As one of my recent stories dealt with dreams, I did a lot of digging into various aspects of technology and meds that help people sleep. This is somewhat along those lines, just a bit…different.
Lucid dreams are an interesting phenomenon. I think most people have had one at some time or another. It’s where you are aware of the fact that you are dreaming, and so gain a level of control of the dream that you normally don’t have. So, if you were being chased by some sort of tree monster through the halls of your old high school, now you can choose to turn around, make a flamethrower pop into your hands, and toast the critter. That kind of thing. Or maybe you are having a flying dream, and you can then choose to swoop over the world, visiting various sights and people.
There is a trend these days to try and teach one’s self how to lucid dream at will; how to make every night an opportunity to wake up within the dream and explore one’s inner psyche. I’ve never been able to do it, possibly because I’m such a deep sleeper, and I don’t like the idea of interrupting my own rest just to traipse about my nighttime hallucinations.
But if anyone is interested in becoming a lucid dreamer, I found this device which is supposed to help.
http://cre.ations.net/creation/face-mounted-lucid-dreaming-mask
Does it work? No clue. I haven’t bought one yet. But if anyone has experience with lucid dreams, I’d be interested to hear about it. If you want to get one of these devices as well and let us know how it works, we’ll be in awe of your adventurous nature.
I know. It’s hardly a fashion statement, but come on, this is for science!
I see that smile.
I sleep on my face. I don’t think this device would help me much. It would either end up lodged in my ear, or I wouldn’t sleep at all.
My biggest fear is more along the “pillow lines” I’d take in to work the next morning. I’d have to explain why my pillow is apparently a small square strapped to my forehead.
I dunno. I’d want to know what it really works before paying for something like that, and my sleeping time is so limited anyway that getting up to record it afterward (’cause what’s the point, otherwise?) would probably be a bad idea.
I do remember one lucid dream once. It was a flying dream, and I remember turning up the color on it!
(here via your mom at NaBloPoMo. Hiya!)
True. Some people might not have the time to spare, with restless sleeping as it is.
Turning up the color? Did you pick a particular color, or do you mean heightening the vividness?
I mean it was barely in color to start with, and I deliberately made all the colors more vivid.