Lucid Dreaming

[Disphotic]

I recently heard about Lucid Dreaming, which means being aware that you are dreaming. I read about the subject and found it to be very interesting, so I started doing "reality checks", these are actions you perform when you are awake to get your brain used to doing it, so you do it when your asleep as well. For example holding your hands in front of you, and counting fingers. If you got more or less than you usually have, your most likely in a dream. Breathing while underwater, if you can, you're certainly in a dream :-P

You can read more here: Lucid Dreaming Frequently Asked Questions Answered by The Lucidity Institute

What I would like to know, is if there is anyone else here who have been doing this and manage to control their dreams. And examples of dreams you have had :-)

For example today, I dreamt that I was sitting down in my living room, watching TV. Everything in the room was exactly the same as it is in real. However for some reason I was having a washing bucket, with 5 packs of noodles in it but the noodles was dry when I took them out. At that point I was aware that I was dreaming, so I turned on the TV and got sucked into the program which took place on an oil platform, with bad guys trying to kill a good guy, and I was helping him to take out the terrorists. After that we bungee jumped into the water, and swam to an island and ate a dinner ) then I woke up.

Dreaming is awesome!

[Aldun]

I've had a lucid dream once, and about 2 years after that I read something about it, which caused me to remember that lucid dream (it was awesome). Tried for ages to do it again, no luck >>

[Remus3]

You kinda get used to it when coming out of dreams(at least for me) not 100% conscious control but self aware that i am in fact dreaming and minor things can be altered. Sadly being "able" to do small things whilst going down hallways and killing shit, or being killed.... doesn't help me much.

I have some ****ed up dreams.

[Celis]

It's possible if you practice. :]

[abaraikenshi]

I've been dabbling with it, it's pretty neat phenomena. There are claims of "astral projecting" or having an out of body experience...Robert Monroe did alot of research into the subject(s), and it's a pretty good read. I've also seen stuff like, binaural(sp?) beats and etc. being able to induce such states.

[Sugden]

there is a herb called Mugwort that aids this.
you can drink it in a tea, smoke it, or put some under your pillow.
and it works sometimes <- first hand