A Lucid Experience

**onceuponatime** · 11-29-2006 01:04 AM

Do you ever wonder how many of the lucid experiences on here are real or made up? I was wondering that today as i went over an experience from last night. It would be cool to think that all of the ones you read on here are real...I hope so.

Anyways I had a lucid dream last night. I came across and have browsed this forum for a few weeks now, but I've been working on this for a couple of years. The reason I decided to post is because even though I've gotten pretty consistent with becoming conscious in dreams, and all of the wonder that goes along with that, last night I managed my first WILD.

WILD's:
Looking back, it's frustrating how many times I came close to having WILD's when I was younger, and didn't even know it, so I freaked out. Mainly from the sleep paralysis. Anyone else the same? You wake up for one reason or another, and then lay back down to go to sleep. Your mind's a little busy, so you're paying a lot of attention to the "darkness" of your closed eyes. Next thing you know, your feel paralyzed and realize you're seeing weird images, so you freak out and wake up thinking "what the h*ll is wrong with me!?"

Well after years of learning what Lucid Dreaming is, and how a WILD works, it suddenly becomes a rush of an experience. Knowing that you're about to enter your own little matrix or mind as in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a rush in and of itself.

Going to Sleep:
I'd never really tried a WILD before, but last night I did, probably only the second time ever. To cut the crap leading up to it, it was successful. The reason this time is so interesting to me is because it was the most "conscious" I've ever been in a dream. Perhaps WILD's are just more vivid than other types, I don't know. But I was conscious and clear thinking enough to contemplate all the things I know about lucid dreaming while I was in the dream. For that reason, I played around with it for a bit, instead of just living out fantasies like usual. You know, no one on here can deny living out sexual fantasies in their dreams when they become lucid and in some level of control. Why wouldn't we? You can safely do whatever you want, wherever you want, with whoever you want. Then there are all of the other great things like flying and creating and yadayada.

The Dream Begins:
Well this time I had more control over myself than ever. When my cognitive imagery or whatever one would label it actually turned into a "dream world", the world was pretty much black. By "turning into a dream world", I refer to the point where your mind separates from your physical body, and you are able to navigate and operate from inside of your head, imagination and mind. There was nothing there, just myself and darkness, so it wasn't hard for me to stay focused and lucid.

I didn't want to spin yet because I was afraid my sleep was still too weak and it would get my heart rate up and cause me to awaken. Instead I just decided to start walking through the hallway. As I began to step forward, that thought alone suddenly put me in the hallway of my house. The funny thing about dreams, or at least for me, is you don't recognize the transition. You don't see the darkness suddenly become hallway; you just, suddenly notice you aren't in darkness anymore, you're in your house.

Unfortunately it was all too realistic. I began looking for my cellphone to see what time it was, it must be late, or early, I had no idea. I saw the clock on the wall before I found my phone though, and it was, I think 3AM. Whatever it was, it made me think "wow it's late, I should get to bed." That's when I remembered...we don't have a clock on our wall. I looked back. The clock was gone. "That's better," I thought, "I'd better get to bed though, it's still late." Fortunately that is where I caught myself. I was dreaming. It's funny how easy it is to lose your lucidity if you get too confident. The rest of my dream was basic but great. I did fly, which I do often, walked across the Delaware River (Yeah, I live in Philly), and played with the Dream Characters. There is a lot of talk about DC's around here, I see. Remember that they are extensions either of your own persona, or your perception of the persona of others in your life. Asking them questions is always fun, mainly because depending on your attitude and mood, their answers will be completely different. They aren't stupid though, only when you want them to be. Remember, this is your mind, not the Sims

Also, spinning is a wonderful thing. I wish I knew how it works. My guess is that it relates to the confusion that our sensory perception gets when we spin in real life (ie: our eyes become blurred and inner ear becomes dizzied). So, when we do it in our dreams, it throws our concentration off to a point that sets us firmly back into our dream, and creates a feeling that makes environmental transitions more believable. If we can't see it change, it gives us more confidence that we can make it change. The same goes for the fact that it's easier to "summon" friends and other people by telling ourselves they are around the corner than by trying to simply manifest them in front of our eyes. We aren't limited to physics in dreams...but it's still hard for us to convince ourselves of that completely.

Anyways, I just thought that I would break the norm and share my dream in a way that will touch on some of the techniques and problems involved in lucid dreaming, so others can relate. I'd love to hear what those on here think. I can't freakin' wait for my next WILD!

**BPolar** · 11-29-2006 03:43 AM

hey man, good post.

ive still never been lucid but ive been working on my dream recall, and working on Reality Checks and all that. Well about 2 weeks ago, i tried a wild for the fucc of it, and it got too intense and i snapped out of it. Looking back i think i was pretty close to entering the dream world. loud noises, crazy imagery, SP, even the old hag presence seemed to be in my room. Anyway i freaked out.

but man, your making me wanna try again, any tips on how to stay calm?

