KB's Question

[kb_blogger]

I have recently had a very odd dream. I had about seven false awakenings. Also each time I woke up I realised that I was still asleep so I tried to go back into another dream by going "back to sleep" somewhere else in my dream house, but would instantly "wake up" again. What the heck, why couldn't I go to another dream? Also, I feel that I didn't realy have control over my actions after each false awakening, though I realised I was dreaming. I would have a couple of seconds of doing whatever I wanted and then it would occur to me that last time I "woke up" I went to sleep somewhere else in the house and I would lose control, why?

[kb_blogger]

Can a dream sign be a certain emotion or differing mode of viewing the world? When I remember my dreams I can never "see" what they were it translates into auras or extrasensory feelings. But I always have "full color" when I am in the dream. I have only just started a Dream Journal so I don't have anything else to look at for my dream signs, but this is all I can find as constant in every dream.

[no-Name]

Can a dream sign be a certain emotion or differing mode of viewing the world? Absolutely. Anything can be a dream sign, so long as you dream about it. Otherwise it's not a very effective one, is it. If you dream with this perspective, or emotion in your dreams often, reality check every time you think about it! Good luck with your dream sign.

[Jeff777]

I have recently had a very odd dream. I had about seven false awakenings. Also each time I woke up I realised that I was still asleep so I tried to go back into another dream by going "back to sleep" somewhere else in my dream house, but would instantly "wake up" again. What the heck, why couldn't I go to another dream? Also, I feel that I didn't realy have control over my actions after each false awakening, though I realised I was dreaming. I would have a couple of seconds of doing whatever I wanted and then it would occur to me that last time I "woke up" I went to sleep somewhere else in the house and I would lose control, why? Probably because you were in a low level lucid dream. What trips most people up and disappoints them is that they don't understand that while lucid, there are various levels of clarity. It goes without saying if you're not doing what you want to do in a lucid dream and things aren't going your way, you're probably in a low level lucid dream. One of the things that helps me increase my clarity in a lucid dream is by mentally screaming "INCREASE CLARITY NOW!!!" I can remember such a time when I was lucid and approached a large pane glass window in my house. I tried to push through it to go through it but it didn't work. I yelled the clarity affirmation and I immediately fell through the window without cracking or shattering it. The Levels of Lucidity Here is a fun little list I came up with to separate the quality of my lucid experiences. You can use these as a reference to your experiences, both lucid and non-lucid. What you will find is that the majoirty of your dreams are level 0-2 experiences. The highest level is the ultimate lucid dreamer's goal. I find myself often having level 4 experiences when I induce lucid dreams, so even for a more experienced lucid dreamer, extreme lucidity is no easy task. Level 0: There is no lucidity present at this level. The dreamer has a regular dream, completely unaware that he or she is dreaming. It is described as being in auto-pilot mode, where most actions occur without even a first thought. Level 1: There is little to no lucidity present at this level. It is best described by the following phrase, "I know I am dreaming but I'm not". Basically, at some points in the dream you may tell a dream character that you are dreaming, but never actually realize yourself that you are dreaming. It is pretty contradictory, but it does occur. The reason for this occurance is unknown at this time. Level 2: There is a small amount of lucidity present at this level. The dreamer will perform actions in their dream, on the basis of knowing it is a dream. The dreamer will think to him or herself, "I know this is a dream, so I will make this event happen", but this is usually an unconscious "auto piloted" thought because the dreamer never takes the time to just stop, think, and realize that he or she is inside of a dream. However, if the dreamer does take the time to stop and think, very brief periods of level 3-4 lucidity will occur. Level 3: There is a moderate amount of lucidity present at this level. The dreamer will know that he or she is dreaming. This is the first level that a real lucid dream may actually be termed. The dreamer is close to a full waking conscious state within the dream, but not quite there completely. This results in lucidity being lost pretty easily. If something occurs in the dream world that distracts the dreamer, the dreamer may quickly forget about lucidity and fall in a level 0/1 state. Being lucid but never being able to really deviate away from the dream's main plot is a good description of this level. Lucid dreams goals are generally difficult to accomplish in this state, because lucidity usually does not last enough for one to be completed. Level 4: There is a high amount of lucidity present at this level. The dreamer will clearly know that he or she is dreaming. Many people have this type of lucidity on a very rare basis, but for these many unfortunately, these experiences only lasts a few seconds. People often remember their lucid goals at this level. Dream control does not relate to your level of lucidity. You may have a level 4 lucid dream with no control or complete control of your dream. The initial dream plot becomes pretty irrelevant in this level, as the dreamer often creates his or her own plot, whether they realize it or not. Once a novice/intermediate lucid dreamer reaches this level, he or she should focus on improving their dream control. Level 5: This level is really something on its own. You may have heard of the term "hyper awareness" and that is essentially what occurs at this level of lucidity. Not only is the dreamer completely aware of the dream, but he or she also seems to be very in touch with everything that is occurring around them in their dream - sort of like having an extra sense. The dream world becomes much more three dimensional at this level. You have the sense of being inside of a 3D spatial environment, which in turn also ends up being extremely vivid and detailed. Some people may term this as "hyper reality", where they feel their experience were more real than waking reality. You are accompanied with eagle eyed vision, complete hearing, and a sense of touch. Smell however often still seems to be left out. But if the dreamer focuses on it, it too will be present. Dream plot ceases to exist at this level - it is as if you are really awake. - The above was taken from www.lucid.me/levels.htm Can a dream sign be a certain emotion or differing mode of viewing the world? When I remember my dreams I can never "see" what they were it translates into auras or extrasensory feelings. But I always have "full color" when I am in the dream. I have only just started a Dream Journal so I don't have anything else to look at for my dream signs, but this is all I can find as constant in every dream. I don't see why a dream sign can't be a particular emotion if that emotion tends to come up quite frequently in your dream and could therefore trigger you to become lucid. Anything that occurs often in your dreams that you could train to become a marker for you attain lucidity, I'd consider a dream sign. Hope this helps.

