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i did this and it worked. when i woke up i thought i had realized i was dreaming afterwards, but then i realized that i became aware during the dream. it's hard to explain, it's like real life, but completely different. thank you so much for opening a whole new world to me
This isn't something that develops over night. You need to have experienced at least one lucid dream in order to have the self-efficacy (belief in your ability) to have further lucid dreams. You need to have had success in order to develop the mindset of being a lucid dreamer, and each lucid dream confirms that mindset.
But look, according to your profile you have 25 lucid dreams, and you've been at it since last February. Some people can go years of trying, only to have one measly semi-lucid that they immediately awaken from because they never developed the capacity to lucid dream.
That's why this tutorial basically aims to bypass the tortuous process of becoming a 'natural' bit-by-bit, through experience, by instructing you to act like, and believe, you are a pro already, it's that intent that will get you your initial lucid dreams. From there, belief is second nature.
This is a bit of a shameless plug, but I wrote a thread outlining my ideas on intent in more detail, you may find it useful, maybe not: http://www.dreamviews.com/f11/intent...ue-rut-130463/
Thank you... I've been trying since September, 2010.. Not last February. :( I understand your lovely words. Thank you... I shall read your post and try this more... maybe then I can understand better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ctharlhie
did you start adding "and i have amazing dream recall every day?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Raspberry
Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been on the forums for a while. After the site got hacked I changed my hosts file to correct it. But after they fixed it the site didn't work anymore. One day I decided to revert my hosts file to normal, and it fixed the problem. I've still been lucid dreaming like crazy, like I always have since I started. Mainly just WILDs now. There really is not much else to say, other than thanks for not letting this thread die. I wish you all good luck on your path to lucid dreaming.
And one little piece of advice for everyone; I've found that being generally happy has really helped me lucid dream.
Welcome back. Nice to see you again. :P
Welcome back to the forum!
At least your thread remained intact during the hack.
It is good to be happy, though fooling yourself into happiness won't work or make life any less stressful.
Find one good reason to smile every day. Make a mental list, and add to it daily. Right there is a good start on the path to happiness.
In my opinion, giving yourself a reason to be happy is the same a fooling yourself into happiness.Quote:
Originally Posted by melanieb
I've found that the greatest happiness comes from within.
I've just started reading this thread and this method sounds awesome. What exactly I need to know is there some kind subliminal message you give your subconscious, sort of like autosuggestion, or is my subconscious that easy to trick into believing that I can LD?
The shortest possible subliminal messages, or mantras I guess you could say, that you could give your subconscious are things like "Lucid Dreaming" or "I am dreaming". But not everybody uses words primarily as the symbol system in their brain. Some people can use things like feelings, images, or emotions to better set their intent. I'd say I myself use a certain feeling I get from lucid dreams in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by mdspencer68
I think I might fall in the latter category. I've tried mantras doing MILD and so far it hasn't worked. My memory tends to works better with images rather than words.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverBullet
I think I fall in the latter category. I tend to do better visualizing images.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverBullet
WHOOPS! Sorry for the double post. I was trying to edit it.
Don't think in terms of subliminal messages as that places use as that places effectiveness on external factors when you want to place emphasis on you as a dreamer. It's as simple as knowing that you are a lucid dreamer, you were born to do it, now go, dream.
It may take time, but once you crack this attitude, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to induce lucid dreams on any night you choose :)
So, it's sort of like the scene from the Empire Strikes Back, where Yoda is essentially telling Luke that using the force isn't about thinking you can, but knowing you can. Am I close?
Yep, "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." :)
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Originally Posted by SilverBullet
I think you misunderstand.
Happiness does indeed need to come from within. Finding reasons to smile and enjoy life is the ability to connect to internal feelings of happiness from simple pleasures (or complex ones) when all other stimuli or situational experiences would tend to depress a person.
It's not fooling oneself into happiness but finding more reason to think positively.
Negative thoughts come easy and overshadow positive thoughts in some people. Finding reasons to smile is a good step in reversing that trend.
:)
firstly let me just say i have finally read this whole thing, and i read the one that you did before that.
the first night i did this i got 2-3 lucids. i think it really does definitely help if you have had atleast 1 or 2 lucids before.
i don't get them alot until i did this. awesome way to go.
when i have time to actually focus on this i get lucids with it. the night i did it and had 2-3 lucids i did a WBTB and it worked intensely.
i said to myself "i lucid dream everynight and have 2-3 lucid dreams everynight. i have great dream recall and my draems are vivid. i will have a dream about "this girl" BANG all of it worked for me lol.. i know i now am a natural lucid dreamer 100% when im not tired and get enough sleep etc..
shot bro.
Is it just me or are all the posts in pink? (Irrelevant to the thread I know)
For me all text is pink comic sans ms.
yep, its a user by the name of MindGames that changed it.
Wonder if he/she will get banned.
Erm, don't mind me being naive here, but... HOW???Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverBullet
Last night 2 lucids, think im at a point now where i just need to work on extending the time and the dream control = ) im pumped cuz i know i've got masters in lucid dreaming now hahaha. had a vivid as dream aswell that i went through a water slide and it was so fukin realistic.
i went to bed at 10:15 woke up at 2:45 stayed up for 30 minutes had a glass of apple juice had some zma and fish oil and went back to bed with my intent and then fell back asleep and bang dreams pumped me :)
so 4-5 lucids in a week. thats my record and thats since i read this forum and the old one.
pumped :)
OH GOD I JUST WANT THIS SO BAD. Sorry If I'm beginning to get annoying ROFL. :/ Just really do...
I want to do this...
I can do this....
I've done it before...
try it with wbtb
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I seem to be having REM trouble? Is REM the only time you have dreams?, Or do dreams occur in other stages? I'm really confused .. :/