Comments on: The dream academy http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PJ http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 PJ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:22:54 +0000 http://newly-nerfed.net/?p=1670#comment-1307 Thank you for sharing your experiences. My first reality check is often "who is trying to sell me what?" Once you know what people's real motive are it makes the truth easier to see. Thank you for sharing your experiences. My first reality check is often “who is trying to sell me what?” Once you know what people’s real motive are it makes the truth easier to see.

]]> By: Joey http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Joey Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:03:57 +0000 http://newly-nerfed.net/?p=1670#comment-722 Thanks Roger and Julian for your experiences! I am jealous since I only had spontaneous lucid dreams, never induced, although Roger's method was exactly the one I practiced. I would try again but with the drugs I take to sleep now, it would be wasted effort. Julian, your story about the alley reminds me that for some reason in my lucid dreams, I had a thing for explaining to dream people that this wasn't reality, and they never reacted well. One guy, a high-school classmate, actually beat me up for it. When I told him in real life what had happened in the dream, he sincerely apologized for it. To this day I find that funny. Thanks Roger and Julian for your experiences! I am jealous since I only had spontaneous lucid dreams, never induced, although Roger’s method was exactly the one I practiced. I would try again but with the drugs I take to sleep now, it would be wasted effort.

Julian, your story about the alley reminds me that for some reason in my lucid dreams, I had a thing for explaining to dream people that this wasn’t reality, and they never reacted well. One guy, a high-school classmate, actually beat me up for it. When I told him in real life what had happened in the dream, he sincerely apologized for it. To this day I find that funny.

]]> By: Julian http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Julian Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:21:12 +0000 http://newly-nerfed.net/?p=1670#comment-720 I had some success with lucid dreaming when I was a teenager. I did the whole bit of a dream journal and kept with it for over a year. I had mixed results but I was always able to fly when I wanted to. I even tried to a few different things to bring about lucid dreams and even try to control nightmares. I would sleep on a full stomach to induce nightmares. (As my aunt put it to me, you get nightmares sleeping on a full stomach.) I wanted to try and control them because being the sensitive kid I was, I had nightmares for years. I felt if I induced the nightmare, I would have better control. Again, I had mixed results. Dream recall on the other hand seems to work more for people as a tool for lucid dreaming. The journal helps but when you do it enough, you dont need the journal. I think it all comes down to training the mind. It can be difficult to break certian habits, even sleeping ones. This was great article Zen. I am glad to see others atleast open their mind to these experiances. One final note, I had a friend of mine who had a dream where he was trapped by a bunch of guys in an alley. He told himself in the dream if he woke up, he would get away. Then he started to slowley wake up, while giving the guys in the dream alley the middle finger. ~Julian I had some success with lucid dreaming when I was a teenager. I did the whole bit of a dream journal and kept with it for over a year. I had mixed results but I was always able to fly when I wanted to. I even tried to a few different things to bring about lucid dreams and even try to control nightmares. I would sleep on a full stomach to induce nightmares. (As my aunt put it to me, you get nightmares sleeping on a full stomach.) I wanted to try and control them because being the sensitive kid I was, I had nightmares for years. I felt if I induced the nightmare, I would have better control. Again, I had mixed results.

Dream recall on the other hand seems to work more for people as a tool for lucid dreaming. The journal helps but when you do it enough, you dont need the journal. I think it all comes down to training the mind. It can be difficult to break certian habits, even sleeping ones.

This was great article Zen. I am glad to see others atleast open their mind to these experiances.

One final note, I had a friend of mine who had a dream where he was trapped by a bunch of guys in an alley. He told himself in the dream if he woke up, he would get away. Then he started to slowley wake up, while giving the guys in the dream alley the middle finger.

~Julian

]]> By: Roger http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Roger Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:48:18 +0000 http://newly-nerfed.net/?p=1670#comment-718 I actually used to have pretty good luck with the lucid dreaming thing. I couldn't make myself start the journal due to lack of time, but I got into the simple habit of checking signs, passages of text and clocks twice in a row when I was awake. Eventually, when I looked the second time, something was radically different and I realized I had to be dreaming. I stopped doing it after a while just from lack of practice, but it made for a couple of very interesting dreams and I often consider that I should get back into it. I actually used to have pretty good luck with the lucid dreaming thing. I couldn’t make myself start the journal due to lack of time, but I got into the simple habit of checking signs, passages of text and clocks twice in a row when I was awake. Eventually, when I looked the second time, something was radically different and I realized I had to be dreaming. I stopped doing it after a while just from lack of practice, but it made for a couple of very interesting dreams and I often consider that I should get back into it.

]]> By: Dave http://newly-nerfed.net/2010/02/15/the-dream-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Dave Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:06:21 +0000 http://newly-nerfed.net/?p=1670#comment-713 I came here because I thought this was going to be about one of my favorite bands - The Dream Academy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Academy I came here because I thought this was going to be about one of my favorite bands – The Dream Academy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Academy

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