Lucid dreams

Lucid dreams

Anyone had these? It's where you realise you are dreaming, and can do what the f**k you want. I've had two that I can remember, they are rad. Reading a book to help me learn to have them at will, apparently it's possible.

Bet they turn out to be wet

that's the goal

yeah if I could lucid dream I'd spend a day at Water World on the Gold Coast getting wet too :P

My flatmate had one about 2 months ago and he told us what happened etc. Before this I didn't even know there was a term for it. The very next night I had one which was unreal considering I hadn't had one in months even years. In mine I was card counting in vegas and the FBI/CIA caught on and I evaded them climbing up skyrise roof tops to get to a helicopter which took me across the boarder. The whole time I was in control and I remember almost all of it vividly. When I woke up I was sweating and felt like i'd been for a ten k run. Haven't had one since but I hope there is a next one. Whats the book called Cosimo?

I can't have them at will, but I have them frequently. I only found out recently that not everyone does. Unfortunately I tend to wake up before they get good!

I've had them before but a long time ago.  If you know that you're dreaming does it stop?

I remember controlling the ones I had but don't recall if mentally I was alert and knew I was dreaming.
loyalgunner2010-11-03 16:52:27

Cosimo2010-11-03 16:58:54

Is this like sleep paralysis?

Cosimo2010-11-03 17:05:28

Jealous as hell! I hardly ever even have/remember dreams let alone have the ability to control them!!

I use to dream that i went to school with no pants on.....

I have lucid dreams often, not sure how they're accomplished or why they happen, but usually once a week..

Who's been watching too much Inception.

I had one on Wednesday night - it was awful and I couldn't do anything to stop it.  Most of the other people in my dream got up and walked out just before I woke up, but I couldn't move.  I had to stay until the end.

Slightly damp tho surely Junior - with all those poor little faces with tears running down their faces as their hopes are dashed

Ive been watching too much inception!!! brettdale2010-11-06 18:20:43

My dreams are getting more vivid and I'm remembering them better. I think i'm getting close to elusive lucid dream...

Do you do any RC Checks?

Ah. I mentioned I had one of these in the Sleep Paralysis thread. This is what I've experienced. One or two times maximum! Very cool.

does going to work and experiencing it as a lucid nightmare count?

Trouble with those ones is that you're not in control.

what's the book called cosimo?

wake up Cosimo!!!, Top Left's got a question for ya!!

Is that anything like "Exploring the world of lurid dreams" by I P Knightly?

cheers

Most of mine I get to fly in, which let's face it is f**ken cool. It is a shame we can't fly in reality, to be honest. Although to be fair I usually start flying because some bastard is trying to kill me. Typical.

The worst dream I ever had was I thought I woke up and saw someone come into my room, lean over my bed and strangle me. Except I didn't wake up and it was a dream. However it felt like I was awake but I couldn't move, I couldn't scream, I was paralysed. I really thought I was going to be murdered and there was nothing I could do. I think they call them night terrors. Anyone else had them? I saw a doco on them not long after I had my first - people described something very similar to the one I had. Unbelieveably freaky. I've had them since, however without the strangling or presence of an intruder, just the terror of paralyse.

I once ate four boss burgers in one sitting and I got Mcnightterrors from it. To much meat. One of the worst sleeps I've ever had.

I haven't had one in a while, but I usually find myself flying around Oriental bay.

Im not sure if they are lucid dreams but ive been having very strange and vivid dreams.

That's fkn cool

wicked dreeam.

I just watched a movie called 'awake' (with Jessica Alba!!)....it's when a person is awake whilst undergoing surgery. Very creepy but I imagine it's kind of similar.

In the past two weeks I have been trying to have a Lucid
dream, and succeeded twice but I wasn't in control, until
the other night, and what a mind blowing experience.

I have been doing my RC during the day and then came the dream,
now in the dream I didn't perform a RC check, but this is what
happened.

I was walking through a concert hall and these men were after me
because I helped out Jack Bauer, all of a sudden, I thought hey
'Im dreaming, so I took a deep breath and said to myself, "I want
to go to a theme park"

And there I was... so I started walking and thought I want to go
on a water slide, and there I was at the top of this huge
water slide, (all the time I knew I was dreaming) I went
down the slide and thought, perhaps I can dream about having
a steak sandwich, and there I was sitting at a table.

Though everytime I went to order, I would be interrupted, I
was trying to think what can I do to stop being interrupted, does
my subconscious want to stop me from eating a steak sandwich?

I woke up, to my dog barking. I thought the dream was pretty cool
myself!

Hope I have some more.

So you knew you were dreaming and you wished for... a THEME park??