How to get into Sleep Paralysis to then ---> LD?

**lucidpersian** · 01-13-2011 03:40 AM

Personal advice is more helpful than linking to websites

Although anything at all is appreciated

**Puffin** · 01-13-2011 04:53 AM

First of all, resist trying to WILD at times other than in the middle of the night (after 5-6 hours of sleep) or during a nap! You're not in REM when you first go to bed, so it's really difficult to enter a dream at this time.

Figure out an anchor to help you keep consciousness as you relax into the WILD - this could be the ticking of a clock, white noise (my favourite anchor now), or counting your breaths. If your limbs end up falling asleep or start feeling like they're going stiff as you continue to not move, put a hot water bottle near them.

If you successfully lie still and your body goes into "sleep mode", you might see HI or hear noises; vibrations and other sensations are also normal. The key here is to passively observe these things and to not focus on them too much! Then imagine a dream forming around you.

That's basically how I do my WILDs. I'm sure there's lots of stuff I haven't covered though! People develop their own personalized WILD techniques over time.

**faceonmars** · 01-13-2011 05:07 AM

If you concentrate too much on SP you are trying too hard! For me WILDs come about after waking too early and needing to go back to sleep. You will already be near Delta brainwave sleep so remain conscious while doing some mental imaging. I use simple visualizations ... an ice skater, jogging, and soon I am in a LD (maybe, as they are unpredictable) Good luck to you!

**packersfan8512** · 01-15-2011 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by faceonmars

If you concentrate too much on SP you are trying too hard! For me WILDs come about after waking too early and needing to go back to sleep. You will already be near Delta brainwave sleep so remain conscious while doing some mental imaging. I use simple visualizations ... an ice skater, jogging, and soon I am in a LD (maybe, as they are unpredictable) Good luck to you!

i'm just curious, if i were fall asleep and then wake up around 7 am, because of school, would i then be able to WILD? i tried this last weekend, i woke up at 7 and I laid completely still in my bed and didn't move at all, and after an hour i felt weird, almost as if i were floating, then my heart started beating and nothing else happened after that.