Allow Me To Introduce Myself

Hello! I'm Will, I'm fifteen years old and I've been interested in lucid dreaming for about a month. My brother read a book about lucid dreaming but he had borrowed from the library so I never got a chance to read the whole thing, but the blurb was enough.

A few of my Buddhist friends have had naturally occurring lucid dreams and have spoken to me about them but with my inquisitive mind, I have a few newbie questions...

How can I train to have lucid dreams?

Am I better off reading books or surfing the net?

Surely, if someone is in control of their dreams, they would be using their brain and therefore not totally switching off. If their brain is still 'at work' during the night, they won't be as relaxed and won't feel as refreshed in the morning?

I look forward to getting to know you; I should think I'll be a regular poster.
By the way, sorry if my English grammar isn't always correct - you can let me off, I'm only small!

Thanks a lot,

Will

Welcome... just browse the forum... you'll learn all you need to know

Hi and welcome to the forum! :welcome:

-The best way to start is described on the front page, so the thing that people say you need the most is Dream Recall, which people also say is best to get with a Dream Journal. Knowing what Lucid Dreaming is can result in one without any training at all. But what you're probably asking is about the techniques. The most basic ones I know of are WILD, MILD, DILD, other WBTB methods (I just did a fast search, I suggest checking the Tutorial and Attaining lucidity section for more), ofcourse there are many more with a different approach. It's good to start with the one described on the front page, as it seems to me as the most basic. Then you can try the others out and see which work the best for you.

-They say it's good to read a book about LDing, people would probably suggest the one by Stephen Laberge: Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming , but I only used the kind help and info from these forums.

-To this question I wouldn't answer very well. It would make sense that you'd be tired in the morning, but I think that there isn't a big effect, since LDing is just dreaming with awareness. All I know is that I woke up eaven more refreshed than normally after every LD I had.

I hope I helped :) , see you around!

Thanks for the replies. I was only given a link to the forum so I haven't seen the rest of the site. I will have to read the rest. So what you're saying is if you can truly understand what a lucid dream is, they can happen even without training?

Will

Well yes, I would guess that not often, but if you know what lucid dreaming is and some techniques of getting them, for example with Reality checks, there are a lot more chances of getting lucid than without knowing it eaven existed. But if you truly want to LD then I'd suggest learning it.

:welcome: Welcome to Dreamviews! :)

Well, to truely understand all you need to do is practice the techniques and learn about them. There is a wealth of information to lengthy to cover in one post. Be sure to check out the home page and the entire forum. You'll be baffled at all the information and resources.

Hi,

Well I had my first two LD's just by reading the introductory section to this site.
Once my mind knew that it was a possibility then it just happened with no
techniques practiced. I have only ever had DILD's which is when your brain
realises it is dreaming because something is not quite right in the dream it is
experiencing - like a person suddenely turning into an animated crayon drawn
character. This is the worst way to get LD's because it is random and sporadic
as the brain tends to believe 99.99% of everything it dreams. I can recall my
dreams daily and often have massive recall were I can remember huge amounts
of detail. I also RC - or reality check - every hour of the day - this helps me
stabilise the LD when it happens - RC is checking whether you are awake or
dreaming during the day. I RC by looking at my hand and counting my fingers.
In the LD's I have fewer fingers, or flaking skin, or bent fingers or gross fingers
and the hand is usually not as solid as it should be - so in the LD I can make sure
I am dreaming.

I havn't done well with MILD, WILD Or WBTB yet but I got some progress with WILD
but no LD's from it yet.

I've have had 7 LD's only 3 of which lasted any length of time, but they are getting more
frequent. So you can have them without techniques at first but you will improve the
amount of LD's by practising things and getting more skilled.

Good Luck :)

Ah, nice post, very informative. Let me just get this straight:

A LD is a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming and you have control of what you are doing.

Let's start with the basics!

Thanks

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Ah, nice post, very informative. Let me just get this straight:

A LD is a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming and you have control of what you are doing.[/b]

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Actually, lucid dreaming is simply knowing you're dreaming. That's it.

You can have control over a dream without being lucid - and you can be lucid and have no control. You can have one without the other. But obviously the goal of this site and forum is to help you gain lucidity AND have control. :)

This will be extremely difficult to answer but, can you describe the feeling you get when you're lucid.
I can't imagine it...

Will

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They say it's good to read a book about LDing, people would probably suggest the one by Stephen Laberge: Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming , but I only used the kind help and info from these forums.[/b]

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:welcome: I found the best advice is to seek and you will find most of your answer around the threads in this amazing Forum. However, I found what is working for me is, the piece of advice from a fellow dreamer above, however I combined both ideas. It allowed me to relax and slow down and to read and fill in the blanks that I may have, which are many at times. Though I have read a lot of the helpful threads here and intelligent feed back, getting the scientific advice and techniques for lucid dreaming under my belt then turning to the forum for a more lay persons point of views, advice and techniques has made my journey through LD much easier and more pleasant.

