My Mind is My canvas

**LucidSky** · 12-12-2011 06:37 AM

I find my mind to be my canvas in my sleep, in a way as i would paint a picture, i paint my dreams. my eyes close, and i slip into my psyche, blackness, and i tell myself what i want to see, where i want to go, what i want to encounter, even as little as what colour shirt i want to wear, or how i want my hair..

You see, i Lucid dream every night, i know im dreaming, and i talk to my psyche, i tell it what i want to see, Just the other night,

I wanted to discover a new planet to inhabit. to start new, like a restart on life, i jumped upward in the air, and decided i needed a space suit and jetpack, so i looked down, to see that i was in full space gear, soaring thru space, and i felt a sensation of happiness, and freedom. As i soared thru space i passed planets, and stars, until i found this perfect place, Not to close to the "sun" not to far, it had seasons and lakes, vast oceans, and glorious mountains, where i decided to paint my civilization, a Utopia, perfect harmony, Even wealth and prosperity. I needed a hair cut, so i went to get it cut, where i saw myself in the mirror, i was able to place different hairstyles, facial and head, to fit my face as sought best. I went home where i eventually fell asleep, i made myself dream of, a dream, where an alarm clock was going off>

> It was 615, time to get ready for the day.

I bring this up, because i want to post a thread where we all predict what we want to dream of for the night, and after the night, we post what all went down haha, how close you were able to make your dream, "psychality "

Ill start it off>

>tonight, i want to dream of myself as a gangster, not a thug or some street gangster, no, Al Capone, gangster. i want to be the boss. Maybe flying would be fun, i want the dream to be in black and white tho, and i want to have all of my friends in their original colour, and i want to take over the world with corruption.

Ill give it a try and post my Results!

</P>eace out
~LucidSky

**MissLucy** · 12-12-2011 11:30 AM

Ok I'm game. I'm not too good at inducing lucid dreams yet (still scared of SP but getting over that), and I think this might help, to already know what's going to happen

I want to dream that I attend a concert, have VIP tickets and meet the band

..start out simple, right?

**LucidSky** · 12-12-2011 02:05 PM

Yess! start Simple!, im running late, ill post my experience sometime today!!

**MissLucy** · 12-12-2011 02:33 PM

Hehe no worries, just don't forget

**superchaz** · 12-12-2011 08:17 PM

so you incubate your dreams?

**LucidSky** · 12-12-2011 08:26 PM

I dont regulary do this, i just had this idea lastnight and thought i'd Post it./ Anyway to the dream!!

>
I was Alex Capone haha, And i was a bad ass, i think this worked verywell typing out what you want to dream, I flew in my dream, but decided that it was too korny for the dream i ws creating, so i drove a Z28 Camaro, and i owned wisconsin, i set up roberies, and murders, killing political leaders and claiming my ownership of wisconsin, then eventually america, after this i went for france, took it easy haha, then i eventually took over the world. BUT, after i slid into power i created a utopia of balance and peace. Thug half and peace half. Veryyy helpfull i think to incubate dreams!! im going to do it again tonight. oh well I gotta go to my next class,

</P>eace out
LucidSky

**Zupahh** · 12-12-2011 11:32 PM

This is a brilliant thing to do, may I ask how you actually control your dreams? I can only control my daydreams.

**LucidSky** · 12-13-2011 04:31 AM

well im Lucid in like most/all of my dreams, so i literally repeat what i want to my psyche and it shows up! its hard to explain lol.

**LucidSky** · 12-13-2011 07:52 AM

Tonight
>
Tonight for my dream>
I would like to Have my dream be My life, but taking a different path,
Not smoking weed for the first time
not partying
nor drugs
I want to see my life different>
</P>eace out
LucidSKy

**LucidSky** · 12-13-2011 08:18 AM

Also, at the end i want to cure cancer!

**lawilahd** · 12-13-2011 08:42 AM

I've been interested in this topic for a while, and last night I actually had some form of success with this thing you call dream incubation. I performed a WBTB around 4:20 in the morning, before going to bed I told myself I will become lucid in my dream, then imagined a scenario of me sitting in my math class at school, realizing something is wrong with whats being taught and becoming lucid because of that. I indeed went on to have a lucid dream where I became lucid in that exact same scenario, and this happened before I read this thread even, which is why I'm so interested in this all of a sudden.

Would you mind sharing any techniques you have that help you incubate every dream you have, as well as how you got to the point of lucid dreaming almost every night? Whats your usual routine, do you mostly do WILD's, WBTB, DILD's, or a combination of the two, and what in your opinion is the best method for each?

