JITOTM30: Dream Consciousness 3
The dream of all dreamers: to take charge of the surreal circumstances that present themselves, and take control of the dream. That's what lucid dreaming is all about.
Twenty years ago, it was a fringe topic, barely worthy of scientific investigation - in fact, the scientific consensus was that lucid dreaming was impossible! After all, how could you be conscious, and asleep, at the same time?
Find out how in the final episode of the JITOTM dream trilogy: Dream Consciousness 3.
Behind the curtain
- More dream podcasts: The CBC radio progam Ideas did a great series on the subject, presented by Jeff Warren
- The Lucidity Institute: their website includes tips for lucid dreamers
- Waking Life: this beautiful and evocative animated film by Richard Linklater comes highly recommmded for aspiring lucid dreamers. Click on the image to learn more or to order from Chapters-Indigo.
posted by David Newland at 7:58 AM
1 Comments:
Hi, Jay and David
Shortly after listening to your podcast (and certainly due to it): Dream Consciousness 3, I had an opportunity to try the "Walking Life " light switch test.
In the dream, I awoke to a dimly lit room, filled with unfamiliar objects: baseball paraphernalia, glowing clock faces.
Appreciating that I was dreaming, I went to the light switch to turn it off. The switch was already in the off position. I turned it on and nothing happened.
I continued into a series of 3 or 4 false awaking dreams, which included: fighting off from beneath the duvet, a long gone childhood pet cat, a rat and a intruder.
I was always becoming aware I was dreaming, but was unable to control the events, including waking up. It was more akin to dreaming about dreaming, and never (and I have tried before) becoming a lucid dream.
Being the first cold night of winter and I was sleeping under a duvet for the first time this season, which may have contributed to this type of sleep paralysis dream.
Thank you for evoking this nightmare.
Regards, Robert St. Anthony
Toronto
9:56 PM
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