Goddamn Coconuts!

**nemof** · 02-16-2006 04:48 PM

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** · 02-17-2006 01:00 AM

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** · 02-17-2006 01:14 AM

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** · 02-17-2006 06:32 AM

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** · 02-17-2006 05:47 PM

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** · 02-17-2006 06:30 PM

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

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