Thread: Hi there.... new here... some questions :D

Originally posted by itstime
Hi guys... the other day I just was thinking what if I could control my dreams and make them what I want? Then I searched at google and found you... but I have some questions here they go:

When you guys enter the lucid dream stage... does it feel like real real life? you know? or is it like regular dreams but with your control? *

What exactly is that Wild thing I can't understand it!
Thanks in advance...

HEY there itstime! WELCOME

Well when you enter the dream, lucid it is like real life in respect to your cognitive thinking. You are conscious in your dream. Most often the dream scene around you is not like real life. There are times though that they do seem rather realistic. Bringing about the topic of false awakenings & reality checks.
See if you can understand the WILD technique from the Tutorials.
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No, it's not anything like real life. It's a world that's generated by your brain; so nothing really exists if you don't pay attention to it; and conversely, you can create things by thinking about them. Also, you're not thinking too clearly (the more clearly you're thinking, the more lucid you are), so it's often harder to remember things, to follow a train of thought to a logical conclusion, or to recognize that some things are logical and others are not.

The dream world feels like a combination of being underwater and being tired, and daydreaming, all at the same time. You're more innocent, if anything; you're uninhibited, and you accept strange things more easily. It just has a certain "feel" to it that is unmistakeable, though the more lucid you are, the more vivid the dream world. I think your right brain is probably a lot more active than while you're waking; and your left brain less active.

A lucid dream is often more vivid, or even "larger than life" while retaining that dreamlike, Alice-in-Wonderland quality.

In waking life, you associate various things with emotions and concepts; in dreams, those associations take on "reality". Colors are brighter, single words and concepts have more meaning than in waking life. It's probably a lot like being on some sort of drug trip!

The biggest thing in the dream world is that because you are generating it within your own mind, anything you can think of is possible. The more clearly you can think while in a lucid dream, the more things are possible. That's what's so fascinating about lucid dreaming: It's a form of self-control that allows you to experience what you could never experience in real life, whether that's flying like Superman, bringing about world peace, or snagging the nearest supermodel.

Lucid dreaming is a way to connect with your subconscious mind; removing those inhibitions and social customs we follow in waking life, and seeing what comes out is often quite fascinating.