MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: anybody here ever messed with self-induced sleeping paralysis and lucid dreaming?

> i've had those too, and now that i've done sleep paralysis into lucid dreaming, i can
> tell you they aren't the same. what you're referring to is... hmm, realistic dreams?
> maybe lucid in that your dreaming self knows you're dreaming.
>
> i've started using the 'stop-drop-roll' method (look it up, it worked the first time
> i tried) and then letting sleep paralysis take over. you have to be aware of all the
> signs of your brain trying to go to sleep, resist it, and try to enter a hypnagogic
> state while fully conscious. it is extreeeeeeemely fucking odd. i couldn't make it
> pass this sensation the first 3 or 4 times. after you're fully paralyzed, everything
> will start vibrating and you'll hear loud whooshing noises/whispering/talking. i also
> get extremely strong sensations of being tossed about or pulled into separate pieces.
> if you can relax through this, everything snaps quiet. after that, you can supposedly
> get up off the bed and go do whatever i want in an EXTREMELY convincing dream world.
> i can't make it pass the vibration phase due to all the freaky shit that starts
> happening at that point.
>
> this is both fascinating and terrifying to me currently. i'm also discovering a sort
> of lost, life-long familiarity with lots of the sensations i get doing this. i feel
> like there's a lot to learn here. you are basically watching your subconscious run
> its nightly routines and trying to take control of the dreams and sensations that
> you're probably not supposed to be aware of.

I believe you're getting into Astral Projection (Edit: Or perhaps a Out of Body Experience?). Where you leave your body... You might notice what looks like a blue light, but where is it coming from? I believe I've had it happen to me a long time ago, and I wasn't even trying. I took a nap in the morning shortly after waking up. Although, I didn't experience any of the extreme vibration (so, maybe it wasn't what I thought it was), but if felt VERY real. The only 'sensation' I felt was as if I fell downward. I, being on my back, leaned up/forward, looked around... I was like "What's going on?!" It's quite the scary feeling... Probably because you're not used to such a thing.

I've been trying to keep a dream diary here lately, but I've stopped, mainly due to frustration. But I have had 2 or 3 lucid dreams here within the last month -I believe. They didn't get to be very vivid, nor last for an extended period of time.

This is a bit hard to explain, but I can only say (type) it the way it is. I was trying to speak to the awareness behind the dream. You have to use a loud voice... You'll probably hear a booming voice respond back. I had it happen once... and I had this very weird feeling come over me after I heard it respond.

Hmm. This gives me an opportunity to dictate my most recent lucid dream.

I had been having trouble with waking up shortly after gaining lucidity. I realized the dream was very fragile. So I had to let the dream gain stability before trying anything. I was careful to not get too excited... I then tried to speak to the dream (but I forgot to say it loud). I, looking upward, asked the dream (something like) "What is my purpose in life?" I seen a circle/hole open up above me. A huge rabbit skull peered out of the hole... flesh and fur formed over the skull. It said something to the effect of "Communicating". It then faded away. I thanked the dream.

I'm not sure it was the same dream, but I was talking to 'it' (or perhaps to myself). There was an object about the size of a 3 leveled book-shelf. It was red... It had these 4 button or small compartment like things on it. I wondered what they were for... I heard a voice (nothing loud -mind you) say that they were types of lucid dreams. The first one was for gaining knowledge (like, practicing things you could do in waking life, asking questions, etc.), the second one was for sensuality and pleasure. I didn't feel the need for such trivial activities (but thought that it would be nice to dream about a co-worker that I fancy). I asked what the 3rd button/object was for. An answer or feeling revealed that it was for enlightenment (perhaps for deeply spiritual experiences). There was the 4th button... I didn't get to ask or even find out what it was for (but I thought about it after waking up). ...That's all I can recall.

I've got a few books on Lucid Dreaming.

Creative Dreaming It deals with different cultures and their approaches to dreams. I consider it more of a study than a 'How-to' book. If there's any 'How-To' part to it, it's towards the end.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Very good book!

*Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self Although I'm more than half-way through reading it... It's the BEST book I've come across so far. I can't recommend it enough!

And finally, A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming I'm up to page 46 (and I've put it down for now). Haven't read enough of it to form an opinion yet, but seems good. It was recommended....

While on the subject of books, my most recent purchase was 'What Am I? A study in Non-Volitional Living' by Galen Sharp.

This gets into something that was hit upon in *=another book I've read.... I'll just leave it at that.

That's enough. Sorry for the long post.

LEVEL-4

Edited by Tomu Breidah (10/15/14 12:48 AM)