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Well, im LD for years but its funny, I never asked a DC this Q before, now tonight I asked this girl, she said- yup! without a prob, so im like- so what happens when I wake up- you die? so she was like "ummm, well.. not die.. more like taking a nape.." than I turn to all the ppl that where there-"you all know your DC too?" "yeah.."
Do you think dc know your dreaming all the time, but wont tell you so cos thay dont like/trust you? or thay just dont know at all in most cases?
DCs are conjured up by your imagination, therefore they aren't real. They know it's a dream because you do.
The idea that the DCs are self-aware and know that they "nap" (or, "die") when you wake up is slightly creepy.
But like Reaping Clarity said, the DCs are an extension of your mind and so they should know that you are dreaming...although they can deceive you sometimes.
This might sound cheesy but I try to treat DC's as if they were real people with actual feelings. I think it has helped my LD's considerably.
I've seen both cases in my lucids.Quote:
Originally Posted by psiiiijay
I've only confronted my DCs about it twice. The first time they acknowledged that they were DCs. However, they said that when I wake up, their "dream world" stays entirely intact, I'm just not in it anymore until the next time that I dream. They carry on with their dream lives and so forth.
The second time they just would not accept that they were DCs, even after I levitated in the air and then lifted one of them up telekinetically. (He was more annoyed than impressed.)
Most of the time now I just leave the subject alone. For some reason when I announce that I'm dreaming, my DCs tend to just clam up. :P
I think it is also possible that some DCs are spirits. However, otherwise I agree with others in that they are just extensions of our own consciousness and anything we ask about them is being asked of ourselves.
Not cheesy at all. I do the same. It makes the experience more interesting and intense. If you imagine that DCs are complex, then they will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4000YearOldWerewolf
Well, they don't have cognitive thought... But if you think about it, they do kind of nap when you wake up. The part of you mind that is making them talk and move in your dream is probably dormant while you are awake!
Exactly! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Abra
Here's my theory;
DC's aren't self-aware, or they'd tear up your mind from the inside-out. Those particular DC's said they knew only because you believed that they knew... If that makes sense.
Basically, dreams are conjured out of your beliefs, so if you believe you can fly, you can fly, and if you believe DC's are self-aware, they are (but not really).
I've asked that question of DCs lots of times. They always insisted that it was NOT a dream, except for one. I told him we were in a dream and to my astonishment he said, "I know." Still trying to figure that one out.
I think a part of it might be in the way that we ask the DCs. I've found that when I say something along the lines of "Do you think this is a dream?" they will say no. However, if I ask them something where it is presupposed that it is a dream, they will admit to being DCs. For example, the one time for me when the DCs admitted being in a dream was when I asked them the question "What is it like to be a dream character?" where it is already implied that we were in a dream.
I was wreaking havoc on a hotel full of vampires. The final showdown was pretty wild and ended in some vampires exploding in flames. I was outside the hotel with the DCs that evacuated and one of them turned to me and said, "Isn't this intense? Dreams are so F***ing cool!" Sort of spoiled the moment.