Hey all,

I have been thinking (while listening to ninja's subliminal lucid): are the lucid dreams that we get from induction techniques such as hypnosis and subliminal messaging really legitimate lucid dreams that further our understanding of how to lucid dream and further our development or are they just cheap fixes for the present time in order to have quick/easy lucid dreams?

I mean I thought the point of doing all of the traditional techniques was to increase understanding of how to be lucid in everyday life and that would bleed into our dreams. If that is true, then arent the subliminal messaging things and self hypnoses just a quick fix for the night you use them? Or do they actually work longterm and help you become aware in everything forever?

I apologize, my thinking is a bit cloudy, as I have spent the last few hours studying (and listening to the subliminal dream track) so this may not make sense.

Thanks in advance for any explanations.

P.S. It just occurred tome that it's not just the subliminal techniques that I should be talking about; it's all lucid aids. I will also reword the question again: do lucid aids help us in the long run or are they just a quick fix?