Comments on: How I Got Into Lucid Dreaming back in 1999 http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/ A Blog on Lucid Dreaming | Consciousness | Raw Foods | and More. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rasselas21 http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-25516 Rasselas21 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:47:13 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/07/31/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/#comment-25516 I remember that issue of OMNI Magazine... Cool! It had a beautiful article illustration of this sleeping woman with a green morass of tangling vines and leaves growing in place of hair (rather like Medusa only prettier and nicer). It must have been around 1985 or so. Anyone remember the Omni issue with a short-story of the Tower of Babel (and how it was like a moebius strip or something)? That was also a favorite issue of mine. I remember that issue of OMNI Magazine… Cool!

It had a beautiful article illustration of this sleeping woman with a green morass of tangling vines and leaves growing in place of hair (rather like Medusa only prettier and nicer). It must have been around 1985 or so.

Anyone remember the Omni issue with a short-story of the Tower of Babel (and how it was like a moebius strip or something)? That was also a favorite issue of mine.

]]> By: Jason http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8679 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-8679 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!

]]> By: Lucid Dreaming « Reflections, Ideas, and Dreams http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8670 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-8670 [...] 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: Reality Handbook http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8675 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-8675 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: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8672 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-8672 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: marchel http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8673 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-8673 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: Dreaming to Infinity » Blog Archive » How I got Into Lucid Dreaming http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8671 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-8671 [...] 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: How I Got Into Lucid Dreaming | Reality Shifter http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8677 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-8677 [...] 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: Zataod http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8668 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-8668 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: Ben http://dreaminglife.org/how-i-got-into-lucid-dreaming-back-in-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-8676 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-8676 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.

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