A few questions to you guys who claim to have shared dreams. Is it only possible to share a dream when lucid? Is everyone in my regular dreams dreaming about me at the same time? Where's there difference between a shared dream and a normal dream?
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A few questions to you guys who claim to have shared dreams. Is it only possible to share a dream when lucid? Is everyone in my regular dreams dreaming about me at the same time? Where's there difference between a shared dream and a normal dream?
:banana:Shared dreaming is, in fact, possible. It turns out that i`ve been in numerous shared dreams, even starring in a mass dream. I have asked other people that I trust, and they claimed that they saw the same basic situations I was in. In fact, i`ve even had a shared dream with a member here, Loaf. So if you ask me, shared dreaming is entirely possible.
edit: Xel, you don`t have to be lucid to have a shared dream, because I wasn`t in any of mine. It depends on if the other people are dreamers or DCs. And the difference between a normal and shared dream is just that someone else has the same one as you.
Why isn't it as easy as this to prove:
Dreamer "A" is given a word by experimenter right before bed. Dreamer "A" is to make contact in the dream world with Dreamer "B". In the dream, Dreamer "A" tells Dreamer "B" the word. Upon waking, Dreamer "B" tells the secret word to the experimenter. If the word is correct, dream contact occurred. To make it cheatproof, the experimenter would have to supervise one of the dreamers during the night to foreclose the possibility of communication.
The fact that it is this easy and yet has never been done, as far as I know, makes me skeptical.
Honestly people!
Spoiler for Rant:
People are morons!
Just because there is no scientific backing yet doesn't mean its disproved. I don't see why everyone is so caught up about proving shared dreaming is wrong. Fact is, there hasn't been conclusive concrete evidence to support either side of the argument.
Exactly loaf, which is why I will try to conduct my own experiences.
As soon as I can get alice to consistantly LD we're going to try some shared dreams.
Not to mention the fact most people aren't willing to give it a try. Theres your problem.
Guess I have to say it but, no... it isn't that simple. First, recalling stuff is hard enough for people to do it accurately, SD willingly must be hard too, especially with a bunch of random people, and if the person isn't random, then chances are, they know so well each other that they gave hints or its normal for their dreams to be similar, not to mention that using a DJ would make things worse and getting people to try this for an extended period of time isn't easy <.<
Also, the other problem WakingNomad adressed, you can't just magically grow money out of nowhere to go to the lab for as long as you wish... then again I won't give up, I'm sure I can find someone to use while I'm on school lol
i believe that messages and important information can be told through dreams, although the exact same thing your dreaming may be a different variation than the other person's dream.
My best friend that i've known for 17 years has appeared to me in my dreams when she's troubled or anxious about something; i'll call her the next day and she'll tell me whats bothering her..
Even though she doesn't remember what she dreamed about or if i was even in it..