**LabRat** · 12-14-2011 01:02 AM

Im keen. Although, like MissLucy, Im not too good at it either (with my sporadic weekday work schedule, I can usually on induce on Saturday and sunday mornings) but no harm in trying.

TONIIIIIIGHT.. I want to find a small, one-person spacecraft and fly to Mars, to meet my Dream Guide, Dr. Manhattan, who ofcourse will be there and simply have him fly me around Mars on his glass palace whilst I talk to him regarding my lucid dreaming.

(see. Watchmen, if this dream seem's a bit extravagant

) Wish me luck!

**MadMonkey** · 12-14-2011 01:33 AM

Pretty cool if you can do this every night. Even most lucid dreamers don't have that much control over their dreams and incubation is a subject the we have not developed as well lucidity. Tonight I want take a vacation on a beach with a nice colorful sunset. It would be really tropical with a jungle behind the beach and no buildings or anything. Just sit back in the sand and enjoy it.

**Taffy** · 12-14-2011 03:43 AM

I've only successfully incubated a dream once, but not fully. I wanted to (and still do) have a dream with a dragon. The exact dragon I pictured didn't make it's way into my dream, but dragons came up a few times.

**MissLucy** · 12-14-2011 01:23 PM

Dagnabbit, I've been thinking of the same person, visualising the same scenery and events with that person every night and NOTHING >_<

**LucidSky** · 12-15-2011 06:27 PM

Hey guys, and gals, sorry i havent been posting, ive been really busy lately, just became an uncle

, i want to dream to night of my nephew all grown up, and our relationship 25 years from now, lets go out for a big night, all ove the world, im goin to make him happy and live a good life,
[oh, and bee tee dub (btw) i will be posting a tut on incubating, so anyone who has usful tips feel free to add them, tut suggested by superchaz]

</P>eace out
LucidSky

**LucidSky** · 12-15-2011 06:32 PM

MissLucy, Dont think, Talk to you're inner psyche, visualise before you pass out, meditate to sleep, this should help, let me know!

**Spyguy** · 12-15-2011 07:38 PM

I'm interested, This technique basically makes your non-lucids nearly as interesting as your lucids, is that right? Let's do this then

Please tell me any tips you may have

**LucidSky** · 12-15-2011 08:08 PM

well yes and no, you can make your non lucid dreams more interesting yes, but i do it when i am lucid, this makes it alot easier as you are pretty much awake in your dream, so you can tell your psyche to do what you want.

**Ctharlhie** · 12-15-2011 09:17 PM

'Psychality' is my new favourite word

**LucidSky** · 12-16-2011 08:13 PM

i didnt sleep last night, ill give it a go tonight, got arrested

**MissLucy** · 12-16-2011 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by LucidSky

MissLucy, Dont think, Talk to you're inner psyche, visualise before you pass out, meditate to sleep, this should help, let me know!

I try but I get so easily distracted XD I got very close last night though, but then someone entered the apartment block I live in (I sleep right next to the door >_<) and I woke up again..

**LucidSky** · 12-19-2011 06:31 PM

ahh, So sorry to hear you are having such great difficulties, i understand, try sleeping with a fan or some other sort of white noise, white noise is very natural and soothing to our ears and minds while sleeping, because as babies, we cant quite make out the noises we hear while in the womb, so it comes in as white noise.

~LucidSky

**Duncan** · 12-20-2011 07:13 AM

Okay Il give this a try.

Tonight when I enter a dream I want to arrive at the center of new zealand (a monument on top of a hill in my hometown) the day will be bright, sunny and vivd, a typical summers day. It shall be warm. upon arival I will survey the beautiful view which surrounds me and engage in the nature of where I am, I will feel, smell, see and hear all that there is and then sit directly under the monument. once sitting down I will keep my eyes open in a soft gaze and ask myself one simple question - "what is most important for me to do right now?" The answer will come to me in the form of a letter which I will pull from my pocket. whatever instructions I get, I shall execute them to the best of my ability.

**Loaf** · 12-20-2011 07:56 AM

I love how you say "my mind is my canvas".

I sort of view my dreams as a canvas. My own world where I can sculpt, design, and create. A never ending space with no limitations (apart from trying to avoid waking up too early

). Though I'm not really into structuring a dream I want before I'm in it. I have goals, aims, and ideas, but I like to put them into practice during the dream, and let the finer details naturally grow.

Interesting nonetheless.