Tokyo Tony Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Has anyone here had lucid dreams, or been able to astral project? I've been reading a lot about both lately, and am trying to learn how to do them. Any specific experiences you guys wanna share would be awesome to read. Lucid dreaming is when you're in a dream, you recognize you're dreaming, but are able to stay asleep and control every part of your dream, travel anywhere, fly, manifest naked supermodels, whatever you can imagine. Astral projection is like an out of body experience where your spirit separates from your physical body and is able to explore a different plane of existence. Since it's not actually a dream, but travel to a different plane (subject to debate), you don't have as much control when you astral project, and can sometimes come across evil spirits/energies. Stories anyone?
Super User clayton86 Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 what ever your smoking I want some lol jk..... I day dream a lot of crazy stuff does that count for anything lol
Tokyo Tony Posted October 9, 2012 Author Posted October 9, 2012 Oh and if you don't feel comfortable posting about it, feel free to send me a pm. I'd love to hear about your experiences.
Tokyo Tony Posted October 9, 2012 Author Posted October 9, 2012 what ever your smoking I want some lol jk..... I day dream a lot of crazy stuff does that count for anything lol lol if as recently as a month ago I had seen this post, my reaction would have been the same as yours. I haven't astral projected as far as I remember, but I've had partially lucid dreams before where I can control what happens. Apparently it's a learnable skill, and I want to learn it.
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Go pop some window pane. That will cause you to astral project. Just remember, the umpaloompas live on lily pad street and the leprachauns smoke that pixy dust. lol if as recently as a month ago I had seen this post, my reaction would have been the same as yours. I haven't astral projected as far as I remember, but I've had partially lucid dreams before where I can control what happens. Apparently it's a learnable skill, and I want to learn it.
Super User deaknh03 Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 I have had many lucid dreams, I can't quite pin down how to get to that state, but it's cool. I think most people have had a lucid dream, it's merely dreaming, but knowing your dreaming, while asleep.
Super User BrianinMD Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 I am the exact opposite of this, I do not remember any of my dreams. I fall asleep, wake up however many hours later and have no memories of dreams in between. It is like falling asleep and waking up are just one event after the next.
Super User clayton86 Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 I hate the dreams where you wake up and no mater how hard you try to get back to sleep to "finish" it never happens that way well almost never I think I'v unpaused a few
Scorcher214 Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I hate the dreams where you wake up and no mater how hard you try to get back to sleep to "finish" it never happens that way well almost never I think I'v unpaused a few Don't focus on the actual act of sleeping. Focus on the dream and what was happening right before you woke and just relax. Works for me. Definitely some dreams I rather not interrupt if ya know what I mean As for the lucid dreaming, very legit. Never could do it whenever I wanted though. Astral projecting I don't know much about.
Super User clayton86 Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Don't focus on the actual act of sleeping. Focus on the dream and what was happening right before you woke and just relax. Works for me. Definitely some dreams I rather not interrupt if ya know what I mean As for the lucid dreaming, very legit. Never could do it whenever I wanted though. Astral projecting I don't know much about. Exactly but this is a family G rated site Would that be considered lucid dreaming because you know your dreaming and I guess controlling what happens when I hit play again I usually know exactly what I'm gonna do and how lol.
Scorcher214 Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Haha well if you're controlling what you do in the dream instead of it being more of a movie then it's lucid dreaming, being able to do whatever you want in dream. Which if you could learn to control would be cool beans.
Super User retiredbosn Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 · Hidden by Long Mike, October 9, 2012 - No reason given Hidden by Long Mike, October 9, 2012 - No reason given Tried to shoot ya a pm, hard to answer and stay away from theology and religion. It is imperative that you are careful. To practice Astral Projection you need a guide. The guides in this case are spirits, opening yourself to spirits is a dangerous thing to do. Good spirits do not need permission to interact with you in a positive way, but give permission and an evil spirit can and sometimes do impersonate a good spirit until it has attached to you. Evil spirits are hard to get rid of, to put it in Yodaspeak "Astral Projection, the way to the darkside it is." Becareful
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted October 10, 2012 Super User Posted October 10, 2012 I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but over 50 years ago I learned to water ski in a dream. The father of my best friend during my school years sold boats. We had one on the small lake across the road from his business. He had a couple of boats ready for demo rides, which we used from time to time. One day we got a pair of water skis and took turns all afternoon trying to get up on the skis. We'd start to get on top of the water and we'd fall over. No matter how we tried, we just could not get up on the skis. That night as I was sleeping, I dreamt about water skiing. My friend was at the wheel and I was on the skis. As the boat started to take off, I squatted on the skis, and stayed in that position until I was on top of the water. Once on top, I was able to stand on the skis. The next day, I told him I was going to get up on the skis and he laughed. When we got the chores done that his parents had for him, we went across the street, and just like in the dream, I popped up on top of the water and stood on the skis. I told him how I did it and we switched places. He too got up on the skis without a problem. I attribute it to the computer between my ears factoring in all the data, and coming up to a solution. The mind is a marvelous thing. We barely scratch the surface of its capability. Lucid dream or no, it's something I'll carry with me to the grave.
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted October 10, 2012 BassResource.com Administrator Posted October 10, 2012 I've had a few lucid dreams in my life, but they happened quite by accident. I have no idea how or why they happened. So I don't know how to replicate them. They're kinda cool, but I don't know how "useful" they are with regards to REM sleep and the body's need to sleep. So I really don't have a desire to try to "force" them to happen.
