What type of LD-er are you? CLASSIFICATIONS

The natural
http://feminocracy.files.wordpress.c.../genetics1.jpg

Some of these folks have LD-s every day, usually many times per night, some have them less frequently, the point is that no induction techniques are used and the lucids just "occur". Usually have these abilities from a very young age. They can't turn it off so some view it negatively, while others embrace it.


The accomplished dreamer
http://www.mycatholictradition.com/i...aohs-dream.jpg
these, through great effort can maintain a good amount of LD-s, as much as several per week or even more, by using induction methods


low ability dreamer
http://www.cctv.com/program/culturee...65817290_r.jpg

these unfortunately, even with great effort cannot achieve many LD's. At best they can hope for several per year or month.
low ability dreamers can become accomplished dreamers and the other way round

beginner

http://www.happynews.com/living/livi...-gardening.jpg

You have just discovered lucid dreaming and your ways are not yet set


EDIT: updated definition for "natural"

Well put together man.

I gotta be the low-level one.:P

I think most people fluxuate between the "Accomplished Dreamer" and the "Low Ability Dreamer." Right now, I'm feeling accomplished, but last week I was convinced I was low ability. Ask me again in two days :lol:

No offense, but I have to disagree with these descriptions/generalizations.

For example, based on your classifications, I don't fit into any of your categories. Though I AM a natural LDer, I certainly don't have LDs every night. Sometimes I even have dry spells lasting a few weeks or more.

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Originally Posted by Aquanina

No offense, but I have to disagree with these descriptions/generalizations.

For example, based on your classifications, I don't fit into any of your categories. Though I AM a natural LDer, I certainly don't have LDs every night. Sometimes I even have dry spells lasting a few weeks or more.

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Very good point, I never thought of that.

I was also thinking, someone who isn't a natural can still end up having more LDs per week than a natural.

But it still let's you get the gist of the "classes"

only a beginner, I hope i can be a natural

Just a beginner, hoping to eventually attain natural or at least accomplished status. Gonna be a while, though.

Over-generalizations :\
Not everyone falls dead into these catagories. Like 'nina said, we can't be cut-and dried like this. Everyone's different.

I'd say that I'm in none of those categories. I'd say that I'm an intermediate LD, though I am lately getting many, they are only mediocre, but I do have good control, not great control, they last a mediocre amount of time.

Im a beginner.

It might be fun to add some more categories, and make it into an online quiz. :D

I am in the middle of low and accomplished

I am a bit out of practice but am still having at least 1 a week if not more. I need to get back up to my high of 6-8 a week.

God i imss when i was like that in july

I'm the beginner

im a low ability dreamer but i feel like im on the verge of being an accomplished dreamer

I don't know where to put myself xD I have a set method (MILD with occasional differances) and I have 2 LD's a week recently...

beginner / accomplished? lol

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...reamer-are-you

made a quick quiz

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Originally Posted by Banana

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...reamer-are-you

made a quick quiz

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Loving the terrible grammar and spelling, Banana :P

inorite?

somewhere between acomplished and begginer

I guess I am low ability dreamer. I can have weeks where I naturally fall asleep into a lucid dream each day. I can have weeks where I get no lucid dreams at all. My dreams are amazing. Its just activating the "lucid element" that is my trouble.

Racist! Asians can't LD, heh?

:P, just kidding. I guess I'd probably fall under low-level.

I am somewhere between the accomplished, and the natural.

I can not remember back to when I did NOT have lucidity in dreams.I had a very hard time know what was "real" and what was a "dream" which caused no end of confusion, misery and then anger in my early years. I had another life when ...the sun set, and I was in bed, I was transported to another place and when;no less "real" than the other life.

Which is why my latest bout of dream difficulty hits so hard. This life has me to the point I can go to the world I go to in dreams...UG. Pisses me off, and I miss and need the energy I gain there. Oh, well.

Morrigan

I think I fall into 'The accomplished dreamer'

I have been practising lucid dreaming for around 6 months or so. I think I have made good progress :)

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Originally Posted by Aquanina

No offense, but I have to disagree with these descriptions/generalizations.

For example, based on your classifications, I don't fit into any of your categories. Though I AM a natural LDer, I certainly don't have LDs every night. Sometimes I even have dry spells lasting a few weeks or more.

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thanks for the advice- I updated the definition.


There seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding the accomplished/low ability dreamers and who is what. Indeed, both are extremes and the DV populus is usually in between, each member transient and not holding any truly defined status. I could have split the definitions up into more like accomplished/expert/medium/beginner/etc however that would still be imperfect since the skill depends on a function of LD's per week

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4726/ldgraph.jpg

rather than doing that I just chose the 2 extremes.
especially since no DV member, say has a static 2 LD's per week every week no more and no less.

make me a natural...