Ways to spot another LDer

This topic may have been wrote about before on this forum but I can't find it so lets give this one a go.

Have any of you ever wondered how many lders surround you when you are in a public place. What if there was a way to pick out a dreamers just like you can pick out a hippie or jock in a large group of people. I was just wondering if any of you guys and gals have an idea on a way people could notice other lders in a way other than speaking, like a certain symbol or gesture or maybe even a specific way of standing. I just think it would be an awesome way to connect with other people. Any thoughts?

LD Tattooed on foreheads.

I look for people looking at their hands alot (or any other reality check). But I have yet to identifiy another LDer.

wish there was a way to tell. there should be some universal symbol for us "Dreamers". someone needs to come up with that.

@Reapsltd666:
Heh, believe it or not, we tried creating one a while back. I even contacted a few Lucid Dreaming websites asking for them to mention this "greeting." (I also tried Wiki, dnow how many sites other people tried) It never took. :(

Let's try again!

:D

Someone here... I think it is Reality_is_a_Dream, suggested LDers have a symbol on their hand.

Although I think it's kinda impractical, it would be cool to be able to spot LDers. I guess you have to just look out for RC's.

By the way they look...zoned-out.

imj

there should be a symbol or mark that every LD'er gets so they're easy to Identify... I have a friend in wikipedia who can set up that part... we could spread the new symbol!

I have always thought this is unnecesary. Dreaming isn't a fashion statement or a clan you can be part of, its a universal part of human nature. There are almost as many different types of dreamers as there are types of people.

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Originally Posted by apachama

I have always thought this is unnecesary. Dreaming isn't a fashion statement or a clan you can be part of, its a universal part of human nature. There are almost as many different types of dreamers as there are types of people.

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I agree with apachama on this one, except in cases where you see someone doing a reality check, in which case it would just be fun to say "Hey". LDing has a bad enough rap to the general public without us all being seen as some insane new age cult with tattoos and shit, though imo :(

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=54146 First this
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=62868 Then this
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=63195 Then this
... now this lmao

Ya that is true.....
Ive heard from a few people on this forum that they feel looked down on because of their lucid dreaming, so many people probably don't want to advertise.
Any symbol that becomes universal will spread to the general public and I'm sure I don't want everyone I meet knowing about it

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Originally Posted by Stupidity

Ya that is true.....
Ive heard from a few people on this forum that they feel looked down on because of their lucid dreaming, so many people probably don't want to advertise.

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I think it's the dreamer themselves that find LDing small. If they treated it with better respect they won't feel looked down in the first place. Collecting toys or womanizing/flirting is also small if anyone wants to pick what small is just because many people are doing it publicly dosen't make it any different/better than LDing.

IMJ

I don't feel looked down on. But the same way that I don't flaunt my religious, sexual, or political preferences, or other things I feel are personal to me, I wouldn't want to just flaunt the fact that I am a lucid dreamer. In cases where it is appropriate, I share it with others. Otherwise, I keep it to myself and revel in my ability privately. It's not about respecting lucid dreaming, because I am all about my ability to lucid dream. It's just about my life, my privacy (which I highly value), and not having my shit flaunted. Not to mention I get annoyed when RL noobs talk to me about LDing, and waste my time, but are not really serious about it. I'd rather see someone performing a reality check, know they are a dedicated oneironaut, and strike up something.

I do my RCs VERY blatantly in the hopes that someone truly interested will recognize or call me on them. If you ever see a girl in Florida pushing her fingers into her hands, counting and looking at her hands, and checking the time like she's got OCD, say Hi ;)

I am also highly against using physical markers to state things. I'd prefer people cannot tell much about me just by looking at what I am wearing on my body (clothing or skin). But that is my personal nature. Obviously, others will feel differently. They should all get tattoos or whatever and if I see it, I'll say "Hey, you're... dreaming!" lmao

What would be pretty cool is those bracelets, like those LIVE or whatever awareness bracelets. They are aptly named for a group of people all about awareness, and I'm sure they could be used to help RC... You could take them off whenever you wanted, but they would be distinctly clear to anyone who saw them. Hmm...

Ok an even better idea. Someone needs to invent a watch, a watch ideal for lucid dreamers. It could have all sorts of crazy timers and a vibrate-alarm function (for those wbtbs) and would be digital for RCs, and it could even randomly buzz a bit just to get you to do a reality check. It would be practical (everyone wants a watch, right?), helpful (wbtb and rcs!), and if it was distinct enough that the people who care could recognize LDers, well, we'd all be able to recognize each other.
So yes I guess in conclusion if there was something like this out there, I would proudly wear it. Mainly because it serves more of a function than to just alert other LDers to my presence, but that that is a bonus ;)

I don't feel that way either, I'm just saying that I have heard others say that

It should be like:

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ON YOUR HAND

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Originally Posted by Erikkujonson

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ON YOUR HAND

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Or maybe even the forehead...and if it's on the hand it has to be on the right hand.

or left

If I ever saw someone RC I would go up to them and pretend to be a DC.

perhaps when one suspects the other of being an LDer they could make some funky noise like

hoogybajoogy snarf!!! :D

or remote sensors that beep when you are near another LDer!!!

or every LDer could wear red shoes with muave stripes!!!!!!

or every LDer could shave a big L and big D in the back of their hair, and if you're bald you could tattoo it on the back of your head!!!!!!!!!!

the possibilities are endless!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!11111!!!!t*(&^(*&7986493

*implodes*

This has to be said.

Lucid dreaming is not, and will not, ever be a cult.

I like this idea, but I see little potential to take off.

I like the hand drawing idea, thats what I was thinking

I came up with this

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its just the letters L and D connected at the base and rotated.

