Question about dreams

[DarkNebulaWelder]

If a person has a strange dream, which involves an out-of-body experience, do you believe that this is a lucid dream?

[AndrewA]

If a person has a strange dream, which involves an out-of-body experience, do you believe that this is a lucid dream?

There are two types of lucid dream.

A Dream Initiated Lucid Dream or DILD starts when person is asleep and they have a dream. In that dream they are then aware that they are dreaming and are able to consciously make changes to all aspects of the dream, such as making characters do what they want them to do and deciding what the environment is going to be like etc.

There is also a Wake Initiated Lucid Dream where the person or WILD where people go instantly from being awake to Lucid Dream state. It is in this state that people experience things like out of body experiences and floating above bed etc,

If this just happens naturally to you then so be it, however people actively peruse and practice getting into these states, especially WILD which is not healthy, especially when you see other religions developing yoga techniques etc to achieve this.

[EricH]

My guess is it is just a dream. But that is just my opinion as I know of no way to really evaluate this question

[OopsMartin]

If a person has a strange dream, which involves an out-of-body experience, do you believe that this is a lucid dream?

Yes and No.

I've had God minister to me in dreams. And I've just had strange dreams. Ask the Lord..... He'll know.

[Iryssa]

If a person has a strange dream, which involves an out-of-body experience, do you believe that this is a lucid dream?

There are two types of lucid dream.

A Dream Initiated Lucid Dream or DILD starts when person is asleep and they have a dream. In that dream they are then aware that they are dreaming and are able to consciously make changes to all aspects of the dream, such as making characters do what they want them to do and deciding what the environment is going to be like etc.

There is also a Wake Initiated Lucid Dream where the person or WILD where people go instantly from being awake to Lucid Dream state. It is in this state that people experience things like out of body experiences and floating above bed etc,

If this just happens naturally to you then so be it, however people actively peruse and practice getting into these states, especially WILD which is not healthy, especially when you see other religions developing yoga techniques etc to achieve this.

Weird...I didn't really know about that second one before.

The first one I've experienced (though I've never pursued it...I didn't know a person could do that)...SO much fun. Usually I make myself fly.

[Angel of Grace]

If a person has a strange dream, which involves an out-of-body experience, do you believe that this is a lucid dream?

I had an unusual dream back in 1991, where I was standing in a room with columns on this side and spanish archways that looked out into heaven. I knew Jesus was there waiting for me, but the angel beside me said, "If you go beyond this doorway, you can not come back." Instantly, I thought of my mother, and who would take care of her, so I wrestled with the angel and returned to earth. (woke up)

I felt such a peace after this dream, and I know Jesus is proud of me for giving my life to another, but I also have such a strong yearning to be with Jesus, and depression has plagued me ever since. Nothing on this earth can compare with what God has for us in heaven.

I lost mom in 1992, but I know I will see her again when God calls me home.

I just thought I would share this and I would love to hear comments from anyone who has had a similar experience.

In Him,

Janey

[Carol R]

I dream quite a lot and sometimes I remember the dreams, the ones I remember are the ones I usally wake up straight after, and sometimes I am aware that I am dreaming too, I remember there was a while years ago that I used to be awake but not awake and I couldn't beathe or shout or move it was really scary it usually passed, someone told me that it was before your body was properly awake but your mind was????

Carol R

[AndrewA]

I dream quite a lot and sometimes I remember the dreams, the ones I remember are the ones I usally wake up straight after, and sometimes I am aware that I am dreaming too,

Just about everyone dreams many times each night, there are some people who are unable to, but that is a rare medical condition, many people can not remember them, you do need to wake up during or immediately after the dream in order to remember them. dreams are only stored in short term memory, even if you woke up during a dream, if you immediately did something else after, like answer a telephone that woke you up, then you probably would have then forgotten most if not all of your dream. you need to go over it as soon as you wake up to commit it to long term memory.

I remember there was a while years ago that I used to be awake but not awake and I couldn't beathe or shout or move it was really scary it usually passed, someone told me that it was before your body was properly awake but your mind was????

