DREAMING - AND THEN I REALISED...........

That is something that if I do, then I'm not awear of it and unless it is a nightmare I don't remember dreams.

Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stage of sleep. the content and purpose of dreams are not definitively understood, though they have been a topic of scientific speculation, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history. The scientific study of dreams is called oneirology. Science has proven that all mammals dream.

Dreaming usually occurs in the rapid-eye movement or REM stage when our brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake. Even though we can dream through other stages of sleep, these dreams are usually much less vivid and memorable. Dreams can last for a few seconds, or as long as twenty minutes. People are more likely to remember the dream if they are awakened during the REM phase.

Dreams have been seen as a connection to the unconscious. They range from normal and ordinary to overly surreal and bizarre. Dreams can have varying natures, such as frightening, exciting, magical, melancholic, adventurous, or sexual. We can't decide what we dream about, and when we do dream we don't have any control, unless you have lucid dreams.

A lucid dream is any dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming. In a lucid dream, the dreamer may be able to exert some degree of control over their participation within the dream or be able to manipulate their imaginary experiences in the dream environment. Lucid dreams can be realistic and vivid. It is shown that there are higher amounts of beta-1 frequency band (13-19Hz) experienced by lucid dreamers, hence there is an increased amount of activity in the parietal lobes making lucid dreaming a conscious process.

A lucid dream can begin in one of two ways. A dream-initiated lucid dream (DILD) starts as a normal dream, and the dreamer eventually concludes it is a dream, while a wake-initiated lucid dream (WILD) occurs when the dreamer goes from a normal waking state directly into a dream state, with no apparent lapse in consciousness. Lucid dreaming has been researched scientifically, and its existence is well established.

Anyone who has listened to our radio show http://beforeitsnews.com/Show/0/364/Brightside_Bincheck.html would of heard my co-host Youngneill talk about how he has lucid dreams. These aren't a regular every night thing for him. He has spoken that when he realises that it is a lucid dream he can control them. However lucidity is not synonymous with dream control. It is possible to be lucid and have little control over dream content, and conversely, to have a great deal of control without being explicitly aware that your are dreaming. However, becoming lucid in a dream is likely to increase the extent to which you can deliberately influence the course of events. Once lucid, dreamers usually choose to do something permitted only by the extraordinary freedom of the dream state, such as flying.

I decided that since I don't have the luxury of dreaming, let alone lucid dreams, I would ask Neill about his experiences with them.

He has no recollection of when these dreams started for him, and as far as he knows he has always had them. When he mentioned to friends when younger about changing their dreams to make them less scary, they laughed at him. And up until about 6 months ago he would only have lucid dreams about once every 2 months, but now he has one nearly every second night. After waking up from one of his lucid dreams, he feels wonderful and refreshed. They are the best night sleep he has, and he wakes up feeling like he has had the best nights sleep.

According to one report I have read it is apparently easy to lucid dream. It's about training the mind and a realisation that you are asleep. This could explain how Neill can sometimes make himself have a lucid dream.

He is asleep, the dream is about whatever, it could be scary or about something he doesn't want to dream about. Then something clicks inside his brain, and he realises that he is asleep and dreaming. Even though the concept of the dream doesn't change, he can alter things in it. For example get rid of the scary thing, or move something. He is still in control of his morals and ethics but isn't sure if that's the same for all who have lucid dreams.

With all the information I have read on this subject, all reports say the same thing but for this I'm going to quote Neill.

"People who can't lucid dream are missing out. You can start a dream that is horrible and frightening and turn it into something wonderful and fantastic. I hope if i die, my afterlife is like a lucid dream, with the calmness and serenity that goes with them."

After listening to the passion and excitement in which he speaks of these, then I am really pissed that I cant lucid dream.