Originally Posted by
Kaomea
Whhhhooooooaaaaaaa. Yeah, I was mildly expecting a response but certainly not one which included a picture, links, and a YouTube video.
Most likely. I mean, there's no way anything in dreaming can be real... except in cases of shared dreaming. In which case, it's difficult to determine what is real and what isn't.
Ha. That's exactly what I do when it all gets a lil bit too serious. I think it works out well this way... otherwise we'd all end up like WakingNomad XD Nice observation.
You make interesting points about how the subconscious gives us what we want in a form that's acceptable to us. So in the event... let's say I don't get what I want in dreaming... and I've wanted a sparring partner in fact... for ages now... at least a year. I haven't come across anyone for that. That and I've wanted an imaginary friend too damnit. Well ok, it doesn't have to be imaginary, a real one would be acceptable too. I've been left short on both counts. What's up with that? And don't tell me I don't really want those things, lol. Why does my subconscious fail here?
Possibly. Interesting point. If energy works like this... couldn't it work if I imposed it on a real person too? I suppose that would require more energy though... but the real deal is always better than .... half real, right? And won't playing with subconscious creations be like playing The Sims? Great for the first 128 hours but then it wanes after you've clicked every single option available. I know they have free will but they won't know how to rewire the lawn mower with marshmellows. The creativity factor is predictable. Sorry. I know that wasn't what you were addressing, I'm just thinking out loud.
Jeez and speaking of Eva and blondes. After going to your DJ link you posted, I realized I had already read it (I read most DJs which are posted anyhow) and YOU'RE the reason I dreamt about Texas A&M. Pfft. I landed at the Bush Library and was like, "Wtf am I doing here?" Then after I read this initial posting.. that night, I had two dreams about a blonde woman. Gorgeous. She looked different from the picture you posted here though. But anyway. It's weird the sort of stuff which makes it through the mental barrier.
Trial and error hm. That takes time.
Shush. Now you're just mocking me. Dissociation is different from pots and pans being keys to anything. Tomayto, tomahto... I know.
Reliability and validity seem to be very difficult to measure when it comes to the subconscious. The subconscious seems to add too much bias don't you think? There is very little which is objective about the subconscious... how do you control a factor such as that?
To think or not to think, that is the question. But yes, that is why I come on here at least... to think. Well.. and theorize. And yeah, I did read it. All of it. ALL of it. Lol.
Thanks and yes, I understand what you're saying. I'm not in a position to agree or disagree. You brought up several perspectives and evaluated them. Sort of like a meta-analysis of perspectives. You made an effort to remain unbiased but you did point out a few things which you found helpful. Overall it was informative. Some interesting thoughts there too which made me question the limits of a perspective or two.
Yep, read that one before you posted this. Yes, it was disturbing the first read though, lol. It makes me wonder though, can't anyone and everyone be a dream guide? What are the requirements to be one? Just to have an opinion on something? Or be helpful in some way? I have a real living friend who often serves as my dream guide. But I also serve as hers. I'm not sure what it is that makes a DG a DG. Aren't they more like friends? Thinking out loud again...
Noooooo that's not what I meant at all. When I asked how far you got I meant with my lengthy question list. I didn't mean with lucids or experience. I don't use lucids as a guideline as to how knowledgable a person is. We all have opinions and one opinion isn't more or less valid than someone elses. I actually meant that as a joke when I first asked it.
On a seperate note, that video looks like a lucid dream.