**Amzie** · 11-29-2006 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by onceuponatime

Do you ever wonder how many of the lucid experiences on here are real or made up? I was wondering that today as i went over an experience from last night. It would be cool to think that all of the ones you read on here are real...I hope so.
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I wonder that too. I've never lied about any of my dream experiences, though. I don't see the point!

Hey congrats, I got my first WILD a couple days ago. It wasn't really planned until I realized that I was drifting in and out of sleep that I decided to try. I experienced some really funny shit, like two full songs playing in my head like a radio (one from the real world and one my brain made up) and spontaneous arousal. Hahaha. The only HI I got though, was one where I had my hand cupped like a circle and was looking through it lol. But it was fun. The LD I got from it was short, weird, and boring though. xD

N · 11-29-2006 11:28 AM

congratulation ...good for you

Do you ever wonder how many of the lucid experiences on here are real or made up? I was wondering that today as i went over an experience from last night. It would be cool to think that all of the ones you read on here are real...I hope so[/b]

well..I know all of them are reall ,but don't know if some of them were made up?....but for me it's reall thing
and sometimes I have LDs but I don't write it here...cause it will looks like I make it up

**Meidi** · 11-29-2006 12:27 PM

well..I know all of them are reall ,but don't know if some of them were made up[/b]

What?

N · 11-29-2006 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Meidi

What?
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I mean I know all the LDS here are reall

and I don't know if there're some are not reall

but for me I believe that all are reall

didn't read this?

Do you ever wonder how many of the lucid experiences on here are real or made up? I was wondering that today as i went over an experience from last night. It would be cool to think that all of the ones you read on here are real...I hope so.
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**onceuponatime** · 11-29-2006 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Amzie

I wonder that too. I've never lied about any of my dream experiences, though. I don't see the point!

Hey congrats, I got my first WILD a couple days ago. It wasn't really planned until I realized that I was drifting in and out of sleep that I decided to try. I experienced some really funny shit, like two full songs playing in my head like a radio (one from the real world and one my brain made up) and spontaneous arousal. Hahaha. The only HI I got though, was one where I had my hand cupped like a circle and was looking through it lol. But it was fun. The LD I got from it was short, weird, and boring though. xD
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Congrats yourself. It sounds like you just weren't fully asleep yet. The problem with WILD's I believe is that you are consciously aware through the entire transition from awake to sleeping. That makes it harder because you have to stay patient as your imagery gets stronger and more realistic, which can take several minutes. First it's something similar to a visualization on a computer, and then it becomes remote flashes of objects and figures, from that point it begins to form into a more "environmental" form. By that I mean something that can sustain your presence and movement. That is the point where you've "disconnected" from your physical self, so to speak, and also begin to feel the sleep paralysis. It's hard to stay calm at that point, both from fear and from excitement, but if you do it's usually only a matter of a couple minutes before you slip into a full dream. From that point the environment is solid and realistic. I would still suggest staying extra calm for a minute or so though to be safe. WILD's are great because they can get you around the problem of mental submission, or otherwise having to acquire lucidity. As you saw though I ended up succumbing to how real it was, but if you stay clam you usually I believe will be aware the whole time. Just keep reminding yourself it's a dream.

Originally Posted by Amzie

hey man, good post.
ive still never been lucid but ive been working on my dream recall, and working on Reality Checks and all that. Well about 2 weeks ago, i tried a wild for the fucc of it, and it got too intense and i snapped out of it. Looking back i think i was pretty close to entering the dream world. loud noises, crazy imagery, SP, even the old hag presence seemed to be in my room. Anyway i freaked out.
but man, your making me wanna try again, any tips on how to stay calm?
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Thanks, you got really close as well. As you noticed, it's pretty scary at first. To me the sleep paralysis is the scary part...the rest is just trippy which I enjoyed. Remember that you're logical mind is still quite awake during all of this, so you'll be able to keep calmly reminding yourself that soon you'll be lucid dreaming. Just slowly and calmly repeat that to yourself inside your head as you are laying there. That will remind you that everything you're experiencing is normal and is one step closer to lucid dreaming. Good luck! Hopefully we'll both get to experience it again very soon!

**Amzie** · 11-29-2006 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by onceuponatime

To me the sleep paralysis is the scary part...
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Lol, the SP didn't bother me one bit. I dunno why it creeps everybody out so much. Actually I didn't even bother to try moving my body, but I knew I was in SP from the serious vibrations. It was wicked fun. Hope I can do it again soon. x3

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