Q/A

[ChrisxConflict]

I'm new to this forum and everything and I hope to make some new friends and such. I have some questions about not only lucid dreaming but dreams in general. 1.)What is the best technique to do when wanting a lucid dream? 2.)When I wake up from a lucid dream, is it possible to go back to sleep and pick up right where I left off in the dream? 3.)When in a lucid dream, do I start off in a scenario or do I have to create it on my own? 4.)Can I change my appearance and structure when having a lucid dream? Because I'm hoping to try to look like Kratos from God of War. 5.)This one DOES NOT have to do with lucid dreaming, and should probably go into my dream journals but this dream happened years ago when I was around 6 or 8. I'm being dropped off at my elementary school, and I walked up to my friends in the playground before the school bell rang. This day was a few days before summer vacation and the temperature was in the high 90's to the 100's. We went inside, perspiring from the heat, and I looked outside the window and noticed a bush that caught on fire, solely from the hot summer day. I called over my classmates and we all just stood at the window, watching the bush burn. The teacher didn't even tell us to sit down, she just stared at it with us. I'm wondering if a burning bush symbolizes anything, or if this was some sort of premonition.

[KushyBear]

First of all, welcome! 1.)What is the best technique to do when wanting a lucid dream? For beginners, DILDs and MILDs are easiest. WILDs are typically hard for beginners, but it does depend on the person. Awareness is key though. 2.)When I wake up from a lucid dream, is it possible to go back to sleep and pick up right where I left off in the dream? Yes it is, it's called a DEILD. You just have to lay still and picture the dream. 3.)When in a lucid dream, do I start off in a scenario or do I have to create it on my own? You'll still be in the same dream as when you weren't lucid, you can continue to follow the dream, but being lucid, or go off and do other things. The dream will create itself, you can just modify it. You can create your own scenarios though. 4.)Can I change my appearance and structure when having a lucid dream? Because I'm hoping to try to look like Kratos from God of War. Yes you can, anything that you believe can happen. You just have to remember that it's a dream, and your imagination is the limit. Check out the wiki for tutorials, this forum has loads of information and very experienced dreamers. Also, if you haven't already, start a dream journal. Good luck =D

[ChrisxConflict]

thanks a lot. I got a response fater than i thought.

[Puffin]

Hi, welcome to Dreamviews 1.)What is the best technique to do when wanting a lucid dream? I'd suggest DILD for beginners; it's the easiest and basically involves raising your awareness and skeptisism as to whether or not you could be dreaming at this very instant. WILD is good too, but sleep paralysis might be frightening or unnerving at first. 2.)When I wake up from a lucid dream, is it possible to go back to sleep and pick up right where I left off in the dream? Yes, it's called DEILD - basically, not moving or opening your eyes right after you wake up (it's easy to tell when you wake up because you can feel the dream ending), and imagining sensations from the previous dream, like touch, sight, and smell. You might not end up in the exact same dream unless you can picture it perfectly, but you can always teleport. Sometimes you can feel a sudden acceleration as you're dropped back into the dream, which is pretty cool. 3.)When in a lucid dream, do I start off in a scenario or do I have to create it on my own? Usually in a DILD, you become lucid when you're already in the dream. In a WILD, you enter a dream and are lucid right away, which means you have to create your own scenario or let your mind create one. You can change the scenario very easily through expectations; just expect something to happen and it will, such as knowing that you'll be able to fly; you will be able to. 4.)Can I change my appearance and structure when having a lucid dream? Because I'm hoping to try to look like Kratos from God of War. Yes, most people refer to this as "shapeshifting". It boils down to expectations again; for instance, if you hold your arm out and expect it to be that of an alien or other creature, it probably will be. It helps to visualize it well when trying to do this. 5.)This one DOES NOT have to do with lucid dreaming, and should probably go into my dream journals but this dream happened years ago when I was around 6 or 8... The bush could definitely have been a premonition, although I also think it could've just been an ordinary dream. Sometimes dreams are difficult to interpret, depending on the background of the person experiencing said dream.