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?
dina said,
September 14, 2006 at 3:06 am
i always dream in color.
and i love lucid dreaming, but lately it’s been difficult for me.
one of my favorite things is to fall asleep next to someone and dream, influenced by them, and then wake up and talk about them.
it’s like having an adventure and never leaving your bed.
Angela Rohner said,
October 20, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Hello Tony,
Maybe you remember me – and maybe not, but I went to grade and middle school with you and your brother in Paris, TX. (I went Crockett but moved to Dallas in 8th grade so I didn’t go to high school there).
Glad to see that someone from a small Texas town has the same views I do!
) I am spiritual, but do not belong to a religion either (never have) and I also have many theories about dreams and spirituality, etc.
Anway, about your dream post: I also dream in color. Sometimes I have had dreams that seem so real that I didn’t know I was dreaming and sometimes I have had dreams where I did know I was dreaming and was trying to wake up out of them.
Sometimes I think our souls go to some other dimension when we sleep, and our brain may also use thoughts from the day to mix in with the dimensional dreaming or something. I don’t know – crazy thoughts I have. But I am very open-minded to these kinds of things and I really love that you have a site to discuss these things. I am glad I stumbled across it.
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~Angela