Comments on: Learning to Fly http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/ Personal Development for Smart People Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Grenn http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-7741 Grenn Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:40:16 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-7741 On dream fighting... You're lucky. I have the same "Punching through water" problem when it comes to me attacking them, but my foes do not seem to have the same problem. and their attacks hurt. By which I mean, I feel the actual physical pain of their ice picks in my throat gun shots to the gut. Not as much as the real things, I imagine, but still hugely unpleasent. Yet they don't seem particularly bothered when I knife them in the throat... how fair is that? On dream fighting… You’re lucky. I have the same “Punching through water” problem when it comes to me attacking them, but my foes do not seem to have the same problem. and their attacks hurt. By which I mean, I feel the actual physical pain of their ice picks in my throat gun shots to the gut. Not as much as the real things, I imagine, but still hugely unpleasent. Yet they don’t seem particularly bothered when I knife them in the throat… how fair is that?

]]> By: Fred http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3397 Fred Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:14:17 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3397 I had about a dozen lucid dreams as a child, and I still remember all of them quite clearly. In the last few years, I've stopped dreaming altogether. It never occured to me that whether or not I dream/lucid dream could be in my control. I'll have to try tonight. I had about a dozen lucid dreams as a child, and I still remember all of them quite clearly. In the last few years, I’ve stopped dreaming altogether. It never occured to me that whether or not I dream/lucid dream could be in my control. I’ll have to try tonight.

]]> By: Evan http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3394 Evan Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:30:55 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3394 I have flown in my dreams before.Un like you teens i belive it is posible to fly in real life.Me and my brother use to train in special combat.Before we learn of gravity, and the guy who whrote at the top of this page flew 600mph in his dream, I flew mack 8.When i was younger my brother climbed up a tree and fell when the branchs broke of but the branches hit the ground before he did and according to instines law of relivtility he should have hit the ground at the same time the branches hit,But he came down eight seconds later. I have flown in my dreams before.Un like you teens i belive it is posible to fly in real life.Me and my brother use to train in special combat.Before we learn of gravity, and the guy who whrote at the top of this page flew 600mph in his dream, I flew mack 8.When i was younger my brother climbed up a tree and fell when the branchs broke of but the branches hit the ground before he did and according to instines law of relivtility he should have hit the ground at the same time the branches hit,But he came down eight seconds later.

]]> By: Zero G http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3392 Zero G Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:51:56 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3392 Anyone seen the movie Waking Life? In the movie, the main character says he can tell he is in a lucid dream if a light switch doesn't work. Or the digits on a digital clock are scrambled. I can say I have not had enough lucid dreams to even have a chance at developing it into a skill. Anyone seen the movie Waking Life?

In the movie, the main character says he can tell he is in a lucid dream if a light switch doesn’t work. Or the digits on a digital clock are scrambled.

I can say I have not had enough lucid dreams to even have a chance at developing it into a skill.

]]> By: Dream Manager http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3245 Dream Manager Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:52:58 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-3245 I've been flying (although not measuring speed :D), eating (chocolate), doing various things (like with a magical stick) and doing many conscious things... in dreams ever since I was a kid. More recently, dreams help me solve real life situations (reality simulations of possible situations I've been thinking about) thus helping me understand myself better and saving much time in wake state. What's interesting, until recently, I thought that's pretty much common, i.e. to me was unusual and rare when not being able to control my actions in dreams, or when something unexpected happens. To me, dreams are vitally connected to reality, and if taken wisely, can significantly improve quality of one's life; the people that ignore their possibilities are the ones that are losing. Sometimes the action gets its closure, and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I can even control other people's actions, or at least know what is going to happen. As for my role, while dreaming, I recognize the ones when I am a) just an observer, b) observer and participant c) participant. I also noticed dreams that are a) simulations of possible situations b) reflections of my fears, anxiety c) reflection of daily events d) reflection of outer events etc. I’ve been flying (although not measuring speed :D), eating (chocolate), doing various things (like with a magical stick) and doing many conscious things… in dreams ever since I was a kid. More recently, dreams help me solve real life situations (reality simulations of possible situations I’ve been thinking about) thus helping me understand myself better and saving much time in wake state.

