This is my step by step guide for all on how to begin lucid dreaming. Please enjoy. :shadewink:
Things you need to have setup- Do all of these
Spoiler for Step One:
1) Get a big notebook, write dream journal on it, leave it next to ur bed with a pen
-note your dreams in the morning, write date/year, time you fell asleep/woke up, detailed dreams
2) Write a basic list of goals for lucid dreams (flying, sex, feeling free, etc.)
-all the things you want to enjoy in dreams
3) Gather a collection of dream inspiration - (posters, writing, video, audio, crystals, superhero references, magic wand)
4) Create comfortable bedroom conditions - (cool room with fan or a.c., lavender incense, put towels or blankets over windows - u need dark in the morning, soft music, clean room, 2 warm blankets
5) Look all of this over, you should be able to say "wow I'm prepared for this"
Techniques to prepare with - Practice all of these
Spoiler for Step 2:
1) Do reality checks throughout the day - these tell you whether or not you're dreaming
-Clock and Text - Get a watch, look at it, cover it with ur hand, look again, if it changes time you're in a dream. You can do the same with any written words.
-Set the alarm every hour, and remember to RC before the alarm goes off. Once mastered you will RC in your dreams.
-Plug ur nose and try to breathe
-Count your fingers, 1,2,3,4,5 then an invisible 6th
-Ask if you remember the last 5 mins and does everything make sense
2) Focus and meditation
-Reflect throughout the day on your breathing, pleasant thoughts, sleep and dreams
3) Dream control techniques - Practice these before sleep
-rubbing hands to make the dream vivid and stabilize things
With your room setup and the dreaming techniques mastered, it's time write your gameplan in ur journal.
1) When I go sleep I will relax my body and focus on my breathing
2) When I start dreaming I will notice I'm dreaming and do a reality check.
3) I will become fully lucid and try out my goals
This is a complete guide and it should absolutely work for you.
05-17-2011, 07:35 PM
theone1223
Looks good, Im going to give it a go =)
05-17-2011, 07:43 PM
dreamerJon23
Good luck Theo. Let me know if you need tips/advice/guidance.
05-18-2011, 04:41 AM
Sprite
Think I'll give this a try tomorrow night. Can't tonight. I'll let you know how it goes!
05-18-2011, 05:30 AM
Manslaughter
i'm going to try this thanks for the guide
05-18-2011, 08:28 AM
Evolventity
Hmm. basic guide. A couple of those work for me, not all, like dream spinning, that totally destabilizes my dream. There's A LOT more to learn. Everyone make sure you check the DV Tutorials in the Wiki for more information. Good job dreamdimensions. :)
05-24-2011, 05:01 AM
dreamerJon23
Thanks James, you can try spinning more gently.
05-24-2011, 05:04 AM
jmanjohn
I too am not a fan of dream spinning. But to each his own as i have heard it works for some people.
09-27-2011, 11:18 PM
zetone
Hello dreamdimensions,
Quote:
1) When I go sleep I will relax my body and focus on my breathing
2) When I start dreaming I will notice I'm dreaming and do a reality check.
3) I will become fully lucid and try out my goals
As far as I understand this will work perfectly in the morning. However, it seems that you succeed in going to LD directly from the evening. Please confirm. I am very interested in this. Also could you please answer how many time ~ takes 1st and 2nd phase from the quote above? Also do you have the most LDs using this technique?
I am wondering because normally it should take about 1.5 hours before you get in REM phase. But I think it is possible to take control in a passive sleep phase too, I think there is even a some part of yoga is focused on being lucid during the passive sleep phase.
05-16-2012, 05:38 AM
dreamerJon23
zetone, I was doing WILD's from the evening back then,
took a tired focus to do it.
05-16-2012, 07:41 PM
Bobblehat
You've had 1 lucid dream and you're posting a guide? Are you sure you're not overqualified?
05-16-2012, 08:20 PM
n00bf0rlyf3
Yeah you also left out a lot of stuff too. One does not simply do reality checks.
05-16-2012, 10:35 PM
dreamerJon23
n00bf0rlyf3 this method has been qualified by a number of people. RC's aren't the focus.
It's a basic outline of what I knew when I was a beginner.
LOL bobblehat, dont judge a book by it's cover.
05-16-2012, 11:26 PM
n00bf0rlyf3
Qualified by 6 people that say they've tried it, tried, not have had it work. Besides, this is pretty much just autosuggestion which is a bad technique when using it by itself, you need to add more details about DILD/MILD/WBTB/etc
05-16-2012, 11:46 PM
dreamerJon23
It was posted in 2011, and it's a focus outline, not descriptions of techniques you learn after a few lucids. :P
Quote:
Originally Posted by n00bf0rlyf3
you need to add more details about DILD/MILD/WBTB/etc
You actually don't need more details, imo you walk into LD's inspired and after a 10+ you learn the library of techniques.