You have a valid point - you don't see a lot of research being done today on it. More practice and less research |
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Hello, this is my first time visiting and posting on this site. I became introduced to lucid dreaming by a friend of mine who decided to track the incredibly odd dreams he would have after working longer, more arduous hours at the office. |
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You have a valid point - you don't see a lot of research being done today on it. More practice and less research |
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Tips For Newbies | What to do in an LD
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Hi and welcome to the forum. |
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Last edited by Bonsay; 05-09-2007 at 03:13 PM.
Thanks for your replies, I appreciate them. |
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Last edited by sekurit; 05-09-2007 at 06:29 PM. Reason: Added a link for the National Sleep Foundation.
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Thanks again RooJ! I can tell this is going to be a great place to further my understanding of lucid dreaming. |
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You mentioned that Laberge did not invent lucid dreaming - True. I can tell you that Tibetan monks have been doing it for millenium. The other thing you'll want to take a look at if you're trying to appreciate Lucid Dreaming is the topic of Tibetan Dream Yoga. I have personally found this technique to be more powerful than anything discussed in western culture - and by no means do I consider myself an expert at it. |
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Adopted Namwan, 2/6/08 Chris31, 3/14/08
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Why don't you want to engage in lucid dreaming yourself? You don't have to go all "hard core" about it. The simple act of observation of your dreams will probably lead to spontaneous LDs from time to time. There are also those simple techniques like staying still when waking up from a dream, that can also induce them. |
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LD count: 25 and counting
My new dA account: http://vibrationdreams.deviantart.com
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LD count: 25 and counting
My new dA account: http://vibrationdreams.deviantart.com
I think it's definately possible to be free of sleep paralysis yet still be dreaming, after all, that's what sleep walking is. It's just a lot harder to induce and maintain while you're lucid dreaming. Here's the thread where I heard of the alarm clock thing. |
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Very good point. Although in sleepwalking your body can move completely and the dream still continues and in the alarm clock case only the arm is moving and it's hard to keep the dream going, which gives evidence that moving during a lucid dream will ultimately wake one up. |
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LD count: 25 and counting
My new dA account: http://vibrationdreams.deviantart.com
Are you actually dreaming while sleep walking or just actually sleeping? I've also heard that it was "impossible" to snore while dreaming. I'm not sure I just wanted to note that. |
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Sleep walking is a pretty neat topic. I kind of assumed anyone who had experienced it in their lives did when they were children, and stopped as they grew older. That seems like it's not the case. |
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Last edited by sekurit; 05-11-2007 at 06:54 PM. Reason: Adding a thought.
I think it's mostly by association. Lucid dreaming can seem quite similar to astral projection and out of body experiences (many think that they are simply unusual forms of lucid dreaming), so many people interested in those things are interested in it. Since it is associated with AP and OOBEs, which are considered very paranormal by most people, and it is often practiced by people interested in the paranormal, people who don't know better assume that lucid dreaming must be paranormal as well. |
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Only relatively recently was lucid dreaming actually 'proven' by a firm scientific test. (note: proven used loosely) |
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Tips For Newbies | What to do in an LD
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