Thread: Hello.

hmm thats an interesting question. I'd try to answer but im afraid i dont know the answer...
Also i checked out your dream journal. Very nice stuff

Originally posted by Hybrination
I had encountered this site a while ago, but I never really explored it fully. I have been experimenting with Lucid Dreaming over the last 2 years. And just yesterday I had one of my longest lucid dreams ever. Although I am having trouble remembering specifics, I recall using some techniques I read about on this site, everytime I felt I was going out of the lucid state I would close my eyes and focus myself and continue. Also, what is the difference between a Lucid Dream and an OBE?

Hi Hybrination!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some people feel that Lucid dreaming and OBE's go hand in hand. Meaning that an OBE (Out Of Body Experiance) is another form or interpretation of having a lucid dream
I however do not. I have had what I percieve to be both. They felt completley differant to me. And since awareness accopanies both I am not as skeptical as I would be if i were not conscious in both states.
In lucid dreaming, simply put, You are in the state of a dream but aware that you are. Being conscious or awake in your dream.
An out of body experiance is most often considered your conscious leaving that of your physical body. Now astral projection could follow along these lines if your mind, conscious sole or whatever you believe it to be travels along an astral plane of sorts to differant locations.
The OBE experiance I had was limited. I was aware of my consciousness and there was a distinct seperation between my phyce and physical shell. Was this some exagerated lucid dream??? I guess you have to determine that on your own
Check out the Beyond Dreaming Forum. It has many topics related to OBE's.

Welcome to Dream Views Hybrination!

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Originally posted by SweetDreamer85
hmm thats an interesting question. I'd try to answer but im afraid i dont know the answer...
Also i checked out your dream journal. Very nice stuff

Thanks, I don't write that much in it, I'm afraid.

Sorry Im Late
Welcome to DV's Hybirnation

See ya around...

Yeah welcome to the site!

As far as lucid dreaming vs OBEing goes...it is an ultimately unending debate with little to no conclusions. So I don't know how much feedback you will get about that. There is tons of info about that stuff on the site though if you wanted to do a quick search of the forum.

If you have any more questions feel free to PM me or any of the other Dream Guides or MODS.

-nina