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Originally Posted by Neeros

If I ever saw someone RC I would go up to them and pretend to be a DC.

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LOL that would have to end funnily.....

Only one problem with that signal, how would someone without the use of one of their hands or the complete lack thereof do it? If you're going to make LDing a cult you should at least have it be something everyone can do.

I sell "Lucid Dreamer" T-Shirts, if anyone is interested. I don't emblazon them with anything but the words, as it's only to make a connection with others as you venture through life. It's a wonderful way to meet and talk about lucid dreaming.

I once had the idea to get a small tattoo on my hand that said RC. I than realized that it would quickly become second nature, and really do me no good. lol.

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Originally Posted by ojdp

I once had the idea to get a small tattoo on my hand that said RC. I than realized that it would quickly become second nature, and really do me no good. lol.

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I think that's a great idea! After all, isn't LD and all aspects of it, what you want it to become, 2nd nature, firmly embedded in your psyche/subconscious?!

We could have shirts! Just today I saw a guy at school with a shirt that said, "Reality Check." It was crazy. Especially if you consider the kinda place I live in.

I like the bracelet idea that someone mentioned. They should be blue.... just blue. Because that is the color of dreaming. I also like the watch idea with the vibrate function! Great ideas, Shift. :)

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Originally Posted by lostinmydreams

I like the bracelet idea that someone mentioned. They should be blue.... just blue. Because that is the color of dreaming. I also like the watch idea with the vibrate function! Great ideas, Shift. :)

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Thanks ;) Haha I was actually thinking of blue when I suggested them, blue is my absolute favorite color :D Although if they were ever made they could come in a range of colors. They could say reality check and/or lucid dreaming. Maybe even both, and the bracelet could be flipped inside-out, so you could choose which was on the outside. Then if you just wanted people to ask you, you could have 'lucid dreaming' on the outside, or you could flip it and use them for RCs, and the fact that they change would make it a better RC anyway.

I would still totally buy one of those watches. Recession and all :D

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Originally Posted by Shift

Thanks ;) Haha I was actually thinking of blue when I suggested them, blue is my absolute favorite color :D Although if they were ever made they could come in a range of colors. They could say reality check and/or lucid dreaming. Maybe even both, and the bracelet could be flipped inside-out, so you could choose which was on the outside. Then if you just wanted people to ask you, you could have 'lucid dreaming' on the outside, or you could flip it and use them for RCs, and the fact that they change would make it a better RC anyway.

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Awesome, awesome idea. You could make quite a bit of cash!

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Originally Posted by Pensive Patrick

Awesome, awesome idea. You could make quite a bit of cash!

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Hmmmmm.... *puffs cigar, twirls mustache...* http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/p/plotting.gif lmao

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Originally Posted by Shift

Thanks ;) Haha I was actually thinking of blue when I suggested them, blue is my absolute favorite color :D Although if they were ever made they could come in a range of colors. They could say reality check and/or lucid dreaming. Maybe even both, and the bracelet could be flipped inside-out, so you could choose which was on the outside. Then if you just wanted people to ask you, you could have 'lucid dreaming' on the outside, or you could flip it and use them for RCs, and the fact that they change would make it a better RC anyway.

I would still totally buy one of those watches. Recession and all :D

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Wow, that sounds like a great idea. It's not like anyone would really question you for wearing one either.

If you ever market either of those things, pm me. ;) And blue is my favorite color too.

I would buy ten of those watches. =D

I would love for someone to walk up to me and say "Are you dreaming?" or something like that. I feel so disconnected from the LD community during day to day life. One day someone will notice that I check my watch like four times before I'm satisfied with the time.

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Originally Posted by Quiver

I would buy ten of those watches. =D

I would love for someone to walk up to me and say "Are you dreaming?" or something like that. I feel so disconnected from the LD community during day to day life. One day someone will notice that I check my watch like four times before I'm satisfied with the time.

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I know, the more I think about it the more I wish they existed!!
Aww.... teach someone how to? :tongue:

That's a cool idea.

Now who will make them?!

Erm. Isn't there a facebook group and numerous other threads concerning this? Like, the people in another thread had decided on a salute type-thing where you just attempted to push your index finger through your palm, being kind of obvious, so any other LDer can immediately realize that you are reality checking. But if you guys want to go with bracelets, be my guest.

Why not carry something that represents a personal dream symbol or reality-checker? These could be in the form of a tattoo, jewelry, charm, etc....

It may be more subtle (perhaps less effective), but I don't know...just throwing the idea out there.

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Originally Posted by Móði

Erm. Isn't there a facebook group and numerous other threads concerning this? Like, the people in another thread had decided on a salute type-thing where you just attempted to push your index finger through your palm, being kind of obvious, so any other LDer can immediately realize that you are reality checking. But if you guys want to go with bracelets, be my guest.

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There are, I posted a bunch of them earlier.

Well the problem with that is that you have to do a behavior as their attention is fixated on you. Chances of that happening are relatively slim. I am not really interested in advertising to everyone, like through a shirt or something, but if I am wearing something that members of DV will recognize on sight, and mostly it also serves as purpose (helps with RCs), then I think I'd wear one, especially if it was something small and functional. It would be more for me, but with the benefit of having other LDers recognize it without me having to be doing a specific behavior are a very specific moment in time.

I'd be leaning more toward the watch than the bracelet, simply because of the increased functionality.

I don't know that a personal dream symbol or reality checker would make any sense at all because that's the opposite side of the fence... it's functional, but no one is even going to notice, and the whole point of this thread is Ways to get Another LDer to Recognize that you are an Oneironaut. Then if you say "oh jewelry, or a charm, or a tattoo" well there's no way in hell I'd get a tattoo, and then for jewelry and charms, that was the purpose of my bracelet idea.