Im new to this

Quest for Lucidity
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Hello, I’m Babyauro and I’m incredibly new to all this. I’m 13 and female. This summer my dad will be down east on business and quite simply I will have nothing to do. Last summer was similar to this, and i spent almost half my days sleeping- sometimes I slept through to the next day. This “Lucid Dreaming” Intrigues me to no end. If i spend my dreams lucid, then the possibilities are endless. I would like to experience this and have researched it over the past weeks. I began remembering somewhere around four, or five dreams a year that i had, but after navigating around this site, I have remembered at least one dream a night.

I would like to move forward and experience Lucid Dreams now. I am indeed patient and do not expect to have one for months, maybe a year- I really do not know. There is so much i would like to experience in my dreams- Riding a horse again, Flying, Seeing my puppy again…etc. I was wondering also, is there any way to get maybe eh…how can i put it? Like a tutor here? Someone who can step by step help me to experience this?

I also have a few questions: Can you be something else in a dream- maybe become an animal? How realistic are the dreams? How would you describe a lucid dream? How long will a lucid dream last- I’ve read that dreams last two hours but that there are ways to lengthen a lucid dream. Could you continue to lengthen a lucid dream so that it is everlasting until you decide to give it up? How old where you when you had your first lucid dream- is 13 too young? and finally, when/if i have a lucid dream- Will i know I am lucid? :help:

Does anyone have any tips for me? :grin: Thank you to whoever takes the time to read this.

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13 is not too young at all.

Most people who lucid dream on a regular basis have been dreaming for most of their lives…I can’t remember how hold I was when I first started, it was just something that happened.

The best advice I can give you is; never give up, and don’t let anybody say you’re too young or anything derogatory like that!

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First of all, welcome to the LD4all forums! :happy:
Second of all, I am Alex K so hi.
Thirdly, 13 is no way near to young! I remember when I was 9 and I almost had an LD, but I got woke up.
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And remember, I have never been lucid, but, anyone can, it isn’t just a sertan amount of people can be lucid. Anyone can be lucid, just don’t give up and keep trying! .

-Alex K

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I started lucid dreaming when I was 13, too. The younger you are the easier it’ll be, because as you get older your sleep cycle becomes more stressed and your brain doesn’t take as well to abstract concepts.

I have two suggestions, things that I have found to be the holy grail of lucidity (nothing new)

  1. Reality check. Do as many as possible with as much meaning as possible. Don’t just say “Am I dreaming”, Ask it. Wonder it. Be doubtful as to whether or not you are awake. Then do the test. I would suggest doing one every hour (a watch with an alarm works well for this) but the more you do, the more likely you will have a lucid dream.

  2. Dream recall. You have about 6 to 7 dreams a night. If you want to vividly remember all the dreams you have, keep a dream journal and keep to it. The more dreams you remember, the more likely you will become lucid in one of those dreams.

If you build these two precepts, lucid dreaming will eventually come naturally.

As for the dream world, think about it like this. What is waking life? A collaboration of our senses being filtered into the mind. The mind creates what we see in all detail. In a lucid dream, the only difference is that the mind is also supplying the sensory information. Dreams are as real as real life, and in many ways, much more real. There is a more perfect image of everything in the mind, and in the lucid world this is what you interact with. You are a god in a world of beauty and myth, with complete power over all aspects of reality. Your limitations are none.

Good luck, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to PM me :content:
(seriously I’ve got nothing going on :bored: )

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Actually, there’s nothing you can’t do inside a dream.

an exception is, as i believe, things you can’t imagine. You cannot make up a color that doesn’t exist. Although i’m experimenting with this…

Reality in a lucid dream depends on you. Infact, everything depends on you: on how used you are to the experience, how good you are at imagination and how clear your “lucidity” is.

and no, 13 is not too young. The sooner you start, the more time you have to practice!

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^ How would you make a colour that doesn’t exist if you don’t know how it would looK?

