When do the dreams stop?

[Anonycat]

Nice idea.
However, I don't know how anyone can elicit lucid dreaming consistently.
Is there a method? The only thing I have read about has to do with "mindfulness techniques" during daily life.

When I was very little, I had a bad dream, and told my mom. She said if you have another one, pinch yourself, and you'll wake up. One night, I did have another dream, and it was something unwanted, so I remembered what mom said: pinch your arm. Just as I remembered her advice, I thought: wait - this is a dream. MY dream. And I took control. Ever since then, I've been able to lucid dream. Of course during most dreams I don't think about it, but sometimes I do. I fly, I do Superman flights (like Neo), or have even taken a challenge from a relative, who said I should take it a step further, by transporting from point A to B without travel, but to instantly zap myself over to point B. That worked, too. After all, it's just a dream. Once you get comfortable with that "pinch" moment of realizing it's a dream, you're in there. It never goes away. That's my experience. I think it could work for anyone who has unwanted situations in a dream.

 

[F.Bullbait]

Nice idea.
However, I don't know how anyone can elicit lucid dreaming consistently.
Is there a method? The only thing I have read about has to do with "mindfulness techniques" during daily life.

In my experience, control of dreams on a low level becomes quite consistent when you have succeeded in being able to "lucid dream"; having a wide-awake, powerful "lucid dream" is more rare.

I think there is no lack of advice on how to elicit the full "lucid dream" state more consistently. Google is your best friend in this regard.

 

[beeeaaach]

quit t.v. and movies and computers for awhile and see if that helps

 

[Knows]

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Haven't had one of those "OH NO! I'VE FALLEN BACK INTO THE CULT OF SCIENTOLOGY AND I CAN'T GET OUT!" dreams in ages.

But two nights ago, for reasons completely unknown to me I woke up in the middle of a full blown "back in Scientology" dream.

The essence of every Scientologist I was interacting with was that each was incessantly:

* GETTING IN MY [STRIKE]FACE[/STRIKE] SPACE

* INCESSANTLY TRYING TO "HANDLE" ME
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That's it. They each were doing that thing that Hubbard lectured about--a trait that he most admired and wanted all Scientologists to manifest--the "willingness to invade another's space".

And that's what Scientologists compulsively do--try to handle everyone and everything.

It was so obnoxious in the dream, they were putting their cringy faces too close to mine and talking a mile a minute trying to fuck with me in some way to do what they wanted me to do. Or think the thought they wanted me to think.

A few years ago I ran into a pretty well known OT and as soon as the conversation started they began with the "You know what you really need to do? You need to _________" They said it several time and, I surmise, expected to take over my life right at that moment. It was simply stunning to watch an OT at work. Know that this was just a casual, chance encounter on the street. They had no business with me and I had none with them for many years previous to that. But they felt quite obliged to begin "handling" me. I just stared at them in disbelief. The obnoxiousness of it. The stupidity of it.

Well, whatever caused my sudden dream a couple nights ago, I have no idea. If I was a newbie OSA TROLL making my first post on OSA, I would tell my dream story and then ask:

So, I am wondering if this is possibly God speaking to me in some way to tell me to go back into Scientology? Or are the OTs getting into my head and screwing with me? I have a feeling I should go back in the Sea Org just to check it out in case this is some kind of "sign" or "message" from more advanced beings. (and then the thread would go on for a thousand posts with people trying to "help" me to understand that I shouldn't go back in the Sea Org. LOLOLOL.

Okay, good! I got that HH - fair enough.

Now - for a downpayment of $26,400 - we can handle that.

Just make up the damage for your raging SPness ways....by writing a check to the IAS for $5,000,000 so Sciendollartry can clear Cambodia of reactive minds with the WTH booklets....and put down the chunk o cash for a block of expensives....and we will get you wrapped up. Okay? Good! Fine!! VWD!!

Me thinks its your Bee Tee's acting naughty again!!:wink2:

Get your bull bait in...write up your OW's and get the show on the road already!! LOL

 

[ScienceNotScientology]

http://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/matthew-p-walker has a newish book out that talks about this sort of stuff we have a sorta 'friend' (okay, really failed ex-2D to put it in cultspeak lol ) in common and was hoping to get more of his insight on this but the book itself is quite a good start for those of you looking to get a grip on the topic. Hope this helps!