Thread: Evil Lucid Dreamers?

Originally Posted by shadowofwind

I think these characters that are described here are not other lucid dreamers, they're expressions of spirits of some sort, at least partially connected to the thoughts and character of the dreamer.

Do you think they might be some psychological part of the dreamer, like archetypes or maybe sometimes a complex or something? Keeping in mind that if they're representatives of some part of the unconscious, that's a dark and mysterious realm that we know little about and contains multitudes. According to Jung's theories of course the unconscious is what has been alternately called Heaven and Hell, Mt. Olympus, Valhalla, and as many other names as there are religions, and the various Gods, Devils, and other entities described in the holy books and spiritual systems are all parts of the unconscious psyche. But he also seems to believe they have an objective existence that isn't entirely dependent on your own personal psychology (while being largely related to it), but also related to the broader experience of all mankind in general (collective unconscious).

I'm curious about your viewpoint on this, seeing as you seem to have some personal experience with it and to be quite good at articulating your thoughts on it.

Originally Posted by shadowofwind

I think that if you have love and courage in your heart, then you don't get much trouble from bad spirits in dreams, at least not in such a direct way. Saying that may be easier than doing it of course.

I couldn't have said it better myself, and I agree with the last part especially!