[kb_blogger]

The lucid level link is very helpful. I thought that being more lucid meant being more in control. Thanks for the help.

[kb_blogger]

I have had immediate sucess with waking up between dreams and all I have done to promote waking between dreams is thinking it would be a good idea when I read about it on DV. I think that it is really cool that I achieved waking up with no effort almost immediatly. I have been waking up and running through the previous dreams in my mind before trying to go back to sleep. It has worked phenomenaly. I am recalling an average of four dreams a night, even if they are not as vivid memories as when I was sleeping through the night with less dreams remembered. I can't wait until I get my recorder so I can record the dream instead of just running through it in my mind.

[kb_blogger]

I find that in my case not thinking about needing to remember my dreams before I go to bed helps with the actual remembrance. This takes some mental will power; I have to be completely immersed in a "daydream". Also, I need to figure out a way to stop automatic wake up and loss of control once I reach dream lucidity. I was in the middle of a dream on sunday night; it was the second dream. I was having a great level of awareness in the dream, when I suddenly realised it was a dream. For some reason I knowingly woke myself up... actually I know the reason it was the same problem as with my multiple false wake ups. The idea occured to me that I might wake myself up now that I knew I was in a dream so I lost control and my dreamself woke myself up. This sucks!!! How am I supposed to control my dreams if the second I get an idea I lose control?!?

[kb_blogger]

I had one of my good dreams again. Dumitri and I almost kissed again and Allen and I talked. I think Spencer and I were together he was by my side for a lot of the dream. I had the warm fuzzy feeling that made me want to cry when it was over. The plot line was my mom was having a get together with her exbif and I went out and while I was in jc penny or something like it I saw Dumitri and his gif. the next time i saw him his gif was gone and he walked over to me we didn't really have a conversation he just told me he would like to do it again. We almost kissed when reality broke through and I realised that i couldn't do that with him again. he got mad and threatened me so i walked away. then i was walking down one of the school corridors that turned into an alley way to an odd chinese resturaunt. Spencer, allen and i were walking together while i looked for a bathroom. I never found one. Dumitri sent a mexican to threaten my dad who turned out to be Gibbs. I woke up. this seems to be about four different dreams.

[kb_blogger]

I had the most annoying false awakening. I was dreaming that I was running from a superbly magical trio and when I went to hide next to a soda or snack machine I had the false awakening. I "woke up" in my bed it was realistic to the point that I didn't sense my dream sign was there, so my dreamself turned over and went back to sleep. It was the same dream as last time it even started at the same time spot however characters had gotten mushed together and the entire plotline was changed. Grr...