Lucid Dreaming - (while we are talking about sleep)
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OriginalGriff wrote:
I am glad to report it wasn't one with Wesley Crusher in, so I made no attempt to take control and throttle the little sh@t...
Oh come on... Sure, Wesley Crusher was a bit annoying, but Wil Wheaton (The guy who played him) is a Slashdot geek, and that makes him cool in my book.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)The actor can be cool, but the character can still be an annoying little waste of atmosphere... (The reverse can also be true)
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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I've had a couple of lucid dreams, the first one I had was before I knew what lucid dreams were, my reaction to being aware I was dreaming was "WTF" :laugh: You can also hear and feel things, I could hear my alarm clock going off whilst I was dreaming :laugh:
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Lloyd Atkinson wrote:
I could hear my alarm clock going off whilst I was dreaming
Pish, I do that all the time!
My current favourite word: Harsh!
-SK Genius
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The actor can be cool, but the character can still be an annoying little waste of atmosphere... (The reverse can also be true)
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Fair enough :) Definitely wouldn't put Crusher Jr. on my top ten list... Picard and LaForge were my favorites. Also Q, but he's not in that many episodes...
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I would but I'd be afraid the Neo-Socialist government would attempt to steal my soul and take away my liberty. Can you offer any suggestions to protect myself whilst on an LSD trip against these jack booted thugs?
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I would but I'd be afraid the Neo-Socialist government would attempt to steal my soul and take away my liberty. Can you offer any suggestions to protect myself whilst on an LSD trip against these jack booted thugs?
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I came across NovaDreamer[^] (don't remember how :rolleyes: ). This made me read more about the concept of lucid dreams (basically you are dreaming with full awareness that your are in a dream): More FAQ[^]. From the article: Often, the first thing that attracts people to lucid dreaming is the potential for wild adventure and fantasy fulfillment. .... A large part of the extraordinary pleasure of lucid dreaming comes from the exhilarating feeling of utter freedom that accompanies the realization that you are in a dream and there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions. After watching Inception (movie), it all sure sounds very interesting.
I have been trying to wake up from this dream for decades.
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Have you never had a lucid dream ? I don't have them often, but yes, they rock. The only fear I have is, what if I think I am lucid dreaming, but it turns out I was awake ? :P
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
The only fear I have is, what if I think I am lucid dreaming, but it turns out I was awake ?
Then you would go to prison and if you were ever let out, you wouldn't be allowed to be 1000 feet of a school and would have to report to the authorities once a week.
Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]
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Christian Graus wrote:
The only fear I have is, what if I think I am lucid dreaming, but it turns out I was awake ?
Then you would go to prison and if you were ever let out, you wouldn't be allowed to be 1000 feet of a school and would have to report to the authorities once a week.
Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]
Somebody forgot their meds this morning...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Ask yourself if you're awake or dreaming every time you enter a room and every time you look at your hands. Once the habit is established, it'll be persisted in your dreams :)
I are Troll :suss:
Only to end up in a nightmare where you are locked in a padded room in a straight jacket, which is where a tendency such as the one you suggest might eventually land you. ;P
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Somebody forgot their meds this morning...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
I have been trying to wake up from this dream for decades.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Here, take this blue pill...
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I have been trying to wake up from this dream for decades.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Don't worry, only a few minutes have passed by in the real world.
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I came across NovaDreamer[^] (don't remember how :rolleyes: ). This made me read more about the concept of lucid dreams (basically you are dreaming with full awareness that your are in a dream): More FAQ[^]. From the article: Often, the first thing that attracts people to lucid dreaming is the potential for wild adventure and fantasy fulfillment. .... A large part of the extraordinary pleasure of lucid dreaming comes from the exhilarating feeling of utter freedom that accompanies the realization that you are in a dream and there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions. After watching Inception (movie), it all sure sounds very interesting.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions
Unless you are also sleep walking. Never experienced a lucid dream myself. They sound neat though.
