What If You Could Record Your Dreams?
Sean Anonymous, Eric Mayson, and Chance York join the party to talk about dreams. The guys discuss precognitive dreams, dream recording, lucid dreaming, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Recorded live at the Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 16, 2017.
Precognitive Dreams
Many people have reported predictive dreams. Mark Twain famously dreamed of his brother’s death two weeks before it happened. Twain dreamed that his brother, Henry, had died, and his corpse was lying in an open metal coffin. An elaborate bouquet of white flowers marked by a single red rose in the center laid on his chest. Two weeks later, Henry died in a riverboat accident. When Twain arrived at Henry’s funeral, he saw his brother lying in an open, metal casket.
Lucid Dreams
Lucid dreaming occurs when one is conscious of the fact that they are dreaming. Most people aren’t able to lucid dream naturally, but almost everyone can after some practice. First, you should keep a dream journal. Record of every dream you remember in a notebook by your bed. At first, it may be just one dream per night, but eventually you’ll remember several each night.
You can also train yourself to do “reality checks”. Just like Cobb’s spinning top in Inception, there are ways to check if you are awake or dreaming. One reliable way is to look at your own hands. If you’re awake, they will look just like your hands always do. However, if you’re dreaming, they’ll likely look distorted or transparent. Another strategy is to look at a clock. First, note the time, then look away, and look back. If the time is the same, you are awake. If the time has changed, you’re likely dreaming (or there’s something wrong with your clock).
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