Hi Batch, welcome to the Intro Class! |
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Hi Batch, welcome to the Intro Class! |
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I dunno, I figure it is probably quite close to the pushing your finger through your hand bit, but I've always got to be a little different. I had at least a couple of dreams where I found that I could be reaching for something that is just out of reach, and I just really try to reach it, and my fingers grew to be ten or twelve inches long. Since those couple of dreams, I now try to stretch my fingers in several dreams, helping me prove to myself I am lucid. I also try to stretch them while awake, just to show myself I am not dreaming. Of course part of the time I try and stretch them -through- something, which also relates to the more usual push your finger through your hand ... only it's never been my hand, more a wall or window. (Hey, one time I realized I was dreaming, and started betting people I could walk through walls. They were very impressed when I did so. That's another dream I could (and I think I will) post to the dream journal here. Give me another lucid 'on record.') |
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OK, so here's where I stand currently. In the (roughly) month since I found this place and started concentrating on my dreams again, I have been remarkably successful in remembering more dreams, writing more down, and having longer, more involved dreams. The problem with this is that it takes time. Each time I wake and write down a lengthy dream, it takes a half an hour to 45 minutes. Then I usually have problems getting back to sleep, which wastes anywhere from a half an hour to two hours. I sleep for a bit, then wake again with more dreams to write down, and by then I am usually up for the day. AND very burnt out on dreams. |
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Hey Batch |
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Should anybody read this, please don't take offense. I don't mean to give any. But last month was a tremendous month for dreams, with tons of stuff, and probably 3 or 4 dreams that were of such length, quality, and interest that I think they are some of the coolest dreams that I have ever had. This month, it is as if I have been losing interest. Much less dreaming, much less detail, fragments. Parts of it may be random, parts may be things like vitamins and fruit and techniques that I am not using/following as much. Part of it feels like 'why bother', since of these 3 or 4 dreams that seemed like some of the most interesting I have ever had. Only a single one seems to have been read by anyone. Even the lucid ones. |
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It's alright Batch, I totally understand. I must admit, I have only read some of your dreams from before. Or anyone else's, for that matter. We all need to keep each other motivated. This month is just a really slow month, in my opinion. From what I've read lately, many of us have just started school again, and have been getting quite busy. Even those who have work have been pretty swamped too. Even I've been getting only about 3-4 hours of sleep lately because of school, and only get to lurk around the forums enough to update my workbook and maybe answer a question or two. I'm sure a lot of people can relate, perhaps maybe even you? |
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Nah, like I said, I wasn't trying to offend anyone ... I don't read enough other dreams and comment on them, myself. And while enough of a lack of interest on the site could cause me to wuit posting my dreams here, it would never stop me from writing them down. And I can understand people being busy, even if I am not, currently. |
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Last edited by paigeyemps; 09-13-2012 at 05:45 AM.
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Not really, I still haven't achieved my last goal ... I was excited just to remember what it was I wanted to do. 8-D |
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Oh that's good to hear. You can try some concrete goals too. I can't quite remember whose workbook it was, but she added some goals like: |
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Trying something new starting today. Don't know how long it will last or how successful it will be, but it can't hurt to try. |
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My TOP FIVEish Best Recent Dreams:
Oh God, Book ... A?
The Advertisement and the Hotel Lucid!
Only Fragments but interesting
Life and Times of Harry Potter, Warlock
Murder at the Adventurers Club
Violence at the Gas Station Lucid!
Awesome. Totally not judging about the 4th mantra |
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Well, two days so far, and almost no results. Yes, I've remembered two dreams each night, but nothing especially interesting, no sex, no lucid, not much in the way of dream powers, and parts that faded from memory. |
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My TOP FIVEish Best Recent Dreams:
Oh God, Book ... A?
The Advertisement and the Hotel Lucid!
Only Fragments but interesting
Life and Times of Harry Potter, Warlock
Murder at the Adventurers Club
Violence at the Gas Station Lucid!
Hmm have you thought about dream incubation? That might help you out with dreaming about certain...stuff..you wanted to dream about hehe |
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Hey Batch, |
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Well, it's now been a week, and still absolutely nothing from the 'mantra.' |
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My TOP FIVEish Best Recent Dreams:
Oh God, Book ... A?
The Advertisement and the Hotel Lucid!
Only Fragments but interesting
Life and Times of Harry Potter, Warlock
Murder at the Adventurers Club
Violence at the Gas Station Lucid!
Hi Batch! I think the general rule is two weeks. You may begin to think about other methods to try though. And try not to get discouraged or stressed. When I get negative about my dreaming it only makes it worse. Think positive thoughts as much as possible even if you don't fully believe it. Like everything else on this planet, I think lucid dreaming comes in cycles. It will get better. Best of luck to you! |
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"Oh, and everything is not what it seems
This life is but a dream"
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