Thread: big question. why do you want to be lucid?

It's a completely personalized form of entertainment, and the special effects kick ass. I dream not only to be entertained, but also to challenge myself, to see how far I can take it, and how skilled I can become at it.

For me it is a case of exploring endless possibilities, expanding the imagination. I am a writer, and when I first heard about it my first thought was that it would be awesome to place myself inside my novel, in my character's shoes, and to feel the imagery and emotion etc... explore new worlds. I feel that the most thrilling thing about writing is creating whole new worlds and possibilities - things that never would have existed until you created it, and then it exists on paper for other people to read and explore too. Yeah, sex and flying etc would be awesome, but that would be my main thing.

Also I have always had really vivid and strange dreams, a chance to explore them is great. Plus I was astounded when I first realised the possibilities- all those childhood daydreams of escaping into a movie, or living in the land of a book you had just read are now possible.

I like this thread... after reading people's different answers it's made me more determined to expand my lucidity...

my new reason for lucid dreaming, is because i can be luke skywalker and kill all the evil sith lords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol jk

For me, lucid dreaming is a gateway into another world and there's much to be found within it.

Generally, I used to seek answers and was preparing for a jorney similar to the one Carlos Castaneda describes in his book "the art of dreaming"... Sadly I have yet to achieve the level of power required for such a jorney.

Eh.. I guess, because I can?

Nearly everyone would love to be in a place where they could control anything, and make anything happen.

one of my main goals in lucid dreaming is to understand more about myself and existence in general, and i feel that some of this can be accomplished during my sleep. lucid dreaming helps me to grow and learn more about my life, while attempting to answer the many questions i have during waking life. werd.

I wanna test my Imagination... maybe, talk to it....

I believe brainstorming is alot easier when you're in direct communication with your imagination.

Thinking about the structure of the universe and the philosophical conundrums within, the only answer to why and how we exist is stated in explicit absolutes: There is only everything and nothing and that is the only universal truth there is. There is no such thing as empiricalism (except as a gemetric contstruct within the collectivity of our inspired minds) and reality is all "percieved" through the eye of the beholder.

On this tangent of thought, one of the most pertinent pathways into our existence can be drawn from the vast depths of our subconscious, and the first steps in liberating the soul are taken in lucid dreaming.

Im learning because I want to explore the worlds of books, games and myown worlds that are made up in my mind. (I want to visit Balamb Garden from Final Fantasy 8.) Roller, Yep exactly. Im a writer, and I would like to vistit my own made up world someday, and interact with the characters! Im still trying to acheive my first LD, but I am determined.

The reason that I want to be lucid, is because it is so unlike anything in the world. It is so enlightening. Almost every time I am lucid, I wake up with an almost euphoric feeling. Even now, just thinking about one of the times I've been lucid, I could just cry with joy. My LD's are few, (I anly have about 2 a month or so) but they are very intense emotionally. I love that feeling...