Woo-hoo! Lucidity! (Need a few pointers, though...)

Lucid Adventures
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I’ve officially had my very first real lucid dream. And by real, I mean one in which I DIDN’T immediately wake up the second I realized I was dreaming. :cool:

Okay, so it started like this. In my dream, I was sitting in my living room, bored. Everything looked totally normal. Nothing was out of place; nothing looked out of the ordinary. There was absolutely nothing strange that would even give me the slightest hint that it was a dream.

But suddenly, out of nowhere, something in my mind told me to do a reality check.

I hadn’t done a reality check in forever, so needless to say, I was skeptical of this little voice in my head. It was really random. I’d pretty much given up on lucid dreaming a while ago, and suddenly I got this urge to do a RC. Weird, huh? But I shrugged and, not having anything better to do and certainly not believing it would work, pinched my nose between my fingers.

And that’s when I realized that I could still breathe. :eek:

“Huh?” I said to myself in disbelief. “No way. That’s crazy. This can’t be a dream!” So I tried it again…and I could still breathe through my pinched nose!

Needless to say, I was in total shock. “I’m dreaming!” I yelled. I started jumping up and down in joy, screaming, “I’m dreaming! I’m in a dream! I’m finally lucid!” :hurray:

Unfortunately, though, I don’t remember what happened after that. My dream recall is all fuzzy after that point for some reason. I have a vague memory of excitedly telling my family in the dream about my newfound lucidity, but I can’t remember any details.

I do, however, remember how the lucid dream ended. It was that one thing that everyone in lucid dreams always wants to do: fly, of course. :fly: And so I tried. I unsteadily stood up on my couch in the living room, took a deep breath, and leapt into the air.

And…

It didn’t work. :tryfly:

I came crashing down, and the second I hit the floor, I woke up instantly. Anticlimactic, huh?

So, my question is…

How the heck do I control the dream once I realize I’m dreaming? I knew it was a dream, I was completely lucid…but I couldn’t do anything!

Some constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance! :smile:

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Control is one of the harder issues in a lucid dream. This may seem like an odd question, but exactly how did you try to fly? What was going on in your mind when you hoped to launch into the air?

I’m not sure if this is how it works for everyone, but if I try to just have something happen, like fly or shoot fireballs or whatever, it doesn’t work. If I want to manifest a power, I have to visualize what I want to do. If I focus on holding it in my mind, it brings itself into the dream reality.

Congrats on a major LD :happy: !

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Hello and congratulations on your LD! :happy:

Visualizing is a important factor, especially when you want to create something. When you try to fly, you could also try to just imagine a pulling force sprouting out from your feet.

And if you have any doubt in your mind, or questions like: “Will this work if I try?” then it probarly wont!

You must have an open mind in lucid dreams, just think about doing it/visualizing it. And eventually it will happen. I have personal experience from this and it worked. :thumbs:

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Exactly, in the same way you visualise things in your minds eye do the same thing with powers, only instead of visualising it feel it!

Last night i had an LD where i felt a ripple of energy go through my arm and out my palm in a column of fire and all i had to do was feel it go through me.

Dont bother questioning whether you can do it cause you can!

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Thanks for the quick replies!

I don’t think I really visualized flying… I was just kinda like “Ooh, I wonder if I can fly!” and jumped.

Yeah, next time I’ll try the visualizing thing. :content: