My first lucid experience

[Lamminated Buddha]

Hi all, first post, first lucid dream, and can I add this is a beautiful forum you have running here. Just a little background before I describe my lucid expereince, I have been avidly interested in the art of dreaming after reading carlos castenda's book of the same name. but anyways, here is how I achieved my first ever (of my knowledge) lucid or positive cognitive infliction on my dreamstate: I have been having for years a repetitve nightmare where I awke from one layer of a dream into another where I dream I have awoken, only to find the lights do not turn on when I flick the switch. I believe this nightmare is a blessing in disguise because last night I dreamed a light would not turn on and awoke myself to conscious volition by first identifying it was a dream - which was a precursor to my next movement which was to scratch myself as a reality check to see whether I was still dreaming or awake. The scratch occured in my dream through my cognition and decived me into thinking I was awake (though I was still dreaming) which is kind of ironic I think. But this is the first time I have been able to achieve lucidity. I hope this one brief moment of control is a window to future atempts of achieving lucid states of awareness. Also of what Jung would call synchronicity the fuse actually blew in my room light a night ago, which may have given me the scope to dream of similar subject matter. I love dreaming I look forward to exploring the physe and beyond every night when I lay down to sleep. LB

[jackonaut]

the first is always the best

[walks]

I had a lucid dream (well i think it was) a couple of weeks ago. I havnt begun a dream jurnal as of yet but was mearly reading the web site the part about reality checks with a clock. well early in the morning i had a dream where i was getting ready for work in the morning(which is strang cause i work nights) and i looked at the clock and looked away, looked back and it had change drematicly. In my dream i had bear feet and i actually remember feeling the carpet. Is that possible or did i imagine it. the intire dream i knew i was dreaming and done things like changed the weather and told my family i was dreaming but i dont remember making myself do it (like i wasn't in control of my actions but fully aware of theme) does anyone have any thoughts about that. It was very exiting and i think im going to try to do it properly very soon

[Lamminated Buddha]

Sounds the same as my venture. I'd say we are both two thirds lucid in that we have gotten an inkling of whats happening and were able to invoke partial influence on it. That's my feeling on it. We realized we are dreaming and then proceeded proactively to manipulate it.