Thread: So, what's YOUR technique(s)?

Originally Posted by lsddream

I don't really have any techniques I just randomly have lucid dreams.

This is what used to happen to me, not anymore though , that's why I'm tryign to find something that works consistently for me.

Originally Posted by gab

You don't need SP to lucid dream. And what people often refer to as SP, is just normal falling asleep sensations. SP is when you can't move at all no matter how hard you try and you see/feel a threatening presence in your room. If you don't normally have SP, you will not have it when WILDing either. Sensations and types of entry into WILD



Yes. You are practically there. When you catch yourself on verge of sleep, just keep counting or saying mantra, watch the hallucinations and next time you fall asleep, with some luck it will be lucidly.


I could discuss my technique, if I had one. The thing is, once you learn the basics, then it's a matter of trial and error for everybody himself to find the best way for himself. That's why I would recommend you read some good tutorials, try them exactly as they are written and then you can adjust them for yourself. You see, every attempt, especially for WILD and DEILD can and will go differently than your previous one. It's important to understand the basics and why are things happenig the way they are.

WILD (sageous)
DILD (gab)
DEILD (dutchraptor)

Happy dreams

I'm still struggling to find a technique that works for me, you see, even with SSILD I seem to have a block to getting lucid... I'll either fall asleep after waking up at 3 AM, or I'll stay awake, do the SSILD stuff and then can't get back to sleep for two hours, so it's wasted.
I'll check out those tutorials, I've already read dutchraptor's DEILD guide, I might try that as the possibility of chaining dreams together appeals to me.

Originally Posted by dutchraptor

I agree with gab, take the time to read a whole guide he has linked and practise it consistently for a month or more. DOn't take for granted what a guide tells you, try it then modify according to how you want it to work. My technique is constently changing and I really can't emphasize it enough, if you know that your technique is tailored for you you'll have much more confidence.

The part where you mention counting is exactly which many DILD and WILD methods are based on. Arguably the most effective technique for WILD is falling asleep and regaining consciousness right before the transition. Tell yourself that you will recognize yourself falling asleep and just starting counting until you lose focus, after a few attempts you eventually fall asleep and some point afterwards you regain awareness as you enter the dream. It can take a while to learn however, patience is key.

Thanks, I'd always been slightly afraid of modifying techniques made by more skilled dreamers like you and gab, in case it ruined it. I suppose it's fairly logical that it'd need some customization to work for someone else though