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originally posted by: Vageryn
You then elaborated on what you saw concerning the explosions, but what you saw was not possible. So the validity of your experience is now in question. OoBE happen in real time and in real time you can not see both halves of the Earth at the same time, sorry, it doesn't work that way.
originally posted by: AgentShillington
So then, what is the appreciable difference?
Do you also suffer from hallucinations? If not, how do you know it isn't a hallucination?
Three blasts, mind you, on opposite sides of the planet from each other.
I'm sorry, but your story has lost a lot of credibility in my eyes.
originally posted by: longy9999
a reply to: compressedFusion
I'm confused about the difference between your description of a lucid dream and an obe, I'm assuming obe means 'out of body experience'?
I often become self aware during my dreams, quite regularly I will be walking down my street in my dream and realise something is off, I usually check my watch twice and if the time is completely different each time I know that I am dreaming. This then gives me control of my dream and I go off flying (I love flying in my dreams) until my body fights back and wakes me up.
So would that be a lucid dream or an obe? I'm a regular lucid dreamer but obe's are not something I have any real knowledge of.
originally posted by: compressedFusion
a reply to: Rainbowresidue
Awareness and content are the key elements of the dream scale. People will often argue about the details but here are the rough highlights:
1.) Plain dream: you are neither aware you are dreaming nor is the dream similar to reality
2.) Lucid dream: you know you are dreaming and have some measure of control but the content varies and it often doesn't seem real
3.) OBE: you are completely aware, as if you were awake, and your surroundings seem to mimic reality even though you know you are dreaming/OBE.
This is a continuum that you can drift between through the night. For instance the OBE doesn't necessarily have to be exactly like our reality (referred to as the RTZ by many OBE'ers). In fact, this is usually just the first stage of what has been dubbed a wider reality. In any case, one key element of an OBE is hyper-awareness.
originally posted by: Xtraeme
originally posted by: compressedFusion
a reply to: Rainbowresidue
Awareness and content are the key elements of the dream scale. People will often argue about the details but here are the rough highlights:
1.) Plain dream: you are neither aware you are dreaming nor is the dream similar to reality
2.) Lucid dream: you know you are dreaming and have some measure of control but the content varies and it often doesn't seem real
3.) OBE: you are completely aware, as if you were awake, and your surroundings seem to mimic reality even though you know you are dreaming/OBE.
This is a continuum that you can drift between through the night. For instance the OBE doesn't necessarily have to be exactly like our reality (referred to as the RTZ by many OBE'ers). In fact, this is usually just the first stage of what has been dubbed a wider reality. In any case, one key element of an OBE is hyper-awareness.
Nice overview! However I think if we are being honest we need to tell people that sometimes lucid dreams and OBEs blend together. The continuum isn't always as nice and orderly as we'd like it to be. Just last night I started out in an OBE, got out of bed, looked around, and started groping my way through the dark towards the staircase. Then all of the sudden, out of nowhere, I bumped into a family member who I knew was still sleeping. As I walked upstairs, I saw the sun shining through the windows. Since I knew it was still completely dark outside. I knew I had to be in a lucid dream rather an OBE.
Thing is though I didn't make the connection that it was a lucid dream till after I woke up and I saw with my own two eyes that it was still pitch black outside. The start of the experience had all of the normal indicators of being an OBE. I am not trying to say that what the OP experienced was an LD, but sometimes the boundaries blur between OBE and LD and it's important to try to identify when that happens.
originally posted by: longy9999
a reply to: compressedFusion
I'm confused about the difference between your description of a lucid dream and an obe, I'm assuming obe means 'out of body experience'?
I often become self aware during my dreams, quite regularly I will be walking down my street in my dream and realise something is off, I usually check my watch twice and if the time is completely different each time I know that I am dreaming. This then gives me control of my dream and I go off flying (I love flying in my dreams) until my body fights back and wakes me up.
So would that be a lucid dream or an obe? I'm a regular lucid dreamer but obe's are not something I have any real knowledge of.
originally posted by: longy9999
a reply to: AtcGod
Thanks for replying
Several weeks back I realised I was dreaming while standing on my parents street, I actually remember marvelling at how great the human mind is at recreating locations, every detail was perfect down to each blade of grass on the front lawns. Another occasion several years ago while dreaming I turned my head to the left and saw the side of my own face as though I was floating and looking down on my own body, I immediately panicked and felt like I kind of snapped back down into my body and awoke.
Were these occasions lucid dreams or obe's? How do you tell the difference?
originally posted by: compressedFusion
a reply to: Rainbowresidue
In any case, one key element of an OBE is hyper-awareness.
Who are we to judge? We haven't really investigated this topic too deeply as a society.
I hope my explanation helps. You will know when you have an OBE and it is a completely different animal than a dream. You are completely aware and confusing it for a normal dream would be like confusing your waking conscious experience for a dream.
You are overanalyzing the OBE experience.