "first dates" or no being able to wait to get to school to see a certain person (girl.. lol) just to "see" them. But you're right, that feeling is very similar to lucid dreaming. Again, unless you've done it, it's hard to explain, but this one rang true for me. Good job.

Blueman also hit something on the head. When youre doing something that doesn't feel real. My family just went to Arizona a couple weeks ago (I had a DILD while there! woohoo&#33 But I remember driving to the airport, waiting in the airport, flying there, and getting there I kept plugging my nose and breathing. My wife finally asked what I Was doing. I said "reality checks" because I don't travel much, and have anxiety. She looked at me and said "oh.. that lucid stuff...." like I was nuts.

Oh well! If she never does it, she'll never know! I was just hoping one of those times I would have been able to breath. Except two times.. one when we got to ride ATVs in the Imperial Sand Dunes all day (Glamis) and the next when we got home... I like traveling (minus the anxiety), but I LOVE getting home.

Well for me, it's kind of hard to explain.

Everything is much more alive than in real life, it has a strange sort of energy. Looking at your hands in an LD, you can see all the tiny lines and pores of your hand identical to real life. I seriously can't tell the difference. In one LD I studied the dream world just by sitting in a chair and looking at the surroundings, and in the LD I realized it's exactly the same as real life.

So basically, it's the same consciousness you have in real life... except with the knowledge that you control everything and it's all created by you. It's really amazing, and I can't believe not many people know about this, or just shrug it off. I really still can't believe some of the things I've seen/done in my LDs.

lucid dreams are like being really drunk or high and walking around a fantasy world

I'd say that lucid dreaming's like being tipsy in real life except it's all under your control. You do what you want when you want and most of the time you have fun or feel plain out happy.

If you want to walk through walls and talk to a ghost, you can do it and it'll feel just like how it would feel if it were to happen in real life [which in such an example it shouldn't happen IRL but it does feel very real]. The only exception to that are low quialty or short lucids where I tend to lose the dream over all.

LDs wouldn't make you tired, I mean, at the most maybe you'd be a bit tired mentally from an action packed dream but that feelings never lased long for me, unless I wake up from an alarm during an LD, I feel so energized that I'm happy to take on the day.

It's probably different for everyone, but I will say what it's like for me.
Imagine the world and your awareness of it. Imagine it amplified by 100%. This makes it like reality on a little better, however I am not saying we should devote our lives to dreaming, because they are better things that can only be done in real life.
Imagine that the world is a little hazy, and that you can't really see it, you can sense what's there. Vision isn;t the primary sense in an LD, you have to think about things to do them. you can't just move your leg, you have to think about it.

For me when I'm luicd everything is calm , peaceful and quite I just get a sense of it kinda like everthing is alright and simple

From my personal experience, lucidity releases an entire second consciousness; an astral conscious borne not of the physical plane, but manifested in its entirety by energy. The feeling itself is hard to explain, but to say the least, it it extremely surreal (especially at first) and also very addictive; when I first began experiencing lucidity, I found myself yearning for more throughout much of my waking life.

Originally Posted by DeepThought

when I first began experiencing lucidity, I found myself yearning for more throughout much of my waking life.
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Yeah, sometimes even now I yearn to just LD instead of be awake but I don't want to always use it as an escape and therefore make my life suffer in ways, it's more like therapy in ways I guess since I never remember what stresses plagued me while LDing, just the good things so I never carry that bad feeling from one day to the next by having it exist in my sleep.

I agree with deepthought here, like another conciousness and extremely surreal. I amy have only had 1 "proper" lucid dream but the feeling is amazing.

To me, the first Lucid I had, I had a this weird feeling in my stomach, its hard to explain. But everything seemed just extremely clear, and sharp.

Now when I have a Lucid Dream, since im so use to it, it just seems like everything else in my waking life, the only difference is that I can do what I want.

I feel GREAT when i wake up from an LD and am usually a lot more introspective and outgoing. I feel like i have an ability to analyze thing more thouroughly and make sense of most problems.

Originally Posted by rooky

And everything will feel real? I mean, i've read posts where people felt wind, burning , etc!!
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There was this one movie called umm i forgot but it began with a 'p'. I didnt come out long ago, but these people could do whatever!

Now I've got the ultimate explanation to what it feels like to become lucid:

Imagine you are watching your dream on TV. You don’t feel very excited because it doesn’t feel like you are living inside the TV, you’re merely observing it. Suddenly you remember your intention of becoming lucid and then it feels like you’re pulling your conscious mind into the dream world, inside the TV.

Originally Posted by rooky

I am very interested!!

What is it like, having a Lucid Dream?

Is that stuff possible?

Ps. Offtopic: I told my mom about Lucid Dreaming, and she said, that you should be tired after the dreams, because technically, the brain isnt resting. Is that true also?
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Question 1: just like a regular dream except you know you are dreaming, and therefore if you are skilled enough (not me) can control what happens. It may or may not be more vivid than a regular dream, and becoming Lucid normally comes with a feeling of ecstacy, but other than that it is just like another dream, except you aware of the fact that this isn't reality, and your subconcious is making everything.

Question 2: Yes, AnYTHING is possible in a Lucid Dream if you have enough skill and experience. The first time you achieve lucidity you may not be able to achieve all the stuff you mentioned, but with practice, absolutely!

