Comments on: Lucid Dreaming: a Hybrid of REM and Waking Cognition http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats the dream studies portal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Ryan Hurd Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:58:26 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-960 hey Jen, great question. many children are natural lucid dreamers. I'm not sure why we lose the ability: maybe it's physiological changes in the brain that happen at puberty, or maybe you could rather frame it as losing the child's "openness" to the world. the good news is that you can probably reclaim yout childhood ability with a little focus and perseverance. not quite like riding a bike, but a part of you still remembers.... hey Jen, great question. many children are natural lucid dreamers. I’m not sure why we lose the ability: maybe it’s physiological changes in the brain that happen at puberty, or maybe you could rather frame it as losing the child’s “openness” to the world. the good news is that you can probably reclaim yout childhood ability with a little focus and perseverance. not quite like riding a bike, but a part of you still remembers….

]]> By: Jen http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Jen Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:59:07 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-959 Wow! I was also a lucid dreamer and as a little girl could not *wait* to go to bed. I could choose any dream I liked and create the most amazing playgrounds and narratives that could violate all rules of physics and common sense. It was awesome. For some reason, at around puberty, the ability left me entirely. Happened almost overnight. I went from being able to enter a lucid dream state almost every night to it disappearing entirely. I have not had dream control (although I have had fleeting moments of lucidity) since I was twelve years old. Any idea why that might happen? Is there something about changes in biochemistry around that age that might explain my loss of lucid dreaming? My dreams are still quite, quite vivid. Wow! I was also a lucid dreamer and as a little girl could not *wait* to go to bed. I could choose any dream I liked and create the most amazing playgrounds and narratives that could violate all rules of physics and common sense. It was awesome. For some reason, at around puberty, the ability left me entirely. Happened almost overnight. I went from being able to enter a lucid dream state almost every night to it disappearing entirely. I have not had dream control (although I have had fleeting moments of lucidity) since I was twelve years old. Any idea why that might happen? Is there something about changes in biochemistry around that age that might explain my loss of lucid dreaming? My dreams are still quite, quite vivid.

]]> By: Barbara http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Barbara Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:22:31 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-958 Hello - I am a lucid dreamer and have been my entire life. I used to want to go to bed early as a little girl just so I could dream and fly or spend time with the Beatles! LOL I found the statement of saying lucid dreaming is not dreaming but a different state of consciousness extremely interesting. I do feel as though it is a different state of consciousness. Sometimes the feelings that I have while lucid dreaming are so real to me that when I wake up, I feel as though I was in another life. I know that sounds weird, but it really is fascinating to me. I have friends that say they never dream, which is so sad to me. They have no idea what they are missing, especially if you are lucid dreamer! It's a whole other world to me! Anyway, I just wanted to say what was on my mind. Does anyone out there know if there is a need for lucid dreamers for research reasons? Happy New Year everyone! :-) Hello – I am a lucid dreamer and have been my entire life. I used to want to go to bed early as a little girl just so I could dream and fly or spend time with the Beatles! LOL I found the statement of saying lucid dreaming is not dreaming but a different state of consciousness extremely interesting. I do feel as though it is a different state of consciousness. Sometimes the feelings that I have while lucid dreaming are so real to me that when I wake up, I feel as though I was in another life. I know that sounds weird, but it really is fascinating to me. I have friends that say they never dream, which is so sad to me. They have no idea what they are missing, especially if you are lucid dreamer! It’s a whole other world to me! Anyway, I just wanted to say what was on my mind. Does anyone out there know if there is a need for lucid dreamers for research reasons?

