I had a dream within a dream where I was lucid

[ellie]

I had a dream within a dream where I was having a lucid dream. Can you understand that?

So in my dream which was not lucid, part of my scenario was having a dream where I was lucid dreaming and in that dream and I was realising I was having a lucid dream and controlling that.

Gosh all very complicated. I remember in my dream I said "Oh yeah I'm having a lucid dream, so I want a baby to appear in my arm - but it didn't. I think that means I'm wanting a baby soon I know I asked for other things to happen, but I don't remember what they were and I don't think they happened either.

[AidanMatthews216]

Originally Posted by ellie

I had a dream within a dream where I was having a lucid dream. Can you understand that?

So in my dream which was not lucid, part of my scenario was having a dream where I was lucid dreaming and in that dream and I was realising I was having a lucid dream and controlling that.

Gosh all very complicated. I remember in my dream I said "Oh yeah I'm having a lucid dream, so I want a baby to appear in my arm - but it didn't. I think that means I'm wanting a baby soon I know I asked for other things to happen, but I don't remember what they were and I don't think they happened either.

I had the exact same experience, excepting the baby. In the dream-within-a-dream I was "lucid" but I couldn't seem to control my dream very well. I even tried to fly around some but it wasn't much fun. And then I "woke up."

[Blueskied]

Had this,too.
In the dream i tried to convince a friend that i was having a lucid dream. But it was not lucid.

[ellie]

Hmmm I wonder what it means?

It sure was strange.

[Blueskied]

Originally Posted by ellie

Hmmm I wonder what it means?

It sure was strange.

Freud said every dream is a desire.
So that would mean:
1. You want a baby
2. You want to have lucid dreams

But Freud also said that nightmares are desires - masochistic ones - which sounds pretty stupid to me.
So i am not sure if Freud's interpretation is worth much.

[ellie]

Originally Posted by Blueskied

Freud said every dream is a desire.
So that would mean:
1. You want a baby
2. You want to have lucid dreams

But Freud also said that nightmares are desires - masochistic ones - which sounds pretty stupid to me.
So i am not sure if Freud's interpretation is worth much.

Ha ha! You hit the nail on the head So true.

Thanks for making it so clear

Now really deep down I knew that, so why did I need to ask?

[OlderWiser]

When I dream of pregnancy, it means that something new is coming, some idea, some creative direction, some life change, etc., that I've "conceived" within myself. Eventually, I'll dream of giving birth, and that signifies that the time is right for whatever the change is/was. I've heard of other people with the same dream symbolism regarding pregnancy, too.

But you weren't dreaming of pregnancy, just of the "fruit of labour" without the labour or the pregnancy. Maybe you're hoping to get something without any work?

Hey, I dunno, it was only a weird guess. I may be miles and miles away.

As our friend Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar." Maybe sometimes a baby is only a baby.

[ellie]

Originally Posted by OlderWiser

When I dream of pregnancy, it means that something new is coming, some idea, some creative direction, some life change, etc., that I've "conceived" within myself. Eventually, I'll dream of giving birth, and that signifies that the time is right for whatever the change is/was. I've heard of other people with the same dream symbolism regarding pregnancy, too.

But you weren't dreaming of pregnancy, just of the "fruit of labour" without the labour or the pregnancy. Maybe you're hoping to get something without any work?

Hey, I dunno, it was only a weird guess. I may be miles and miles away.

As our friend Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar." Maybe sometimes a baby is only a baby.

Now don't you go confusing me

No I honestly think it was about me wanting a baby. I also had just held my friends baby and was playing with her a few days before and I loved it and was thinking if I was ever going to be a mother, but thought how could I when I'm a man...?

He he! Only joshing, I'm really a female :P

I also have been wanting to have a clear Lucid dream.

[AidanMatthews216]

Originally Posted by Blueskied

But Freud also said that nightmares are desires - masochistic ones - which sounds pretty stupid to me.

I dunno... that interpretation makes sense in the context of most of my nightmares.

[Blueskied]

Originally Posted by AidanMatthews216

I dunno... that interpretation makes sense in the context of most of my nightmares.

Oh really? You mean you enjoy the horror deep inside?
I personally am not keen on having nightmares, but maybe Freud was right and i like them subconsciously without even knowing. :-)

[AidanMatthews216]

Originally Posted by Blueskied

Oh really? You mean you enjoy the horror deep inside?
I personally am not keen on having nightmares, but maybe Freud was right and i like them subconsciously without even knowing. :-)

I don't enjoy them, but usually I find some part of me desired them. And I'm usually not proud of it.

But come to think of it, it doesn't hold up in all cases. Last night I had a dream that my family was having Chimpanzee for dinner and I was threatening to run away. That's just basic vegetarian anxiety.