What’s interesting, until recently, I thought that’s pretty much common, i.e. to me was unusual and rare when not being able to control my actions in dreams, or when something unexpected happens. To me, dreams are vitally connected to reality, and if taken wisely, can significantly improve quality of one’s life; the people that ignore their possibilities are the ones that are losing.

Sometimes the action gets its closure, and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes I can even control other people’s actions, or at least know what is going to happen.

As for my role, while dreaming, I recognize the ones when I am
a) just an observer,
b) observer and participant
c) participant.

I also noticed dreams that are
a) simulations of possible situations
b) reflections of my fears, anxiety
c) reflection of daily events
d) reflection of outer events
etc.

]]> By: Rodrigo Stulzer http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1966 Rodrigo Stulzer Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:45:25 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1966 Hi Steve! I got to yor website because I have I "lucid dream" watch list in technorati. What a wonderful surprise! Your articles and your blog are very helpful and very inspiring. So I subscribe to your blog not because lucid dreaming, but because all the nice and insighful things you talk about. And again lucid dreaming gave me plenty of joy; now not because lucid dream "per se", but because your words and motivation stuff :-) Before learning about lucid dreaming I used to say (for 10 years) that the most powerful experience that I had in my life was skydiving. And I continue to talk to everyone that they must do at least one skydiving in their life. It's an awesome experince. But back to lucid dreaming. Now I do not thing the most powerful experience in my life is skydiving; it's really lucid dreaming. What I'd like to share with you Steve, is the level of learning that I have now and if do you know something to help to improve that. I started to study lucid dream in january, 2005. Since then I recorded 242 dreams and had 16 lucid dreams. Not bad but I thing I having the "beginners luck" syndrome because the statistics show me that. In january I recorded 49 dreams and 5 of that were lucid; february I had 60 and 6 lucid; march 63 and 3 lucid and now in april I recorded (until today) 70 dreams and 2 of then were lucids. It seems to me that I had a very nice start but slowed down since march. I continue to do the same things (reality checks, MILD at night and at every time that I wake up, etc, etc). Do you have any advice? And really thanks for your wonderful website! Keep doing that!! Hi Steve!

I got to yor website because I have I “lucid dream” watch list in technorati. What a wonderful surprise! Your articles and your blog are very helpful and very inspiring. So I subscribe to your blog not because lucid dreaming, but because all the nice and insighful things you talk about.

And again lucid dreaming gave me plenty of joy; now not because lucid dream “per se”, but because your words and motivation stuff :-)

Before learning about lucid dreaming I used to say (for 10 years) that the most powerful experience that I had in my life was skydiving. And I continue to talk to everyone that they must do at least one skydiving in their life. It’s an awesome experince.

But back to lucid dreaming. Now I do not thing the most powerful experience in my life is skydiving; it’s really lucid dreaming.

What I’d like to share with you Steve, is the level of learning that I have now and if do you know something to help to improve that.

I started to study lucid dream in january, 2005. Since then I recorded 242 dreams and had 16 lucid dreams. Not bad but I thing I having the “beginners luck” syndrome because the statistics show me that. In january I recorded 49 dreams and 5 of that were lucid; february I had 60 and 6 lucid; march 63 and 3 lucid and now in april I recorded (until today) 70 dreams and 2 of then were lucids.

It seems to me that I had a very nice start but slowed down since march. I continue to do the same things (reality checks, MILD at night and at every time that I wake up, etc, etc).

Do you have any advice?

And really thanks for your wonderful website! Keep doing that!!

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1715 Steve Pavlina Sat, 09 Apr 2005 00:16:02 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1715 Yes, I use the reality check method. It also works well if I get up for an hour (like from 4-5am) and then go back to sleep for another hour or two; I often get a lucid dream in that second period. Mostly though it comes down to intending to have a lucid dream. I've never heard or seen anything to indicate lucid dreaming could be dangerous in any way. If anything I'd say it increases the feeling of well-being. Yes, I use the reality check method. It also works well if I get up for an hour (like from 4-5am) and then go back to sleep for another hour or two; I often get a lucid dream in that second period. Mostly though it comes down to intending to have a lucid dream.

