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      Let's spread the word of Lucid Dreaming!

      I've been thinking about doing this for a little while, and if anyone has already tried, shed some light!

      Maybe setting up some sort of stand for Lucid Dreaming around your town, or a gathering of people to help spread the word. Maybe that's too much?

      Would handing out fliers outside your local grocery store be enough?
      -what would you guys put on the fliers? everyone try to think of nice one-liners
      and we can combine them all with bullets down the page.

      We can arrange something here on DV, where a bunch of us meet at places near our hometowns. Depending where you live could be NYC, DC, Vegas........ And there we can try to enlighten masses!

      If more people began LDing, it would have to have some impact on the world? What kind of impact? Less overall stress? Some growing cosmic energy?

      I know it almost feels special to not have that many people know about it, and when you get to tell them what lucid dreaming is they are amazed. But let's not be selfish! Let's spread the word on a global scale!

      please don't call me cheesey, im serious
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      I completely agree! I tell like, all of my close friends. I feel like making a stand in the mall in my town, lol. hand out some informational booklets. Link to this site maybe.
      good times

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      Start here.

      I think most LDer's here don't Lucid Dreaming to become "mainstream" but enlightening people about it is ok.

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      Quote Originally Posted by slayer View Post
      Start here.

      I think most LDer's here don't Lucid Dreaming to become "mainstream" but enlightening people about it is ok.
      I agree.. The last thing we need is another thing destroyed. Once the media gets a hold of it, It wouldn't be long until it was the "New" thing to do!

      After it becomes "New" it wouldn't take long for a family to try to make LDing illegal because it "Killed" her son, or "Made him a bad person". Thank God Lucid Dreaming isn't bad for your health.. and thank God that LDing is; and always will be, FREE!!

      Thank You *bows*

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      I am against that kind of advertising. Sorry, that's just the way I feel. Sure, the masses should know we are not practicing anything mysterious or supernatural, but I don't feel it is a good idea to start yelling out for lucid dreaming. Dreams are something inherent with humans and those who are willing to get some insight will seek it. I'd hate if media got it's hands on LD, moreover if some companies started selling lucid dreaming machines ( which do exists already) for the masses.

      Wipe out misinformation and lies, but don't preach.

      and thank God that LDing is; and always will be, FREE!!
      Indeed. That is the point. Something that has always existed among humans, for millenias now, shouldn't be mocked and ruined by media and salesmen.
      Jujutsu is the gentle art. It's the art where a small man is going to prove to you, no matter how strong you are, no matter how mad you get, that you're going to have to accept defeat. That's what jujutsu is.

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      I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with most of you. A lot of us didn't find out about lucid dreaming on our own, and have heard it from someone else.

      What if you never heard about it your whole life?

      What if you never even had the chance to experience it?

      Well I DO NOT want to take that away from people. I WANT to give other people a chance!

      Don't be so scared of the media, stand up and spread the word.

      Lets not be selfish!
      "As much as the world effects you,
      you effect the world"

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      I don't want knowledge of it to spread- people on the bus might understand I'm doing RC's. I don't want crazy religious and moral groups arguing against it.
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      then you be a man and argue back!
      "As much as the world effects you,
      you effect the world"

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      I think enlightening anyone who cares enough to ask is enough. Besides, what would the benefits of commercialising Lucid Dreaming be?

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      Quote Originally Posted by MiguelHombree View Post
      I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with most of you. A lot of us didn't find out about lucid dreaming on our own, and have heard it from someone else.

      What if you never heard about it your whole life?

      What if you never even had the chance to experience it?

      Well I DO NOT want to take that away from people. I WANT to give other people a chance!

      Don't be so scared of the media, stand up and spread the word.

      Lets not be selfish!
      If you want to give others a chance, then go ahead and tell them about lucid dreaming.

      We're not being selfish. We just don't want it to become mainstream.

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      Quote Originally Posted by MiguelHombree View Post
      then you be a man and argue back!
      Do you have any idea why wars are started and religious hostilities are born? You just said it.

