Thread: Reading books

Hmm dunno... but reading in general is hard in dreams. It's actually a common reality check. But would be interesting.

Im not bad at remembering my dreams so next lucid dream i have im gonna read a sentence or two and wake up and write down what I read.

i remember reading once. all it said was "dont eat the jambilia". the next day (real world) i open my meal ready to eat (MRE) and it was jambilia. stupid me eats it. i was hugging the toilet both ways within 2 hours.

In order to read something in your dream you are most likely going to have to have some mad Lucidity and Vividness. Reading in itself in your dream is quite a complicated matter and while you may be able to pull of a sentence or make out some words it will most likely be a jumbled mess that makes absolutely no sense. The more Lucid and Vivid the dream is however the more you will be able to make out.

From the few times I have read during dreams, it reads fine, except it makes no sense at all. And if you look at it again, it's different.

Sentences like: Go Run the World is a Brown Lion on top...almost like a complex riddle, yet childish in way.

First post. Hello, everyone

I haven't tried reading books, but I've tried to read music sheets. It said "Geminte" under the notes, but I have no idea whatsoever what this means :p
Another time my friend wrote "Sonsy Demec" on a piece of paper (hence my nick). Doesn't make much sense

I think you only project your thoughts into what you are reading, rather than reading the actual words. Once I remember getting a sentence out of something that looked like 8zygjkhuouthgt.

Originally Posted by Demec

First post. Hello, everyone

I haven't tried reading books, but I've tried to read music sheets. It said "Geminte" under the notes, but I have no idea whatsoever what this means :p
Another time my friend wrote "Sonsy Demec" on a piece of paper (hence my nick). Doesn't make much sense

Hey, welcome!

It's interesting how even though the words don't make sense, they look like real words anyway. It's not just "sdf tryuawe dfgserse" or something.

I read alot of books and articles in my dream, they make sense and are normal.

I read a newspaper in a dream once. I found it to be much like Stream of consciousness writing, a literary technique

Originally Posted by wendylove

I read alot of books and articles in my dream, they make sense and are normal.

What are they usually about? Have you gotten any new ideas from these?