Conducting a Lucidity Survey

[Kromoh]

I'm conducting a survey related to lucidity. For the sake of an unbiased survey, that's all the information you'll get now. I'd also want people taking this test to have a basis of lucid dreams, and at least a few recent ones of their own. By recent I mean anything in the last year, but not one you had when you were 7. This is a simple survey - just post a reply to this thread answering the following questions. Also, feel free to add any comments you may feel like. ---------------------------------------- Firstly, which is your age and gender? If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? From what age have you been lucid dreaming? Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? ------------------------------------------ Many many questions, I know. Thanks for anyone who takes time to take it. I'll post results once I have a minimal number of takers. Once again, thanks a lot.

[Yosemine]

Great, I love surveys. Firstly, which is your age and gender? Male, 15 If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? I am around 5. My right hand is used for all lifting if I do not need to use my left. In swimming if I swim with one arm I can only do it at a decent speed with my right. I obviously write with my right hand also. Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? This is tough to answer. I have had numerous (above fifteen) lucid dreams throughout my life and did control them by flying. When I started wanting to lucid dream I found I needed little effort to DILD two times a week minimum. I suppose that makes me "learnt" though I am better at getting lucid than most. From what age have you been lucid dreaming? I think I had some at young ages, such as six. At least I remember some from that age.The lowest absolutely verified age is ten (as in I know I was ten). Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? I can WILD, so technically I can lucid dream at will if I really want to, though I'm too lazy to do it. My DILDs are spontaneous, though I have more on Friday and Saturday nights when I get to sleep in. Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? It told me I scored a 62 or auditory. I thought I was visual, but the description was actually realistic. I mean I talk to myself a lot in my head, so I even imagine speaking... Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? My lucids are spontaneous. I do not have to work for them to happen, but to increase the frequency I usually autosuggest or perform more reality checks. Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? I wouldn't say I'm creative artistically, but I have some degree of creativity since I'm decent at making Rube Goldberg Machines. I also am good at visualizing things, and the way people would react to situations. Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? Oh yes. I think about everything I see. I have so much thoughts always going on about the world around me if that's what you mean... Hey, you didn't help with your illusions! Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? Well, I've found that since I started lucid dreaming I've been remembering the emotions of a past time. I don't know if this is tied in. I don't know if dreams influence my mood if I don't remember it, because obviously I wouldn't know what mood I'm "supposed" to have. If I do remember the dream and have a happy one, I don't feel so bad getting up. Sad or angry dreams don't do much to me. Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? A combination of both. When I did have a crush I had both dreams where she liked me and dreams when she hated me. Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? Speaking in lucid dreams is just like real life. Writing and reading is also easy. The only difference is that the words might change. So rereading may be harder. I cannot usually remember exact words I said though. Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? I haven't tried to draw much, but when I tried to draw a cube I found it somewhat difficult. The first cube was flat, and I haven't been able to recreate it in real life. My actual dream sight also varies. More often than not it is slightly blurred and colors are saturated and distinct. When the dream starts fading the world tends to have a light blue haze about it. How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? My dream control is average. If anything I'm an excellent flier, but who isn't? The dreamscape is harder for me, but I'm starting to get it. Last time I was able to "spawn" a bungee cord under the overhang of a roof where I expected it to be (passive control). Everything I do is willed. Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? I dream of fictional things, but usually the story isn't like being IN a book, game, etc. I do play video games quite often though.

[heumy]

