By Melinda Ziemer ©2016 For this issue of the Lucid Dream Experience (LDE), the editors have invited us to share lucid experiences in which we have asked “the Awareness behind the dream” to reveal a truth to us. This request reminds me of lines in a poem by St. Thomas Aquinas in which he relates:…
By Karim © 2016 The first time I encountered the phenomenon of speaking to a booming voice from an invisible source in my dreams was when I was 13 years old. In that dream I was abducted by aliens from my home and beamed down on the shores of Portugal at a secret military camp…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Lucid dreamer, Jeff Peck, has focused on engaging the inner awareness in his lucid dreams. Welcome to the LDE, Jeff! Tell us a bit about your early dream life. Anything interesting or unusual? From an early age, I remember vivid dreams and vague memories of having…
In four decades of lucid dreaming, I have experienced lucid dream droughts, or periods where more than six weeks would pass without a single lucid dream. But like the rains, the lucid dreams always returned, and sometimes in great abundance. So what happened? How did the lucid dream drought begin? And how does it come…
In my books and my talks, I encourage lucid dreamers to engage the ‘awareness behind the dream’ (or subconscious mind/inner self), which often responds to questions or requests that the lucid dreamer may ask. For example, I suggest that a person begin by asking simple questions, such as, ‘Hey dream, show me something important for…
A mirror’s reflecting properties seem a valuable quality. Since ancient times, mirrors have allowed people to see themselves (or, one should say, their reflection) more truly. Every day, most of us look into a mirror dozens of times. But have you ever considered the mirror-like qualities of a lucid dream? Lucid dreaming shows you how…
What happens when you look into a mirror? Do you begin to relate to the reflection? Does your analytical mind arise (e.g., ‘I need to wash my hair’) or the emotional mind (e.g., ‘You look marvelous!’) or the social mind (e.g., ‘I wish that pimple would go away—I want to look good for the party’)?…
Alexandra Enns is a German writer and blogger whose main focus is on lucid dreaming. When did you first learn about lucid dreaming? What did you think when you heard about it? My first lucid dream occurred when I was a child, emanating from the persistent apprehension that a giant alligator (!) would creep from…
Lucid dreamer Mike Porter learned of the potential of lucid dreaming, then used that knowledge to create a deeper, more meaningful life. Learn how in this interview by Robert Waggoner. When did you first learn about lucid dreaming? What did you think when you heard about it? (This might not apply if you were a…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily London-based consciousness explorer Todd Acamesis uses lucid dreaming to explore the depths of awareness. Learn how in this interview by Robert Waggoner. Tell us about your first spontaneous lucid dream. How old were you? What happened? Well, depending on your worldview, you could say…
Photo by kellepics via Pixabay What do you do in waking life to help with dreaming? I personally view waking life and dreams as ‘mental constructs’ and the mental principles that I apply to my dreams are also applied to my waking experience. So while awake, I pay attention to my experience as if…