Lucid dreams are dreams in which the dreamer "consciously knows that they are dreaming and are supposedly 'awake' in their dreams and can control the dream world".
It is estimated that 3% of North Americans are born with this ability. It can also be learned through practice.
I am fortunate enough to have this control.
This is something I have kept to myself, mainly because I thought everybody had this ability. A quick conversation with my Psychology professor revealed this statistical significance.
When I dream that I am in a hopeless situation that would cause injury/pain/loss to me, I start believing (in the dream) that I have the necessary tool/tools to avoid/win the situation. This could either mean "walking through walls, flying over cities, shooting Kamehamehas, etc" and I start controlling myself in the dream.
However, there is a different level in which I start controlling the whole dream. I create my own reality and the events which occur step by step. I control what other people around me do. I control the scene. I control the situation. I am the artist. I create the story as I experience it.
I used to do it frequently, a couple of years ago, but then I stopped. I put these dreams/experiences in the back of my mind, because, I felt it was harmful to create my own reality and wake up feeling that I had 'traveled back to real reality'. If you know what I mean. It felt as if I was fabricating pleasure and in the end, losing it by awakening. In other words, I lost the motivation to get out of bed and to enjoy the new day ahead of me.
Ironically, the dreams in which I was controlling started controlling me.
And that didn't sound right at all.
There is another topic of dreams in which I still have questions. And that is in the topic of awakening.
How come I can awaken myself in some dreams by force and not others?
Is there a force in which I am combating when trying to wake up and not being able to?
How come when I sleep facing the ceiling, my dreams are visually clearer compared to when I sleep sideways? Is that because one eye is against the pillow and is causing an external stimuli to be sent to the brain to cause a distorted image when dreaming?
My professor also said that these people actually believe that they're dreaming when they're actually awake. That's how crazy this lucid stuff can get to your head. It's a good thing I don't take it that seriously =o
It is estimated that 3% of North Americans are born with this ability. It can also be learned through practice.
I am fortunate enough to have this control.
This is something I have kept to myself, mainly because I thought everybody had this ability. A quick conversation with my Psychology professor revealed this statistical significance.
When I dream that I am in a hopeless situation that would cause injury/pain/loss to me, I start believing (in the dream) that I have the necessary tool/tools to avoid/win the situation. This could either mean "walking through walls, flying over cities, shooting Kamehamehas, etc" and I start controlling myself in the dream.
However, there is a different level in which I start controlling the whole dream. I create my own reality and the events which occur step by step. I control what other people around me do. I control the scene. I control the situation. I am the artist. I create the story as I experience it.
I used to do it frequently, a couple of years ago, but then I stopped. I put these dreams/experiences in the back of my mind, because, I felt it was harmful to create my own reality and wake up feeling that I had 'traveled back to real reality'. If you know what I mean. It felt as if I was fabricating pleasure and in the end, losing it by awakening. In other words, I lost the motivation to get out of bed and to enjoy the new day ahead of me.
Ironically, the dreams in which I was controlling started controlling me.
And that didn't sound right at all.
There is another topic of dreams in which I still have questions. And that is in the topic of awakening.
How come I can awaken myself in some dreams by force and not others?
Is there a force in which I am combating when trying to wake up and not being able to?
How come when I sleep facing the ceiling, my dreams are visually clearer compared to when I sleep sideways? Is that because one eye is against the pillow and is causing an external stimuli to be sent to the brain to cause a distorted image when dreaming?
My professor also said that these people actually believe that they're dreaming when they're actually awake. That's how crazy this lucid stuff can get to your head. It's a good thing I don't take it that seriously =o
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