Lucid Dreaming - (while we are talking about sleep)
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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 :)
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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.
You could probably get one from the local University/Hospital/Asylum interested. They'll do it for free if they figure that they can get a paper published.
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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.
Its a rare occasion when I remember any of my dreams much less a lucid one; I almost never do. The last dream I remember was almost a year ago now that I think about it. The last lucid dream that I can remember happened when I was 14.
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You could probably get one from the local University/Hospital/Asylum interested. They'll do it for free if they figure that they can get a paper published.
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
I offered several times to pay for him to see a shrink, I was deadly serious, but he's terrified of the mental health community, not without reason, I guess. Imagine 'knowing' all the stuff he believes, and knowing that the doctor wants to give you a pill that will take all of those conspiracy theories away. The doctor then becomes part of the conspiracy. You're right, I bet if we have mental health studies at the local uni, they would lap this stuff up.
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 offered several times to pay for him to see a shrink, I was deadly serious, but he's terrified of the mental health community, not without reason, I guess. Imagine 'knowing' all the stuff he believes, and knowing that the doctor wants to give you a pill that will take all of those conspiracy theories away. The doctor then becomes part of the conspiracy. You're right, I bet if we have mental health studies at the local uni, they would lap this stuff up.
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.
I have several friends who are Doctors, though not one of them is of the Psychiatric persuasion. I'll be firing off emails right now.
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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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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.
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I'd instantly know it was reality... never in my wildest dreams would I think of dreaming about VB6.
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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 recall three lucid dream I had a few years ago. They all occurred within a span of a couple of weeks, then none afterward. All 3 involved me working my way on foot through a flooded forest. In spite of the danger factor, the dreams were actually rather peaceful. No clue what triggered them, and I still remember each one quite clearly. Weird, huh? :)
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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've never had a dream, or never remembered any anyway.
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Dim strSleep as String
strSleep = "Zzzzzzzzzz"
:sleep
Print strSleep + vbCRLF
GoTo sleepZzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz *Wakes up* Huh? Wha?!? Flynn