Originally posted by Mindship
There are some interesting induction methods out there. One of the best is, write a letter (the common example is "C" for Conscious) on your hand so that you see it several times a day. Everytime you do, remember to be presence-conscious (eg, ask yourself, where are you, are you awake or dreaming). The idea is to develop a here-now awareness which, by habit, carries over into the dreaming state.Getting any induction method to work, though, is like learning any other skill: it takes repetition and committment. But yeah: LDing makes LSD look amateur.
Almost all of my dreams are lucid dreams. There's only one time I can remember - I was really sick and exhausted and I fell asleep... it was like being under an anesthetic - I woke up about an hour later but it seemed like only a moment after I had gone to sleep.
But my dreams are always a mix of what I see/think right before going to bed, and sometimes really desperate "I want to wake up!" thoughts. Because if I'm aware I'm dreaming, than my dream body is lying down, and I can feel the pillow under my head, so when I need to walk about there's always my head, tilted to the side, resting on a pillow.
Needless to say, talking about my dreams with my friends provides them with hours of entertainment. But it just makes nightmares so much worse.
On-topic... I don't believe in "monsters." However, I know that there are psychological instances where people believe that they are werewolves or vampires - and if you can believe in something so strange so strongly, well, that's their own reality, isn't it?
Originally posted by siriuswriterThere are various levels of lucidity. Mostly it sounds like you're aware enough to know what's happening, but not lucid enough to exercise your will. My advice (if you don't mind): next time something is scaring you and you know you're dreaming, blow at it.
Almost all of my dreams are lucid dreams. There's only one time I can remember - I was really sick and exhausted and I fell asleep... it was like being under an anesthetic - I woke up about an hour later but it seemed like only a moment after I had gone to sleep.But my dreams are always a mix of what I see/think right before going to bed, and sometimes really desperate "I want to wake up!" thoughts. Because if I'm aware I'm dreaming, than my dream body is lying down, and I can feel the pillow under my head, so when I need to walk about there's always my head, tilted to the side, resting on a pillow.
Needless to say, talking about my dreams with my friends provides them with hours of entertainment. But it just makes nightmares so much worse.
I think you'll be quite surprised at what happens. That, or you can file me under Dream Quack.