Quote Originally Posted by Chronisseur
Folks, we're human beings (most of us)!

Our brains, and bodies are precisely tuned for our environment. Metaphorically speaking, do you think their are no potentially negative reactions to a new car upon introducing rocket fuel in place of unleaded gasoline?
...Im bad @ explaining things but I will not stop trying till you guys get it!!!

Ok...grow a beautiful tree, and when it starts to flower, dump a ton of 20-20-20 and whats happens?
Anybody?
It dies because its unfamiliar and cannot handle something it could have, had it been slowly introduced.
...still dont get it?(go smoke one)
:smokin:
Better now? Good!
My point is this: Anything can be destroyed or damaged by a "natural" component in excess.
As a strong advocate for exploring the unknown, I feel it is a duty of mine to promote safe, somewhat controlled learning.

...think along the lines of us only using 7-10% of our brains and theoretically turning into a sphere of energy @ 30-35%:wtf:
Based on the metaphores youre using having a lucid dream is an unfamiliar experience, how can this be possible when we control our lives outside of dreaming, of course not to the same extent, but that is where the definition of the word "dream" comes in, you know its not real so to control it you have to realise its a dream [something which may bend laws of the physical world].

If anything non lucid dreaming is more likely to frazzle our brains because were not in control of it and is less real than what were used to, the subconcious bieng the "rocket fuel" that you describe, or more specifically things witnessed by the concious filtered and repieced by the subconcious.

"Anything can be destroyed or damaged by a "natural" component in excess."
Dont see how this is applicable here since youre implying lucid dreaming alone will cause this, even though its the real events in your concious life that are the real "natural components" to swerve someone in a more non sane direction, unless you think these would play on the mind more within lucid dreaming.. in which they wouldnt because you are LUCID.. you are in control if you dont like what you see you can click your heels together and your back to cansas.

I think you got caught up on your own thought train here and didnt think it through properly. No offense.


So onto my experiences of lucid dreaming.. im much more interested in astral projection now but lucid dreams are still a fun way to recharge your batteries. Ive been having them since a kid and are normally triggered by obvious things such as bieng underwater in a dream for extended periods, or more recently just realising how much more distorted reality is and taking control, recently looking at a spot in front of me in the dream eg. 100 foot ahead on the pavement, clicking my fingers and bieng there, so teleportation, also have had floating and flying which are equally cool.
It takes quite some mental concentration to keep lucid sometimes though as it seems the easier option to just let the subconcious take control and sit back and watch.

Best way to get into it i think is to integrate reality checks into your life every day [when noones looking ofc] such as pinching yourself, checking your watch numerous times to see if the time stays on track, unlike in dreams where it never seems to. So that when you start dreaming you'll do it and realise.

man what a rant!