I personally started lucid dreaming just for the fun of it, but quite a lot of people here will say that they started LDing to explore their subconscious, and, as you said, some started it to unleash their creativity. |
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What are people looking to gain from learning to Lucid Dream? I'm curious what the responses would be, though I'm guessing it could be anything from 'because I want to bang chicks all night long, lolz!!!1!!!!!!111!!!' through 'flying, woo!' to 'I wish to transcend these ephemeral chains and soar above the limitations of this frail world with my soulmate at my side.' |
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I personally started lucid dreaming just for the fun of it, but quite a lot of people here will say that they started LDing to explore their subconscious, and, as you said, some started it to unleash their creativity. |
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LD count: 75
(17 DEILDs, 54 DILDs, 4 WILDs)
I personally don't think you should explain the reasons for LDing. Probably because it's hard to see them all to begin with. So I "use" lding for everything. For the experience. |
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I, even tho I haven't exactly got one yet, would use it to enjoy sleep more. I'm usually a grouch in the mornings, but if i enjoy sleeping through LD's, then I would become more enjoyable in the morning. Plus, I want to see the creative things I can do! XD |
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I would like to understand what dreams actually are. I've never bought the idea that they are just random creations of the brain. LaBerge talks about "schemas", mental models that we all have for stereotyped situations. He claims that dreams are somehow activations and variations of these preexisting schemas. |
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Because it makes anything possible |
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For me it was more of a "Hey look, a cookie!" *Eats cookie* kind of situation.... Except with LDs. And I don't eat them. >.> |
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What if I told you that I am dreaming right now?
That your whole life is a lie?
That the laws of physics as you know them are incorrect?
Furthermore, what would you do if I told you I'm going to wake up as soon as you finish reading my signature?
mmm, cookies. |
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My goals are to just get to know my self better and have fun. Yes, there may be sex here and there, but that isn't the main goal. My main goal is that I always thought it would be cool to go on some sort of an adventure. I think it would be fun to go in a "dongeoun" in a dream or something and have to solve a bunch of puzzles, or kill things. |
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everything |
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Fun. Creativity. To prove that I can. |
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Goals completed since joining: 10 -- Last goal completed: February 17, 2009
Uncontrolled lucid dreams:23.5--controlled lucid dreams:24.5
--WILDs:16.5--MILDs:1.5--DILDs:22--DEILDs:8--Quasilucids(do not count):3--
--LTotMBasic:0--LTotMAdvanced:1--LTotY:0--
JET73L's dream journal
Hey Prof. Personally, I sought this site out to try and help me comprehend these 'other' dreams that I would sometimes have. I didn't know they were called 'lucid' until I started researching. Seems a lot of people have heard of the phenomenon and are actively pursuing it because it sounds like it would be fun, not the other way around. Because it happened to me randomly, the idea that you can practice for and control ld's is what brings me back to this site. Fascinating stuff. |
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well im still new to this site but ive been lucid dreaming for about 5 years now, and maybe even b4 that im not sure. ive always been facinated with dreams even b4 i could control them, but when i found out that i was able to do so randomly i started to search around on the net and found out how it was done and tips to help get in to a lucid state. as for a reason y i do it... hm, well i guess its just the fact that i am free to do anything that my imagination can come up with like flying, teleporting, superhuman strength, and even exploring the universe and beyond excites me. its a high not even the most powerful drugs can beat. |
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This thread is really interesting! I personally am hoping to be able to become more creative through LDing. I also would like the opprotunity to be able to explore the worlds of different movies and books in my dreams, just for fun. |
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I´d say my motivation for LD-skills lies in the possibilities to reach others beyond the borders wich our bodies constitutes. How many times haven´t I felt the total powerlessness and melancholy in being trapped in a certain body, in a certain position in society as well as the social networks that´s out of my reach? How many times haven´t I been longing for spending time with a special person untouched by all the physical and social laws that rule pour lives? I want to experience and love with people I care about beyond what´s possible in my ordinary life, giving the term soulmates a rightousness. |
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i wanted to get away from this savage world that shows no mercy...a place of peace is what i seek |
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Dilds=5 Wilds=1 total LDs=6
Lucid Tasks completed=1 October 2007
I find dreams fascinating. Mine are usually so vivid and I always feel like there's some significance to them, even if it's not the whole "dream interpretation" kind of thing. The whole topic really interests me and you can have some pretty amazing experiences during lucid dreams. |
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It's a fairly unique and interesting ability. I'm scared that I am using it to have closure on the one girl I've never had, because she would never allow me to have that. Now she's the girl of my dreams in more than one way. I also hope to create a mental sanctuary to help combat panic attacks and stage anxiety. This way, falling asleep is more of a pleasure than a task. |
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The Teal Air
"The closer you are to the light, the greater your shadow becomes" -KH
If you don't mind me asking, was falling asleep a task beforehand? Was it difficult to do, I mean? I ask because sometimes I find that difficult, and have general issues with anxiety too, I guess, which mental self-discipline seems to keep at bay. Part of what I'd like to do is to master my own sleep, and investigating dream recall, focussing on sleep, Lucid Dreaming seems a good way to start going about that. |
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I'll admit to suffering from Emetophobia. And for some reason as a child I believed that people got sick right before they went to sleep. Hence, my fear of night. I'm a performer, so this transferred to my panic attacks during concerts - which is always wonderful. Then my interest in lucid dreaming came around and a lot less time was spent laying in bed worrying about not getting sick. I've only just begun with lucidity, so I can't say it's helped the performance aspect much, but hopefully there is more to come with that. Both aspects of LD'ing and Astral Traveling focuses inward, which strengthens my mind. Through training, and growing, one day I hope to rid myself of these foolish time wasters and live life! |
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The Teal Air
"The closer you are to the light, the greater your shadow becomes" -KH
I lucid dream because that is the way my mind works. I have them wether I want them or not. Now that I understand the potential of lucid dreams I try to do more than just think "oh, I'm dreaming again" and go along with the dream. |
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