Became Lucid but my eyes in waking life opened again XD

**Linkzelda** · 10-16-2011 12:58 PM

Non-lucid, Lucid

I woke up just now at around 5:38 AM. Before that, I was sleeping with my back on the bed, and I was thinking of a few images. Then one came by really quick, like it was going inside of a vortex (like the one below, but it was dark blue and the picture was white with a bit of bright colors in it).

To give you a better realization of what I experienced, watch this video from Code Lyoko when Aelita deactivates a tower.
(The part at 30 seconds and the rest of the video is what I'm talking about, but it went spiral to the right for me. That same image that I saw in a rectangular medium was about to go into the darkness, I CLENCHED MY FISTS that VERY MOMENT BEFORE IT WAS GONE, then it just came back up.

Before it went into the vortex, I clenched my fists and thought in my mind that I wanted it back. Then I feel this sudden rush of energy and feel myself laying down. I'm still thinking if I'm trying to induce sleep paralysis, but then my whole body gets bent and then.

I feel this heavy object on me as I wake up, (I'm having one of those few lucid dreams where it's vivid as heck!)
(When I was being elevated by the heavy object, it was something like this in this video)
(around 30 seconds, except I didn't get pierced in the butt xD)

I was shocked at first, but I sort of repressed the urge to open my eyes in waking life. I decided to do a reality check by pinching my nose, and I was able to breathe, but when I try to exhale air through my nose, I had some difficulty. The heavy object was suddenly elevated, I didn't even bother to look at it. My mind was just clear and aware, and I stood up and decided to look around my surroundings. The light was on,(It wasn't on in waking life) and see that my room is a little wider than it normally is. There is a black chair, and I believe my computer desk was there too,(it's in the living room in waking life). I tried my best not to panic or anything, I have full mobility.

I wanted to have some medium that I use to remind myself that I am dreaming and to be aware of my senses in the dream world, so I called out "Ball," and a gray ball appeared in my hand that was similar to the knead eraser I had in waking life that I use for drawing.

Then after I'm really aware that I'm dreaming, I tried to focus on finding my dream guide, but some kind of reflex in me wanted to open up my eyes in waking life, and I've been suggested to let the dream come to me, but trust me, this dream CAME TO ME ALREADY.

Darn it! Oh well, I'll attempt it again tonight! I really need some help with making myself not open my eyes and learn to use my dream eyes.

I feel as if I was following a certain technique when I clenched my fists, but I wasn't holding an object that allowed me to see my dream hands.

It's just that when I have a dream this vivid, it's just so compelling to open your eyes, even though it was vivid enough with my dream eyes.

I've read most of the popular guides and some that didn't get to have such glorifying recognition, it's just this eye problem that bothers me. If I can just find a way to stop opening them and use my dream eyes, I can get on with finding my DG.

**samuraixkyle** · 10-24-2011 02:33 AM

I accidently opened my waking eyes once while I was in a dream. My dream eyes were open and my waking eyes were closed but, whenever I closed my dream eyes my waking eyes would open and I could see everything in waking life while still being connected to the dream world. but, after closing my waking eyes my dream eyes opened again. I haven't tried to close my dream eyes again since then. But, I don't know why you be compelled to open them. unless you were well rested and ready to wake up. What time did you go to sleep that night?

**Linkzelda** · 10-25-2011 07:15 AM

I didn't keep track of the time I woke up. It sorted of occurred randomly. But I made sure I got 5 hours of sleep before I attempted to WILD.

**lawilahd** · 10-25-2011 07:22 AM

This kind of thing has happened to me too, I've also had times where my eyes would randomly start to close in the dream which would end it even though it shouldn't have, the eye closing part was probably due to too much expectance of the dream to end, and i have fixed it before with verbal commands. The opening part still sometimes happens, and I think it has something to do with the fact that we are trying to make the dream more vivid by widening our eyes but its only reminding us of our physical eyes. Remember, in a dream the eyes you are seeing through are not real, they could be closed eyelids and you will still be able to see through them, heck you can even see through a blindfold. Don't try to make the dream vivid by opening your eyes wider, instead use verbal commands, and do the same if you experience the closing eyes thing i was talking about earlier. Both are very annoying tho thats for sure.

**Linkzelda** · 10-25-2011 02:17 PM

Thanks for the advice lawilahd! Yeah, it just feels so amazing seeing these dreams come alive that I guess a reflex is to open our eyes. I'm starting to have better control of my dreams since this last one, but I believe a potential dream guide made me wake up to prove a point that she was my guide/anima. Not so sure, but hopefully I'll get to meet her again.

**tommo** · 10-25-2011 03:19 PM

I didn't read the whole OP, but this happens sometimes in a WILD. You have to really just focus on the dream. Immerse yourself in it. It is common to try focusing on your real body because you're amazed that you're in the whole other world while you're lying in bed, so you're thinking about your body. But just immerse yourself in the dream, and focus on what's happening in it.