 Originally Posted by RiftMeUp
Thanks for the quick replies, both.
But I'm already pretty well set in regards to both amount of LDs and control in them, but my interest got stirred by this part of the quote -
".. and a greater sense of the dream being out of control when the amygdala (involved in emotional processing) was more active."
Because although I have read both papers from Yuschak, I didn't recall him mentioning Mucuna as a source of control (thanks ThreeCat), so I couldn't for the life of me think of a single supplement that promised increased control (as opposed to the dozen or so that increases chances of lucidity) until now.
@Conscience
My idea of 'more common' is a none prescription supplement ie. something more readily available like a food or drink.
I can see how that parallels with real life situtations. If your anger or fear take over you are not in control of yourself and your actions. The same applies to dreaming. You can have a lucid dream but if you are paralized by fear of, say, scary DCs attacking you, you are less likely to be able to direct their actions the way you would prefer. I really don't think taking a drug is the way to resolve this issue, really.
Lucid dreaming is the act of taking control over the dream situation and I don't mean mere manipulation. This has to be a conscious act, an act of realizing, learning, and doing. You have to be aware of what is going on, that there is nothing to be afraid of (for example), you have to understand the process of how this happens precisely, how all your inner elements fit together to result in the dream scene you are experiencing and finally you have to act upon those realizations. By practicing this you would develop much more than you would from taking an anxiety pill. And the control you would gain wouldn't just be dream control, the knowledge that you gain from this can ultimately be applied to anything in real life.
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