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that’s what i’m saying, apparently it IS impossible. However, there are animals (like eagles) who have a fourth image receptor-type in their eyes, and can see colors we don’t see. Therefore I think, our mind COULD be able to make them up, the capacity to do this is there.

Back to topic: You can also be someone else, or something else. I never did this on will, but there are some “animal clans” out here, who are adept at transforming. In a pre-lucid dream, i actually was a chinese dragon once.

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But you don’t know HOW the colour looks, thus your brain wouldn’t be able to imagine it.

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Do you know how a generic Squashlup looks like? No, because there is no such thing.

But if i asked you to draw a Squashlup, your mind would actually construct something out of randomness and what it tries to make of the word “squashl”. It’s about inventing things.

There are no pink elefants riding the bus. But you can imagine them by combining your knowledge about: a) elephants b) busses c)pink.

It may be possible that the structures for color-receptors we don’t have is somewhere in our brain due to evolution, or that we can actually develop something like this. You never know.

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I can however make this Squash thing look like a turtle with wings, since I know how a) a turtle looks like and b) I know what wings are.
I can say the same about Pink elephants in Buses.
Now however, since I’ve never seen another colour, however having seen pink, elephants and buses, I can imagine the later, but impossible to imagine the first one.

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It is a possibility, the brain simply needs to rely on association, the “new” colour itself would just be built on existing colours that we are already familiar with and associate with the concept of colour; the brain could mix a series of colours and present you something new that you wouldn’t have seen unless you were in a dreamstate.

For the original poster, Welcome:), of course you are not too young to begin your quest of Lucid Dreaming, a lot of people I know began around this age, and it’s a perfect time to do so. To help answer your questions

Can you be something else in a dream- maybe become an animal?
Of course you can, there are no limits to what you can be in a lucid dream, if you would like you could be a pebble in the ocean watching as water rushes over you.

How realistic are the dreams?
It depends on your level of lucidity (how lucid you are), if you are in a semi-lucid state than your dreams may not feel real at all, but if you are fully lucid it can be just about as realistic as life is while you’re sitting there reading this.

How would you describe a lucid dream?
Look at your surroundings right now, observe your thoughts, your movements, your actions…you are concious…awake…and that is exactly how I would describe it, being awake/concious (lucid:P) in a dream. Again, it depends on what degree of lucidity you experience. Look at the “My First LD” thread (I think that’s the name) and read peoples accounts of how they felt during their first LD.

How long will a lucid dream last- I’ve read that dreams last two hours but that there are ways to lengthen a lucid dream.

A lucid dream will last for as long as your mind allows it to, expect your first couple of lucid dreams to be short lived because the excitement of it all will wake you up (but don’t be discouraged!!). There are techniques to extending your lucid dreams, simply wishing to have a longer lucid dream may help, there are also the ‘spinning’ and 'hand rubbing techinques, and plenty other ones out there (try to google Stephen LaBerge and his thoughts on prolonging lucid dreams).

If you are wondering about the actual timing of a lucid dream, you may only be lucid for 10 seconds, but it will feel as long as you want it to.

Could you continue to lengthen a lucid dream so that it is everlasting until you decide to give it up?
I’ve done so, infact to the point where I feared I would not wake up:P, again, anything is a possibility while you are in a lucid dream. Again, I think LaBerge attempted to do something similar to that.

How old where you when you had your first lucid dream- is 13 too young?
I had my first lucid dream at around 9-10, but it wasn’t until 13 where I actually learned what it was.

and finally, when/if i have a lucid dream- Will i know I am lucid?
ahaha, you definetly will:).

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The younger, the better. Most people had lucid dreams much easier at a younger age.

Lots of the questions appear to have been answered.

I don’t know if anyone else offered, but if not, I’ll tutor you via PM or whatever you want. I enjoy teaching people about it. Just let me know.

Also, know it’s going to take dedication and motivation to be successful.

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Thank you all for your replies. I really appreciate it.