Determining Your Lucid Ability (Title)

[dearly]

Hello! I never saw any instructions on how to title oneself, so I am going to document a standardized way. Hopefully if more people place themselves by these standards we'll have a better idea of their actual background. When determining your placement, knowledge of lucid dreaming should take priority over the number of lucid dreams you had. Lucid Beginner: No recollection of ever experiencing a lucid dream, and is just now learning about the concept lucid dreaming. Lucid Student: Some experience with lucid dreaming, and has a fairly good grasp on the concept. Lucid Tutor: Some experience with lucid dreaming. Here to share their knowledge with other members. Lucid Scholar: Some experience with lucid dreaming. Here to learn more and share their knowledge with other members. Lucid Expert: Experienced lucid dreamer. Vast knowledge of the concept and is here to expand their knowledge and share learnings with other members. Lucid Master: Experienced lucid dreamer. Vast knowledge of the concept and is here to share their knowledge with other members. Lucid Knight: Very experienced lucid dreamer. May have mastered dream incubation, induction, and dream control. Lucid Guru: Very experienced lucid dreamer. May have mastered dream incubation, induction, and dream control. Here to share their knowledge. Lucid God: You know who you are. Suggestions? Revisions? May I suggest removing some redundant titles? D

[Barbizzle]

I lvoe this. I just wnated to thank you so "dearly" for it I am on the coummunity team. I will tlak to the ther about putting this in a sticky at the top of the page. good work.

[Tgarrod17]

hi i am a beginner and i was wondering i have heard it is possible to slow down time during lucid dreaming is this true?

[Cyberlization]

hi i am a beginner and i was wondering i have heard it is possible to slow down time during lucid dreaming is this true? Yes it is true. When dreaming there is little that isn't possible. The dream state is like a realm where physics as we know it does not apply. The only limitations are those set by your mind. I'm sure this has been used as an example before, but in the film; The Matrix, after doing battle with Neo in the fight simulation, Morpheus commands that the jump program be loaded. He proceeds to jump from the top of one building, across a huge street to another building on another side. The lesson was to teach Neo how to free his mind. The same applies in the dream state. Any stunt you have seen performed on tv, you can execute with your mind in the dream state and so much more. It's a matter of letting go of thought patterns that are redundant in the dream realm.

[StickFigure]

Sounds pretty good to me except I find the difference between Lucid Tutor and Lucid Scholar is a little askew just because I think the Tutor should be able to learn more too. Other than that I think its good enough for me to follow. Im switching right now from student to tutor

[StickFigure]

You know what? Now that I think about it, Its perfect the way it is. Dont let me get in your way

[wombing]

sounds good. i was wondering how to label myself when i joined yesterday. the only thing is dream tutor and dream scholar seem to be 'mixed up". I am unsure whether they are listed in that order on the options pull down menu, but if so, they seem, in my opinion, to be backwards. after all, a scholar is usually thought to learn, while a tutor is someone who learns as well, but also teaches others. for instance, if an individual excels in math, they are still learning nonetheless, but often offer to help others of less proficiency to learn the same material. Other than that, good idea.

[dearly]

I see tutor as someone that teaches. By definition, when referring to "tutors" they are not learning, they are teaching. That's why I said they're here to share their knowledge. A "scholar" is much like a student. So they're here to learn, and share their knowledge. If it were up to me I'd remove Tutor and Knight, and maybe Master and Guru, because I don't think there's much of a need for them. It's over-complicating a simple thing. D

[icedawg]

Originally posted by dearly I see tutor as someone that teaches. By definition, when referring to \"tutors\" they are not learning, they are teaching. That's why I said they're here to share their knowledge. A \"scholar\" is much like a student. So they're here to learn, and share their knowledge. If it were up to me I'd remove Tutor and Knight, and maybe Master and Guru, because I don't think there's much of a need for them. It's over-complicating a simple thing. D different terms appeal to different people (and mean different things to people). more options provide further personalizing. i like this though as a general guide, so why not sticky it?

[justme]

Cool I just been beginner this whole time now im ummmm Lucid Scholar I think

[Enigma13]

Right now, I'm making a vow. I will reach the Level of Lucid Master. That is my goal. I'm determined to get there. Not higher or less, just master.

[Distant Clone]

Just a comment here. I am here for dreaming, not necessarily lucid dreaming. All of it is meaningless to me. Just a thought. Maybe there should be a "Don't Care" option .

[benkane1077]

Actually this is what I wish I could do. Good luck to you with that. The only reason a lucid dream is better than a regular dream is the opportunity to remember what happened on purpose. The special skills in dreams secondary and unnecessary but make the experience more interesting.

[DreamersOftenLie]

I put my title as Lucid Beginner but after reading this I noticed that im a Lucid Student, how can i change this?

