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[Khrysothemis]

Hi there! I'm new to this board (obviously). I remember most of my dreams, and I think about half of them are lucid. In that I know I'm dreaming, not that I am control in anything other than my own actions. I'm hoping I'll be able to achieve more clarity and control in them, and also get rid of the false awakenings. I get a lot of those, and they are really frustrating! I have had 3 lucid dreams in particular that are out of the ordinary (for me). In the first one, I was walking around in my house. I knew it was a dream, but it was very realistic. I walked outside and onto my street. I decided it would be fun to let a car hit me, since I knew I couldn't be hurt. (Kind of a weird idea, but I think very differently in my dreams.) So I stood in front of a car when it started driving. To my surprise, however, it honked at me, then the driver started yelling at me to get out of the way. I told him that this was my dream and he should do what I said. He basically told me to fuck off. The second one happened shortly after a kid I knew drowned. I was in a crowd of people, and I saw him. I was surprised, and asked if he was alive, and he said no, so I realized it must be a dream. That was pretty depressing. In the third one, I saw my cousin who I am close to but who lives in another state. I hugged her and promised to email her when I woke up. Which I did. One thing I'm wondering is: I consider myself agnostic and pretty skeptical, but not closed to other possibilities. For example, I don't believe in God(s), but I'm not willing to rule out the possibility. Anyway, I'm wondering if there is a place for me here, since I believe that DCs are just manifestations of my subconscious, not separate or supernatural beings. What do most people here believe? Finally, after finding this website, I've decided I really need to keep a dream journal. I usually just remember them, but I think it would be good to see it all together and be able to process it that way. Plus I think I will remember them even better that way! So thank you for helping me decide that. Sorry this is so long!

[AspirationRealized]

We got a fresh'un here! Thats it! Nah, I'm just kidding -puts the noob gun away- I think you'll find this site is great whether you haven't had a lucid or even remember dreams (like me when I came here) or are a little ahead of that stage in your development. As for the religious thing, DVs welcomes and has a variety of people of all sorts of thought. If you wanna talk about religion and its influence on dreams, there is a religion forum, but no one's going to alienate you for your beliefs, no matter what they are. Welcome to DVs, and good luck on your dream travels.

[Nick6239]

i havent had a lucid dream yet so im not sure but from what ive read i also think DCs are just part of your subconscious. But yea this board is for everyone no matter what theyre beliefs are. And yea you definitely should keep a DJ theyre great for remembering and good to have so you can go back and see what you dreamed a long time ago.

[Moonbeam]

to DreamViews, Khrysothemis! That's great that you have already had three lucid dreams. The dream journal is a good idea, and we have a forum for that. It's a good place to record your dreams and get feed-back, and have fun reading other peoples' too. What do most people here believe? People here have all different beliefs, or lack of them. Everyone is welcome. There supernatural type discussions have their own forums, which you can participate in or not, it's up to you.

[Nick6239]

Yea the supernatural part is called Beyond Dreaming. It has a lot of interesting stuff even if you dont believe in it.

[Khrysothemis]

I've actually had more than three lucid dreams - those are just the interesting ones! That's good to hear about the variety of beliefs. Thanks, guys!

[Clairity]

Khrysothemis, all those who lucid dream (or who aspire to) are welcome on this forum. Welcome to Dream Views!

[Dizko]

Welcome to dreamviews. Have fun, and much luck with lucids!