a question

[gentlesavage]

now i have been lucid a couple of times, but not for very long. and i think i may have an answer to that. a lot of my dreams tend to be very real, like i wake up and go through my day, and then i really wake up and go through the etc... i rarely have any fantastic dreams, and the ones that i do i have been lucid in. in these i kinda go " ok this happened in a book i read so its not real, i'm dreaming" . so i guess my question is is it harder to have lucid dreams, when the dreams are more realistic, or am i just one crazy fool!

[RooJ]

From one point of view it can seem to be harder... but id say it could actually make it easier. For instance if you practice lucid dreaming using methods such as reality checks, you just need to focus on real life events. An extreme example (and one which would likely annoy you greatly) would be to reality check everytime you passed through a doorway. In more realistic and less mystical dreams you'll likely do this more, which would increase your chances of lucid dreams.

For people like me who have a mixture of dreams, its harder to pin down "weaknesses" in dreaming to exploit with reality checks. If i were you id pick something that happens often in your dreams (probebly something that happens alot in life, as your dreams are more realistic) then id focus on reality checking and see if it gives you any breakthroughs.

Good Luck,

>RooJ

[gentlesavage]

wow, gee that helps out. thanks. i will try that. i will think about what to do reality checks for. maybe getting out of bed, i usually bolt upright whenever i get out of bed, cuz of alarm so that should be easy.