Alright... Lucidity sound pretty cool, but...

[Riley]

Is it as vivid as you guys say it is? Are you practically God in your dreams? How does this work? Does it have limitations? Can you see/feel stuff that you've never experienced before?

[Lord Toaster]

Pretty much as cool as you think it can be. It gets better as you get better at it. My first ones were pretty bad control, but my latest ones are awesome.

[Marvo]

You can practically do anything. Most lucid-dreams are just as vivid as real life, and you can feel everything. I've even tried tasting stuff I've never tasted before, and through that experienced new taste and new smells aswell. You can also try new vision, and everything. The better you get, the more power you can obtain. Some people even say they've tried to liquify them selfs.

[Oneironaught]

While lucid dreams have a spectrum of levels of vividness, control and awareness, the short answer is "Yes, it really is that wonderful". Even when you have a very low level of control, the very fact that you are able to recognize - during the dream - that you are dreaming can be an exhilarating experience. When your level of lucidity is past minimal level, you can sit there and actually observe and/or direct your dream, rather than being a mere stander-by. That may not sound like much but, believe me, there's some pretty profound implications that come with the awareness. When you have control in an LD (especially when it's above minimal level), you have the makings for one of the most special and amazing states a Human can experience. And, given my personal experience, I must say that that's no overstatement.

[lespaulsRcoo]

They also are awesome because emotion is multiplied by like 10 in dreams. Plus just stopping and looking at the incredible creation of your mind is cool.

[pj]

Reread what Oneironaught said up there - then go read his dream journal. That should pretty much put answer your questions! **edit** His journal is here. **re-edit* Then go read THIS Oneironaut's journal!

[Riley]

Wow... I've been trying to become lucid in my dreams, but lately, I can hardly remember my dreams at all. The most I could remember from last night's dream was that I achieved everything that I wanted. Getting a girlfriend, A+ report card, etc. But, I could only remember little snippets. Like, seeing my report card number (98). Even that, though was blurry as if I was looking at a 12 year old computer screen. I've started to keep a dream journal and will see tonight if I can remember my dream, let alone control them. EDIT: So where do I start? Any advice at all would be appreciated.

[pj]

A DJ is a super way to improve dream recall and work on recognizing dreamsigns to attain lucidity. If you can remember to do it, try to recall your dreams immediately when you wake. Try to think through them and reconstruct them before you even move. Take notes as soon as you do move, even if it is just little reminders. Keeping a pad by your bed for if you wake during the night is very helpful. Developing recall is key to everything... what good is a lucid if you don't remember it? The tutorials section here is (usually) excellent, though it's a bit buggered up right now. It's still well worth reading through.

[Oneironaught]

His journal is here. :p That's Oneironut's journal, not mine But it's fun reading so, what are you waiting for?

[arby]

Dreams can anr are often very, very vivid. This is a large part due to the fact that your brain has a hard time distinguishing between reality and a dream. So, when you do something exiting in a dream, your body reacts accordingly. I had a dream last night. This was only bout 45% lucid. (ahhh, I love the system already! =D) It ended up that I was in a small stone building which was right beside a rocket taking off. I was in there with a few other people I knew. Pretty much, we couldn't get away from the ricket in time so we had to seek shelter in there. Anyways, there were thankfully no doors that exited towards the rocket (otherwise it would have blown in and we would have all been decimated. Yknow, I think we actually came in a door that faced the rocket but I ended up omiting it to make the dream work.) Anyways, were all holding the other doors as it started up. I remember this terrible noise as it started up. It filled your body and sapped the strength right out of your limbs. Next came the "earthquake" The whole house shook and peices of the ceiling came crashing down. I was on my knees in seconds. Now leaning on the door for support rather then trying to keep it closed. Pretty soon most of the doors blew in and hot smokky air blew past and burned us. I remember having to hide my face because having the heat on it was unbearable. Then it was all over and I lay there panting thinking.... holy hell.... that was intense.... I woke up pretty quickly after that only to find my real body was in a similar state of shock! All my limbs felt like jelly and I had no strength left anywhere. It seems my body reacted as it would normally. So to answer your question, yes. Be warned though, I am a natural LDer and a quite developed one at that. Don't expect your first dream to be like that. XD

[Riley]

I'm using a program that promises to make people experience LD within the week that they use it. "Infinity" I think it is.

[pj]

:p That's Oneironut's journal, not mine But it's fun reading so, what are you waiting for? Oops... I thought I had yours and Orionaut's. There are too many of you, there are. Heh. Guess I'll take my own advice and go read your DJ!

[Riley]

Hey... you live in detroit?! I live in Windsor!

[soadfreak2121]

When I'm in lucid dreams I can't even tell the difference between the dream and real life. I do RCs like every 2 minutes cause I think, there no way I'm dreaming right now. As for control, your imagination is the limit. It's like the matrix you just have to really beleive that you can do it and you will. Just think in your head, there is no spoon.