Firstly, which is your age and gender? I am 15 years old, and I am male. If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? I am a 4.5. I write with my right hand, but I play hockey and baseball (batting) with my left side. I throw with my right hand. Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? I am a learnt one, for sure. I only had a few before I worked at it. From what age have you been lucid dreaming? Since I first had one, at around age 8 or 10. Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? It is usually spontaneous in the dream, but I train using reality checks (DILD.) Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? I can't sign up - I'm not 18, and therefore I can't get my results. Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? I have 2-8 LD's every month. If I want to have more, I work at it. If I'm too lazy, I have less. Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? I think I'm pretty creative. I am a good writer, but I'm not so good at comedy or drawing. Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? No, I'm not really a critical thinker. It takes me a while to figure out problems, and I am terrible at word problems, or thinking outside the box. Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? The day after I have had a lucid dream, I feel refreshed and happy. The day after I have had a vivid, good non-lucid dream, I feel a deeper sense of happiness. Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? My vivid non-lucid ones do consist of me kissing my crush, or something similar. That's why I feel so good, as though it actually happened (although I feel disappointed upon waking.) My other dreams are either lucid or completely random, not nightmares or fears at all. Just hopes, lucidity and randomness. Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? When I focus on myself speaking, it sounds distorted, but when I am just going with the flow, it sounds normal. I can speak just fine. I have never tried to read or write in dreams. Usually the exact words escape me, but not if I write it in my dream journal quick enough. Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? I have never tried to draw in a dream. I have also never tried to increase the vividness of my lucid dreams, because I find no need to. They are perfectly vivid enough as it is. All colours look normal, and I see a normal view, so it looks a lot like real life. How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? Frankly speaking, my dream control is absolute crap. I can't control a damn thing, and I have even tried moving bottles and such by telekinesis, and failed. I can only control my actions, and nothing else. Not that I find this bad at all. At least my lucid dreams last for a long time, and I don't wake instantly, like some people. Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? Well, as I said, my dreams are very random and have nothing to do with what I'm thinking, but they all occur in real life, and real life events happen to me, not something out of a book of video game.

[kaeraz]

Firstly, which is your age and gender? I'm 20. Female. If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? I would say 3. I write, eat, brush my teeth and draw with my left hand. I bowl, play guitar, use a mouse, use scissors and play most sports with my right Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? I am learned. From what age have you been lucid dreaming? I've had a few when I was really young, but I just started lucid dreaming more or less regularly about six months ago. Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? It's usually pretty spontaneous, but I find I have them more often when I think about them often throughout the day. The technique I use most often is DILD. Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? Your Score: Auditory you scored 70 on V.A.K. You live in a world of sound. Music is something you can't do without and you are constantly humming to yourself or tapping a rythm on something. When listening to someone talk it is hard to stay focused on people with monotone voices while someone with a particularly squeaky or grating voice can drive you crazy. You don't talk much but when you do your voice is clear and sure. Why waste good words when you can save them up and use them when really needed? Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? I work on it, but it also comes in spontaneous bouts. To keep a steady stream of lucid dreaming, I try to think about it a lot, especially during the day. Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? Well, I'm a full-time graphic designer and I got to school full-time with a major in Digital Art an Design. I have to be creative pretty much all day, every day. Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give myself an 8. I'm very critical most of the time, but as a female, I tend to get emotional every now and again. Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? I often have dreams that I don't remember, but I know I dreamed of something. The feeling is kind of hard to explain, but it's like when I first wake up, I still "feel dreamy," if that makes any sense. It usually wears off once I'm more thoroughly awake though. Only lucid dreams have the ability to change my mood throughout the day - always for the better. Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? My dreams are most definitely hopeful. Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? That's usually contingent on a number of factors. I have no trouble speaking in dreams. I'm not sure about reading or writing because I haven't tried very much. I often remembers specific words and conversations I have in dreams, especially if I write them down as soon as I wake up. Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? Not sure about the drawing - I haven't really tried. I can increase the vividness, but it's usually pretty spontaneous. I always see distinct colors when I'm dreaming. My dreams are typically well-defined. How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? I'm still working on my dream control. I can usually decide what I want to do, but I haven't delved into changing scenery or situations very well. Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? I have a pretty good mix of both during most of my dreams. When I read through a dream I've written, I can pick out various things that have happened to me lately in real life as well as things I've seen on TV, movies, etc.

