Lucid dreaming... how do you take full control?

[Black Narcissus]

I take modern Megan Fox and travel back in time to find pre surgery Fox. We go to a motel 6.

And then I wake up.

 

[KevanG]

Afterwards or before? It's a big difference.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Afterwards or before? It's a big difference.

Just as I'm giving the clerk my credit card info etc. Transformers Fox looks ever so lovely, Splice Fox winks.

 

[KevanG]

Maybe you need to get a medically induced coma for a week or so. I think most doctors would recommend it.

 

[Mike_D202]

I've been throwing on "sleep/meditation/lucid dreaming music" on youtube (they have 8-10 hours worth) when I go to sleep the past few weeks, I've been having some pretty messed up dreams. So I switched the music to "epic music." Much cooler dreams.

 

[childeroland]

tl;dr at the bottom



if you're in a lucid dream, how do you take full control? how do you avoid any doubts

and how do you avoid waking up by constantly reminding yourself that you're dreaming and what you're in is not a reality? or maybe that's just a problem of mine.

I can make myself wake up with enough effort. I can try to effect certain things inside a dream, but whether I know I'm dreaming until I force myself to wake up, I don't remember. No matter how odd the dream at times, I can't remember if I ever know I'm dreaming or not the whole time.

 

[jmc]

Holy crap I did it last night! I became aware of the dream and started manipulating what was happening. I have no idea why I did this but I begun thinking up crazy things to do, like having snakes flying through the air then having them land on me, lol. It was bizarre, but not unlike just shutting your eyes when awake and using your imagination.

 

[KevanG]

It's pretty easy once you get used to it but there's times where you can't mess with it no matter what you do besides waking up.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Dreams within dreams are a very real thing.

I wish I could write this post without actually telling you my dream but there's really no other way. Before I went to sleep at all, I noticed that the time to wake up for fajr has now officially gradually started going down (from 6:00 to 5:59). So I sleep and I have this freakish paranoia dream where I'm Jesse Pinkman and these hybrid zombie people are hunting to gun me down, somewhere in the middle I wake up and run across my house and see that my family

...is in Vermont for some reason in my uncle's house cousin my cousin is there and then he is there, and I ask them if they're fasting today and I don't remember getting a clear cut answer for them. I'm also breathing really really heavy walking around because that dream I woke up fro was scaring me dead. And then eventually I actually do wake up for fajr and realize... it was ALL a dream.

Yeah. No lucid control there. But I think me noticing how the time was going down, somehow played a part in the second dream I woke myself in.

 

[Greens]

I've always been interested in lucid dreaming. Never took the time to come to that point, though.

 

[Godzilla2000]

Not quite Lucid dreaming but I think my nephew has had a prophetic dream. He told us that he woke up from a dream where he was in a car accident where the vehicle had been hit by a snow plow. Considering some real life things that have been going on I wouldn't be surprised to read about a nasty accident involving some people we know.

 

[SallyPeriwinkle]

I've never actually been *in control* per se, of a dream, but I am aware that I'm dreaming a lot, usually if it's a terrible dream where I most likely die. I run and run and just eventually figure, 'well, ****, this is clearly a dream, if I die I just get it over with.' So nothing impressive, par for the course that I'd slack off even in my dreams and be like, 'ugh, kill me already...'

Sleep paralysis I've heard sort of ties into lucid dreaming. I get that infrequently; not as terrifying as others say but usually I'm able to wiggle my neck back and forth to wake myself up.

Wiggle wiggly, baby.

 

[darknight7.1]

I stumbled upon lucid dreaming several years ago. As cliche as it may seem, I was having a bad dream where I was being chased by a dark figure. I was cornered in a dark room about to die, when for some reason unknown to me, I actually realized I was in a dream. I reached out in the dream and was able to push the figure away and through a wall. The figure was gone and I was in full control.

Eventually, I was able to develop (for lack of a better term) flying. Which is by far, my favorite way to lucid dream.

Oddly enough, there's still limits to what I can actually accomplish while dreaming. Though having Superman's ability to fly, I can't fly carrying heavy objects. Why, I have no idea. Sometimes when I'm flying in my dreams, I reach an area too high and I fall. Which seems unusual too. I'm aware enough to know I'm dreaming and to have extra abilities, but apparently not aware enough to overcome these things.

Thoughts?

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I had a dream last night that there was another XtremelyBaneful on the shh. probably another reason I should get my username changed soon.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

I started to have a nightmare a few nights ago and went "nah, **** this dream" woke myself up and went back to bed.

 

[Howlett]

I have them all the time. It's awesome, you get super powers.

I learned how to control them watching this movie.

 

[<(o_o)>]

If you piss in your dream then you piss the bed in real life. A couple of weeks ago I dreamt that I was in a gigantic urinal & then let it flow & it flowed all over.

