
Originally Posted by
Sageous
Welcome to DV's, Ash!
I hope you'll find time to browse the forums for both answers to our questions as well as for methods of gaining lucidity that range beyond FILD.
Regarding your questions, here are a few quick answers, though I'm sure you will get much more thorough information as you spend time here at DV's:
The answer here is yes, I think: You have to actually do your RC, but if all goes well you will be doing it with your dream body while your physical body sleeps away without moving at all. So in a sense you will actually be doing your RC, but it will be in the context of a dream, so in another sense you will be visualizing the RC as dream imagery, and won't "actually" be doing it at all. When it comes time to do the RC, it will be far simpler than all this sounds -- just do the RC, and if it fails (i.e., you pinch your nose but continue breathing easily), then you will indeed be dreaming (thus, imagining) your new "dream" reality.
The answer here, again, is a simple "Yes."
When lucid you can do whatever you want to do, which can run from imagining nothing at all and simply following the flow of the dream while fully aware you are dreaming all the way up to having full control of all aspects of your dream, limited only by your own imagination. So yes, you can imagine doing everything, yes, you can "wake up" -- though not physically! -- and do whatever, and yes, you can do nothing at all, except enjoy the thrill of being in your dream world fully aware that you are dreaming, and that that world is all yours.
Well, it's never a good idea to open your physical body's eyes while you're asleep, because then you might wake up! But, since you don't actually have any eyes while dreaming (only perception), you can do whatever you'd like to do with your dream body's eyes -- even ignore them altogether.
I hope you find what you need here on the forums, and good luck in your journey...
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