[Slick_nerd]

I just joined last nite. I feel that Scholar is where it belongs, being a step above the tutor. My reasoning for this is because a scholar is a person who has already been a student and is now a learned person. When we speak of Galileo and Socrates, we do not call them students, but scholars. For the time being, I am going to leave my title as it is although I feel that I have been having lucid dreams all my life. Perhaps I am wrong though. I will give an example of the first dream that I remember changing and perhaps I can get a response as to if it would be classified as a lucid dream. I had this dream when I was around 7 years old. I was standing with my family at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. My brother warned me not to get too close, less I fall into the ocean where the sharks were. Sure enough, I fell. When I hit the water, the sharks started coming and I realized that it was only a dream. As one of the sharks got close enough, I began to punch him in his nose and he turned around and swam away. The second shark I did not scare away. In my mind I said that he could eat me and it would be fine, because it was only a dream. So I let him eat me and then I woke up. So thats one of my dreams. In most of my dreams, I know that they are dreams. In response to a post that talked about how hard it is to fly. I agree. When I first started doing it, I needed to get a running start and jump off of something high and then I would soar around for a bit. Gradually I kept refining and practicing (as its rather addictive), a few times, I have sprouted wings. Just recently though, I was in the standing position, and took off, like a helicopter. This is the first time I ve spoken with others who have similar dreams, does this constitute lucidity to you? Cheers, **Slick_nerd**

[Amethyst Star]

Just so you know, I cleaned up some of the posts in here. If you guys have any questions you can go ahead and ask, but we try to keep most of the stickies on topic. If you would like to change your rank, you can under your "Profile" settings. I'll see if I can be more specific, but as a DG my rank is fixed So, yah. -Amé

[nesgirl119]

Originally posted by Amethyst Star Just so you know, I cleaned up some of the posts in here. If you guys have any questions you can go ahead and ask, but we try to keep most of the stickies on topic. If you would like to change your rank, you can under your "Profile" settings. I'll see if I can be more specific, but as a DG my rank is fixed So, yah. -Amé Sorry about that.. Also, when you complete the LD task of the month, your rank is fixed until the next month. I notice that, since I usually complete it at the first of the month.

[Brilliand]

Is there room for a returning lucid dreamer? I recall having a lucid dream years ago, but I haven't remembered a dream in years. And the kind of dreams I've remembered these last two nights suggest to me that my imagination has no practice making dreams and is not doing a very good job of it. So, I lost it and I'm coming back after a long time.

[Amethyst]

I want to know how to change my title from master to Student.. Thank you.. Amethyst

[Seeker]

Hi Amethyst, welcome on board! If you will click the 'Profile' link at the top of the page, you can then select your lucid rank. It is somewhere near the bottom of your profile.

[lazarus]

hiya, i've been having lucid dreams most of my life. i'm 25 now and i remember having them when i was young. i always recall my dreams and i always have. i have about 3 to 7 lucid dreams a week and until looking up the subject this week i never thought anyone else could do it. Anyway a good way to stop awakening once you realise that you are dreaming is simply to look at your hands. this is what i have always done if i feel im awakening and it works like a charm. however these days i never have to do it for some reason. has anyone ever experienced not being able to move once waking. i have this often and find it quite worrying. it feels as though i'm fully conscious except i'm fighting to move. i have the feeling that a weight is on top of me and i feel like someone is watching me. is this normal?

[skapunker]

I've had lucid dreams all my life, just never been able to have them on command or prolong the experiance to extrodinary heights (time length, abilities, ect). So a student be I!

[Daviid]

Does it matter how much LD's you've had? I've researched and read everything I can find on Lucid Dreaming. I've tried almost every technique and have taken teas, pills, and other substances to experiment. I'm fully aware of how to LD now, but I've only had a few since being here (DILDs that is). Basically, I know what there is to know now. I've tried many ways, and only I know which ones work for me and which ones don't. I've worked hard to get others I know to LD too, and have been successful with 5 different people! According to the title descriptions, I should be a Dream Expert. I've had a decent amount of LD's in the past few weeks, but more importantly I know the subject well.

[Zonalcoil]

what counts as a lucid dream? dreaming an know that you are dreaming? doing things such as flying? i've heard of the "turning on a light switch" and "touching your palm with a finger of the opposed hand and the finger going thru" i've walked thru walls and ppl. would this just make me a student? i've tried to control them but i eather wake up or i go deeper into sleep.

[Burns]

Originally posted by Zonalcoil what counts as a lucid dream? dreaming an know that you are dreaming? doing things such as flying? i've heard of the "turning on a light switch" and "touching your palm with a finger of the opposed hand and the finger going thru" i've walked thru walls and ppl. would this just make me a student? i've tried to control them but i eather wake up or i go deeper into sleep. If you've ever been aware that you were dreaming during the dream, you've had a LD. Having control is different than being lucid.