Thread: Multi-Layer Consciousness Model LDing device

So I came up with this model type of thing because there were a couple of things that I found to be flawed with the usual RCing.

(1) It suggests that we have a flawless waking consciousness that we just need to "bring over" into our dreams.
(2) It is only punctual and thus very limited in helping us seriously increase our LD count.
(3) LDing is thus much more a matter of probability and chance than it is a matter of really being aware and actually bringing consciousness to dreaming.

This is countered by reorganizing our waking consciousness to easily play a big role in our dreams anyway, as it does then play a bigger role in real life as well. Non-lucid dreams are not purely unconscious, they can have a number of conscious influences and of course we also remember them consciously, so we have conscious access to them. By increasing our conscious participation in real life we increase our conscious participation in dream life.

Please note that employing this model might seem like a lot of work. I say that it's not a walk in the park, but it's also not more than a change of lifestyle. And this means that it's doable if you want to.
Also note that the model is supposed to be flexible and not strict. Do with it as you like and incorporate it into what you are already doing or change it to suit your needs. It's an incentive rather than a wonder pill for LDing. I do encourage using this in combination with autosuggestion, MILD, WBTB and whatever you find usable.

I also encourage NOT using layer 4 (RCs) and using layer 3 only partly (only observation). This method is originally constructed to work very well without having to go through the fuss of RCing at all. High awareness should suffice. Spontaneous lucids should increase from secure knowledge of what is real and what is not.

It does work very good for me but I have no idea if others find it either working for them or even enjoyable. I just got back into LDing a week ago and already had 3 lucid moments and a couple of SP occurences. When I used a similar method before, it also worked very well.

Who should use this method?
- Anyone who is interested in increasing their LD count.
- Anyone who is not afraid of being self-aware and responsible for his own actions.
- Anyone who also wants to use LDing to learn about themselves and develop.

Who should not use this method?
- Anyone who wants to use LDing as an alternate reality (escapy from reality).
- Anyone who primarily wants to use LDing to satisfy their needs (sex, food etc.) virtually.


Layer Properties:
- Permanent: Kept upright during the whole of the day.
- Temporary: Kept upright for longer phases.
- Punctual: Active only for short periods of times.

-- Part A: Increase level of consciousness –


Layer 1: View on the world
At best permanent.
At minimum temporary.

Be aware of the fact that reality is not much unlike a dream. This is not only real knowledge but something that can be practically felt, as is the case in a lucid dream. Bring this feeling into waking consciousness. (Easiest if you had at least one LD)
In a dream, you are aware that your body is asleep in bed. In waking life, you should be aware that what you experience as your perception and your thought is (for all we know) not located in the physical universe in that we can say where it is. Use this knowledge to realize that your experience of the world and yourself in this world is a mere projection of neuronal information and that what you experience is a creation of yourself (your brain). In sleep, you know of the stage (sleep) above your current one (doing something in dream). When awake, you also know of such a stage, but you don't know what or where it is. This is not a mere trick but what you should feel as real.

Layer 2: Awareness, perception and thought in the world
At best permanent.
At minimum temporary.

Be intensly and consciously aware of you thoughts, your actions, your surroundings. Establish a critical distance to everything that you perceive or think. Minimize the filtering done by your subconscious. This filtering is primarily old structures of thinking and unreflected bias. Intensly experience the shades of the world. Try to let every piece of information enter your consciousness and not just the prefiltered ones. Use this information in the following layers.
This critical distance is crucial for achieving lucidity in dreams. Get rid of bias like "Cars have 5 wheels" and rethink them.
This awareness should be used on as many aspects as possible. Be consciously aware of what you do, what others do and which are the defining factors of your life and your situation in life. Don't just accept everything for what you think it is when you first look at it.
In the same way that while lucid you occasionally do somethinng to stay conscious, you should always try to have the highest possible level of consciousness when waking.

This kind of talk might seem unfamiliar. What I'm heading for is that unconscious moments arise when you're bored, when you do something that doesn't need logical powers or consciousness at all (sex), physically exhausting activity etc. The maximum possible level of unconsciousness while still partly conscious can be achieved by ingesting alcohol.


Whenever something hints that you are in a dream, proceed to punctual testing in layer 3. This might be:
- Something is unusual or surprising, odd or changed.
- Major change happened without you noticing.
- You are reminded of a dream, you experience dream signs.
- Add as needed

Layer 3: Situation awareness and observation (permanent/temporary); Situation testing (punctual)

Observe the different aspects of 'situations'. Dreams are about situations and life mostly is.
Observe:
Where are you? How did you get there? (place/surroundings)
Who is there? Do you know them, what is your relation to them?
What are you doing? What are you thinking?
What are others doing? What is the information transmitted between the situation and its participants?

Contrast and compare this information to the image you have of yourself, others, and your life and its defining aspects. Observe differences, observe things that are ok. Use this to increase your knowledge of what is real.

Observe consistency of situations, that is: Look for change whenever possible. Changed objects, persons, places, topics etc.


-- Part B: Testing reality through consciousness –


Punctually test the situations for these aspects and see if the number of differences is too high. (Reality check). Form a conclusion from only this information. Are you dreaming?

Layer 4: Punctual reality check

Do standard reality-checks as a means of security after having tested the situation. Honestly expect all of them to fail, refer to Layer 1: you can realistically expect them to fail. Only if you establish this state of thinking, you have developed real critical distance.
Advised RCs:
- See you hands, body, nose (one-eyed look); look for abnormalities
- Breathe through a closed nose or mouth (advanced: breathe through your ears or head)
- Rapidly interact with your environment and look for extraordinary change (classic: look for text/number/clock changes)

Layer 5: If you conclude that you're awake, keep up the feeling of being in dream. Imagine dream actions. Use autosuggestion. If you're not awake, enjoy.



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