/ufo/ - Paranormal and Conspiracies

Do you have a dreamjournal?

>>1118
Yes, I have several tips. Some may seem bizarre or pseudoscience.
1) FILD-Finger induced lucid dreaming. Set your alarm for about 4 hours after you fall asleep which is when REM normally happens. When you wake up, flick your index and middle fingers up and down like you are playing the piano as you fall back asleep. This helps keep your mind actively engaged. Look up FILD for more info.
2) Have a banana right before bed. Bananas are high in Vitamin B6, which converts tryptophan (the stuff in cheese and turkey that makes you sleepy) into adrenaline. Some oneirological research indicates that adrenaline release during REM cycle causes more vivid dreamings.
3)If these aren't working, try drinking a tea made from Calea ternifolia, also known as the Mexican dream herb. You're more likely to find it at a new agey-type store that has crystals, incense, etc or online. Be warned–it tastes horrible.

Remember, pot is the dreamkiller. Don't toke before bed.

>>1118
>Is there anyway I can actually lucid dream?
yeah
>probably because I’m on my phone all the time and my brain literally cannot process reality anymore
?? ok
>what’s it like
idk like a immersive video games i guess
>is it worth it
i guess if you like it. i kinda got bored w it tho so no. its more about the experience and related philosophy about consciousness than the actual practice for me which is kinda escapism/boring after the initial novelty but its worth it in the same sense that doing psychedelics for the experience is different than just reading about it

picrel works p fast if you do it all

>>1143
It's fun if you are able to fly. I sort of am, it's more like bouncing on the moon, jumping really high and then slowly coming down. I can't superman-style fly, though.

>>1142
>Remember, pot is the dreamkiller. Don't toke before bed.
yeah i forgot to mention that, probly #1 why i dont do it anymore id rather actually sleep and self medicate for insomnia so i never dream even regular

>>1144
i always got the immediately slam awake thing if i try to fly or do other 'big' stuff. i kinda just have to maintain aware and nudge things instead. kinda interested in uh… personal identity things… just for fun tho but not enough to actually experiment since i dont think theres a real deeper meaning and i do think thats part of why im not that interested also why i dont trust psychs. the truth content is still interpretative and the experience random so you can get the same through introspection or therapy

>>1118
Do dream checking as a habit in real life, like counting your fingers and memorizing that you can only have 10 fingers per hand (unless you're deformed) AND NO MORE.

Or mind the weather. I was able to lucid dream many times because I noticed the weather was inconsistent in dreams, like there being snow despite it being a summer month in real life.

>>1146
>always got the immediately slam awake thing if i try to fly
The more intensity in a dream the more likely it is you wake up. You have to remain calm and peaceful sadly. Anything too exciting or scary or anything like that can wake you up.

If you master it eventually you could even wake yourself up from a dream by spawning something scary, like a jeff the killer screamer face, though since you expect it coming it won't be as scary so you will have to wait around for it to unnerve you to wake up.

>>1149
NTA, but I had a lucid dream the other night and decided to fly. Really just taking huge jumps and kind of floating for a while. I almost got caught when I asked a dream figment, "How was your May Day?" and she responded "We don't have Days here…" so I booked it before my subconscious kicked me out. The subconscious doesn't like lucid dreaming and figments HATE being told that they are in a dream.

You can just look up methods online for lucid dreaming, but unfortunately I have learned the reality check ones don't work if your imagination is good enough because your brain can just imagine mirrors and lights and shit working correctly like they do in real life. What is the opposite of aphantasia called?