Stringjam Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 I used to have them a lot when I was a little younger. I would actually feel myself physically going into REM sleep - - and it was somewhat painful and scary at first. It would feel like my eyes were sucking back into my skull and I could feel them start to move around. This would be followed by a realization that I was paralyzed, and a very loud whooooooooooshing sound, and then the dream would begin. I could never control the actual content of the dream, but I found that if I starting worrying about something scary happening, the dream would always take a turn for the worse.......a bit like your fears manifesting. The problem is, the more this happens, the more you kind of expect it to happen, so the lucid dreaming ended up being something I really didn't look forward to. Too much disturbing imagery.
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted October 10, 2012 Super User Posted October 10, 2012 I have had lucid dreams plenty of times. Last one was about a week or so ago. No idea how or why they occur, but its usually pretty cool when they do. Now I have had a ton of deja vu dreams. Its just down right creepy when something happens and you suddenly recall dreaming about it. Never quite works out as it did in the dream though. Its still creepy when it happens.
Super User retiredbosn Posted October 10, 2012 Super User Posted October 10, 2012 My Grandfather used to dream his life, said it was weird. He was in both the 82nd and 101st airborne in WWII, said it saved his bacon more than once. I know that if and when he called and told you not to do something on a given day you listened. I remember one time he called and said, put the ladder up and don't get on it today. I lived three states away and asked how he knew, he just said stay off the ladder. He had no idea I had planned to clean gutters that day, I didn't decide til about an hour before he called, I stayed off the ladder.
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted October 10, 2012 Super User Posted October 10, 2012 My Grandfather used to dream his life, said it was weird. He was in both the 82nd and 101st airborne in WWII, said it saved his bacon more than once. I know that if and when he called and told you not to do something on a given day you listened. I remember one time he called and said, put the ladder up and don't get on it today. I lived three states away and asked how he knew, he just said stay off the ladder. He had no idea I had planned to clean gutters that day, I didn't decide til about an hour before he called, I stayed off the ladder. Dang! Too bad he didn't dream the numbers for Megabucks. 2
Super User retiredbosn Posted October 10, 2012 Super User Posted October 10, 2012 no kiddin, lol. He did have one about some gold, but he would not tell anyone where or anything, Strange.
Tokyo Tony Posted October 16, 2012 Author Posted October 16, 2012 I used to have them a lot when I was a little younger. I would actually feel myself physically going into REM sleep - - and it was somewhat painful and scary at first. It would feel like my eyes were sucking back into my skull and I could feel them start to move around. This would be followed by a realization that I was paralyzed, and a very loud whooooooooooshing sound, and then the dream would begin. I could never control the actual content of the dream, but I found that if I starting worrying about something scary happening, the dream would always take a turn for the worse.......a bit like your fears manifesting. The problem is, the more this happens, the more you kind of expect it to happen, so the lucid dreaming ended up being something I really didn't look forward to. Too much disturbing imagery. that sounds like astral projection If you let it, it can be a very scary experience, so I've read.
brushhoggin Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 it is. i only did it by accident, astral projection, least i think thats what that was. doesn't happen anymore but it would always happen during naps in the daytime. every time it happened i would tell myself to be courageous next time and let it happen. each time i'd get a little further but not by much. i could go into details but they were very random and surreal.... always different. the heavy vibration and loud noise was the only thing consistent in each one. The vibrating got heavier and heavier the longer i'd let it go. It always happened at that stage you're in right before you are fully asleep. half awake per say. but each time i would snap out of it from fear. and i say 'snap out of it' because it was different than waking up. weird glitch in the brain that happens during the process of falling asleep.
Stringjam Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 it is. i only did it by accident, astral projection, least i think thats what that was. doesn't happen anymore but it would always happen during naps in the daytime. every time it happened i would tell myself to be courageous next time and let it happen. each time i'd get a little further but not by much. i could go into details but they were very random and surreal.... always different. the heavy vibration and loud noise was the only thing consistent in each one. The vibrating got heavier and heavier the longer i'd let it go. It always happened at that stage you're in right before you are fully asleep. half awake per say. but each time i would snap out of it from fear. and i say 'snap out of it' because it was different than waking up. weird glitch in the brain that happens during the process of falling asleep. It sounds like I was going through something very similar......and yes, in the beginning it was almost terrifying, especially when you reach the point of paralysis and you actually can't snap out of it. Being physically aware of the rapid-eye-movement is a very strange experience. I noticed a few strange things in my lucid dreams. Anytime I would look at words (whether signs, or written pages), look away, and then look back......the words would ALWAYS be different. I could always blow out glass windows by, for lack of a better term, using the "force" against them. A few times they wouldn't actually blow out, but would ripple like a wave. Anytime I could find a guitar, I could play ANYTHING I could imagine on it. This was awesome!! Some dreams would be more real than others......some were incredibly real, with almost absolute clarity and realization of my surroundings. I really had to focus on being positive in these dreams, because being the star in your mind's own little horror movie can truly be a disturbing experience.
DeadEyeDavey Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Listen to Pink Floyd while sleeping, also learn how to put yourself into sleep paralysis.
Tokyo Tony Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 Book just came in the mail, "The Multi-Dimensional Man". It's basically a journal of a guy's astral travels over 40 years. I just started it last night, but the guy is obviously smart, not insane, and is 100% convinced of different planes of existence and different realms. He was able to travel to the different planes, so he says, and even speak with dead relatives and things like that. Fascinating book, and I'm only a couple pages in.
DavePNW Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 my friend was really into the lucid dreams a while back and got me to try it successfully a few times. Just lay in the dark in your bed as you rest just really focus on how comfortable you are and how sleeping you're getting, before you know it you'll fall asleep and be in a dream but doing that will make it easier for you to realize you're in one apparently. I never got too crazy into it cause I honestly didn't like it but it was definitely an experience i won't forget.
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