Hi Friends,

I am adding few theories related to Dreams, If you know something else just go on start a new topic and message me, I will add it to this list :)

Links to the below theories:

Memory consolidation hypothesis - Why do we Dream ?

Reverse-learning hypothesis - Why do we dream ?

Activation synthesis hypothesis - Why we dream ?

Many more coming soon :)

-Tyler

There are many opportunities within a lucid dream. A person can basically do anything with the only limitation of the imagination. Yet this is not entirely true, because besides the imagination is our humanity also restrict the possibilities. Indeed, there is a large number of universal "laws" which are generally with a normal brain apply to everyone. It is useful to know what these aspects are, because this is not only good preparation, but some may also serve to to induce a lucid dream.

Wrinkly hands
          Experienced lucid dreamers often recommend to look at your hands In a lucid dream, the hands namely abnormal and are completely under the wrinkles. It's an easy way to be aware in a dream when you know that when you have wrinkly hands, you're dreaming. Why our brains hands like this project,...(continued)

Here are the list of Lucid Dreaming Related Movies,
If you know some more, just add it in the List  8)

• Inception Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. Warner Bros.. Pictures, 2010
• Avatar Dir. James Cameron. Perf. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver Twentieth Century Fox, 2009
• Wake Up! Dir. Kira Sass and Chris Olsen, 2009
• The Good Night Dir. Jake Paltrow. Perf. Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz Inferno Distribution, 2007
• Paprika Dir. Satoshi Kon Perf. Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori and Katsunosuke Hori Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006
• The Science of Sleep Dir. Michel Gondry. Perf. Gael Garc'a Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Miou-Miou. Gaumont International, 2006
• Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind Dir. Michel Gondry. Perf. Jim Carrey, Kate...(continued)

Good book !. Nice post ;D

Ellyz

Hello Folks
What all can you do when you lucid dream ??

Let me start my list and let me know your list too ;)

1. Fly
2. Run like Superman ;)
3. Go anywhere I like
4. Meet anyone I like
5. Finding Symbols
6. Skydive from Sky  ;)

In-progress for these below ;)

1. Go to Space
2. Go to Other Planets
3. Travel to Egypt (of-course without passport  ;D )
4. Meet my favorite Actress and spend some time with her 8)
5. Finding Solutions for my Problem

Many more to come, Let me know yours too ;D

Regards,
Praveen

The usual question that people start to ask at the beginning is "How to have a Lucid Dreams", because when people read some of the experiences of the people who have experienced the Lucid Dream, They starts asking "How to have a Lucid Dreams". So I'm gonna help you people with some of the steps to Answer your question "How to have a lucid dreams".

Here are some of the steps to achieve Lucid Dreaming & answer for your question ' How to have a Lucid Dreams ' Hope you people will like it & Achieve Lucid Dreaming.

Step 1 : In Daytime ask yourself repeatedly "Am I dreaming?" and perform some reality checks whenever you remember. With practice, if it happens enough, you will automatically remember it during your dreams and do it.

Step 2 : Keep a dream journal beside your bed. This is the most important step to achieve...(continued)

Lucid Dream Movies And Astral Projection Movies

Lucid Dream Movies:

• Waking Life (2001) - Always stands first in my list
• Wake Up! (2009) - Sorry for inducing Documentary but Its good :)
• Inception (2010) - Good But Pretty Commercial
• Avatar (2009) - Nice one
• What Dreams May Come (1998) - Something I found a little good in the movie

Astral Projection Movies:

• Insidious - Just the concept but not much good, too many things against Astral Projection that is really bad

I have seen only these much, people can add up some more which they have seen :)

The most common experience for beginners is to have a dream in which they become LUCID for only a brief moment and then they awaken. So don't be surprised if your first lucid dream is rather short-lived.

A common first experience may be as SHORT AND SIMPLE as realizing you are dreaming, yelling at the top of your lungs, 'I DID IT!' and then waking up in your bed.

For some reason, excessive amount of EXCITABILITY and INTENSE EMOTIONS will often wake a beginner right from his/her lucid dream. But it is just that intensity that will result in aborting the whole lucid dream.

The first most important thing for beginners is to learn to avoid getting OVERLY EXITED.

You have to believe that with TIME and EXPERIENCE you will be able to handle more and more intensity without losing your focus or your lucidity.

In the beginning you should contain your...(continued)

People are mystified by the need for sleep. Why do we turn ourselves off for eight hours out of twenty-four? Some likely answers are to restore the body and mind, and to keep us out of trouble during the dark hours.

LUCID DREAMERS are more aware of their real situation, they know they are dreaming thus we can say they are AWAKE IN THEIR DREAMS.

But how does anyone or anything come to be aware?

The sensory organs detect information (like light, sound, texture etc) in the world and transmit it to the brain. The brain interprets the information and synthesizes it into a conception of what is happening in the outside world.

Our brain maintains an up-to-date model of what's going on in the world and predicts what may happen in the future.

Prediction requires using previously acquired information to go
beyond...(continued)

The simplest way to explain about Lucid dream is.

Lucid dream is a dream in which one is aware that he/she is dreaming.The term was coined by the Dutch psychiatrist and writer Frederik (Willem) van Eeden (1860-1932).

In a Lucid dream , the dreamer can actively participate and can do anything he/she wants to do.The dream environment changes according to your wish, Whatever you wish it happens in your Lucid dream.

Anyone can have Lucid dream , But it needs regular practice to sustain the ability of lucidness in your dream.