Quote Originally Posted by Ev View Post
I had a very weird experience the other day - after a long dream i became lucid on a very dark floor of some TV station. The darkness was uncomfortable and even spooky. Suddenly I had a crazy idea, I dont know where it came from - I opened my eyes again. They were already open, but I opened them again, from the "open" position Instantly the darkeness was gone and the whole floor was bathed in bright sunlight, although I'm fairly sure there were no windows. A friendly DC was waiting by some door and told me to sit down and I felt she was gonna tell me something important. Then I woke up.

The change wasnt in just light levels - the entire atmosphere of the dream changed - before I was running from police with a bag of guns, seeking safety in the TV station. After opening my eyes that was gone...

This is pretty interesting, someone should try that and see if it works for them as well.
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this is very interesting... research shows that increasing the overall illumination in a dreamsetting can be very difficult, possibly because the regions of the brain that control light perception are dormant when you are sleeping... ive read about people flicking light switches that do not work, or the light going on but the overall illumination not being affected, or being affected very little. It seems the concensus among the lucid dreaming community that increasing light levels is very dificult, particularly for those just starting out... this is very good that you were able to do this. As for the light levels affecting the emotion/mood of the dream of course this is true... nightmares very rarely take place in a well lit scene. this is a very intriguing post, and i will have to test this in my dreams tonite (or tomorow if i am unlucky )