6+ Successive LD episodes, back to back

[Earthatic]

This happened about an hour ago, and it's not the first time I had so many in one session. The LD count could have been as high as 12, for all I know. I remember the induction phases for most of them, but the earlier ones are difficult to remember; my memory is always impaired when dreaming. Anyway, I'm not too familiar with all these induction acronyms. This might be considered a WILD or DILD, but step 4 can be done during the tail end of a regular dream, or when a person is semi-conscious during hypnagogic/hypnopompic states. I'll just try to describe what I do: 1) I interrupt my REM cycle, slightly earlier than it should be ended. I am able to lie back down and experience spontaneous, unintentional thoughts and images, among other things. I might feel the urge to keep sleeping, but I don't go back to bed. 2) 1-3 hours later, I take a nap. I lay on my back—always flat on my back—to prevent myself from becoming too relaxed, too soon. Easing into it, I'll get fleeting thoughts and images, like usual. If I concentrate, however, I can make my mind still, and lose awareness of my real body. I might feel the "phantom" sensation of a body and experience false imagery of my surroundings, but I can usually tell that it's oneiric. 3) I get up and go about my LD business, as usual. 4) As the dream feels like it is fading, I lay down on my stomach (in the dream) to create a contrasted illusion of how my body is positioned. I lay like that, very still, until the phantom-like sensations come back. I feel them immerse me again; it's almost like you are recharging. 5) I get up and have another LD experience. I have been able to repeat this process countless times, all in single sessions. The dreams, themselves, are usually quite short, lasting about 30 seconds to 8 minutes each; still, like I said, this can be repeated more times than I can even count. Eventually, I lose the urge to keep going, call it a day and wake up. Also, while recharging or during the actual LD, I might get distracting sensations, like the need to clear my throat or itch my face. I may even wake up and try to do it. It's almost always an illusion and eventually goes away, though. It's almost like I'm being tricked into waking up!

[NyxCC]

Congrats on th ld series and thanks for sharing your technique! I am very intrigued by step 4, the recharge phase. Sometimes, I have enough energy to resume the dream or start a new dream when the ld begins to fade, but usually it is though willpower. Assuming the counter position of your sleeping body seems like an interesting approach. Have you experimented with other positions and if so what was the effect?

[Earthatic]

Willpower plays a big part, yes. L-DOPA supplementation has been a tremendous help. I haven't tried a different position, but I have tried rubbing my hands together, and that is also a useful technique. It requires more effort and concentration, though, while laying down (in a different position than RL) is more passive and easier to maintain. When it fades, the body has a natural inclination to want to wake up, and you just have to resist until it returns. I find it takes a few seconds to fully creep back. It really helps to contemplate the objective and incentive while you are waiting, too.

[NyxCC]

Thanks for the explanation. I think I might do some experiments with position at dream end and see how that goes. Haven't tried L-DOPA, but heard some positive feedback from other members. I know caffeine also increases dopamine levels and it sometimes helps me chain lds. Wish you lots of lucid experiences like this one and looking forward to reading them!

[VagalTone]

Interesting technique. It´s amazing that this works for you. I'll give it a try ! thanks for sharing

[realdealmagic]

I'm glad you've found something that works for you! Lucid Dreaming is a very personal thing, and it can take a lot of experimentation to find what works for your own mind. Congratulations