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April 28th, 2007 by Sean Lucid Dreams

I had a lucid dream last night. I have them just about every night.

A lucid dream is a dream where you are aware you are dreaming while inside the dream. I’ve had them ever since I was a little kid, and it’s the only weird skill that I really have a natural talent for.

My dreams follow a basic pattern: some authority figure telling me I’m going to get in trouble for doing something, then me discovering it’s a dream and laughing in the authority figure’s face… then usually flying off and having fun. Sometimes I’ll take time to teach my other dream characters how to fly, or how to walk through walls.

There are a lot of ways to have a lucid dream for yourself. I think the reason I have them all the time is because, when my mind wanders, it naturally starts questioning things. Whenever my mind starts to wander in a dream, I start to question my environment, and it turns into a lucid dream.

One technique you might want to try is to start questioning your environment in real life. Ask how something works (”What does the inside of that doorknob look like? How does it do it’s job?”), or why someone designed what you’re experiencing a certain way (”Does each floor in my apartment have the same layout? Did they build these stairs last, after everything else was done?”). Look around and pick out random things that most people would look over. Be aware of the movement of your body. Be aware of the thoughts in your head, and specifically how you react to situations around you.

How we perceive our environment from day to day is extremely important. For example, check out this post about how artists will look at pictures differently than a normal person. Interesting stuff!

If you want more lucid dreams, chances are you’ll have to change something :-). Where we are is a result of what we’ve done… if we want something else, we need to starting doing different things. Happy dreaming!

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### 11 Responses to “Lucid Dreams”

1. Freak Master Says:
   April 28th, 2007 at 10:29 am

   Dude i am not sure y, but i cant dream for some odd reason. I mean i will be up for an hour or so questioning things but once my eyes are closed i just dont dream. What do u think is wrong? Please resond soon.

2. King Mickey Says:
   April 28th, 2007 at 10:42 am

   I cant dream, i have no idea y. I mean i talk to myself for like an hour before i go to bed, but once i get into the trace of sleeping, it is morning. What should i do to dream more?

3. Sean Says:
   April 28th, 2007 at 11:12 am

   To King Mickey and Freak Master (same person? :-P)…

   Not sure. I personally have never had trouble. I’ve read a few different things to help. One is to keep a dream journal - the point being to try and remember something… ANYTHING… once you wake up. Write it down. Over time, this will exercise your “dream memory”, and it will get better. My friend also had a problem with not dreaming… upon further investigation, I found out he only sleeps about 4 hours a night, and goes to sleep at random times. My suggestion to him was to sleep at least 6 hours, preferable 7.5 hours, and do so on a schedule (i.e., always go to bed at the same time every night). He said that helped him.

4. Drk Pwnr Says:
   April 28th, 2007 at 2:15 pm

   Let me clear up some of the things you guys have wrong.
   First of all, everyone dreams, every night. The real thing you have to focus on is remembering dreams (or even getting a good night’s sleep if you haven’t gotten to that step). The best way to increase dream recall is with a dream journal as mentioned. Just remember dreams naturally. If you force it, you’ll soon forget.
   I’ve been trying to Lucid Dream since January, and I’ve only been purposely successful once: when I tried going to sleep with a trance induction mp3 playing. After a while I looked at the clock, then again, and the time had changed. It was a False Awakening!

   I would recommend learning this skill to EVERYONE. It truly is amazing when you finally get it (especially if you’re like me and have no skill to start with :P)

5. Draggard Arcane Says:
   April 28th, 2007 at 9:33 pm

   The same thing has happened to me since i was a child it’s really weird, but once you get a hang of it its cool.

6. Daemon Says:
   April 29th, 2007 at 12:08 am

   I have the same thing going that Sean’s friend did. I sleep for about 3 hours a night and the rest is spent sitting there wishing I was asleep. Luckily with a little focused will (and a cup of coffee) I’m still able to go from day to day on those 3 hours of sleep a night. I try to go to bed the same time every night but I just can’t make it work. I can’t remember having a dream since… well it’s been a very long time. I do daydream a lot though, does this affect how much my mind wanders at night? Or maybe it’s just stopping me from realizing I’m asleep at all since there is really no change.

7. Superduck Says:
   April 29th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

   i have strange dreams like ima dinosaur and stuff but i dream about once every 2 weeks and i know im dreaming most of the time.

8. dominator691 Says:
   April 29th, 2007 at 8:56 pm

   i have been trying to have a lucid dream for almost a year now on and off and i have a dream log and have dreams that i can remember in detail every night. I also do several reality checks everyday that i can remember. I am still determined but and I guess i was wrong to think that just because i am a fast learner that this would be just like everything else in life and psionics but i was wrong and continue to practice

9. Renodin Says:
   May 17th, 2007 at 9:28 pm

   I have been practicing lucid dreams for a while, and it works every now and then. I’ve actually been able to force myself to dream. Or, at least I think I am. It’s always late at night and I’m tired. A lot of the times I don’t remember my dreams, but everyone dreams EVERY time they go to sleep. You may or may not remember a dream, but you always do.

10. dragonwing4d Says:
    May 17th, 2007 at 9:42 pm

    almost every dream i have is a lucid dream i dont know why but i never feal like im not in control of my dreams when i am experencing dreams in the third person its usuily a repeat dream that i subconciusly want

11. Undinele Says:
    August 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    I lucid dreaming about one time per month… But I had 3 lucid dreams at July… And this month I had 3 lucid dreams too. I hope that all my dreams will be lucid soon. Besides, it’s strange that I have lucid dreams when I forget to practise…
    I remember dreams almost everyday… Dreams journal helped me to do so. I begun to write it at 2006 02 25… Then I could remember dreams only few times per month. Now I remember few dreams per day!

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