Learning to lucid dream

Glad you guys dug the show, I thought it was pretty bizarre, but in a good way!

I just saw the most recent episode today and it is seriously off the hook! Just to keep this thread updated I'll post the new one. It has some more lucid dreamign tips too which is killer!

http://www.iiiproductions.com/lucidity/episode5.html

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Yeah, this is true. I can't remember the last time I had a full lucid dream, but I do remember controlling the ability to float and fly when I didn't know it was a dream.

Anyway, those are interesting videos. I remember trying sound-induced lucid dreams once. I think all I achieved was going into the next room in a dream.

Why can't you be a non-conformist like everyone else?

Once one becomes proficient in lucid dreaming, it gets progressively easier to control the content/direction of dreams. So although they are two different aspects, they are related: you typically can't control a dream well unless it's lucid and unless you've had a decent amount of practice.

I don't usually cross-post, but here's a post I made in another thread:

If you're interested in lucid dreaming, you should check out the Lucidity Institute:
http://www.lucidity.com/

They have a lot of information and FAQs re: lucid dreaming. You can also find electronic aids such as the NovaDreamer and Dream Speaker to help you have lucid dreams:

http://www.dynamind.com/dream.htm

I have used the NovaDreamer sleep mask and Dream Speaker to good effect. The NovaDreamer sleep mask goes over your eyes, sort of like a regular sleep mask. But it detects when you are beginning REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is when you will start dreaming. The Dream Speaker is connected to it. This latter device is a recording and playback device that triggers playback of a prerecorded message such as, "I'm dreaming now," in your own voice. Playback is triggered by the NovaDreamer when it senses REM sleep. The combination of these two devices works well to promote lucid dreaming, because when you hear your own voice saying, "I'm dreaming now," it helps you become lucid--i.e., it helps you realize you are dreaming.

My equipment is about 15 years old, but I'm sure there are new and improved devices out there if you look around.

Lucid dreaming can be quite fun, especially after you've had some practice and gotten used to it. Your first lucid dream will probably be a pleasant surprise. but it may take a few tries to get it to happen predictably. In my first lucid dream I was eating at a restaurant, and I wanted more gravy on my mashed potatoes. So I just told the waiter, "This is my dream, so I want more gravy." And the waiter put more gravy on the potatoes.

After enough practice w/lucid dreaming, you will probably be able to do it regularly without using any electronic aids at all. Also, experienced lucid dreamers can use tricks to make sure they're dreaming and not awake. My favorite is to keep a digital clock with red glowing numerals next to the bed near my head. During a lucid dream I can "look" at the clock in my dream, and note the time. If I then "look away" in my dream and look back at the clock, if I'm dreaming the time will have changed to something completely different from what it was a few seconds ago. E.g., the first "look" may produce a time of, say, 12:30. The next look a few seconds later might show a time of 7:15. That's how I know I'm dreaming.