I don't know its working for me. Good Luck Happy LDs! :banana:

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This will be extremely difficult to answer but, can you describe the feeling you get when you're lucid.
I can't imagine it...[/b]

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Well, it's a little different for everyone, but for me - everything looks extremely clear and vivid. Even after all the LDs I've had, I'm still in awe of the awareness of the possibilities that I feel are open to me when I go lucid. It's like arriving in another world, but you're completely conscious and aware of everything.

You're right though, it is a hard feeling to explain - and I'm sure other people may feel different sensations too.

Plus there are different levels of lucidity. You may only realize you're dreaming for a split second, and then lose it, but you were still lucid for that instant all the same. It all takes practice and experience. And even experienced LDer have dry spells and down times sometimes - that's just how it goes. That's life, you win some, you lose some. But as long as you're having fun, that's all the matters. :)

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That's life, you win some, you lose some. But as long as you're having fun, that's all the matters. :)
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God, how much we're you paid to crack that one out? :roll:

Just Kidding. Burns is right though. The feeling would be hard to explain. Just regular dreams to me are amazing. Becoming Lucid, the ultimate freedom you'd have. The possibilities. The fact that impossible is no longer existant. The fact that your limited only by your mind, and that you are in control... would be just utterly mind blowing.

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God, how much we're you paid to crack that one out? :roll: [/b]

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I get paid in cookies and chocolate, if you must know. :P

Well with my limited LD experience - when I am awake in a dream I feel just as concious as if I was
awake normally. As I enter the LD my whole body tingles. Some of the times I have had no control but of the times that I was in the LD for any significant period of time I have been able to exercise some decisions and I was able to make things happen by doing them as I would have done them normally. When I get an LD I am usually just in awe of what is happening.

It's a very interesting phenomenon and I am looking forward to trying to develop it further.

Yes you really should get one of Laberge's books - learning about it from someone who can get
an LD anytime they want is a good start - cos he knows what he is talking about. I like the
newer book with the CD most.

Are there techniques in LaBerge's book that will teach how to remember your dreams? Because for the past two nights I've totally forgotten what I was dreaming about. I'm trying to keep a dream journal.

Are there techniques to help remember what your dreams were?

Will

When you wake up, don't move and keep your eyes closed. Concentrate on what you were just thinking about. Then work your way backwards - what were you doing before that? Run over the details in your mind again, remembering keywords or phrases or scenes in your mind. Then open your eyes, grab your DJ and scribble down anything you can remember. Even if it's only a few words or sentences.

But remember, even experienced dreamers may not remember their dreams every single night. So don't stress about a couple days. :)

Thank you for suggesting Stephen Laberge's book on LDing. I just reserved it at my local Barnes & Noble. I'm very fascinated by Lucid dreaming even though I have not yet experienced it. Im kinda just like Will, Im fifteen and wanting to know more, But I have read the main website stuff.

I haven't, so I should...
I will do now actually.

Some poeple naturally have better recall than others
mine used to be very very poor
about one a week
now its 2/3 a night
I find the best ay to be what Burns said above,
combined with auto suggestion

you'll find a thread i nthe tutorials section called HILD

generally its just meditating a little
enteting a slight state of hypnosis ad suggesting recall

seriously, tht worked wonders for me

check it out =)

Imran

Hurray! I just went and picked up Exploring the World fo Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge at Barnes & Noble. It was only 7 bucks in paper back!

I have only been recording my dreams for about 9 days now and I'm already starting to remember two a night. It's taking forever to write it all down.

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Originally Posted by Willh

Hello! I'm Will, I'm fifteen years old and I've been interested in lucid dreaming for about a month. My brother read a book about lucid dreaming but he had borrowed from the library so I never got a chance to read the whole thing, but the blurb was enough.

A few of my Buddhist friends have had naturally occurring lucid dreams and have spoken to me about them but with my inquisitive mind, I have a few newbie questions...

How can I train to have lucid dreams?

Am I better off reading books or surfing the net?

Surely, if someone is in control of their dreams, they would be using their brain and therefore not totally switching off. If their brain is still 'at work' during the night, they won't be as relaxed and won't feel as refreshed in the morning?

I look forward to getting to know you; I should think I'll be a regular poster.
By the way, sorry if my English grammar isn't always correct - you can let me off, I'm only small!

Thanks a lot,

Will
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Hi,

are you the same guy from Shaolin Wolf forum?

Anyway, if you are, I replied to your post there. Somehow the email notification didn't reach me, and so I saw your post late.

Welcome to the forum anyway :)