Thank you for sharing. Glad to hear from others having similar experiences. I had my first lucid dream in high school and I am 60 now. I have had countless lucid dreams. The more awake I have become in my waking life- the more I have become awake/ lucid in the sleeping realm. At least that has been my experience. I write down most of my dreams and I do research based on them. It is truly fascinating.
I've noticed how the dreamscape has changed the more I've become awake in waking life. I'm curious if you've ever had dreams of meditation/non-dual awareness? I've had a few and it's mind-blowing. I tune into the field of awareness within the dream, which is indistinguishable from when I do so in waking life/meditation.
I came here because I have awakened in waking life and wondered about lucid dreaming being similar to it. I've never actually lucid dreamed, but I wanted to know about the mirrored 'reality' of it. SO thank you for sharing your experience. Everything is a mirror.
Good question. In all honesty, I've not focused on lucid dreaming consciously. I've had many and they're powerful, and I'd like to induce them deliberately. My hesitation is that my dreamworld is intense, as is, and I don't want to get pulled in too much! That being said, meditation before sleep seems to increase the likelihood of them. And there seems to be a feedback loop, if I remember my dreams, engage with them and journal about them, they become more vivid. You might want to check out The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; I've just started it.
I have naturally had lucid dreams since I was child...here are a few of things that seemed to have a role in this happening that I do differently than a lot of folks (potentially). 1- I have always loved reading and visualizing the story in my head since little. From there I would daydream during the day in school when the teachers lectured as I was often bored out of my mind in public school. I got really good at looking like I was listening, eyes open and all the while I was making up a fun story/daydream in my head. I did this before bed to help myself fall asleep, except with my eyes closed to nod off to sleep. Just visualized a movie/story that was lovely or happy with some prince charming lol. I think this did two things...it was a form of meditation/self hypnosis, and it made me more aware of different states of consciousness so I knew I was dreaming while dreaming and I felt it was a "story" thus I could kinda sorta control some parameters and do magical things like fly or travel back in time. 2- I would write down my dreams. I would even jot the main plot points immediately after awaking so that I didn't lose important details as the day went on. A lot of people recommend keeping dream journals. You would be amazed how much recall you can lose if you wait even 6hrs after waking to jot down a dream. 3- I prayed to God daily, as well as before bed before beginning my "story time" to fall asleep. I would also spend time outside in nature being quiet, observing the world around me, listening to the plants (plants are alive like animals), appreciating it, and listening for God in the quiet. ***Most dreams are lucid that I have, but there is a big difference between dreams that appear to come from my mind, and ones where I go to other legit dimensions/worlds (usually I have to be escorted there by my guardian angel, and I do not go to these places as often). The other world dreams are SO vivid! They are more real than being awake in this world tbh. And the organic dreams from my mind feel different, look different, and are more fuzzy/less clear. When you know you are dreaming, you then begin to know what "type" of dream you are having. I have dreams talking to dead loved ones as well sometimes, and they have their own unique level of realness to them too unlike an organic, my brain only dream. I hope this all helps you! It is a blessing to have a dream world. I became partially physically disabled at 25yrs old, so some days I don't get out of the house and am unable to do some things I used to be able to...but through my dream life I have at least some release from what can feel pretty painful and monotonous at times in this current body I have!
Wow, these insights are incredible, thank you@@jercasgav! You're a true dream explorer. How you describe organic/mind related and "other dimension" dreams is exactly how I experience it, especially the "realer than real" aspect of them. Powerful. And I've had the same with dead relatives. Often I want to use the word lucid, even though its linked strongly with "waking within a dream," the type of lucidity of certain types of dreams feel exceptionally "lucid" in a perceptual sense. Do you have any more references, writing, etc on this subject? I'm keen to learn more.
Thank you for sharing. Glad to hear from others having similar experiences. I had my first lucid dream in high school and I am 60 now. I have had countless lucid dreams. The more awake I have become in my waking life- the more I have become awake/ lucid in the sleeping realm. At least that has been my experience. I write down most of my dreams and I do research based on them. It is truly fascinating.
I've noticed how the dreamscape has changed the more I've become awake in waking life. I'm curious if you've ever had dreams of meditation/non-dual awareness? I've had a few and it's mind-blowing. I tune into the field of awareness within the dream, which is indistinguishable from when I do so in waking life/meditation.
I came here because I have awakened in waking life and wondered about lucid dreaming being similar to it. I've never actually lucid dreamed, but I wanted to know about the mirrored 'reality' of it. SO thank you for sharing your experience. Everything is a mirror.
Do you have a technique for inducing particular types of dreams?
Good question. In all honesty, I've not focused on lucid dreaming consciously. I've had many and they're powerful, and I'd like to induce them deliberately. My hesitation is that my dreamworld is intense, as is, and I don't want to get pulled in too much!
That being said, meditation before sleep seems to increase the likelihood of them. And there seems to be a feedback loop, if I remember my dreams, engage with them and journal about them, they become more vivid.
You might want to check out The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; I've just started it.
@@MindThatEgo Thank you
I have naturally had lucid dreams since I was child...here are a few of things that seemed to have a role in this happening that I do differently than a lot of folks (potentially).
1- I have always loved reading and visualizing the story in my head since little. From there I would daydream during the day in school when the teachers lectured as I was often bored out of my mind in public school. I got really good at looking like I was listening, eyes open and all the while I was making up a fun story/daydream in my head. I did this before bed to help myself fall asleep, except with my eyes closed to nod off to sleep. Just visualized a movie/story that was lovely or happy with some prince charming lol. I think this did two things...it was a form of meditation/self hypnosis, and it made me more aware of different states of consciousness so I knew I was dreaming while dreaming and I felt it was a "story" thus I could kinda sorta control some parameters and do magical things like fly or travel back in time.
2- I would write down my dreams. I would even jot the main plot points immediately after awaking so that I didn't lose important details as the day went on. A lot of people recommend keeping dream journals. You would be amazed how much recall you can lose if you wait even 6hrs after waking to jot down a dream.
3- I prayed to God daily, as well as before bed before beginning my "story time" to fall asleep. I would also spend time outside in nature being quiet, observing the world around me, listening to the plants (plants are alive like animals), appreciating it, and listening for God in the quiet.
***Most dreams are lucid that I have, but there is a big difference between dreams that appear to come from my mind, and ones where I go to other legit dimensions/worlds (usually I have to be escorted there by my guardian angel, and I do not go to these places as often). The other world dreams are SO vivid! They are more real than being awake in this world tbh. And the organic dreams from my mind feel different, look different, and are more fuzzy/less clear. When you know you are dreaming, you then begin to know what "type" of dream you are having. I have dreams talking to dead loved ones as well sometimes, and they have their own unique level of realness to them too unlike an organic, my brain only dream. I hope this all helps you! It is a blessing to have a dream world. I became partially physically disabled at 25yrs old, so some days I don't get out of the house and am unable to do some things I used to be able to...but through my dream life I have at least some release from what can feel pretty painful and monotonous at times in this current body I have!
Wow, these insights are incredible, thank you@@jercasgav! You're a true dream explorer.
How you describe organic/mind related and "other dimension" dreams is exactly how I experience it, especially the "realer than real" aspect of them. Powerful. And I've had the same with dead relatives.
Often I want to use the word lucid, even though its linked strongly with "waking within a dream," the type of lucidity of certain types of dreams feel exceptionally "lucid" in a perceptual sense.
Do you have any more references, writing, etc on this subject? I'm keen to learn more.