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Title: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on October 11, 2008, 06:26:16 AM
I learned this trick from the cult classic film "Waking Life", a movie where the main character keeps waking up to find he's in yet another dream.

Anyway, the trick goes like this.  If your in a dream, it always feels real.  But sometimes there may be moments where you have a window in which you have some presence of mind.  If you get that window, go try to turn a light on and off.  Seriously, find a light switch in your dream and try to turn it on and off.  IT'S THE ONE THING YOU CAN NEVER DO IN A DREAM!  It's fascinating, because you can do anything in a dream, you can have sex with your dream girl, be the king of the world, burn in the fires of hell... whatever you can imagine... but there's just one thing you can't do, YOU CAN NOT TURN A LIGHT ON AND OFF! 

I was having a nightmare the other night and I tried this trick for the first time, during the nightmare I was hoping maybe it was just a dream, so I went to go turn a light switch on and off, and when I couldn't I knew it was just a dream, and suddenly I GAINED POWER OVER MY DREAM, and I was able to ask myself what I wanted to do inside the dream and I actually decided to toss my enemy in the dream like 10 feet having him land on the concrete.

Anyway....I found out about this in the movie, and I tried it and it actually worked.
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Mr. O on October 11, 2008, 06:56:08 AM
(http://www.skrekkfilm.com/bilder/freddy2.jpg) May he will help people wake up?
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Elevz on October 11, 2008, 10:17:28 AM
You needed a "cult classic" to find out about that one? ;)
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Archetype on October 11, 2008, 10:36:03 AM
Yeah it's called "lucid dreaming", interesting stuff. A quick wikipedia search will bring you up to speed.
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on October 11, 2008, 02:48:45 PM
You needed a "cult classic" to find out about that one? ;)

yes
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Mr. O on October 11, 2008, 06:27:21 PM
You needed a "cult classic" to find out about that one? ;)
;D
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Chief on October 11, 2008, 07:51:51 PM
yeah its happen to me a few times where i control my dream, sometimes i know i'm dreaming and other times i just control what happens as though its normal... weird, lol.

Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Doggystylin on October 12, 2008, 12:35:25 AM
Usually I don't have control of what happens in my dreams so I wouldn't be able to go find a light switch.
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 12, 2008, 04:10:51 AM
That was definitely an interesting movie. I'll try it if I dream tonight.
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: ωεεźγ ғ on October 12, 2008, 12:40:49 PM
Whoa! i ve been fascinated by dreams my whole life, cool ill try it tonight, i have the wackiest dreams every night, sometimes im in control, other times im just a pawn
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on October 12, 2008, 06:43:33 PM
Whoa! i ve been fascinated by dreams my whole life, cool ill try it tonight, i have the wackiest dreams every night, sometimes im in control, other times im just a pawn

Your a perfect candidate to try something like this.

Basically I was in the midst of my nightmare, and I thought, "how do I get out of this"... then I remembered the light switch thing, so I went to turn the lights on and off... and when I couldn't I was suddenly empowered... I knew for sure I was having a dream so I immediately took control and turned things my way in the dream.
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: 'EclipZe on October 12, 2008, 10:00:39 PM
Whoa! i ve been fascinated by dreams my whole life, cool ill try it tonight, i have the wackiest dreams every night, sometimes im in control, other times im just a pawn

Your a perfect candidate to try something like this.

Basically I was in the midst of my nightmare, and I thought, "how do I get out of this"... then I remembered the light switch thing, so I went to turn the lights on and off... and when I couldn't I was suddenly empowered... I knew for sure I was having a dream so I immediately took control and turned things my way in the dream.
If been doing that for a while, it's great to take control of your own dream and chance the storyline, love it
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Chief on October 13, 2008, 03:52:04 AM
haha pretty funny i had a dream last night, knew i was dreaming, but couldnt change it  >:( lol
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Birdie on October 13, 2008, 05:14:13 AM
Interesting  8).

But I can't control my dreams at all. I'm gonna try it if I get a chance :).
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on October 13, 2008, 07:25:39 PM
haha pretty funny i had a dream last night, knew i was dreaming, but couldnt change it  >:( lol

Did you think to turn the lights on and off?

Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Chief on October 13, 2008, 08:33:21 PM
haha pretty funny i had a dream last night, knew i was dreaming, but couldnt change it  >:( lol

Did you think to turn the lights on and off?



haha nah, i was on some porch and i realised i was in a dream so i tried to skip to a scene with jessica alba, then the dream kind of took over and i guess i forgot i was dreaming?

Interesting  8).

But I can't control my dreams at all. I'm gonna try it if I get a chance :).

i think the key is to consciously think about it before you go to sleep
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: Westcoastin' on October 15, 2008, 05:10:59 PM
As soon as i realize Im in a dream, I tend to wake up almost instantly
Title: Re: A little trick to gain control over your dreams as you sleep...
Post by: hellrazor86 on October 16, 2008, 12:50:53 AM
As soon as i realize Im in a dream, I tend to wake up almost instantly