Lucid Dream Inspiration:
The Gateway to Conscious Dreams

Discover new lucid dream inspiration!

This article is about the amazing physical feats possible inside conscious dreams. It is based on ideas from movies and books like The Matrix, Final Fantasy, The HitchHiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Back To The Future and Sliders.

Final Fantasy - Phantoms 'R' Us

There are some brilliant themes in the movie Final Fantasy - space travel, phantom aliens, the future of Earth, even the spirit of the planet (Gaia). Loosely based on the video game series, Final Fantasy offers some stunning scenery for your next lucid dream.

The movie also conveys different kinds of living matter being "less solid" than others. See how the phantom alien creatures move through the planet and even into human beings. This is how you can travel inside a lucid dream.

Think of your form as spiritual or ghost-like, and you will find it easier to pass through solid objects and travel at the speed of thought.

I also mention Final Fantasy here because of it's dreamlike qualities. In particular the scene from Dr Aki's vivid recurring dream (left) where she sees the phantom aliens.

The HitchHiker's Guide to The Galaxy

There is a breathtaking scene in The HitchHiker's Guide to The Galaxy where we discover that "God" is really a company that builds custom planets. The befuddled Arthur Dent learns that planets are literally constructed block by block and entirely man-made (or alien-made), right down to the red painting of Ayres rock.

If you have a God complex, now's the time to properly air it. In conscious dreams, people have reported building entire planetary systems and controlling the advanced civilizations that live on them (sound familiar?)

You can exist as a formless entity floating in space - an overseer - with focused awareness on the task at hand. And since we're looking for lucid dream inspiration... this formlessness itself is an interesting experience, so when you finish manipulating the solar system, declare your desire to enter hyperspace and see what happens. Hint: hold on tight!

The Matrix - Free Your Mind

The Matrix is a great reference to conscious dreams. It demonstrates a perfectly logical world, where you can't walk through walls or dodge bullets - until you question that very notion. As lucid dreamers soon learn, having good dream control is all about knowing what to believe.

The general rule is: anything goes. Too broad? Yes, but it's true. You can literally do anything in lucid dreams, although don't rely too heavily on electrical appliances. So it's easier to say "anything goes" than draw up an infinite list of all the possibilities.

In The Matrix, Morpheus teaches Neo how to "free your mind". This is also your quest inside lucid dreams.

Learn that the physical laws of reality don't apply; that you can jump off a cliff, slow down time, make a soft landing, then instantly teleport back to the top of the cliff again.

Experiment and have fun with it. If you try too hard to push your hand through the wall, it probably won't work. Get a grip on your conscious mind (see how to stay lucid) and ground yourself in the dream. With practice you really will free your lucid mind.

Back to The Future

Time travel is possible - at least, it is in the dream world. The strange thing is, when you're lucid you have greater access to your subconscious, and this opens up many more ways of thinking than waking life. Instead of taking your time machine (aka Delorean) back to last Saturday and playing the winning Lotto numbers, you will realize there are plenty more fun dream applications.

When it comes to time travel, there is infinite lucid dream inspiration. Try this: travel back to the earliest civilizations, discover how, in your wildest imagination, they really built the Great Pyramids of Egypt, or see if the Lost City of Atlantis really existed.

If you're not a history fan, then why not leap into the future - say about 1,000 years or so. Imagine the technological advancements mankind will make, and what kind of utopia we might live in.

Remember, you don't have to be in complete control of your conscious dreams (in fact, it's way better to let your unconscious provide the details). The important thing is, you're self aware. You can still guide the underlying direction of your conscious dreams. But you will be stunned at the intricate worlds your unconscious mind creates while you are distracted by your own lucidity!

Sliders - A Ticket to Parallel Worlds

In case you're not familiar with Sliders, it's a sci-fi TV show from the 90s about a boy genius who crosses the Einstein-Rosen-Podolsky bridge. In short, he slides between parallel worlds, where every outcome of every event actually exists. The series was a little cheesy but it's an inspired concept.

How to slide in a lucid dream: first, open your inter-dimensional portal with a timer device. Nothing fancy, just a little remote with a red button. You'll probably find one in your dream pocket (if you're looking for it).

Next: jump into the portal and slide! If you have a destination in mind, chances are your lucid dream will take you there. Otherwise, feel free to leave it up to your subconscious.

You may find uninhabited planets with brilliant blue skies and green oceans. Or maybe advanced human life forms that somehow evolved way ahead of us. Whatever you find, explore your new world with a playful attitude in mind, and you will never run into any problems.

If you found this article interesting, you may want to check out my 5-minute movie about lucid dream inspiration featuring plenty ideas more like this.

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