Comments on: How I Got Into Lucid Dreaming back in 1999 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/ a blog exploring lucid dreaming, entheogens, metaphysics, & the conscious experience Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Zataod http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-3838 Zataod Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:19:22 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-3838 Ben, That is a great story. I'm not sure I remember all the details of how I got into lucid dreaming, but I will see what I can come up with and post it. Like you my interest has gone up and down over the years, mainly due to other things that end up sucking up a great deal of time. Ben,

That is a great story. I’m not sure I remember all the details of how I got into lucid dreaming, but I will see what I can come up with and post it.

Like you my interest has gone up and down over the years, mainly due to other things that end up sucking up a great deal of time.

]]> By: Darcy http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-3921 Darcy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:23:18 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-3921 How amazing that you remember your first lucid dream in such detail! I certainly don't remember my first round of lucid dreams, but I started exploring lucid dreaming in my last few years of college...'91-'92. I was a huge fan of Carlos Castaneda and I believe I journaled more than once about finding my hands consciously in my dreams. Thanks for this post...I think I'll try some "hand finding" tonight! Darcy How amazing that you remember your first lucid dream in such detail! I certainly don’t remember my first round of lucid dreams, but I started exploring lucid dreaming in my last few years of college…’91-’92. I was a huge fan of Carlos Castaneda and I believe I journaled more than once about finding my hands consciously in my dreams.

Thanks for this post…I think I’ll try some “hand finding” tonight!

Darcy

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4102 Ben Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:34:20 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4102 Zataod, Glad you enjoyed the post. :) I look forward to seeing yours. Didn't you once write that one of your early encounters with Lucid Dreaming was an article in Omni magazine? When I read the book Control Your Dreams, they mention this article too. Must've been one damn good article! Darcy, Hey no problem if you can't remember them, just go back and read the dream journal. You kept one, right? ;) BTW, if you're trying to "get back into" Lucid Dreaming, I totally recommend running over to <a href="http://dreamport.net" rel="nofollow">DreamPort</a> and downloading their (free) Infinity software. Zataod,
Glad you enjoyed the post. :) I look forward to seeing yours. Didn’t you once write that one of your early encounters with Lucid Dreaming was an article in Omni magazine? When I read the book Control Your Dreams, they mention this article too. Must’ve been one damn good article!

Darcy,
Hey no problem if you can’t remember them, just go back and read the dream journal. You kept one, right? ;)
BTW, if you’re trying to “get back into” Lucid Dreaming, I totally recommend running over to DreamPort and downloading their (free) Infinity software.

]]> By: Zataod http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4287 Zataod Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:06:59 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4287 At one time, Omni was a pretty good magazine. I think that article was the first time I heard about Stephen LaBerge. It was many years before he had written any books. I read more about his and others' research back in the 80's when I was in college. After a min-trip, I hope to come back and put together the details in a post. At one time, Omni was a pretty good magazine. I think that article was the first time I heard about Stephen LaBerge. It was many years before he had written any books. I read more about his and others’ research back in the 80’s when I was in college. After a min-trip, I hope to come back and put together the details in a post.

]]> By: How I Got Into Lucid Dreaming | Reality Shifter http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4418 How I Got Into Lucid Dreaming | Reality Shifter Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:22:04 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4418 [...] over at Dreaming Life recently posted an article about how he got into lucid dreaming and called on other lucid dreaming enthusiasts to describe how they got into lucid dreaming as [...] […] over at Dreaming Life recently posted an article about how he got into lucid dreaming and called on other lucid dreaming enthusiasts to describe how they got into lucid dreaming as […]

]]> By: Dreaming to Infinity » Blog Archive » How I got Into Lucid Dreaming http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4466 Dreaming to Infinity » Blog Archive » How I got Into Lucid Dreaming Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:25:54 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4466 [...] over at dreaming life has “called me out” to explain why and how I first got into lucid [...] […] over at dreaming life has “called me out” to explain why and how I first got into lucid […]