 

[KevanG]

I had that problem when I was a kid. I had to go to the bathroom when I was asleep so I dreamed I was using the toilet. Didn't end well. That was actually one of the reasons I learned to tell I was dreaming.

 

[Moridin]

I read a couple of weeks ago I've that drinking Peppermint tea shortly before bed aides in your ability to have more vivid & extended dreams, so I've been doing that and have found it works consistently (though it's doesn't seem to encourage lucid dreaming, at least not for me).

I had a dream that I saw Ant Man, watched the whole thing (unfortunately it was only the first 2 acts, Marvel giving the excuse, on the News, that they only had time to write the first 2/3's of the film. Sooo disappointing), then walking around town, buying legal Cannabis in a shop then trying dodge cops who were ignoring the law and arresting people anyway.


As far as weird dream techniques, on many occasions I've been woken up from a dream, by my alarm clock which I keep across the room, gotten up to hit the snooze button and then gone right back to bed and directly back into the dream I was just in.

 

[max314]

if you're in a lucid dream, how do you take full control? how do you avoid any doubts

Start flying.

The second you realise you're dreaming, start flying.

After that, anything is possible.

and how do you avoid waking up by constantly reminding yourself that you're dreaming and what you're in is not a reality? or maybe that's just a problem of mine.

"Try spinning! That's a good trick!"

Apparently, spinning on the spot like a drill is a good way to keep yourself from waking up.

Haven't tried it myself, so I can't really vouch for it.

 

[Guts]

If I vomit in a dream do I vomit in real life?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Sleep paralysis sucks.

I have achieved lucid state a few times, only by natural occurrences however. From what I understand keeping a dream journal and writing down everything you can remember immediately upon waking is pretty important. It is this aspect that I have consistently failed at for years.

Which means sooner or later the Snake Man will get me.

 

[Apollo]

If you piss in your dream then you piss the bed in real life. A couple of weeks ago I dreamt that I was in a gigantic urinal & then let it flow & it flowed all over.

That happend to me before when I was a kid. But it stopped. I would still sometimes have a few dreams like that were I was in the bathroom. Went number 1 and number 1. I felt everything. I used the toilet and it felt just like I was peeing. Then when I woke up I searched my bed. Nothing. I didn't wet or crap the bed. I mean it felt so realistic. Maybe I have an Avatar somewhere and he was the one who pissed and crapped his bed.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

If you piss in your dream then you piss the bed in real life. A couple of weeks ago I dreamt that I was in a gigantic urinal & then let it flow & it flowed all over.

well not necessarily. I number 2'd pretty bad in a dream once and thought I was in real trouble then found out it was all a dream.

 

[Dream Hacker]

When it comes to lucid dreaming, a fundamental misunderstanding is that you are either lucid or non-lucid.

Lucidity is not a light switch that is either turned on or off, it’s a spectrum. It can range from complete unconsciousness (non-lucid) to fully lucid.

In general there are 3 levels of lucidity:

1) NON-LUCID:
There is a complete lack of awareness that one is dreaming.

2) SEMI-LUCID:
There is partial awareness that one is dreaming, without fully realizing one has the ability to shape the dream to their will.

For example you’re waiting in line for a hamburger when you realize you are dreaming. Rather than just go to front and take a hamburger you still wait in line.

3) FULLY LUCID:
There is full awareness that one is dreaming and can explore the dream on their own terms.

When first starting to learn lucid dreaming, most of your initial lucid dreams will involve being semi-lucid. In order to have greater control over your dreams you must increase your level of awareness.

Next time you become lucid, immediately perform 1 of the following 4 simple dream stabilizing techniques to increase your awareness.

1) Use Inner Speech
Remind yourself that you are dreaming by repeating phrases like "I’m dreaming….I’m dreaming… This is just a dream… etc."

2) Rub Your Palms Together Slowly
This helps to engage your tactile senses and allows you focus your attention on your dream body.

3) Pay Attention To Your Breathing
During a dream you still have control over your breathing, so breathe deeply to help maintain conscious awareness. Breathing deeply will also help to keep you relaxed.

4) Try Doing Some Math
Basic math like adding 2+2 can engage the logical part of your brain and keep you focused.

The experience of being lucid can be overwhelming sometimes, so dream stabilization techniques can keep you grounded and allow you to have a much better lucid dreaming experience.

When you’re fully conscious, that’s when you’re unstoppable and are able to experience your dreams to the fullest. When you’re starting out, your level of awareness won’t be too strong.

However, once you’re able to become lucid in your dreams and stabilize them for a prolonged period of time, then you can really start to have some fun…

Source: http://dream-hacking.com/3-lucidity-levels/