Thread: Best method for beginners?

I would like to know what the recommended induction method is for lucid dreaming beginners.

DILD is typically considered to be the beginner path, but some have better luck with WILD. Best advice I can give is to experiment and see what works for you. You could try using both, since if you fail a WILD attempt, you could always succeed with DILD on the same night.

Truly best method varies from person to person and can be found through experimenting, but generally, starting with DILD is way to go for beginners, because it lets one become more familiar with general lucid dreaming techniques and awareness and because WILD becomes easier after one gets some DILDs. Also if you have time after waking up you can add WBTB or nap, those generally can help lucid dreaming alot.
Here are some threads and tutorials to check:
http://www.dreamviews.com/induction-...cid-dream.html
http://www.dreamviews.com/induction-...cid-dream.html
http://www.dreamviews.com/dild/13212...ods-dilds.html
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Those are some good tutorials and some good advice I would like to add that you should follow tutorials, but as you gain more experience you might want to modify things slightly as to consider your needs - guides are a great guideline, but as you know everybody is different and you can just alter a few things to find the perfect way for yourself.

As you might have already noticed, Plutog, there is no best method for beginners. That's because the method of entry into a lucid dream does not matter. What does matter is your mental preparation. Work on your self-awareness, your memory, build real expectations and solid intention, and the method becomes purely a matter of convenience.

In other words, get your mind in the right place, and any method will be just fine; don't get your mind there, and all methods will likely fail.

I would say DILD, through very frequent and proper reality testing. Write on a piece of paper "I will do a reality test whenever I..."

1. [fill in the blank]
2. [fill in the blank]
3. [fill in the blank]
etc.

You fill in the blanks with both things that happen in real life, as well as things that occur frequently in your dreams. So it might be...

1.) Whenever I am sitting with a group of people.
2.) Whenever I enter my bedroom.
3.) Whenever I see a cat.
4.) Whenever I feel a strong emotion.
etc. (I hope you get the picture.)

Try not to write too many of those tasks, so I would say 7 is an ideal number. Later you modify these tasks according to your dreamsigns. If you notice that you never enter your bedroom in a dream, then you will change that task and write something different.

Now, I say frequent and proper reality tests for a reason, and that's because you can do a reality check in a dream too fast, or without really questioning your state, and you will end up not becoming lucid. Also the best way to do a reality check in my experience is to combine two reality checks.

There is much to be said on this topic, but seeing how DILD and reality testing is discussed in thousands of threads on this forum as well as articles/tutorials, I think it's unnecessary to go into details.

I wish you good luck.

Have a look at the Intro Class, there may be some good tips in there for you, and you can keep a workbook of your progress as you continue through your journey to lucid dreams

Check out my guide

http://www.dreamviews.com/induction-...al-method.html