Comments on: What If We Treat Life Like a Lucid Dream?

By: Lilly

Lilly — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:54:22 +0000

For the life of me I have never thought of framing my mindset in that manner, even though after reading about lucid dreams.
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By: Amie

Amie — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:39:20 +0000

This is interesting! Most often I can't recall my dream and what's its all about. I have dreams though that seems like real that I remembered so well and I can still feel the emotion when I woke up in the morning, took it as a warning to me and actually saved me from bad situation and stress. .-= Amie´s last blog ..New Year- New Beginning! =-.

By: mari

mari — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:55:29 +0000

Like the above commenter Marcia Dream, I am wondering about the use of the word “lucid” in the post’s title. I see nothing about lucid dreaming in this post. Journaling your dreams is not the same as lucid dreaming, which, as Marcia points out, is knowing that you are dreaming while you are dreaming. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream for a more in-depth description and origin of the term lucid dreaming.

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By: Panayiotis Pete Karabetis

Panayiotis Pete Karabetis — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:44:54 +0000

THERE IS ONLY ONE! Since I was a child, one particular dream has always revisited me at night. I’m surrounded by at least a dozen angry men in a circle that want to attack me.

The dream always ends quickly with me being stabbed in the stomach, to the right of my belly button.

Coincidentally, I have a birthmark in that exact same spot, but I never really stopped to think about what it could means (if anything).

Other than that, I NEVER remember my dreams! Sad isn’t it?
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By: Marcia Dream

Marcia Dream — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:52:34 +0000

I agree that looking at a dream dictionary by itself, without considering the experiences of the dreamer, isn’t usually very helpful. However, a dream dictionary can be a starting point, as it can provide information about shared symbols that are derived from our shared evolutionary history. Of course, that is only a starting point; you will learn much more if you consider how the dream is related to your own personal experiences.

I don’t understand the title of your post though – “What if We Treat Life Like a Lucid Dream?” – In a lucid dream, you are aware that you are dreaming, so you do things that a sane person would never do in waking life, such as jumping off the top of a tall building. Treating waking life as thought it were only a dream would be dangerous. In fact, schizophrenia is thought to be a condition in which dreams somehow enter waking life.
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By: positivelypresent

positivelypresent — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:37:26 +0000

What a great post! I love the concept of lucid dreaming, though I've never been able to do it, and I love the idea of applying it to our lives. Fabulous! .-= positivelypresent´s last blog ..a positive present just for you =-.

By: Lori Hoeck

Lori Hoeck — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:21:55 +0000

I've found asking myself, "What is the underlying emotion or feeling in the dream?" helps me more than anything. .-= Lori Hoeck´s last blog ..What you can do about a shooter in the building, part 2 =-.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:31:45 +0000

Dayne, thanks for the warm words – emotional sludge does somatize into bodily pain – relatedly, some dream researchers are actually working with the healing imagery of dreams to help cancer patients with their pain management, as a complementary healing modality to the meds.

lucid dream girl – right on, I enjoy your blog too.

Janice – great, you have found the hook to keep those dreams from re-submerging after waking up. that is the dream work!

and Mary – thanks for the opportunity to spread the gospel of dream studies! Journaling is actually KEY to recalling more dreams. I just wrote a post on my blog 2 weeks ago about how to keep a dream journal and increase recall. also sharing the dream outloud is great for recall – it brings the dream into the world, into language, and into some one else’s head…
.-= Ryan´s last blog ..EcoDreaming: How Nature Speaks in our Dreams =-.