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How do I have consistently interesting/bizarre (non-lucid) dreams, Lain? Is it possible? I want to intensify my division from reality without turning to psychedelics.

Maybe this sounds stupid, but I'd try a combination of self-hypnosis and specific intention. The self-hypnosis thing is hard to suggest because whenever I go into a bookstore I see the self-hypnosis books all in the paranormal section. They're all about using self-hypnosis to unlock psychic potential and all that. That said, if you find a legit book, maybe it will help. As far as specific intention, I mean going to bed thinking deliberately about what you want to experience. It's a bit of an extension of the self-hypnosis thing, but if you get your mind working on a problem it may show up in your dreams.

>>942 Would you happen to know of any good books on the topic?

>>943 Nothing recent. It's been a while since I looked into the subject. One book I think might suit your needs is out of print, but you might find it on Amazon's marketplace. Title: The Pocket Guide to Self Hypnosis Author: Adam Burke, Ph.D Publisher: The Crossing Press ISBN: 0-89594-824-9 Published 1997 Covers the background theory, general process, hypnosis induction methods, how to develop hypnotic suggestions and so on. I haven't looked into self-hypnosis in a while, but I would trust that book more than some of the recent stuff I've seen because of all the psychic and new-age nonsense that can be found. Even if you don't find that book, it's the type of book you're looking for while you're in a book store or checking out the book contents on Amazon and such. Good luck!

Melotonin gives me really strange dreams. Also valerian root tea before sleep. When I used to smoke weed all the time then suddenly stopped my dreams became super vivid, not sure if that information is helpful. Y

>>941 I'm interested in this as well, since I've never been good at lucid dreaming. There must be some supplement that can do it. There's an herb called Calea Zacatechichi or something like that, completely unregulated, when it's smoked it doesn't have any psychedelic properties, it just gives you wild ass dreams if you go to sleep. Might still fall under your classification of psychedelics though. Also, like >>945 said melatonin can do the trick. Make sure you're in a position to remember your dreams as well. Having crazy dreams won't matter if you're too tired to remember them. >>944 Will try to take a look at this tomorrow.

Try levelling up your mind's eye by practicing imagination and daydreaming and it will carry over into your sleep as well. Basically get the the point just before proper meditation and practice imagining sensations. Try vision, hearing, smelling, touching, generate conversations in your mind. It will strengthen the tools in your body to do these things. My next advice would be to sleep 12-14 hours a day. From my experience dreams get more intense the longer you oversleep. It will be physically painful around 12 hours to lay and by 16 hours I cannot continue because a terrible headache prevents any more sleep. Those nights always have the most intense dreams however. To get something you have to give something and to get powerful sensation in your dreams you need to give up powerful sensation in real life. For example people who do not have sexual contact have wet dreams. If you want a vivid sensory intense dream dissociate from the real physicality. I can give you this advice but warn you it's overwhelming and harder to counteract than induce.

Find "The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep" and follow the instructions to the letter. It's not fun- actually pretty uncomfortable and time-consuming. However, it will give you the tools to have what essentially amounts to a psychedelic dream experience. Again though, it's not fun- especially at the beginning when the dreams become WAY more vivid than any dreams you've had before.