 Originally Posted by Sageous
^^ That.
Also, here is another thought you might consider, Courga: When you are dreaming, you are not going to a new place but are being fully enfolded in a world that is "You". I know, I know, you're saying "duh" right now, but the non-dual nature of a dream is often a difficult thing to remember during a dream, because your unconscious does such a good job providing you with a body and outlook that facilitate belief that you are a unique body exploring a new world.
You might try remembering that your true physical body is right where you left it, asleep in your bed. Doing so might help you to realize/remember that the body you are in isn't you at all, but just another image created by your dreaming mind, and that everything here is "You," period. Once you have a solid awareness that the entire dreamworld is you, you might be able to release the incorrect assumption that your dream body (and the world around it) is real and subject to the laws of physics... once you have that sense of non-duality in place, control is much, much easier.
You know, this is something I have thought about briefly in lucid dream but have never fully invested in. I think you are right, and it would be beneficial to take a moment (or more) to really attempt to understand and accept this while in dream. I will make it a goal of mine to do so immediately upon becoming lucid next.
 Originally Posted by Sageous
You might have the wrong idea about expectation, I think. It really isn't about faith at all, but confidence. Scientifically speaking (or as scientifically speaking as I can manage), if you successfully build up expectation during waking-life, that expectation will be wired into your brain, and, come dreamtime, your brain will incorporate it into your dream. That incorparation doesn't happen because you believed it would, but becaause you knew it would... and this knowledge can be had with confidence because, unlike faith-based goals, your expectaion will be manifest in a real way during your dream; no need to believe in anything!
This is an excellent explanation, thank you! At some times I think that I am caught in a vicious cycle of actually expecting to fail since it has happened in the past. Perhaps, in waking life, I should focus on disconnecting myself from my past failures and thinking only of what I am going to do next; or try only remembering those times my efforts did work so as to build confidence.
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