Thread: You say goodbye, and I say hello, hello, hello!

Hello! I'm enthusiastic, joyous, even, to finally join a community of like-minded folk, as dreams have been a place of wonder for me for some time. To know others seek the same fulfillment in the dark of the night encourages me. Everyone dreams, but not everyone wakes.

Personally, I think dreaming opens our mind to the possibility that there's much more to the universe than what meets the eye. What an avenue of self exploration, an infinite world that lies behind closed eyes!

A couple questions. Can practices like visualization and meditation lead me to more interesting locales in my dreams, if I were to work at mentally projecting myself to those places during the day? I'm very fantasy oriented and I'd like to place myself outdoors more often, in desert landscapes, in forests, in somewhere beautiful and exotic. My mind is relentlessly logical, so I often dream of the things I see from day to day, mainly school, work and parties. What a drag!

Next, what are some foods or cheap supplements that can bring about more vivid dreams? I take B6 along with some others, but I'd like to supplement my supplements.

Flying is a common theme for many, but I've never flown. I fall, a lot, but I always hit the ground. Tips on how to break through the wall?

And finally, just an interesting observation that won't apply for many, but maybe some. I've been smoking the ganja for a couple years now, and I'm finally breaking my habit due to what I've noticed in my dream life: weed represses REM sleep, but when you take even one or two days off, it's as though you release the pressure on a valve. For several weeks, dreams will be extremely vivid and far more numerous. That's the observation, the question is, could weed be a tool to promote lucidity? Again, not for all (it is quite illegal), but several days of dreamless sleep could lead to a week or more of frantic brain activity. Or, is it better to forgo tools and focus on training the mind to recognize dream signs?

I appreciate any feedback. Oh, and here was my first lucid dream: I was in a cornfield, and though violence is quite rare in my dreams, I was having a rifle battle with a DC (thankfully the bullets were moving in slow motion). Out loud, I wondered, "Why am I always dreaming of cornfields?" Now, I don't think I've ever dreamed of a cornfield, but that thought itself sparked lucidity. Overjoyed, I looked around and saw a girl coming my way. My main intention in lucid dreams is to talk to my dream characters and explore the limits of the psyche to promote spiritual growth. However, after I asked her her name (Sally Cardoza, it was) my baser instincts turned the dream sexual. I had an incredibly strange awareness of myself being in the dream and myself laying in bed, then immediately lost lucidity and ending up talking to a dog. What a disappointing but exhilarating first adventure! Any tips on how to control desire in order to find meaning? I guess what's a struggle in reality will be a struggle in lucidity, but any encouragement would be much appreciated.

Anyway. I look forward to getting to know what must be the most fascinating group of people on the web. Much love to everyone, and sweet dreams to one and all.

Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to Dream Views!

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I'm pretty sure you can go to those fantasy places of yours. You can try out saying mantras during the day, or you can visualise the place in your mind. Or both! For flying, maybe you can try saying to yourself, "This is a dream so I can fly!" or expect yourself to be able to fly like Superman. Expectation is key in the dream world.

About the smoking thing, when you stopped smoking it caused REM Rebound. So yeah, like releasing pressure on a valve.

Nice to meet you. I hope to see you around the forums!

Hello! About the supplements, I have started taking alpha brain (2 capsules 4-6 hrs before bed) from Onnit.com and they work miracles for me, well, maybe not miracles, but my dream recall has been fantastic. I had no idea dreams could be so long and intricate, its truly a beautiful experience even when not actively lucid, like being in your very own movie. Hopefully this helps!

Also.. I combine Melatonin w/ lemon balm and I sleep like a baby

Hey NafDaddy, welcome to DreamViews! I love that song ^o^

Congratulations on your first lucid dream!

I love seeing new members that are so enthusiastic and excited, it's great to have you on board

Visualizations and meditation can help with that, and like AstralMango said, mantras are also good for that. Another thing that can help you with that is dream incubation, as you're going to bed think about what you want to dream about. Picture yourself doing all the things you'd like to do in the dream, walk through everything you do like you're watching a movie.

Combining dream incubation with a WBTB (Wake Back To Bed) can really increase the chance of it working, this is good for lucid dreaming too. Here's a dream incubation tutorial: http://www.dreamviews.com/general-dr...-tutorial.html

I'm not very well versed in supplements but there are a lot of members on here that are, check out the lucid aids section of the forum for info about supplements: Lucid Aids

You could use a mantra and dream incubation for flying dreams, repeat something like "I fly in my dreams". Here's a neat video that might help with incubating a flying dream: http://www.dreamviews.com/dream-cont...ml#post2089647

Let me know if you need any help, I'll see you around!