Carol R

This is indeed frightening, but very natural, this state of sleep is called sleep paralysis. This is simply where you have woken up but your body hasn't. Our body has the ability to shut itself down while we dream, this stops us from enacting our dreams.. however as with all things, it dost quite work for some people and they end up sleep walking etc.. So when you wake up your body is still in this paralysis state, its nothing bad and completely normal.

People and cultures have put this down to many things, such as witches casting spells on people in order to take them way, the abduction theme is popular and it is rehashed in this day and age by being attributed to alien abduction.

Ill mention another type of sleep.. Night Terrors this is extreme sleep walking, sleep paralysis is not working in these cases and people enact dreams, quite often people experience fear of somthing and will try to escape, althought they are alseep they have eyes wide open and are mentally aware of thier surroundings. People have been known to simply jump out of windows from several floor up in order to get away from somthing they see in the room in thier dreams, or they have even been known to attack other family members..

One man woke up in middle of street to find himself covered in blood and manhandled by police. He found out later his wife had been stabbed a number of times, he pleaded he didnt know about this and claimed he did it in his sleep, was he telling the truth or was he simply using that as a cover for his crime?

well its time for my bed and so illl bid you goodnight and sweet dreams!

[patricia1]

I dream quite a lot and sometimes I remember the dreams, the ones I remember are the ones I usally wake up straight after, and sometimes I am aware that I am dreaming too,

Just about everyone dreams many times each night, there are some people who are unable to, but that is a rare medical condition, many people can not remember them, you do need to wake up during or immediately after the dream in order to remember them. dreams are only stored in short term memory, even if you woke up during a dream, if you immediately did something else after, like answer a telephone that woke you up, then you probably would have then forgotten most if not all of your dream. you need to go over it as soon as you wake up to commit it to long term memory.

I remember there was a while years ago that I used to be awake but not awake and I couldn't beathe or shout or move it was really scary it usually passed, someone told me that it was before your body was properly awake but your mind was????

Carol R

This is indeed frightening, but very natural, this state of sleep is called sleep paralysis. This is simply where you have woken up but your body hasn't. Our body has the ability to shut itself down while we dream, this stops us from enacting our dreams.. however as with all things, it dost quite work for some people and they end up sleep walking etc.. So when you wake up your body is still in this paralysis state, its nothing bad and completely normal.

People and cultures have put this down to many things, such as witches casting spells on people in order to take them way, the abduction theme is popular and it is rehashed in this day and age by being attributed to alien abduction.

Ill mention another type of sleep.. Night Terrors this is extreme sleep walking, sleep paralysis is not working in these cases and people enact dreams, quite often people experience fear of somthing and will try to escape, althought they are alseep they have eyes wide open and are mentally aware of thier surroundings. People have been known to simply jump out of windows from several floor up in order to get away from somthing they see in the room in thier dreams, or they have even been known to attack other family members..

One man woke up in middle of street to find himself covered in blood and manhandled by police. He found out later his wife had been stabbed a number of times, he pleaded he didnt know about this and claimed he did it in his sleep, was he telling the truth or was he simply using that as a cover for his crime?

well its time for my bed and so illl bid you goodnight and sweet dreams!

I believe in spiritual transportation but your whole body goes with you. I once had a commercial in my dreams... i really did.. My doctor estimates that out of all my dreams I am only gett a few hours of sleep. I record most of them. My dreams have sent be doctors who were able to diagnos me where others couldn't for years, They have showed mewhen I am looking for a place to move a specific piece of rug to look for, Jesus has showed me things to come as well as snakes in the grass. When I am moving to a new spiritual level. He also shows me my heart and where I need to do some work... He gives me vision for others. What I would like to know that when the Lord Jesus is giving a vision what part of the brain is stimulated. some say the frontal lobe but we may never really know patricia

[JesusFreak1986]

The bible say's that God speaks to us through dreams, and he can even misister to us that way. However, Satan can give you dreams too, so be aware.