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Experts in Lucid Dreaming: A Question
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[quote:YouAreDreaming:MV80NzQ1MDA3Xzg2NDQ5NTAwX0I2RDAxRjQ4] [quote:President of TABTX:MV80NzQ1MDA3Xzg2NDQ5NDE4X0EwRDJDQzBD] [quote:YouAreDreaming:MV80NzQ1MDA3Xzg2NDQ5MTcxXzg5OUYxMUM1] So step 1 is regain the ability to recall dreams, whether lucid or not. I've heard keeping a journal next to the bed & writing down as much as possible after waking helps in recalling dreams so I'll start by trying that. [/quote] Yes. Memory is the first area everyone must start at because all the other areas are meaningless if you have amnesiac dream sleep. Sleep induced amnesia is normal for must stunted dreamers. Hobbson covers amnesiac sleep with his research but I deduced it from the EEG/PET studies before fMRI well over 22 years ago. Dreaming is developmental so you don't sit down and try to play the most complex sheet music on a piano without ever playing the piano properly. It's a skill, so it develops as we learn so no short-cuts or instant gratification despite the lies of many who claim this is easy in seconds, or 1-2-3 easy steps because they don't address the neurological development that comes with repeat practice and although they may do it really easy now, they don't realize the brain wired itself over time ot make it easy like any skill we learn becomes more automatic and natural. Making it developmental ie building up a training system that starts off easy and becomes more advanced over time is ideal. Once you get into a good routine and practice all regions can develop simultaneously until you peak so recovery is quick but the fitness and control is constant maintenance. You'll always fight atrophy in the dreaming mind just like if we stop going to the gym and all those gains can be lost if there is no more stimulation. The other area is the psychological side of dreaming which presents all the nightmares/fears and psychological inhibitors and blocks we built overtime that need to be reconciled and resovled. That's what most people get trapped in is the negative thinking not realizing that is influencing their dreams. [/quote]
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A little backstory...
Around the age of 16 I had the ability to lucid dream. I don't know all the technical words so I'll just explain it in simple terms. I could think of a subject/place/person, etc before going to sleep & then while asleep with 100% accuracy literally every single time I could tell you where a person was, what they were wearing, what they were doing, what they were going to do etc. I got a little cocky with this talent & started abusing it for personal gain. Long story short, the law got involved & I lost the ability seemingly overnight.
So here's my question: Can I regain this skill or did I f*ck that all up karma-wise? Previously I had the ability without aids such as background noises or whatever people use nowadays to enter that state of mind. I've sworn I'll never abuse that talent again (and I believe talents like this come from God) but I kinda feel like I had my chance & I abused it so He took it from me.
I'd like to hear what the experts in this field have to say about my query. Can I get it back? If so, how?
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