Thread: Two Things I'm Curious About . . .

After posting this, I was reading some more of the tutorials and came across this one on WILDing . . . http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=9806

It sounds like I have been having some experiences related to this when I deeply relax! I didn't realize that is what was happening because other articles I'd read on WILDing talked about some of the more intense experiences . . . I think I may be starting to WILD, but its more gentle . . . ?

I'm not an advanced dreamer, but to answer your first point, I've experienced that a lot. Usually its when I experience sleep paralysis, but I've also heard my name being called and talking when I am in a very relaxed state.

Hey Tess, just sent you a reply btw,

But in answer to your questions on this thread....

1. When in a relaxed state, really relaxed we can often experience similar to that of what happens in the WILD technique, basically in a WILD you go into the stage known as HI (Hypnogogic Imagery) and you experience various colours and shapes and even vibrations and strange sounds. Now it is possible that in a relaxed state like you described that you heard these voices because you were so relaxed, maybe even in a HI-like state but with only voices. Hallucinations could be another answer, don't worry, hallcunations can be quite common especially if your deeply relaxed and maybe even a bit drowsy. Nothing to worry about there.

2. Many people find that when they come out of a dream and take a short break there body does not fully come out of sleep just yet and when you go back to bed after a short break you can easily just slip back into the dream you had just left, its perfectly normal for some and this can be explained by the body still being in a relaxed state and you will find it easier to re-enter the dream. It will seem easy to switch between both the dream and awake because you are on the brink of both and it can be easy to slip between the two until you merge yourself with one of them.

Its great that you enjoy learning about lucid dreaming, feel free to ask any more questions you may have!

I've heard people taunting me just before I fall asleep, and I can actually will them to say things, but I can't control what it is that they say. Weird thing is, I never recognise the voices and it's a mix of male and female voices.

I do have that sometimes, yes. I'm almost falling to sleep, and then I hear my brother calling out my name. The funny thing is that call back xD

I think it's just another form of Hypnogogic Imagery, but then relating to your hearingsystem.