Mantra help

I've been doing RC by remembering them whenever the thought pops into my head. I'm wondering if it's better if something reminds me of the thought rather than it popping in my head randomly. I also try to not get to far away from thoughts about Lucid dream as I tend to wonder off in my thoughts one too many times. Now on to mantras, I've found that the few dreams I do recall are always about the most vaguest things during my day and not anything to do with my mantra's. Also what are good present tense mantras cause apparantely "I Will realize that I am dreaming" doesn't work. Thanks.

Hey there! You can do RCs in a few different ways, perhaps combine all those for better results. 1. RC when you remember to do so. 2. RC when you see a dream sign. (Have a look at your DJ and identify reoccurring items. Some may happen only in dreams like flying, while others may be present in real life like a cat for example.) So every time you see a dream sign irl, do a RC and imagine that you could well be dreaming. 3. You may use an alarm or any kind of reminder like a sticky throughout the day to RC more often.

About mantras, it takes some time for them to work out. I personally think that the shorter the better. You may use a mantra like "Every time I see a (insert dream sign here), I become lucid/do a RC". " I realize that I am dreaming" works pretty well for me. Be sure to repeat mantras as you find comfortable if you have a natural wake during the night or if you do WBTB. Good luck! :)

Do reality checks when waking up/getting up from bed, through the day whenever you feel like you could be dreaming and whenever you see something weird/out of place/dream sign. Idea with reminder is also interesting. :zzz:
As for mantras, for long have you been doing them? Sometimes it takes a while for mantras to start working, and that period varies from person to person. :-?

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I've been doing the mantras right before going to sleep for the last couple of days. I just don't want to lose anymore motivation out of this, seriously just having one those quick n out lucids that people talk about would be amazing.

Two days might be not enough, just keep it up with mantras and i am sure it will come, be positive! Though if you can you could also do mantras while falling asleep, as long as it don't keeps you too awake ofcourse. :zzz:

try adding some emotions when you are chanting mantras, emotions and visualization are the catalyst which will lessen your time with mantras.

Try using a different mantra if this still doesn't continue. In some cases, (like me) when we say "I will have a lucid dream" our mind interprets it as we will have one later but not that night. If your mantra still doesn't work try doing something else that could not be interpreted as doing something later. This may not be the case for you, but it was for me so I have now altered my mantras a little to get the best results.

Your Reality Checks will become more and more frequent the more you remember to do them. A tip I would give is to try and keep the idea of lucid dreaming in the back of your mind all day, so that when you notice anything strange occurring you can think, "Wait, this might be a dream!" and carry out a Reality Check. Another method which I personally use is setting up a note and image on my phone that will make me question reality. It acts as a way to make me remember to Reality Check, and also a way to bring dreaming back into the forefront of my mind and it makes me think about it more through the day.

Here's a screenshot of my phone's lockscreen:
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Originally Posted by MrBlonde

...the few dreams I do recall...

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It seems you're having trouble with getting recall up in the first place.

To help with this, use a dream journal if you don't already, and when you wake up in the morning give yourself a couple of minutes and just sit and think through your dream in reverse, as if you're reliving it from end to beginning to help you remember details. If you can't remember any dreams at all then still sit still for a few minutes and see if anything comes to you. Wrack your brains for anything. Literally the smallest of things, be it a word, an emotion, or an idea. What this does is place importance on your dreams. Otherwise your brain counts them as unimportant data and it will be wiped pretty darn quickly from your memory. So practice recall and get your recall up to scratch before trying to incorporate mantras into giving yourself more dream recall.

Now onto mantras. As I've said, you should focus on recalling more dreams in the first stages of practicing lucid dreaming before you try and move on. I'd say 1-2 dreams is a good aim for a beginner, if not 2-3. The more, the better! You could use a mantra to help you remember your dreams. The one I use often when I'm having trouble with recall is, "I wake up and remember my dreams." It always helps, and you will probably see good results from it within a few days, if not even just one!

Once you have your recall up to a decent regular standard, then start using mantras to help you become lucid. Continue to practice your Reality Checks while you are gaining more recall, as you really want to enforce that habit into your subconscious. It's hard not to become demoralized when you don't see any progress happening, I know, I've been there. What you have to remember is that even when you don't see the progress, it's still happening. For example, every day that you perform Reality Checks throughout the day, every night that you recall dreams, every time you focus on lucid dreaming and think about it, it's all progress. It's all reinforcing the idea into your head that lucid dreaming is something you want to achieve, and that dreams have importance.

Patience is a key virtue when it comes to lucid dreaming, and you want the experience to last as long as possible with as much motivation as possible. The way to do this is to first gain recall, then aim for a lucid dream after that. This can be a long journey, or it can be a short one. Either way, stick it out, and have fun! Good luck!