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I came across NovaDreamer[^] (don't remember how :rolleyes: ). This made me read more about the concept of lucid dreams (basically you are dreaming with full awareness that your are in a dream): More FAQ[^]. From the article: Often, the first thing that attracts people to lucid dreaming is the potential for wild adventure and fantasy fulfillment. .... A large part of the extraordinary pleasure of lucid dreaming comes from the exhilarating feeling of utter freedom that accompanies the realization that you are in a dream and there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions. After watching Inception (movie), it all sure sounds very interesting.
I used to have Lucid Liquid Dreams once upon a time. :-D
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I forgot my dart rifle. I do, however, have a dart shotgun...
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
You've got exactly the right handle for this situation. *steps out of the line of fire*
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Christian Graus wrote:
The only fear I have is, what if I think I am lucid dreaming, but it turns out I was awake ?
Then you would go to prison and if you were ever let out, you wouldn't be allowed to be 1000 feet of a school and would have to report to the authorities once a week.
Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]
ROTFL - as I keep telling you, if you want to come out of your little cave in to places where the general public are, you should take notes on how intelligent humans interact, and see if you can't work your way up to behaving in a similar manner.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I came across NovaDreamer[^] (don't remember how :rolleyes: ). This made me read more about the concept of lucid dreams (basically you are dreaming with full awareness that your are in a dream): More FAQ[^]. From the article: Often, the first thing that attracts people to lucid dreaming is the potential for wild adventure and fantasy fulfillment. .... A large part of the extraordinary pleasure of lucid dreaming comes from the exhilarating feeling of utter freedom that accompanies the realization that you are in a dream and there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions. After watching Inception (movie), it all sure sounds very interesting.
I can control my dreams :cool: but I forgot most of them as soon as I wakeup.:mad:
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
The Truthbox[^]
I was looking through that this morning. It occurs to me that it's a perfect way for me to get a psychological diagnosis done, I just need to pay a shrink to read it all.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I only have two types of dreams... 1) Lucid ones, in which I generally (and inexplicably) develop some sort of supernatural powers... Usually teleportation and telekinesis... Shapeshifting makes frequent appearances too. OR 2) Insanely weird ones, so confusing that I'm too busy trying to figure out what's going on to realize that it's a dream. The laws of physics and nature only occasionally apply, but that's just the start. If these ever, even for a moment, become consistent enough that I can mentally derive the "rules," my brain kicks into gear and we hop over to #1. Both are fun... In #1, I get to play around and do whatever I want... In #2, I get a look at the inside of my brain, because chances are, something in the dream will give me some insight into the inner workings of my psyche when I analyze it later. The nice thing is that nightmares are generally consistent, so fall into #1... If it's in #2, then it's too confusing to be scary, so isn't really a nightmare.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Nice one. I like those too. I can fly to the moon in mine. But it's no fun when I wake up fallen! :-D
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I came across NovaDreamer[^] (don't remember how :rolleyes: ). This made me read more about the concept of lucid dreams (basically you are dreaming with full awareness that your are in a dream): More FAQ[^]. From the article: Often, the first thing that attracts people to lucid dreaming is the potential for wild adventure and fantasy fulfillment. .... A large part of the extraordinary pleasure of lucid dreaming comes from the exhilarating feeling of utter freedom that accompanies the realization that you are in a dream and there will be no social or physical consequences of your actions. After watching Inception (movie), it all sure sounds very interesting.
I try to do it fairly regularly, and it's brilliant. I often come across some really clever solutions to problems by just lucid dreaming about them (bootstrapping a scheduler which uses the FPU and timer, in a microkernel which doesn't contain any device drivers). It takes a little practice, but eventually I was able to create completely new dreams. The only caveat which comes to mind is that it can be quite tiring, so you'd need extra sleep that night. That's the only reason I don't do it every night. I used to have some quite intense nightmares. Since I learned how to lucid dream, that's completely stopped.
OSDev :)