I’ve never heard or seen anything to indicate lucid dreaming could be dangerous in any way. If anything I’d say it increases the feeling of well-being.

]]> By: Karl http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1714 Karl Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:45:30 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1714 Hi Steve, are you using special techniques like the reality check during daytime to have lucid dreams often? I had a few but they are very rare. Also i sometimes decided to wake up inside a lucid dream cause i feared the lucid dreaming could be harmful to my mind or something. Any dangers of lucid dreaming? Like getting psychotic by consuming psychedlic drugs. Hi Steve,

are you using special techniques like the reality check during daytime to have lucid dreams often? I had a few but they are very rare. Also i sometimes decided to wake up inside a lucid dream cause i feared the lucid dreaming could be harmful to my mind or something. Any dangers of lucid dreaming? Like getting psychotic by consuming psychedlic drugs.

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1708 Steve Pavlina Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1708 I'm familiar with them, Jim, but I've never tried them. I’m familiar with them, Jim, but I’ve never tried them.

]]> By: Jim Jones http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1707 Jim Jones Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:09:39 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1707 Steve, or anyone else that matter, do you have any experience with lucid dream induction devices such as the Nova Dremer or DreamMaker? Steve, or anyone else that matter, do you have any experience with lucid dream induction devices such as the Nova Dremer or DreamMaker?

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1694 Steve Pavlina Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:22:46 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1694 Congrats, JD. That's the cool thing about lucid dreaming. The very suggestion of it is often enough to allow some people to have one. Congrats, JD. That’s the cool thing about lucid dreaming. The very suggestion of it is often enough to allow some people to have one.

]]> By: JD http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1693 JD Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:56:03 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1693 Hey Steve, Yesterday I had the lucid dream! I have a little problem with my car and I have been ignoring it for quite some time now. Yesterday in my dream, I saw that car finally broke up on free way. It was all snowy and I was wondering what to do. Then I realized that it's a dream and I was still on Freeway. But I couldn't really see any further as I just opened my eyes! But it was very wierd feeling. I am going to try this lucid dreaming thing now! JD Hey Steve,

Yesterday I had the lucid dream! I have a little problem with my car and I have been ignoring it for quite some time now. Yesterday in my dream, I saw that car finally broke up on free way. It was all snowy and I was wondering what to do. Then I realized that it’s a dream and I was still on Freeway. But I couldn’t really see any further as I just opened my eyes! But it was very wierd feeling. I am going to try this lucid dreaming thing now!

JD

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1671 Steve Pavlina Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:37:42 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1671 Yeah, it's great having so many people help beta test me. :) Yeah, it’s great having so many people help beta test me. :)

]]> By: Jethro http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1670 Jethro Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:12:01 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1670 "the comment you quoted came from the Feb 2005 version of Steve." I really like that idea of having a Feb 2005 version of yourself and continually releasing upgrades. With each new point release you can fix a few annoying bugs (like that "batty" bug) and add some new features (like more playing time with the kids). You can maybe even have a current stable public release of yourself. And then have a more private "development branch" of yourself where you try out a few more unconventional beliefs. “the comment you quoted came from the Feb 2005 version of Steve.”

I really like that idea of having a Feb 2005 version of yourself and continually releasing upgrades. With each new point release you can fix a few annoying bugs (like that “batty” bug) and add some new features (like more playing time with the kids).

You can maybe even have a current stable public release of yourself. And then have a more private “development branch” of yourself where you try out a few more unconventional beliefs.

]]> By: asanchez http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1669 asanchez Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:40:37 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/learning-to-fly/#comment-1669 Steve In the past I thought that you were crazy -- this last article just confirms it to me. Steve
In the past I thought that you were crazy — this last article just confirms it to me.

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