Thread: What good are lucid dreams?

A fellow at another message board has challenged the people who post there to say what lucid dreams are any good for.

I think that for the posters here to answer the same question would be a useful exercise.

Ok... I'm game.

1) Lucid dreams are FUN. Fun is a worthy human endeavor, in my humble opinion.

2) LDing is a challenging discipline. It isn't easy for most people, and brings a great sense of accomplishment.

3) LDing is an opportunity to explore "foreign territory." It is an adventure.

That's a good start.

Well, I thought about saying, "What if it's a nightmare?" in the first post of this thread.

Obviously I should have done that.

What about having sex while defying gravity...
Good luck trying that in real life!

Many people have conquered their fears in dreams. By flying and then diving very fast, I defeated my fear of falling. That's good isn't it?

A list has already been started somewhere on the site...
Anyway I'll say that it's a beautiful way exploring your mind without wasting any time! (meaning you are sleeping, obviously)

What good is a vacation? What good is watching a movie? It's an endeavour into excitement and adventure.

It's an opportunity to make creative connections that may not occur to you in the waking state.

It's a chance to live life to its fullest and effectively extend the number of years you live. I don't mean in physical calendar years but, in years of mental experience.

It's a chance to do dumb, dangerous things without the dangers of doing dumb, dangerous things.

It's a chance to see and do things that aren't available to you in the real world.

It's a way for those who can't walk to walk and run.

It's a chance to "see" people that no longer live.

It's a chance to live out your wildest fantasies and be anything you want.

It's great fun and hugely satisfying.

Originally Posted by arne saknussemm

Well, I thought about saying, "What if it's a nightmare?" in the first post of this thread.

Obviously I should have done that.

You can completely eradicate nightmares when you know they are only dreams while they are occurring.

Originally Posted by Oneironaught

What good is a vacation? What good is watching a movie? It's an endeavour into excitement and adventure.

It's an opportunity to make creative connections that may not occur to you in the waking state.

It's a chance to live life to its fullest and effectively extend the number of years you live. I don't mean in physical calendar years but, in years of mental experience.

It's a chance to do dumb, dangerous things without the dangers of doing dumb, dangerous things.

It's a chance to see and do things that aren't available to you in the real world.

It's a way for those who can't walk to walk and run.

It's a chance to "see" people that no longer live.

It's a chance to live out your wildest fantasies and be anything you want.

It's great fun and hugely satisfying.


You can completely eradicate nightmares when you know they are only dreams while they are occurring.

that pretty much sums it up...

Gives you something to do while you're sleeping?

OK, how about the opposite...why not lucid dream? It seems as tho you may have reasons against it.

(Arne, what do you think of how people have completed the lucid task this month that you suggested? Do you have any new opinions? Just wondering.)