Flying At Topspeed

[guyver227]

Most of the time, i can obtain lucidity when i sleep. When this happen i could always fly and shoot lightning or energy out of my hands and materializes stuffs like guns and swords but the thing that bothers me alot is that whenever i fly at top speed, i find it hard to make a sharp turn to the left or right and to stop at wherever i want. I actually have to find a wall so that i could push my legs on it to make me stop or change directions. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to control yourself to stop at top speed or change directions? I want to actually fly like superman....i can almost do but its just hard to make a turn and stop at the place you want to stop.

[OneRyt]

Tis' the restrictions of the 4D world.

[guyver227]

how can i get rid of restrictions?

[OneRyt]

haha, that was just a stem from a theory I have, that the dream world is a spiritual escape to the realm of the 4D. Where theproblem you had is a physical law there perhaps. (Just a thought)

[wasup]

You should remember that the only reason it is ever "difficult" to do anything in a dream is because of the inredibly concrete perceptions you've set from real life physical laws into your dream. In real life, you know when you jump, you come down. After jumping many thousand times in real life, you've realized "I dont think I'm gonna keep going up." So when you come to your dream, it is really hard to break this thought pattern. I believe that to do anything in a lucid dream just remember it is a construct of your mind and there are no barriers. The only barriers are mental barriers. That is harder than it sounds though, because often in (my dreams at least) dreams you'll want to just go off and do something. However, you have to just increase your awareness. In a couple of lucid dreams in the beginning I have yelled "INCREASE LUCIDITY NOW" and its helped A LOT. The more you realize its a dream, the easier it is to do stuff. I also think that control ties in with dream realism. Here is an excerpt from my dream realism tutorial (you should read it ) Increasing dream realism in the lucid dream Increasing your dream realism in your dream should be used by people who either don't have enough time to practice the methods outside of your dream for one reason or another or are maybe just not motivated. That, or they just would rather do it in their dreams. Make sure you have decent dream recall and dream lucidity before attempting this. When it comes to practicing dream realism in the dream, you should produce the quantity before the quality so you have something to work with. Be aware of your senses Use the methods listed above in the "using your senses" portion of the tutorial in your lucid dream. If there is no available sensory stimulation, create it (use a mixture of confidence, willpower, and expectation while controlling your dream) and then focus on it. This should increase the general realism. Be aware of your emotions Like I've said above, make sure you know why you have the emotions you have and where they came from. Make sure you recognize them correctly for what they are. Be aware of your dream Constantly assure yourself that you are dreaming and that everything around you is fake, although it looks real. With dream awareness comes realism so assure yourself and use the methods listed above. Grounding your awareness This is a method I've tried and experienced first-hand and know that it works. There are several ways to do this and you can even come up with some of your own. This section is just to help you come up with ideas for you to ground your awareness. Don't think that these are the only ways. 1. Look at your hands. Focus on the lines and curves and grooves. Some say that this helps increase realism and lucid reliability (by this I mean that you won't lose lucidity or lose the dream quickly). 2. Look at your feet or look at small textures (e.g. wood, pavement, rug, etc.). Do the same thing as when you look at your hands. Notice the texture. 3. Spin or rub your hands. Some say this stimulates your brain and increases the lucidity and realism, but I don't know for sure. I do know, though, that it works. All of the above are mainly about stimulating your senses to increase realism. Try thinking of your own, too. Request, will, expect, or hope for dream realism While in the dream, use a mixture of confidence, expectation, and willpower while willing more dream realism. There are many ways to do this and you can think of the best ways. Some things you can do are... 1. Ask yourself politely for it. 2. Demand more realism. 3. Wholly believe, hope, and expect for more realism. Those are just three though, the possibilities for doing that are endless, so come up with some of your own. [/b] The important thing to remember here is to use confidence, will-power, and expectation to do something. In real life some people say with a negative attitude you will not accomplish anything. This is not necessarily true in real life, becuase physical law doesn't have anything to do with the mental aspect of things. If you think you can't do something, you may just be able to do it. However, if you think you can't do something in a dream... you can't. Because a dream is an entirely mental construct, you have to remember to treat it like that. You are still treating it as a physical construct - do not think "I cannot do this because stoping on a dime is impossible." I know this is kind of cliche, but If you've ever seen the Matrix, remember how "Neo" didn't believe he could do something and he didnt? That is the same thing. If you decide to do it, have confidence and willpower and expectation, you can do it for sure. I hope I've given you some stuff to think about.

