Thread: Greetings all

Ummm, this is awkward... Hello?

I am no stranger to fora, but am new in this community. I am Lachlan from Australia, and have sporadic recall of dreams going back a long way. I also have gained lucidity randomly several times, and wish to work to gain greater lucidity, and more stable lucidity.

I have arrived at this forum bearing a pseudonym that has gone unused a long time, as it is a different part of me that is here to the external me. As mentioned, I have had lucidity and recall in the past, but sporadically. However, I am now chasing greater lucidity and recall in an endeavour to analyse my own processes. I am doing this in for a few reasons.

Firstly, I am attempting to learn about myself. Simple as that. A common reason, but a fair one.

Secondly, I am trying to fight my insomnia. As an individual who does not medicate (with the exception of two panadol, once in my life) I am trying to head fake into a sleeping pattern, and making a good reason to sleep may do the trick (it has for things in the past).

Thirdly, I am hoping to explore hypotheticals. I have a multi track mind, to the point of never having the mental silence or blanks that other people describe, my mind is constantly running multiple things that I can get glimpses of, but they are whispers, sensations, things that I know are there but cannot tap. When in lucid dreams in the past my mind has been more clear, and as such, I would value time in this state to consider things.

Fourthly, I am trying to pull memories. This touches on the above, as I have a slightly eclectic memory... I am always recalling several situations, good memories, bad. I can recall with crystal clarity, and fail to recall altogether. I lack control over what is a greater resource than most seem to have access to, if I can tap it then it would be a shame to squander the potential.

Finally, and this is a hopeful result of realising the above, I am hoping to fight my internal demons. Depending on who is asked, I am either fine, depressed, manic, schizophrenic, dangerously rational, worryingly irrational... the list goes on. I have several issues, and hope that if I direct my (arrogant, yes, but honesty is a virtue) considerable intellect and analytical skills towards contemplation of the self I may be able to throw these issues, or at least manage them.

If people so wish, I can post some dreams from the past I have strong recall of, and the memories they link to. I do have a limit of the information I will reveal on memories, but for dreams I will attempt to have no such boundary. Other than that, I hope that was a sufficient introduction.