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Robert Waggoner 7/27/2010 4:08:37 PM
Jason, In my book, I provide examples of people getting forward looking information in the lucid dream state, and then verifying that at a later date. Your experiment seems somewhat related to that. So if that seems your interest, you need to focus in your lucid dream and clearly state your exact intent of what information you want. Now, if you intend to share "results" with people (especially if positive), then people will point out the flaws in your design -- and suggest that you do something apart from yourself, like seek the Pick 3 lotto numbers for next Saturday. Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Jason Kohlburn 7/26/2010 8:37:07 PM
Hi Robert. I recently finished your book, which I found very informative. I've had a few lucid dreams, and am now very curious about the possibilities of obtaining information in lucid dreams. I set up an experiment in which my computer selects a random word from a list I made and stores it in a specific file. Next time I lucid dream I'm going to use one of the methods you described to determine which word was chosen and compare the answer in my dream journal to the actual result. Any advice? Submitted By: Jason Kohlburn

Robert Waggoner 7/4/2010 12:05:37 PM
Brian, Thanks for your thoughtful (and complex) question. I have only used a lucid dream mask twice in my life, and it malfunctioned both times, but I did become lucid (and even saw flashing lights). So it appears my "expectation" played a huge role, since the mask malfunctioned (it was an amateur's design, and he asked me to test it). Now, some people find herbs and supplements useful - however, they must be taken correctly (some work best when taken after 4-5 hours of sleep). I do know people who have had adverse reactions, too. Research by LaBerge suggests that some herb-supplement lucid dreams differ from ordinary lucid dreams (in ways that do not appeal to me) while allowing for longer lucid dreams. At some future point, researchers may discover a chemical doorway. Until then, a thoughtful person may wish to experiment on a weekend night with this. If a healthy person uses a crutch, knowing it is a crutch, then he or she can later dispense with the crutch. Approaching i

Brian Burrell 6/30/2010 12:07:37 PM
What do you think of lucid dream machines/masks? Do you think they are useful? Do you think it is better to train to lucid dream without mechanical aids? ie Can one lucid dreaming practice become dependent on them. Likewise with herbs/ supplements. Useful? Are they a crutch it's better to avoid? Can one shift away from use after one is more familiar with recognizing the dream state? Submitted By: Brian Burrell

Robert Waggoner 5/31/2010 2:21:10 PM
Esther, Your message was cut off. In it, you mention that while you were dreaming, your brother had sent you email photos of him and his wife and two daughters on circus rides, which looked very, very similar to your lucid dream images. Your dream picked up his email message, before you even saw it. In my book, I mention how dream telepathy (like this seems to be) can be investigated consciously by lucid dreamers. Thanks for sending your interesting lucid dream! Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Esther Manning 5/30/2010 9:05:28 PM
Night before last I woke up at 4 AM and stayed up till about 5 (I do this every night to become lucid) After falling asleep again I dreamed that I was at a fair. I sat on a bench and watched the people around me, and listened to all the exited and scared screams. At one point I looked up in the sky and way up high I saw some kids in one of the rides, they were too high for me to see who they were. As the dream continues I meet a friend and talk to him, we says bye and he walks off to a stroller with an infant in it. (he is at the moment in a relationship, but as far as I know his girlfriend is not pregnant). After he leaves I become lucid and wake up a little after 7 AM. After I woke up I told my friend about the dream in which he was a dad and forgot about it till that evening when I checked my email. One of them was from my brother who lives in Holland, thousands of miles and 12 time-zones away from me. He had attached pictures he took the previous day of him, his wife and 2 da

Robert Waggoner 5/21/2010 3:14:46 PM
James, Thanks for checking out my talk on the SSE website! The current thinking on sleep paralysis is that it normally occurs when the brain/mind has waken, but the body remains functionally "asleep". So, you seem aware, but since the body can not move, it percipitates a sense of being crushed, or perhaps, encourages fearful hallucinations of people in the room, etc. Ryan Hurd has had numerous sleep paralysis experiences, and has written an ebook on how he learned to move through sleep paralysis and into lucid dreaming (or sometimes, an OBE state). Good question! Enjoy the book. Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

James 5/20/2010 10:14:35 AM
Hi Robert - I've had sleep paralysis since a very young age. I've had lucid dreams before and know there is a very big difference between the two. How does sleep paralysis relate to the work you've done and have you researched the relationships between lucid dreams, sleep paralysis and OBE? Thanks - I've just learned of your book through your online talk on the SSE website and intend to get it soon. Submitted By: James

Robert Waggoner 5/17/2010 1:44:24 PM
Harry, Experiences vary in their degree of lucid awareness. You may become consciously aware of dreaming for twenty seconds, and then become entranced by a new scene and completely lose your lucid awareness. So it takes practice to maintain lucid awareness. In your situation, it sounds like you became lucid, then lost all the visuals (the scene went black), which led to a momentary sleep paralysis. Anyway, congratulations for becoming lucid! With practice, your lucid skills will develop and you will remain lucid for much longer. Submitted By: Robert Waggoner

Harry 5/17/2010 4:36:20 AM
Hi Robert. I wrote you you earlier.Well, yesterday, while taking an afternoon nap, I experienced sleep paralysis. I tried to keep my mind awake but in the end I fell asleep. In the dream I was approahing a port and there were a few boats there. Instantly, I recalled having seen this place in my dream the previous day and thought 'this is a dream!'I think I was conscious.Then everything became black. I tried to move my dream body. It felt like my arms and legs were being lifted out of my physical body. When I opened my eyes, I was lying on my bed in my room,exactly in the 'same position' I had been sleeping.I found it difficult to move my arms,like being underwater.I had other dreams like this as well.They always began in my bed and I had difficulty moving. Is it a normal dream, a semi-lucid dream or a lucid one? It's weird that moving seems so hard in these dreams. Thanks Submitted By: Harry