Thread: Dream Purists

Hey all. Just wondering what your theories are for people who aren't interested in lucid dreaming because they "like dreams to be random and new," are "scared," or are lazy. I've had people tell me " I like sleepy time and don't want to work when asleep." No matter how many times you tell them that they would still have normal dreams and that you don't have to work hard to become lucid, they're still uninterested.

I've read some posts here by people like this. Is this mostly due to misunderstanding? Why the fear?

It's the reason people invented Remote Controls. They don't want to get up to change the channel. Same with Lucid dreaming, they'll LD when they invent the Dream headset or something.

Honestly, I think a lot of them have trouble coping with the fact that they have a hard time getting LD's, so they try to explain it away as such. If they LD'd consistently, they would know that there is not much "work" invovled with being lucid. You can decide to just sit back and watch, if you want. But, being unexperienced, they think it's a lot more work than it is, so they make excuses as to why the won't (can't) do it.

It's not like your "random and new" dreams go away once you start LDing. They're still there, you don't have to go for an LD every night.

Originally Posted by HakktHazard

It's not like your "random and new" dreams go away once you start LDing. They're still there, you don't have to go for an LD every night.

Isn't life random and new enough?

Anyway, some people say that they like the reactions that sprout from unawareness. Lucidity takes out the surprise for them, or maybe the happiness.

"If I had a dream I won the lottery, I wouldn't want to realize it's a dream!"

... Why not? You'll just wake up disappointed. You could've used that dream time for (insert fun goal here). Then, there's

"Dreams are a product of the subconscious. They are meant to tell us things."

Not only would lucid dreaming require you to pay attention to all of your dreams (more than a non-lucid dreamer does, no doubt!), but the subconscious can say whatever it wants, lucid or not.

Being lucid doesn't necessarily mean you suddenly can control your dreams. Heck, in some lucids you can't even control yourself! Lucidity just means you know that you're dreaming. What you do after you attain that knowledge is up to you.

The ones who refuse to lucid dream are either closed-minded, ignorant, or uninterested. Most are the third kind. The first two would probably be for extreme "dream purists," I suppose.

I personally think it's due to laziness. Like Drasnus said, if someone invented a lucid dream headset more people would do it. Oh, and then there's the issue of 'gotta have it now'. Today's society is obsessed with getting what they want as quickly as possible. If someone doesn't lucid dream right away they just give up and move onto something more instantly gratifying.

I've talked to many people I know whom I've shared my keen interest in lucid dreaming with. No matter how detailed and excited I get, they are not interested. I don't understand this either. I've TRIED to lucid dream before, but I usually get frustrated because I try and try and eventually, I realize that I'm not going to get enough sleep for the next day.
I think it's because the majority of people DO NOT think anything of a dream. It's just a little flit of life that happens, like a hiccup. Little do they know!
If people understood the power of a dream, I think they would pay more attention.

I talked to my mom about it today, cause I had my first LD last night. (It was amazing)

She didn't seem very interested at all. She was a little bit at some parts, but like the concept of it just didn't seem to appeal to her. I don't know why.

Also, I have a friend at school that I told about lucid dreaming, and she thinks I shouldnt mess with my dreams. She thinks even keeping a dream journal seems weird, and that I should just leave em alone.

There was already no chance of that, and after having my first LD, theres even less!

-blakkin

I think it's lame for people to claim that they are "dream purists" because they dont lucid dream. Ever since I started trying to LD I've had enough fun just recalling my dreams to keep me motivated.