[Eclipse]

Hey,

Recently I read a book on dreams and sleep, about the different types of sleep, hallucinations... It opened a new world to me, about how interesting and strange dreams are. So, I started a dream journal.

I've had it for a few weeks now and it's got quite a few dreams in it. But, I've noticed some things.

Since I started the journal, my dreams are more frequent, and more vivid.

One other thing is that if I read it, I can recall that I had the dream, and what happened in it. However, if I think back to the dream, I only remember a few parts of it, and disregard everything that I read as false. It's a strange experience.

What's your experience with dream journals? Have you ever kept one? If you're thinking of doing it, I recommend starting now and not putting it off.

Post your thoughts below.

Aurora

[MiS]

I used to keep a dream journal a few years back, around the time I was experimenting with lucid dreaming.it was something else, because reading back on it felt like watching a tv show play back in my head (as well as a reminder on how awful I was at describing things back then.)

What struck me as particular was that I could remember nightmares and emotionally powerful ones more clearly than others, especially if it dealt with topics like the tragedy of losing someone, or dreaming about someone particularly special to me. I haven't been keeping track recently though, because I haven't had many dreams lately.

[Eclipse]

I used to keep a dream journal a few years back, around the time I was experimenting with lucid dreaming.it was something else, because reading back on it felt like watching a tv show play back in my head (as well as a reminder on how awful I was at describing things back then.)

What struck me as particular was that I could remember nightmares and emotionally powerful ones more clearly than others, especially if it dealt with topics like the tragedy of losing someone, or dreaming about someone particularly special to me. I haven't been keeping track recently though, because I haven't had many dreams lately.

That's interesting... I think I've read about lucid dreaming. Is it when your body goes to sleep but your mind stays awake? I can't properly recall.

[MiS]

That's interesting... I think I've read about lucid dreaming. Is it when your body goes to sleep but your mind stays awake? I can't properly recall.

The basic gist of it is being aware you're in a dream and trying to manipulate it for yourself. While it sounds pretty darn awesome, it's difficult to realize you're in a dream to begin with, and even harder trying to manipulate it. One of the ways to realize it easier was to keep a dream journal, and another was like you suggested: making your body fall asleep while keeping your mind awake.

[Eclipse]

The basic gist of it is being aware you're in a dream and trying to manipulate it for yourself. While it sounds pretty darn awesome, it's difficult to realize you're in a dream to begin with, and even harder trying to manipulate it. One of the ways to realize it easier was to keep a dream journal, and another was like you suggested: making your body fall asleep while keeping your mind awake.

Wow, you're right. It does sound pretty awesome. I think making your body fall asleep while your mind's awake makes you have terrifying illusions where you're unable to move, or am I wrong?

[MiS]

Wow, you're right. It does sound pretty awesome. I think making your body fall asleep while your mind's awake makes you have terrifying illusions where you're unable to move, or am I wrong?

Yep, that's sleep paralysis, which can happen more than occasionally. I've heard stories of people seeing things from their nightmares and horror films sitting in their room and even approaching them, pretty scary stuff. Some people didnt even know if they were even hallucinating, dreaming, or seeing something real. It's happened to me once, where I could only move my eyes and none of the rest of my body, but I slept on my stomach and faced the pillow, so I didn't really experience any illusions.

However, I've found this method to one of the most reliable ones to lucid dreaming, and remembering dreams clearer.

[Eclipse]

Yep, that's sleep paralysis, which can happen more than occasionally. I've heard stories of people seeing things from their nightmares and horror films sitting in their room and even approaching them, pretty scary stuff. Some people didnt even know if they were even hallucinating, dreaming, or seeing something real. It's happened to me once, where I could only move my eyes and none of the rest of my body, but I slept on my stomach and faced the pillow, so I didn't really experience any illusions.

However, I've found this method to one of the most reliable ones to lucid dreaming, and remembering dreams clearer.

That's pretty interesting. I'm scared, but I sort of want to experience it.

I'd like to see this method.