Goddamn Coconuts!

[nemof]

Heh I had a lucid dream last night which became infected by a conversation I had earlier that day with a mate, about coconuts. When I realized I was dreaming I decided to see if I could exercise a little control and make a chocolate bar appear in my hands; Unfortunately the 'nut convo was obviously in my thoughts as instead of a chocolate bar two half coconuts appeared in my hands. I stared at them hard but they stayed as coconuts, although their shape did kind of contort. However I was walking along a road holding these two coconuts when I saw what looked like a chocolate bar on the ground. it looked much like this except that when I bent down and picked it up I found it wasn't actually a chocolate bar but sweets in a wrapper. I felt a bit cheated, and this is about when I woke up. Has anyone found that the more you look at far off objects the closer you get to waking up? I'm beginning to find that to keep a grip on the dream it helps to stare at a close object like the one I'm holding or my hands. I managed to make it all the way up the road even as I could feel myself being tugged back into wakefulness, just by keeping focused on my hands. Again, I say goddamn coconuts! My mate spent a good ten minutes telling me about these special coconuts and it obviously seeped into my consciousness. I still find it fascinating how that happens.

[Xei]

Don't you find it great being part of something, where joining in with conversations about creating coconuts from thin air with increasing annoyance is the norm? ^_^ That was an enjoyable read. I find that a truly great method of 'conjuring' is reaching deep into your pockets. 100% success rate for me. However, dreamchoc is often quite dissapointing, I find... Focusing on your hands is a good way of staying in a dream, apparently. It was tested by LaBerge, I think. If you don't mind losing your current location, spinning is a good method of retaining the dream, too.

[benkane1077]

I really would have liked something that translated from daily conversation existed in dreams. Coconuts might not be the best dream gift though.

[Dust Mote]

I've had a couple dozen LDs, but only tried spinning for the first time last week. I did it with the idea that it would help stabilize the lucid state and it did just that. But I stayed in the same place, didn't change locations. I think that happened because I was expecting to get stabilized, and I got what I expected.

[nemof]

i've tried spinning in my dreams but when I start I can't stop. I prefer to rub my hands together and focus on them. that really helps me. i'm gonna try the pockets thing, that sounds interesting. Strangely again chocolate was in a dream last night but it was a dream character who wanted it, not me.

[benkane1077]

Spinning is just so fun. Why stop? Eeeerp...