Thread: Newbie Lucid Dreaming Questions

Hello, I just joined the site not too long after, being curious about something and doing some quick internet research, discovering that I do something called "lucid dreaming", I guess. It just occured to me this morning about how I've been able to control my dreams since I was a one-year-old (yes, I do have very early memories), and how I always, even to this day, unsuccessfully try to relate this skill to others. We'll be talking and I'll say something like, "Yeah, 'cause, you know when you control your dreams," and the usual answer I get is, "Uh... no?" And I wanted to see if I could find anyone through the internet who has this in common with me, which lead me to stumble on this site.

Like, to roughly explain, I am usually aware that I am dreaming, or become aware at some point. Even if it's a nightmare--but sometimes really intense nightmares, I don't become aware for awhile, and when I finally do, I intentionally wake myself up to escape from them. But as I was saying, I can alter the landscape of my dream, change the location, erase things I don't want there (a body of water for example, given as a toddler/child I had recurring nightmares about water), or if I somehow find myself underwater, I can give myself the ability to breathe underwater (as well as other silly things like, ability to fly, telekinesis, super-strength, ability to heal, etc.) I can bring people into the dream I'd like to have with me, and just in general control things and consciously make decisions about what I want to happen.

From what I gather... that's what lucid dreaming is, am I right? What's the significance of it? I just don't understand the hype about something I've been doing since practically before I can remember.

It would be nice to hear from people who have some experience or extensive knowledge in this area--I'm merely curious about it.

You're way ahead of most of us on this site!

It's a form of entertainment and therapy for me. If I see something/somewhere I REALLY like, then I begin to think my life sucks, so I LD it.

Originally Posted by jarrhead

You're way ahead of most of us on this site!

It's a form of entertainment and therapy for me. If I see something/somewhere I REALLY like, then I begin to think my life sucks, so I LD it.

So this is something that people practice at?

Yes, it is.

It's a skill. Some people are born good at it, most have to work at it.

Originally Posted by jarrhead

Yes, it is.

It's a skill. Some people are born good at it, most have to work at it.

Alright. And to you, you say it's a form of entertainment, but I was noticing some sort of affiliation with OOBEs and lucid dreaming, so would you say to others, it has a sort of spiritual significance..?

(Thank you so much for answering my questions, btw. I wanted to hear what an actual person has to say as opposed to a wikipedia article.)

Being aware of dreaming IS Lucid Dreaming. Control is a totally different thing, and is quite a bit harder.

If you read my DJ in my sig, you'll see I become lucid and go where I want to, if i'm not there already. I use it as entertainment when i'm there.

OBEs, I have no opinion on. Never experienced. Can't say for sure they exist. I do not believe in the spiritual/body seperation.