How long can an LD last?

Do any of you know the maximum amount of time you can be in an LD? Can you LD the whole night? And how long will time seem to last in an LD?

I don’t know too many answers, but these are my thoughts.

I think it’s possible to be in an LD all night, but you’d probably have to get really lucky or do some serious WILD/MILD/WBTBing. However, in an LD, that probably wouldn’t seem to be more than about 15 to 20 minutes, tops.

I guess it just depends on how tired you are and how in tune you are with LDs. I’d think anything would be possible with an LD, but to what extent I’m right, I don’t know.

Well REM sleep is about 90 minutes so you could possibly LD for 90 minutes! It just depends how your skilled at lucid dreaming. My last one lasted about 30 minutes I think. It was like 1 or 2 months ago in that time period.

Hmm… is there any way to extend this REM? And i heard some where that you can make lucid dreams like seem to last for a week is this true?

I’ve heard that some dreams lasts for like a week too. I don’t know how to do that, but it’s still 90 minutes I think.

heck it doesnt matter of the REM last that long or not, as long as it seems like a week, a weeks a long time thats good enough for me! :tongue:
(p.s. Try a lucid pill)

How did you manage that? Please give us some tips.

Well, hmm let me think. Oh ya! I did the Nose RC and when I got out of my dream bed I couldn’t see for a while and it became clearer within a few seconds though. What you do is pinch your nose and try to breathe through it if you can then your dreaming if you can’t then your awake. It’s called FILD it’s in pathways to lucidity I think somewhere around there. It seemed like there was 3 scenes though, but I was lucid in all 3 so there you have it. I haven’t had an LD since. I need to get my motivation up!

i believe i have seen a few ‘hyper-extended’ LD’s on writerscube’s Dream Journal that are a week long in the dream. In fact, i think hes had a couple that were longer than that. Go check it out, he has some really cool dreams :smile:

Yeah I read that you can make a LD seem to last for a week, a months worth, or even more. But! It’s only been 30 minutes in reality! That’s so freaky awesome.

I actually meant how do you make it last so long.

oh well just try focusing around your surroundings more, rub your hand together, spin around, or stop drop and roll (like you would do if you were on fire).

I heard you can use a lucid pill, with a command to make it last longer

Don’t forget about the lucid Cola!

yea i like the lucid cola better then lucid pill! :grin:

or lucid ice cream, lucid sugar, lucid candy… mmm…

Lucid Broccoli.