Hi, new guy here

[Vonotar]

Hi everyone, After hours of internal debating, I have decided to bite the proverbial bullet and attempt to understand myself better through analysis of my dreams. I find the field of study to be both fascinating and subtly frightening in its implications... First of all, I am blessed (or possibly cursed) with a vivid imagination. I manage to scare myself silly almost daily. I am aware that I dream, and that these dreams feel like reality, but upon awakening they slip out of memory like so much mist through a sieve. I have yet to be in a position (that I can remember, at any rate) where I am aware of my sleeping state. But I have had sleep paralysis before, and quite frankly, it was the most terrifying experience I've ever had...although ever since exposure to Alien Abduction stories, this is reaonable. Thank you, X-Files! Anyhow, the prospects of getting to the bottom of the varied labyrinth my mind has become are compelling, to say the least. I would like to understand myself a little better, and perhaps overcome some of my lingering nightmares and phobias. To say that I'm more than a little frightened would be putting it mildly. I'm not sure who I'm going to meet in there...and the scary part is that everyone I meet will be/is in some way, myself. Best not to dwell on that overlong... Anyhow, I have some interesting parallels here for discussion/refutation...the first of which concerns WILDs. It seems to me that the process of entering a WILD frams of mind is analogous to the relaxation technique that the so-called "Psychic Spies" used under GRILL FLAME to begin CRV. Is there any connection here? Second question: I have a theory that I have yet to see anywhere else (Granted, I have not gone through the forum as yet, but that will come soon enough) that involves parallel/alternative realities. Specifically, that the dreaming state allows one's mind to connect on some subtle level to another version of itself, seperated only by one degree of quantum variance. In effect, the act of dreaming is a window onto different you in a different world. Or maybe I just read too much. Anyhow, I'm glad to finally be a part of this, and I hope to have something interesting to relate to you all shortly. I begin keeping a journal of dreams tonight. Thanks again!

[Barbizzle]

Hey Vonotar. Hows it going? Its nice to see you are trying to understand yourself better in hope of improving who you are as a person I just want to disscuss some of the things you have said. everyone I meet will be/is in some way, myself[/b] Well not only will they be you in some way, they will 110% be yourself. Everything, and I mean everything in side a dream is the product of your mind and personality. there is no outside influences ro parts that are not true to you. As for this: In effect, the act of dreaming is a window onto different you in a different world. Or maybe I just read too much. [/b] Some people at Dream Views beileve in OBEs or shared dreaming. This may be what you mean. I peronsaly think you read enough valid scientific information hehe, but thats just me, there are so many views and ideas here that no one is isolated. Good for you for keeping a Dream Journal It will help you so much with retinaing your memory of your explied elusive dreams. You will realize that you will retain your dream memory more when you keep it. If you have any questions at all, send me a PM. good Luck!

[Amethyst Star]

The way I view dreams is that while they are a reflection of our waking lives, it is a "broken mirror" image. We see bits and pieces that appear similar (or even identical) to reality, but there are cracks that skew the whole picture. (This idea is still a work in progress) I've also toyed with the idea of alternate realities, but it also follows along the with the idea of time travel. In the course of writing one of my stories, I've hypothesized that if a person wanted to go back in time, they would, in a sense, split their dimension into an alternate/parallel one. The origonal would continue on with it's time line, minus the person who split the dimension, as he would end up in the new. That would then be changed and thus develop a future entirely independent from the origonal dimension. However, I believe in the existence of an eternal soul, and that really does mess up the whole equation. If these time-separated dimension truly did exist, then how could a person exist? But enough about that. We're glad you're here at Dream Views and if there's anything we can do let us know. -Ame

[ElCulo]

yay welcome to dreamviews vonotar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!