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Hey whoevereadsthis,
Im pretty excited about finding out that "Lucid Dreaming" is fairly common, and I might ramble a bit but I will try to moderate myself and provide a structured reading here, in my first post.
I found this site a few days ago after trying off-and-on over the years to research and understand this type of "dreaming." I didn’t come here trying to find out how to do it, but what other people have done with it. I have not been able to read through all of the literature and forum discussions on this site but I did spend several hours reading, enough to feel comfortable speaking. This seems like a pretty open minded group willing have some open, constructive dialogue. If there is a common acronym or classification for what I experience, I would appreciate any input.
At first when I started to realize that I was in a dream, I would wake up. Later, I started to try to relax when I realized I was dreaming, before long I was able to stay there for a while. When I started staying there, I would run around like a fool and just have a blast with no regard for anything I was doing, after all is just a dream right? I remember a lot of dreams but I remember in detail equal to real-life the dreams that I was conscious of and playing in. I was never any sort of character, or personality other than myself.
Eventually it was no longer about just adventuring. I got used to it. Now the reckless actions I had in my dreams were having repercussions. Not like they would in real-life, but I felt I was causing real harm. I figured it was some stupid brain sub-conscious thing. Anyways that made me try to figure out if I was in my head, or somewhere else. It gets kinda weird from there and I quit doing it for several years. Its not really a topic many people get so I kept pretty much to myself about it. I ran into a girl a couple years ago that said she knew what I was talking about and we agreed to try it that night; she didnt, I did. Since then I have abandoned it again. I found this site and a renewed interest a couple nights ago. I was going to post then and say I was going to try but there is a waiting period on new members to post. Anyways I tried after all this time and was able to do it again. It wasnt super-controlled or long lasting but I was defiantly conscious and had a good run at staying there.
Ok. Long post, but before you call me crazy I just want to say that this is a summary of almost a decade of this and im sure I missed the logical parts. My first questions for the readers: Does anyone know if there is any credible science on this? Have any of you done something similar? Can any of you go into "lucidity" at will any given night?
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Hi ! Don't have much time but some people practice WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming) so they can attain lucidity when they want. Go check the tutorials if you want more info.
I just wait and with luck and awareness I become lucid while in a dream (it's called DILD)...
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Are you asking for scientific research on LD'ing in general, or about that bit on repercussions in LD's?
If you're looking for scientific research on LD'ing, look no further than Dr. Stephen LaBerge. He was the first to scientifically validate LD's, and still pioneers research on the subject at the Lucidity Institute here in the USA.
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Hi there. Lucid Dreaming is scientificly proven, as Tsen just said. As for having LDs on will, enough practice will allow you to do so. Also, some people's minds are just more receptive to doing this. Check out LaBerege's website it shoudl give you all the data you'll need considering his Lab is the forerunner in LD research.
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yeah man, i just joined too and started practicing WILDing
3 for 3 so far.
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If you want a good book on this try Laberge's "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming." It'll give you all the info you need.
