Becoming a different species in dreams?

I have wondered at the possibility of this for a while; I would really like to try becoming a different species, like a wolf or something like that, or maybe a sort of hybrid between the two so I can keep my human capabilities while having the opportunity to try out a new sensory experience. (I suppose this idea makes me sound really furry, doesn't it. :P)

Anyway, I was just curious to know if anyone else had had such an experience, and if it was possible to feel nerve-endings that wouldn't normally be there in your normal, waking form, e.g., would it actually feel like you had fur or a tail? I think it would be a fascinating experience.

I haven't had my first lucid dream yet (but have kept a dream journal for a long time) and this is just one of the ideas I've bandied around in my head to try out, alongside jamming with dead musicians and exploring fictional worlds! (Maybe Westeros)

Oh, yes man!! It's all possible in the world of lucid dreaming. Having furr, wings, nerve endings where you wouldn't have them, multiple limbs, claws, tentacles, whatever you want. I even heard of someone transforming into non-living objects o.0 Like a stone. Or even a mist cloud! :boggle: I read someone transforming into a transformer and feeling the oil rush through his metal veins, feel his metal arms and legs moving, he says he really had the physical expierience of being a robot. So yeah as long as you keep practicing you can become things and physically feel things beyond your current power of imagination.

The BIG transformation guide

One dude had 3 giant penises and 6 balls, 9 girls playing with them, I'll find his journal entry if you want to :P

Spoiler for Golem:

had a Lucid dream today and I decided I wanted to change into a golem don't know why just thought it would cool!

I looked at my hands and just imagined my self getting taller and my hands started to bubble and turned into rock hands and my body turned into rock I also some how managed to get lava flowing through me it was pretty cool and I started a demolition and just smashed everything up for fun! :D

Spoiler for Ant:

Truely feeling myself as the new shape is the coolest part. As an example I one time shifted into an ant and then a snail. I could feel the body parts and found it amazingly weird to try and move 6 legs in a way that would work. Having extra limbs and feeling it was truely a trip! Then the snail offered the experience of undulating along on that weird foot thing a snail has.
I can fly and climb walls and such with out changing shape, so by far the experience of the new body is the best part.
Great idea for a thread!

Spoiler for Wolf:

I like running on all fours as a wolf. It is my only transformation so far. It feels so natural to run on all fours, and to feel the wind on my fur, and of course jumping on prey. :3 good times.

Spoiler for Spider/Dragon:

The extra limbs are awesome! Flying while moving two new limbs that didn't exist before, moving a tail, creating unique limbs and then figuring out how to move them along with the rest of your body. These are amazing things to feel, every time.

When I was a spider and sunk to the bottom of a pool, it was really interesting to actually get out of there before I ran out of oxygen, basically used my rear-web and then put it below the abdomen so that the oxygen bubbles would remain for longer, then went to the wall and kept climbing by stickign the back part of my legs, letting go of the top and then letting water take me up slowly.

Or breathing fire as a dragon, taking in the air, moving your wings back and then blowing out while making that thing in your moth that sets the gas on fire create the fire, interesting stuff.

Spoiler for Transformer:

I recall transforming into Optimus prime in a ND. It was quite amazing, and the feeling was just surreal. I could feel and hear my metal body parts working to sustain my huge body, the engine that replaced my heart roaring, and the oil that replaced my blood flowing through my veins:happyhappy:

If this is not enough, you can always google "dreamviews.com transformation" or shape shifting, there are lots of threads. But that transformation guide in itself is probably more helpful than anything else you are going to find on DV.

This thread sounds interesting! I am currently looking for ideas for things to do in my first LD where I am knowledgeable about stabilization and such. Transforming is now on the top of my list! (yes, even before flying!) Feel free to PM me ideas that you feel would be not too hard for a beginner.

"Oh, yes man!! It's all possible in the world of lucid dreaming. Having furr, wings, nerve endings where you wouldn't have them, multiple limbs, claws, tentacles, whatever you want. I even heard of someone transforming into non-living objects"

Sounds amazing, Ginsan! I look forward to trying this out! First I think I actually need to get the hang of having lucid dreams, of course, but this possibility has given me a new burst of motivation. 8D The Transformer sounded particularly good. (And multiple "organ" guy too, I guess :P)

I'm incredibly good at remembering my dreams, and they're sometimes very vivid (I just woke up from one about half an hour ago), so I don't think it should be too difficult for me to get on my way to proper lucid dreaming if I put some effort into it, and these ideas have certainly motivated me to!

Yeah, recall is really important! I am no expert but I think good recall is the single best thing a beginner can have! You should exploit it by writing everything down in detail

I tend to write down my dreams in as much detail as I can remember (but not pedantic detail). Can you give me any advice on extra stuff I should write down? No matter how vividly I recall my dreams (which is quite often), I never seem to become lucid.

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Originally Posted by Liolar

I tend to write down my dreams in as much detail as I can remember (but not pedantic detail). Can you give me any advice on extra stuff I should write down? No matter how vividly I recall my dreams (which is quite often), I never seem to become lucid.

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Thats strange.. Imagine some situations in which you become lucid. For example if you just had a dream about dragons imagine yourself looking at the dragon and saying 'hey dragons are not real this must be a dream' and then imagine the things you want to do while lucid. You can also do affirmations. For example if you dream a lot about dragons, you could repeat to yourself in your head 'the next time I see a dragon I become aware that I am dreaming' 100 times before sleeping. If you know you dream a lot about a certain thing you can prepare yourself for it, so that the next time you see it you become lucid.

Sensei says some things about dream journalling, you should read his tutorial it might help you.
How to effectively dream journal

If its still not working you can make a thread 'Great recall but no lucid dreams', people might help you out. I think it's really strange to have great recall and no lucid dreams. Maybe you should do some meditation, how is your self awareness? That might be the issue.

Im sorry about the late response, I am on vacation so DV didn't occur to me :P

Good luck

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Originally Posted by Ginsan

Thats strange.. Imagine some situations in which you become lucid. For example if you just had a dream about dragons imagine yourself looking at the dragon and saying 'hey dragons are not real this must be a dream' and then imagine the things you want to do while lucid. You can also do affirmations. For example if you dream a lot about dragons, you could repeat to yourself in your head 'the next time I see a dragon I become aware that I am dreaming' 100 times before sleeping. If you know you dream a lot about a certain thing you can prepare yourself for it, so that the next time you see it you become lucid.

Sensei says some things about dream journalling, you should read his tutorial it might help you.
How to effectively dream journal

If its still not working you can make a thread 'Great recall but no lucid dreams', people might help you out. I think it's really strange to have great recall and no lucid dreams. Maybe you should do some meditation, how is your self awareness? That might be the issue.

Im sorry about the late response, I am on vacation so DV didn't occur to me :P

Good luck

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Thanks very much for the advice, Ginsan! You've been really helpful. Scaling up my dream journal to a more intense level and generally being around the forum have improved my dream recall to even greater than normal levels, but that's also partially because of WBTB techniques. I'm hoping that the general increased recall might do the trick in giving me my first lucid dream. I'm going to try that thread idea out anyway, thanks! That transformation guide has me really excited to, which has increased my motivation to keep this level of journalling up. Gonna see if I can make it industrial scale!

Thanks
Liolar

write what you felt and could smell and hear. I find those are things that trigger memory when you wake