[ZackAttack]

you should just be happy that you have as much dream control as you do. I have real difficulty making things appear or controling the dream in other ways, but i can control what i'm doing. flying is about the only thing i can do well in dreams, and turning has never been a problem for me. perhaps try flying in a plane or with a jetpack to help you steer. it gives your mind reason to believe that you can turn, which is the main problem with dream control. i tried that in a LD i had a couple of nights ago, but i wasn't able to materialise a jetpack.

[wasup]

If he's just happy with the control he has he'll never improve. The "plane/jetpack" thing is kind of silly... it is only good for beginners. You are only reinforcing that you are not able to do it in a dream, thus making it harder in the long run. You should just realize from the beginning that you can fly because there are no restrictions.

[guyver227]

ZackAttack: actually, i've tried materializing wings on my back it does help but what i really want is superman/matrix reloaded type of flight. nice suggestions tho. i appreciate it. taraxis: ic thanks alot for the advice. it did occur to me once that the cause of my inability of maneuvering was my mental barrier but i was too stubborn to actually notice its obviousness since i always tell myself that im the master of my dreams and i could do whatever i want. i actually thought for awhile that there were restrictions to what i could do...i guess i need more practice then...thanks again..i will print your dream realism and always read it before i go to sleep. hopefully it help me atain dream godliness! :yumdumdoodledum:

[cidus]

i find it hard to make a sharp turn to the left or right and to stop at wherever i want[/b] well, you could (I do this myself when I can't control myself) think to yourself "When I Blink I will have turned 90 degrees in the direction of my choice." Of course you have to know it will work... and be careful not to blink while flying between buildings...

[gregash]

I was having the same problems a little while back, with the turning and stopping and what not, and came up with a few tricks to try and overcome them. The turning: I would twist my body slightly, just drop my right shoulder if I was turning right and lean up, kind of like an airplane banking into a turn. I still do this every once in a while but most of the time I can turn on a dime. I think a lot of it had to do with just having the confidence that I would turn exactly when I wanted to. Or try to think of flying towards the destination and not just flying. So, if you're flying and you see somewhere to the side that you want to go, try thinking about flying straight to that destination instead of turning in that direction. That's basically how I do it now. The stopping: I started to look to the side and watch the scenery go by and imagine it slowing down and stopping, therefore I was no longer flying forward to make the scenery move forward. That's kind of confusing and it didn't really help me either, but what did help was to trying to fly backward. Like that old arcade game asteroid, if you wanted to stop you had to turn around and thrust backwards. I don't turn around but I kind of "thrust" backwards. Or think of it like air brakes if you want. Still haven't mastered the stopping yet but this is the only thing that's working for me. Hope this helps, guyver.

[savagekatie]

All i can do is fly. Ok that's not true, i have been able to become lucid for many years, as a kid i just woke myself up when i realized i was dreaming... I don't know why but i have a gift for flying, sometimes i have trouble with other control (because of my own freakish emotions) but i may have a suggestion though it is going to sound hokey as shit....grab a broom make it a racing broom with breaks and all the works... let that give you the control you want and then you may be able to do it without the broom... (i obviously read too much harry potter but it helped me) anyway yea, i agree with everyone else, you're setting those limitations and you can break them. good luck

[hellopotato]

free your mind.

[DrBlind]

I experienced the same problem when I became able to fly at my fastest. I can control direction much easier when I'm moving slower, but I just attributed that to the fact that as I understand physics, if something is moving really fast in one direction it's not going to want to just stop or sharply change direction unless there's quite a bit of energy making it do that. My solution, since I'm providing the energy for my own flight, if I want to change directions quickly, I'll kind of spin around so that I still have the speed but the transition in direction happens more smoothly than if I just decide I'm going to make a left turn all of a sudden. If you can imagine what that looks like and try it out, maybe that might help. Also, if I want to stop short, I'll kind of throw my arms out in front of me, like I'm pressing against an invisible wall to stop myself. That usually works for me. Good luck though, if you believe in that sort of thing.

[Ne-yo]

The issue I see here are the fact that people are trying to control the nature instead try focusing on the mind. Remember you are not really flying it's your mind that's the participant so all laws of physics are pretty mcuh out the window.

[AlternateReality]

if i did a sharp turn at high speed id probably start spinning really fast. nice sig Ne-yo

[Ne-yo]

Thank you very much

[pyroguy305]

Do you think that my muscles have anything to do with my being faster, or stronger than you.. in this place? *leans closer* You think thats air your breathing right now?