      I am adamant with my opinion that those who share deep interest with dreams will find it. Or those who have natural success will seek us out.
      Jujutsu is the gentle art. It's the art where a small man is going to prove to you, no matter how strong you are, no matter how mad you get, that you're going to have to accept defeat. That's what jujutsu is.

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      I wish so much someone had told me about lucid dreaming when I was a child. I had no idea it was possible. It never occurred to me. Then at least I would have had the choice over whether or not to pursue lucid dreams. I would love to have been lucid dreaming throughout my youth and to see how my dream patterns and themes changed over the years. I can never get that time back.

      All children should be told about lucid dreaming instead of the bullshit waste of time that is religion.

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      Either way it would be benificial for it to grow. If it grew at a rate that kept things calm I think everything would be alright.
      If it suddenly sparked into light and started a massive worldwide trend, there may be some consequences and hostile attacks from other groups could be possible. I think doing what we could here and there would be plenty of support to let it grow, but not too quick.
      good times

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      If it did grow, that means so much more input to dreamviews.com,
      so much more induction techniques
      so much more help and tips!
      "As much as the world effects you,
      you effect the world"

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      This is just my opinion but...

      I always *hate* it when people try to hand me pamphlets in a public space. I feel like they're proselytizing or trying to pressure me into participating in something or donate money to a cause.

      ... AND I get annoyed at all the waste involved -- so many people will accept the pamphlet just to get the person off their back and then just toss it in the garbage or on the ground. Not so great for the environment.

      However, I understand the desire to share your excitement about lucid dreaming and help others discover it. (Hell, I even started a blog on the subject before I came across this forum.)

      There are ways you can do this that aren't so in-your-face that would attract the attention of people who are actually interested in this sort of thing without pissing off those who aren't. If you want to form a local support group or something, why not place a classified ad in your local paper and/or on Craigslist? You could also contact places like yoga studios and offer to do a lecture or workshop there. I'm guessing that if you approached venues like that you'd be more likely to find people who are more into this sort of thing.

      ... Anyhow, those are my two cents. Interesting thread!
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      Quote Originally Posted by MiguelHombree View Post
      If it did grow, that means so much more input to dreamviews.com,
      so much more induction techniques
      so much more help and tips!
      Yes it would, but after the snowball has started spinning down it is hard to stop and it keeps on growing. I wouldn't want to write an article to a newspaper for example, but I would like to have DV t-shirt or some DV cards I could left somewhere. Still, large scale advertising is not a good idea. My feelings usually have served me well, but it is my opinion after all.

      Anyhow, we don't need that much of different techniques or tips, since most of the new techniques work only for the inventor. I think DV is more a way to share experiences and to create a dreaming community. Of course, sharing information and discoveries is a great thing too, I am not denying it.
      Jujutsu is the gentle art. It's the art where a small man is going to prove to you, no matter how strong you are, no matter how mad you get, that you're going to have to accept defeat. That's what jujutsu is.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Unelias View Post
      Do you have any idea why wars are started and religious hostilities are born? You just said it.

      I am adamant with my opinion that those who share deep interest with dreams will find it. Or those who have natural success will seek us out.
      Agreed. I also have no interst in institucionalzing lucid dreaming. I started lucid dreaming spontanuosly. I'm here today because I share some common beliefs and interests with some freinds.

      Think about it. Most people aren't even interest in dreams anyways, people don't attribute any particular importance to them. If this goes mainstream (i.e the fucking networks involved) people will see it as another fad, as a way of cheap and 'cool' entertainment.

      It's not that lots of people interested is necessarily a bad thing. I actually would like to see more of them interest in this sort of thing. It's the meaning of lucid dreams, the use we make of them ( and the consequences of it) that concerns me.

      Remember what has happened to psychedelics they use to be a great way of getting to know youself and now people abuse them, they just use them for sheer fun at parties so the whole thing becomes another superficial and banal experience of modern society.

      ... and now psychedelics are illegal and frown upon.
      Last edited by sunny.days; 08-20-2009 at 03:53 AM.

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