I have a relative who is absolutely convinced that lucid dreaming is a so to say "must have".
Usually, he has a very critical approach to anything to such an extent that it borders on the absurd. Therefore, i was rather irritated when he told my about getting into lucid dreaming and me raising sceptical questions, he effectively said he abondened all scepticism in this regard and will adamantly resist any approach of mine to plant skeptical thoughts in his mind regarding lucid dreaming.
His reasoning effectively was that a bunch of "experts" or experts (can't decide upon whether they are or not) convinced him it works, but only if one has no mental barriers against it and that these mental barriers arise especially due to scepticism in respect to what these experts teach about lucid dreaming. And he imagines all kind of advantages he would have from lucid dreaming, e.g. improved learning, more happiness and so on.
Furthermore, the info he showed me read to my eyes a bit like "How to brainwash myself" (though i am no expert in such mental manipulation; and maybe a little brainwashing is actually useful for lucid dreaming).
Of course, thats together a big huge red flag for ********.
But problem is:
a) lucid dreaming does happen and can be trained to some extent
b) as it is purely happening in someone's mind, the thing about scepticism reducing success chances might be true; if i am convinced that i will fail at lucid dreaming, increase of failure chance does not seem unlikely
Hence, he calls me irrational, ridiculously sceptical and arrogant, to think i am in a position to question the experts he trust in and to sow doubt in his mind, reducing his success.
Positive is, that he is not going to pay thousands of bucks for some stupid training, but it still irritates me. Hence, i'd like to have some sceptical point of views regarding lucid dreaming or maybe regarding just some "experts" or experts in the field (maybe there are some snake oil peddlers doing buisiness there, but not all are snake oil peddlers).
And i noted, that some people here seem also to be fond of lucid dreaming, so maybe this is not a good place to look for sceptical information; but let's try.
So any guess to what extent snake oil peddlers do buisiness in the field of lucid dreaming literature/help/training/propagation?
How to spot them?
Are there any serious people in the field having an evidence or at least semi-evidence-based approach?
Are there any negative side effects/problems from lucid dreaming in general?
Are there any groups of people, who should be cautious regarding or avoid lucid dreaming altogether or some of the techniques suggested (e.g. below a certain age, above a certain age, heart problems, some mental problems, etc.)?
If there is actually good stuff in the field of lucid dreaming, how to identify it?
Feel free to answer only some questions, if you want, or just write in general without answering the questions, they are just an inspiration what i am looking for.
Thanks for any input.
Usually, he has a very critical approach to anything to such an extent that it borders on the absurd. Therefore, i was rather irritated when he told my about getting into lucid dreaming and me raising sceptical questions, he effectively said he abondened all scepticism in this regard and will adamantly resist any approach of mine to plant skeptical thoughts in his mind regarding lucid dreaming.
His reasoning effectively was that a bunch of "experts" or experts (can't decide upon whether they are or not) convinced him it works, but only if one has no mental barriers against it and that these mental barriers arise especially due to scepticism in respect to what these experts teach about lucid dreaming. And he imagines all kind of advantages he would have from lucid dreaming, e.g. improved learning, more happiness and so on.
Furthermore, the info he showed me read to my eyes a bit like "How to brainwash myself" (though i am no expert in such mental manipulation; and maybe a little brainwashing is actually useful for lucid dreaming).
Of course, thats together a big huge red flag for ********.
But problem is:
a) lucid dreaming does happen and can be trained to some extent
b) as it is purely happening in someone's mind, the thing about scepticism reducing success chances might be true; if i am convinced that i will fail at lucid dreaming, increase of failure chance does not seem unlikely
Hence, he calls me irrational, ridiculously sceptical and arrogant, to think i am in a position to question the experts he trust in and to sow doubt in his mind, reducing his success.
Positive is, that he is not going to pay thousands of bucks for some stupid training, but it still irritates me. Hence, i'd like to have some sceptical point of views regarding lucid dreaming or maybe regarding just some "experts" or experts in the field (maybe there are some snake oil peddlers doing buisiness there, but not all are snake oil peddlers).
And i noted, that some people here seem also to be fond of lucid dreaming, so maybe this is not a good place to look for sceptical information; but let's try.
So any guess to what extent snake oil peddlers do buisiness in the field of lucid dreaming literature/help/training/propagation?
How to spot them?
Are there any serious people in the field having an evidence or at least semi-evidence-based approach?
Are there any negative side effects/problems from lucid dreaming in general?
Are there any groups of people, who should be cautious regarding or avoid lucid dreaming altogether or some of the techniques suggested (e.g. below a certain age, above a certain age, heart problems, some mental problems, etc.)?
If there is actually good stuff in the field of lucid dreaming, how to identify it?
Feel free to answer only some questions, if you want, or just write in general without answering the questions, they are just an inspiration what i am looking for.
Thanks for any input.
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