Intense dreaming :O

Hey guys, I've been trying for a very long time to have an amazing lucid dream, I can identify sleep signs in my dreams, however, I find that I am only able to influence my dreams by small factors, e.g, preventing bad things from happening, I do this all the time during my dreams and I havn't had a bad dream in a VERY long time. However, I have always looked at my dreams technically and thought how everything wierd in them was applied, and since then, my dreams have become incredibly detailed, I hear of few people that dream in colour, but this has always been the case, however, now I am beginning to smell things in my dreams, read large scripts, e.g, pick up books and just read them at a quick pace, and rarely but still it's happened before, where I've been able to move my eyes around a page and start reading from any given point.

Just the other night, I had a dream I was chatting to various friends of mine on MSN :P

Just wondering if any of you have ever experienced this kind of thing before, it's getting to the point now where I'd like to discuss it with people :D

Cheers :)
jim

ah, this is strange. you are like me in the sense that you can read in dreams. for some reason, people always say they cant read stuff in their dreams, but ive never found this a problem.

:o Have you always been able to? It's only recently I've noticed this happening, I used to tell my dreams apart from reality by picking up books and papers and finding the inability to read :D But now I'm running out of dream signs as my dreams are all too real! :P

It all depends on your own brain's activity. Think of it like this. Say you're being watched by some serial killer in the woods, who is planning on murdering you. You, however, are completely oblivious to the murderer and his intentions, so think about random things and probably don't even notice your environment as you walk along. However, as soon as you realize you're not alone, and exactly who is there with you, your entire mindset and way of thinking changes. Now everything becomes vibrant and intense, as your heart pounds and your legs race for safety. Your thoughts become focused and sharp as different parts of your brain become active and all seek one goal.

See the parallel? Different parts of your brain are now being used because of some conscious revelation. Another comparison would be with a girlfriend that you love. You love her more than anything in the world and would die for her. That is, until you find out that she's been cheating on you with multiple guys for months, or is a man. Just another example of a conscious revelation changing the way your mind perceives your world. I believe that is what you're experiencing. Once you became interested in the details of your dream, you began to notice them more, and your mind created more and more details to satisfy your interest. Ever seen a friend who got a haircut but not noticed it until it gets pointed out? Same concept, except with dreaming your mind has a lot more freedom.

As far as the reading in dreams goes, it all falls into the same discussion. Some people use certain parts of their brains more than others, and of course their dreams would reflect these differences. I, for example, don't think I've ever had trouble reading something in a dream (then again, never really thought about it), but I read a lot more than the average person, so that's to be expected. However, I cannot drive cars effectively in dreams, but I'm sure a professional driver of some kind (racecar, transportation, etc.) would have no problems driving in dreams. It all depends on the individual, because we all have unique minds.

I couldn't help but nod along reading :D It makes complete sense! Thank you so much for explaining this to me! :D It's helped my understanding with not just this but a lot of other things too :P
Cheers,
Jim.

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Originally Posted by Cut

It all depends on your own brain's activity. Think of it like this. Say you're being watched by some serial killer in the woods, who is planning on murdering you. You, however, are completely oblivious to the murderer and his intentions, so think about random things and probably don't even notice your environment as you walk along. However, as soon as you realize you're not alone, and exactly who is there with you, your entire mindset and way of thinking changes. Now everything becomes vibrant and intense, as your heart pounds and your legs race for safety. Your thoughts become focused and sharp as different parts of your brain become active and all seek one goal.

See the parallel? Different parts of your brain are now being used because of some conscious revelation. Another comparison would be with a girlfriend that you love. You love her more than anything in the world and would die for her. That is, until you find out that she's been cheating on you with multiple guys for months, or is a man. Just another example of a conscious revelation changing the way your mind perceives your world. I believe that is what you're experiencing. Once you became interested in the details of your dream, you began to notice them more, and your mind created more and more details to satisfy your interest. Ever seen a friend who got a haircut but not noticed it until it gets pointed out? Same concept, except with dreaming your mind has a lot more freedom.

As far as the reading in dreams goes, it all falls into the same discussion. Some people use certain parts of their brains more than others, and of course their dreams would reflect these differences. I, for example, don't think I've ever had trouble reading something in a dream (then again, never really thought about it), but I read a lot more than the average person, so that's to be expected. However, I cannot drive cars effectively in dreams, but I'm sure a professional driver of some kind (racecar, transportation, etc.) would have no problems driving in dreams. It all depends on the individual, because we all have unique minds.

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Very good points, you make. I'd suppose it could be as simple as "stopping to smell the roses," so to speak.

As for driving, I love driving in dreams. I can drive like its nothing, although I rarely ever pay attention to street laws. Just the other night, I was tearing up town in an old stick shift Jeep with a few friends. That was a lot of fun (picture me driving the jeep over, well just about everything).