Question 3: False. That is complete BS. You are still experiencing your REM sleep, and are therefore just as relaxed, if not more, because good dreams tend to leave you more rested. There is the possibility that maybe lucid dreaming occasionally might (in other words nothing to worry about) interfere with your subconcious sorting things out, but under those situations your subconcious won't give you any control, and will do what it pleases whether you like it or not, so basically, there is no risk to worry about from Lucid Dreaming.

My very first lucid experience was exhilarating to say the least. Now-a-days, they are still very awesome but in some ways the novelty has worn off. Rather than simply being in awe of the fact that I'm able to do it I'm more prepared to do what I have planned to do. Remaining calm certainly goes a long way towards achieving your goals.

I liken LDs to having a recording of your wildest dream, viewing said dream via virtual reality goggles and assuming any role you can muster the volition to embody. All the while, knowing that you can tweak the controls and do amazing things. That description is more cryptic than anything else but the fact is that different dreams and - in fact - different dreamers are different. Your level of control varies from dream to dream, as does your level of awareness. For example, you may be aware that you are dreaming yet still be convinced that the "world" and "characters" around you are external reality as opposed to being mere constructs of your own mind. Once you reach that level of lucidity (where you are aware that it's all in your mind) you have new doors opened to you.

One unique quality of LDs (well, all dreams) is that you have the faculty of spontaneous knowledge. By that, I mean that you may be in your "room" or "school" and you know that you are. The catch is that many times you "know" you are when, in reality, the environment may not resemble your actual bedroom or school at all. My point is that in dreams we often simply "know" rather than "find out" - as we do in real life - by taking clues from our environment. Dream knowledge is simply taken for granted.

And finally, I find that when I LD I wake up refreshed and filled with a sense of well-being and accomplishment. Never a tired awakening from an LD. At least, not for me. Lucid sleep is believed to be at least as restful as normal sleep.

Originally Posted by rooky

And everything will feel real? I mean, i've read posts where people felt wind, burning , etc!!
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Yes, everything feels real. And you can feel too, as long as you think you will feel, which you most likely will think due to everything feeling so real. It does not feel as much as it does in reality, though, not for me at least.

you can even taste its so cool

The feeling is really awesome! Everything seems so real, it's hard to believe it's just a product of your imagination. Even the things that can't happen in RL feel real! You can feel the wind, and everything else as well. And no, it doesn't make you tired, it actually makes you feel refreshed in the morning when you wake up, and sever hours (sometimes days) afterwards.

Originally Posted by rooky

I am very interested!!

What is it like, having a Lucid Dream?

If i was good at lucid dreaming, i would make scenarios for myself, action movie style, like me being part of a swat team, fighting bad guys (so stereotypical lol).

Or i could be the enemy, taking on each and every single swat guys

Is that stuff possible?

Ps. Offtopic: I told my mom about Lucid Dreaming, and she said, that you should be tired after the dreams, because technically, the brain isnt resting. Is that true also?

It's incredible, but I can't explain how it feels... It doesn't feel like being awake and aware.

As to what your mom told you, that's not true. Not in my cases at least. It certainly makes you WANT to go back to sleep to get back into the dream, but it doesn't make you tired.

Lucid dreams can be weird... It's like the rules change, 'cause sometimes I can fly, cast down fireballs and meteors, and then the next time I have a lucid dream I can't do anything I want.

I've had too many lucid dreams to count, but I STILL find it very, very difficult to become lucid. Haven't had a lucid dream in at least a month so far... *sighs* That's unusual.

Oh, and lucid dreams, at least for me, are far, far, ffffaaaarrrrr easier to remember than a normal, non-lucid dream.

Whats Lucidity like? Well thats easy it's like being awake, but being able to do whatever you want WHATEVER YOU WANT.

It's exactly like the name: Extremely lucid...

Imagine a dream, it's like a movie, you just see it, and there is nothing you can do... Now suddenly, there is this incredible, lucid sensation, it feels as if you've just been enlightened or something... You feel bright, all is clear... It is really an incredible feeling once you finally realise you are dreaming... The word "Lucid" is the only way to describe it.

Now AFTER the realisation, the real fun begins... You can indeed do EVERYTHING you want... It might take some practise though...

I hope that answers the question...


Cheers,

Me

Originally Posted by rooky

What's it like having a lucid dream?



Is that stuff possible?

Ps. Offtopic: I told my mom about Lucid Dreaming, and she said, that you should be tired after the dreams, because technically, the brain isnt resting. Is that true also?

having a lucid dream feels like you're awake. I usually get the full feeling of it when I do FILD even though they dont last very long. But yeah, anything that your imagination will allow you to do when you're lucid is possible. And dreaming doesnt make you tired, because everyone dreams every night whether you remember it or not, and it's just your subconcious doing all the work. And the brain doesn't really rest anyway because it has to be sending signals to your organs to keep your body alive or else your heart would shut down and you'd die.
hope i helped answer some questions!

Originally Posted by Bladekillua

you can even taste its so cool

can anyone taste in non-lucid dreams? cause i haven't been able to until this past year when I had a dream that i was eating brownies and i could really taste them, maybe i had a problem before or something! i dont know