Happy New Year everyone! :-)

]]> By: Ben http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Ben Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:48:55 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-957 "Actually, there’s no peer-reviewed study on lucid dreaming and brain entrainment." What a shame! This article is interesting... I'm not sure what I think about saying lucid dreaming is not dreaming but a different state of consciousness... I agree it is a different state, or a variation from the normal state of dreaming - for sure, actually - but like you said, there is no on and off switch; there is no B & W line. For me personally, my lucid dreams frequently become non-lucid when the dream just goes on its own accord and I forget to remember I'm dreaming. I don't really understand how to reconcile this incredibly common event for lucid dreamers with this study saying they're not really dreaming when consciously aware in a dream. Whew - that was a mouthful. PS To the other commentator - James, that is extremely fascinating! I am about to check out your site. I've used brainwave entrainment for years but it's mainly just functioned as a sleep aid, drug enhancer, or relaxation device, not a lucid induction tool. I'm very interested in your research with BW entrainment resulting in high lucidity! “Actually, there’s no peer-reviewed study on lucid dreaming and brain entrainment.”

What a shame!

This article is interesting… I’m not sure what I think about saying lucid dreaming is not dreaming but a different state of consciousness… I agree it is a different state, or a variation from the normal state of dreaming – for sure, actually – but like you said, there is no on and off switch; there is no B & W line. For me personally, my lucid dreams frequently become non-lucid when the dream just goes on its own accord and I forget to remember I’m dreaming. I don’t really understand how to reconcile this incredibly common event for lucid dreamers with this study saying they’re not really dreaming when consciously aware in a dream.

Whew – that was a mouthful.

PS To the other commentator – James, that is extremely fascinating! I am about to check out your site. I’ve used brainwave entrainment for years but it’s mainly just functioned as a sleep aid, drug enhancer, or relaxation device, not a lucid induction tool. I’m very interested in your research with BW entrainment resulting in high lucidity!

]]> By: Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-956 Ryan Hurd Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:18:41 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-956 Thanks James! Pairing entrainment with supplements sounds intense. I have only tried one or the other, probably because I am too lazy to be that organized. I encourage everyone to checkout http://mortalmist.com, a lucid dreaming forum that has discussions about these advanced lucid dreaming techniques with oneirology (lucid dream explorer) experts. Thanks James! Pairing entrainment with supplements sounds intense. I have only tried one or the other, probably because I am too lazy to be that organized.

I encourage everyone to checkout http://mortalmist.com, a lucid dreaming forum that has discussions about these advanced lucid dreaming techniques with oneirology (lucid dream explorer) experts.

]]> By: Dr James M Kroll http://dreamstudies.org/2009/09/18/lucid-dreaming-hybrid-gamma-biurnal-beats/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Dr James M Kroll Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:37:25 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=1343#comment-955 This article is quite interesting. I have been working on BW entrainment of dream lucidity for quite some time. Quite a while ago, I honed in on a timing protocol and signal type which has a high probability of making me lucid. The technology itself is patent pending. What is so interesting about this, is the method does not seem to have any cross tolerance with AcH boosting supps like Galantamine, Hupezine-A, etc... It's my speculation, that we are not as far as one would think, to dream lucidity for anyone who is willinig to explore one or more combinations of supplements and/or methods. For example, BW entrainment combined with other lucid dream supplements, etc ... As for my specific method, it gets me lucid about 95% of the time. That's on par w/ galantamine for me. I'm fairly experienced at LDing, so that must be factored in of course. All the best and great site James This article is quite interesting. I have been working on BW entrainment of dream lucidity for quite some time. Quite a while ago, I honed in on a timing protocol and signal type which has a high probability of making me lucid. The technology itself is patent pending.

What is so interesting about this, is the method does not seem to have any cross tolerance with AcH boosting supps like Galantamine, Hupezine-A, etc…

It’s my speculation, that we are not as far as one would think, to dream lucidity for anyone who is willinig to explore one or more combinations of supplements and/or methods. For example, BW entrainment combined with other lucid dream supplements, etc …

As for my specific method, it gets me lucid about 95% of the time. That’s on par w/ galantamine for me. I’m fairly experienced at LDing, so that must be factored in of course.

All the best and great site

James

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