Dream Views Academy - Assignment 1 Lesson 1

“Why I want to succeed at Lucid Dreaming.”

By Sirus
November 17, 2012

There are four main reasons why I would like to enhance my dreaming ability and attain lucidity in my personal dream world. They are, in order of importance:

1. To explore a new found freedom
2. To conduct introspection of the mind
3. To discover new ideas
4. Entertainment

The first is freedom – my entire life I have felt contained. Locked in a shell yearning to break free. You see, my words and actions are rarely voiced or displayed from day to day. Most would say that I am an introvert by nature and some would even consider me to be calm and at times even shy. I don’t disagree, this is my demeanor but it is not my personality. I have inadvertently formed the habit of holding things back, a great many things back, in fact. The reasons for my reserved nature vary. Sometimes it is out of fear of rejection but many times it’s simply out of indifference. Everyday, I witness people who refuse to listen, they sit in silence, not listening but simply waiting impatiently for their turn to talk. I am confident that this yearning I have to truly be heard or do things I enjoy, often deemed odd or strange in the waking world, will be accepted and even treasured in the dream world. This is why I must succeed, to gain acceptance.

Introspection - The ability to see your mind at work and become enlightened in ways not possible in the waking world is absolutely priceless. Most people in our world live for distractions. Professional sports, video games and “reality” television rule their life. These past times simply distract you from living. For the few people that do not fall prey to this cultural trap, they spend countless dollars travelling the world or spend countless years of their life attempting to master the art of meditation, simply trying to “find themselves” or desperately seeking to learn something about their identity when ironically, their mind has been speaking to them the entire time, every night, in their dreams. I want to tap into this resource and reap its benefits.

Discovery – I strongly believe that the dream world is a medium in which discoveries can be made and creativity can flourish. This is essentially uncharted territory and as all of you will agree, anything is possible. Countless discoveries of monumental proportions are just waiting to be made. I cannot even fathom what awaits me in the land of my dreams and I look forward to finding out each and every night. I am a modern day explorer searching for answers.

Entertainment – to be anyone, anything, anywhere at anytime. You can keep your Xbox 360 and Hollywood blockbusters. I have my dreams.