Other ways to conquer dreams is to know that you are in a dream. Believe it or not, that is sometimes very hard to do. When dreaming, you are put into a situation that seems real to you, even though its very not.
That's the main thing.
There are two different areas - comciousness and unconciousness. There is a little to no link between them.
That's why it is nearly impossible to look at the hands in the dream. Regardless of how hard you try telling yourself to do that, after you fall a sleep your mind shuts down.
When awoke we are concious, we use reason and logical thinking.
When we dream we are unconcious, this world is not working under the rules of reason and logics. Will dominates here.
Only if you have enough will then u can realize you are dreaming and then you can really do something to avoid situations you get in your dreams. Has anyone experienced dream when some bad things happening and you just stand still paralized unable to move or even think.
It is extremely difficult imo to realize in dream that you are dreaming. If you can do that then, provided your will is strong enough, you can change dreams.
Lews made a brilliant example:
I've known I was in a dream once and stayed in. It was cool, cuz it was a nightmare and then suddenly I didn't care anymore what happened, and I could do anything I wanted. IIRC I took a rocket launcher and shot it at some monster or something :P I was like 10 or something then, can't remember clearely.
You don't care because you are free to do what you want to do plus events can not affect you anymore.
janggut, I think I mentioned the same things when we talked about first Matrix (the movie), because this is exactly what dreaming with strong will is.
And the Matrix starts with finding hands in the dreams <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Sorry, it may sound tricky or freaky. And my english restricting me from speaking more freely about these things.
