Thread: Want to start having lucids now? I can help.

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yeahhh sounds like a good technique too hopefully sum1 can post a link that work

Try this, same thing (Im pretty sure.. )

http://www.saltcube.com/timer.swf

Originally Posted by LabRat

Try this, same thing (Im pretty sure.. )

http://www.saltcube.com/timer.swf

Yep, thats it.

thx dude well how does it work if u dont mind explaining me

It's pretty simple. Just figure out when you want the first alarm to go off - say after 6 hours maybe. That's 360 minutes, so put that in the 1st box. then click Start Timer. That's it.

Play around with it a little first - click the Test Volume button to see what it sounds like - set it for a minute and watch how it works. Then just input 360 minutes and set it when you go to sleep.

the mp3 timer with the delay link is also no longer working. could somebody please put that back up? or just the ramp mp3 file.

Originally Posted by LabRat

Try this, same thing (Im pretty sure.. )

http://www.saltcube.com/timer.swf

that link doesn't work for me.. where can I get the timer program thing?

EDIT: nvm found it above ^ haha. thanks!

Originally Posted by notburtreynolds

the mp3 timer with the delay link is also no longer working. could somebody please put that back up? or just the ramp mp3 file.

Here's a link to the ramps that are on the timer. (They're all mp3's)

*Ramp 4 is what OP said we should use

lucid-dream-obe-timer-mp3s-www-lucidology-com.zip

I used the timer (saltcube.com/timer.swf) and had my FIRST LUCID!!!
I was talking to someone in my dream and realized that I could say anything I wanted, that I didn't have to maintain the conversation that I was having in the dream. Our of excitement I started cussing at the person, acting stupid. Then I realized that it was a dream and I shouted at the top of my lungs because I was happy that I realized it and everything went black and I woke up.

Seems like a really good tutorial, going to try it today. One thing I don't get, once you achieve lucidity, isn't the next interval beeping going to wake you? Like say you achieve lucidity at interval 4, won't you just get tossed out of your lucid once the beeper goes off at interval 5?

Thanks for this

Hey guys, just saying i'm starting up lucid dreaming because of this thread. And btw there is a good app for android phones that took me 5 seconds to find. Its called alarm clock xtreme free. Gives you the option to cancel the alarm after a period of time. Also gives you the ability to adjust the volume of the alarm. Plus you can duplicate all the settings of the single alarm and change the time to whatever you want. Seems alot easier and more useful that having to use a computer.

Originally Posted by lucidfish

Seems like a really good tutorial, going to try it today. One thing I don't get, once you achieve lucidity, isn't the next interval beeping going to wake you? Like say you achieve lucidity at interval 4, won't you just get tossed out of your lucid once the beeper goes off at interval 5?

Thanks for this

Probably; this isn't a bad thing, though. Honestly, when you gain lucidity, the likelihood of you holding onto it for very long is quite slim. Even if the alarm wakes you up from a lucid, I would think the benefits of the alarm would outweigh the consequences. Also, it can help you train to be able to become lucid consistently, which is important. Even if the alarm wakes you from a lucid, it also gives you a chance to practice achieving another one.

Tested the alarm mentioned two posts up. It worked for me. Got a short lucid last night because of the alarm.

Originally Posted by Sabre2552

Probably; this isn't a bad thing, though. Honestly, when you gain lucidity, the likelihood of you holding onto it for very long is quite slim. Even if the alarm wakes you up from a lucid, I would think the benefits of the alarm would outweigh the consequences. Also, it can help you train to be able to become lucid consistently, which is important. Even if the alarm wakes you from a lucid, it also gives you a chance to practice achieving another one.

Yeah , that makes sense. I think I would like to try and be able to gain consistent lucids, but also work on having them for a longer period of time.

On a different note, does anyone have any problems getting back to sleep after setting the alarm? I was probably only up for 3 minutes, but right after I clicked start I couldn't fall asleep.

Will definitely try this tonight.

I tried the timer this morning, but I stopped it halfway through and just went to sleep, because I was feeling kind of stick. But I ended up having a lucid dream anyway.
I will be trying this again. I've had some success with a timer in the past.

I tried this last night, but I wasn't tired enough to fall asleep in 8 minutes so it didn't work. I'm going to try again tonight. It really seems like it has potential. I can't wait. I'm honestly sure it will work for me.

Anyway, that's now why I posted. I was just wondering if this method could train you to always have lucids without even needing the timer. What if you set it to randomly deactivate a certain amount of the intervals without you (the user) knowing how many, or which ones were being deactivated.

If you were consistently using the regular alarm for several times, maybe 2 or 3 dozen, and getting consistent results, do you think it would be possible to keep the effect through placebo alone? And would it be possible to eventually increase the number of alarms being deactivated until you stop using the alarm completely?

I'm trying this alarm tonight. I'll report back.

I've found it can be challenging somewhat to use an alarm. There seems to be a point with me that it's either too loud or too quiet. I'll either not wake up or jolt up sometimes because it has to be loud enough to actually wake me up.

And the results:

The alarm caused me to have a rapid series of awakenings, and bizarre brief dreams. At one moment, I had apparently woken up from the alarm - I went to the computer to adjust the alarm due to its inefficiency....but, for some reason, I decided to perform an RC and thus discovered it was but a FA. Unfortunately, this discovery caused me to actually wake up.

Some episodes later, the alarm had actually woke me up again, so I laid still and began counting my breath. Interestingly, a mass of vivid and rapid imagery shrouded my 'vision', and was accompanied by an intense buzzing frequency in my ears - characteristic of typical WILDs. As this subsided, I was full of joy at my success - I was about to praise the alarm, until 10 seconds later the alarm sounded and destroyed my WILD.

So there you go. :Z

As many people, I seem to have trouble getting to sleep fast enough before the alarm goes off, any tips?

I had to reset the alarm about 4 times because I kept anxiously thinking, it's about to go off, it's about to go off. My advice: after you slept, 4-6 hours, set the first alarm for 45 minutes later. That's ample time to not be haunted by the thought of its immanent sounding.

And I'm trying this again tonight.