[Kromoh]

Alright, just for people out there: signing up is not necessary for the VAK test. You can just skip the registration. Btw, thanks for the replies and interest! I'm liking it a lot already

[ClouD]

Firstly, which is your age and gender? 16. Male. If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? 3.5. I use my right hand for most things, though I can do everything with my left hand that I can do with my right, except write. Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? Natural. From what age have you been lucid dreaming? 6. Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? I can choose to induce a lucid dream at will without technique, other than relaxing and imagining. Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? The test isn't thouroughly accurate and misses out certain trait types. ie. audio digital (which I fit under) I'll tell you my self tested results. Audio digital. (self-talk trait) Visual. Audio. Kinesthetic. In that order. Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? Every night. Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? Highly creative. Singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, cooking. Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? I fall under "Digital Audio", so I am about 8-9+/10 critical-thinking. Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? It can influence me as much as daily waking life. Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? Mostly un-'real'istic expectations, but less hopes. Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? I don't usually remember what I specifically have said in a dream, ever. Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? I find it easy to draw in dream. I can increase vividity. I see very distinctive colours. Dream sight is well-defined. How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? I can do anything through will, and rarely have any difficulty. Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? I tend to elaborate on waking life experiences, though in fictional environments (ie. gaming environments etc.).

[Dizko]

Firstly, which is your age and gender? 17, Male. If '0' is exclusively left-hand dominance, '6' is exclusively right-hand dominance, and '3' is equally dominant, which number are you? Also, which particular tasks do you do with each hand? 4. My right hand is far better, faster and stronger. I write, throw, etc all with my right hand. I'm also a juggler and my right hand always picks up tricks faster than my left. Wehn it comes to eating however, It doesnt matter which hand my knife and fork is in, it feels comfortable either way. Are you a natural Lucid Dreamer or a learnt one? Lucid dreamed as a child, and have had many scary SP encounters and natural WILD's since i was about 13. These episodes are no longer scary and i try to WILD all the time now. If i had to name it, i'd say i was a learnt lucid dreamer. From what age have you been lucid dreaming? I've had lucid nightmares as a child for as long as i can remember. Around the age of 8 i started controlling my dreams - sometimes lucid, sometimes not. I only really became interested in it since joining the forum. Can you have lucid dreams at will? With which technique (or is it spontaneous)? Not always spontaneous. I do reality checks all the time and wake up at 5am alot to WILD. However each saturday morning when i get to lie in, i WILD spontaneously quite often. Take a quick VAK test - which was the result? Here are the raw scores for your test: Visual = 4 Auditory = 9 Kinesthetic = 5 Your VAK code is: AKV Which is your lucidity frequency? Is it spontaneous, or do you have to work on it? What do you do to keep/increase that frequency? 2 a week? More if i really focus on it. Its not spontaneous. I keep a dream journal and do reality checks a lot to keep/increase the frequency. Do you consider yourself creative? To what degree? Not really. I'm pretty good at editing videos and adding music, but i don't do that often. I juggle if that counts, thinking up new tricks and such. I used to make up stories as a kid and i was told they were good. Maybe i should start that again.. Do you consider yourself critical-thinking (rather than feeling-guided)? To what degree? Im not too sure. I;d like to think that i go by logic before feeling. Can a dream you had influence you, even if you don't actually remember it? How deep can dreams influence your mood? Happy dreams make me happy for a few days. Sad dreams and love dreams can really hurt, forever - everytime i remember and think about them. Do your dreams consist mostly of hopes (e.g. you kissing your crush), or realistic expectations (e.g. you being rejected by your crush)? Lol. Em...My dreams are mostly weird. When they make sense they are mostly about either normal boring day-to-day things, or something way out of the ordinary happening - like someone from a movie coming to my house. Do you find it hard to speak in lucid dreams? Do you find it hard to write or read in dreams? Can you usually remember exact words you said in a dream after waking up? Sometimes i speak. Sometimes it's just a sort of telepathy thing where i go by feeling. Reading and righting is perfect in dreams. I remeber one dream, where after i woke up i was able to write a whole instruction plan thing that my DC dad gave me in the dream. It had small pictures, times, scentences etc. Do you find it hard to draw in lucid dreams? Can you increase the vividness of your lucid dreams? Do you see many distinctive colours? Is your dream sight blurred or well-defined? Sometimes blurred, sometimes perfect, other times better than perfect. Some colours look more than vivid. They look alive and deep. My dreams are always coloured and well defined. How good is your dream control? Do you find it hard to control your dreamscape in a lucid dream? Can you do things by will? My dream control is perfect, My dream control is perfect, My dream control is perfect, My dream control is perfect... Do you tend to dream of something that really happened to you, or something fictitious (including games, films, books and etc)? Something fictitious.