Dreaming in color or B&W?
Dreaming has always been one of my favorite parts of life. I have been known to go back to sleep for a few more hours just to milk a particularly good stretch of dreaming. Over the years I have talked to most of my friends and aquaintances about their dream lives. What is most interesting to me is the difference between dreaming in color or Black and White. My brother and I have always dreamed in color. These colors can be extremely vibrant, but at the very least I can always describe the color of everything in my dream. I have never had a single dream that is totally in Black in white. I can remember two dreams specifically where it was partly in B&W, but that’s it.
Apparently, From what I read and hear, it is more common to dream in B&W. I had never actually heard about this until I started talking to people about it my early twenties. Most of the people I talk to dream solely in B&W. I have one friend who dreams mainly in a yellowish sepia tone, like an old photograph. I even had one person tell me, “Of course I dream in black and white, that’s how I know I’m dreaming.”
This brings me to the concept of lucid dreaming, or knowing your are dreaming while in a dream. This is rare for me, but is very powerful when it happens. People who dream in B&W have mentioned being able to lucid dream more often than not. This puzzles me. I wonder if the fact that I dream only in color has something to do with that. My dreams are so convincing I sometimes have trouble shaking them off when waking up. What about you guys? Color or B&W?
