New, Need Advice regarding Layers of Lucidity?

**MissButterfield** · 07-05-2011 12:56 PM

Hi I am new here, I have had 3 Lucid Dreams all occurring within the last two months and the last two within two weeks of each other. The only time I have these dreams is when I have had a previous dream and I question what I was doing ten minutes ago and how events can't be real such as being in my old house and stroking my dog who has been dead for 6 years. All my dreams occur in well known places to me, my old house, my local shopping mall and my Grandma's house. I never meet any strange characters, only family members and I can never clearly distinguish their features. My dreams do appear to be getting stronger so to speak, I am more aware of my surroundings than I ever was in my first dream. Yet I often flit into areas without knowing how I got there like the kitchen to the garden. However, I have heard about layers of lucidity this morning and wondered if anybody could help me further with this? How do I make my dreams stronger and last longer and be able to control them. I mean I tried last night to get my grandad to say something in my dream and he did, but everything is always so hazy, like I'm drunk. How do I make my dreams clearer, I mean it's not like I know that I am in bed asleep or that characters are not real, but I do know I am dreaming. I would really like to fly eventually. Any help would be appreciated thanks

**MrIrony** · 07-05-2011 03:10 PM

Welcome to Dreamviews! You should check out the Wiki section for more information. And I also think there was some tutorial in the user tutorials talking about this. Or maybe it was a thread, can't remember. Hope you get your answers.

Ah, here it is. http://www.dreamviews.com/wiki/Increasing-Dream-Realism Not sure if that's what you meant, but it's still helpful.

**Matte87** · 07-05-2011 04:48 PM

Activate your senses. Rubbing your hands, shouting out commands like; "Vividness increase!" and really focusing are great ways of improving the quality of the dream. Also if you want the dream to last longer, keep on doing RC's throughout the dream but try not to focus on the fact that you're lying in bed. It will most likely wake you up. And NEVER close your eyes.

You'll have a wide variety of lucids. Some are foggy and dark. Some are so clear and bright that you're not sure you're actually dreaming. It's mostly pretty random but if you activate your senses it should stabilize.

Good luck! If you got more questions, don't hesitate to ask.