Thread: Why are you not lucid?

It's as simple as not having trained your brain to do that.... some people get lucky and train their brains unwittingly to LD at a young age.

e.g. The 1st rule of behavioural science is you get more of what you reinforce.

On the bright side: I am certain that in the upcoming generations we will see phonmenal prowess at LDing. I am sure all the LDers here will not hide their kids from it if they have any. Learning the proper techniques at a young age will pretty much guarantee many LDers who LD effortlessly later on in life.

Here's a suggestion on how to become more aware:
Act like Sherlock Holmes.
I'm completely serious. If you've ever read any of the stories, he notices like everything. Just try to look for 'clues' as if you were solving a mystery, and you will become more aware. Notice things about people: What kind of clothes they are wearing, how they tied their shoes, any stains anywhere that might suggest what they ate or previous activities. Look for nuances like this in everything and you will increase your lucidity in more ways than one

Does it matter...
Ask how to be aware if you like, or whatever.
Be aware if you want, otherwise don't.
You want help, but who helped me?

Be aware. Be receptive. This is awareness. This.

You either get it or you distract yourself with not getting it.

Even though we can consciously influence our ability to have lucids, in the end its all just chemistry. Chemistry dictates awareness.

Sure fire way to shift blame. Congratulations.

I experienced LDs naturally at a young age, and I'm sure my perspective influenced that, but my perspective is also a result of my neurochemistry.

Certain types of brain damage can actually cause you not to be able to dream at all. No matter what your perspective is you can't change the fact that you are at the mercy of your brain and the drugs inside of it.
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Oh? I don't agree, nor disagree.
Honestly, I don't know.

The only perspective is now, and lucidity is now.
I don't know how to be aware in the future, nor the past.

Awareness does not seem to diminish for me unless I let it, through sickness or health, and I suppose various other 'perspectives'.