]]> By: marchel http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4523 marchel Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:04:10 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4523 hi ben , my answer to that question is ; for me lucid dreaming started when I was around 6 or 7 , didn't know how it was called back then ofcourse, I just did it naturally ,during puberty all went into the background but around 22 of age I dove right back in it all. things changed over the years and I used it for ewxploring , looking for answers back then , nowadays I have a deeper understanding of things and practice the things of consciousness on all levels possible. safe journey :-) hi ben , my answer to that question is ; for me lucid dreaming started when I was around 6 or 7 , didn’t know how it was called back then ofcourse, I just did it naturally ,during puberty all went into the background but around 22 of age I dove right back in it all. things changed over the years and I used it for ewxploring , looking for answers back then , nowadays I have a deeper understanding of things and practice the things of consciousness on all levels possible.

safe journey :-)

]]> By: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4545 Ben Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:55:09 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-4545 Marchel - thanks for sharing! I see you've got a pretty new <a href="http://penitusluminarium.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog</a> too - hope you keep it up. :) Marchel - thanks for sharing! I see you’ve got a pretty new blog too - hope you keep it up. :)

]]> By: Reality Handbook http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-5060 Reality Handbook Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:50:20 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-5060 Hello Ben, found your site with <a href="http://stumbleupon.com" rel="nofollow">StumbleUpon</a>... I've been a lucid dreamer for a decade now, it startled me when it started and I thought it was just a game...like living in your own virtual universe. But my opinions changed over time to think that it is possible to visit shared spaces. I am able to "interview" beings in my dreams...and tell them about my waking life and the date/time/location of my physical body. I frequently read and remember things that I see (in books or in web browsers within the dream), and keep a laptop at the foot of my bed for jotting down notes when I wake up. Sometimes I post those notes online...I've made over a hundred entries spanning the last couple of years. I've been hopeful that I could make connections among channelers/mediums/shamen who have perceptual gifts PLUS the strong desire to experiment and analyze the mechanisms by which they are working. But not many people seem to be able to design controlled experiments or ask pointed questions. If anyone does have the time to check out my journal, here are a couple of essays I put in there which demonstrate how I think of my experiences: <a href="http://realityhandbook.livejournal.com/15233.html" rel="nofollow">Drunk dreaming and the value of recall</a> <a href="http://realityhandbook.livejournal.com/16929.html" rel="nofollow">Marco Polo and the dream of validation</a> <a href="http://realityhandbook.livejournal.com/6124.html" rel="nofollow">Different interpretations of dreaming</a> Regards, R Hello Ben, found your site with StumbleUpon…

I’ve been a lucid dreamer for a decade now, it startled me when it
started and I thought it was just a game…like living in your own virtual
universe. But my opinions changed over time to think that it is
possible to visit shared spaces.

I am able to “interview” beings in my dreams…and tell them about my
waking life and the date/time/location of my physical body. I
frequently read and remember things that I see (in books or in web browsers
within the dream), and keep a laptop at the foot of my bed for jotting down
notes when I wake up. Sometimes I post those notes online…I’ve made
over a hundred entries spanning the last couple of years.

I’ve been hopeful that I could make connections among
channelers/mediums/shamen who have perceptual gifts PLUS the strong desire to experiment
and analyze the mechanisms by which they are working. But not many
people seem to be able to design controlled experiments or ask pointed
questions.

If anyone does have the time to check out my journal, here are a couple
of essays I put in there which demonstrate how I think of my
experiences:

Drunk dreaming and the value of recall
Marco Polo and the dream of validation
Different interpretations of dreaming

Regards,
R

]]> By: Lucid Dreaming « Reflections, Ideas, and Dreams http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-16360 Lucid Dreaming « Reflections, Ideas, and Dreams Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:01:07 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-16360 [...] August 3rd, 2007 in dreams I was tagged by Ben at Dreaming Life to blog about how I became interested in lucid [...] […] August 3rd, 2007 in dreams I was tagged by Ben at Dreaming Life to blog about how I became interested in lucid […]

]]> By: Jason http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-36919 Jason Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:17:22 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-36919 I got into lucid dreaming after hearing about it in a psychology class that I was taking. I have always thought it was possible to control my dreams, and that class confirmed the possibility. I have been a lucid dreamer for about 4 years, and I have loved every second of it! Great post! I got into lucid dreaming after hearing about it in a psychology class that I was taking. I have always thought it was possible to control my dreams, and that class confirmed the possibility.

I have been a lucid dreamer for about 4 years, and I have loved every second of it!

Great post!

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