Thread: Becoming Aware Without Reality Checks

When it seems like we got lucid for no good reason, just out of the blue, without RC, well, it didn't happen without reason.

It happened because of our awareness training. It didn't have to be intense ADA or any other awareness technique. Just a simple thought "wow, I could be dreaming" when we RC during day serves the same purpose.

RCs normally don't get us lucid. They are most of the time preceded by a spark of awareness, that makes us do RC. Byt the time we finish with RC, we mostly already know that we are dreaming. RC only confirms it.

RC most of the time only provides a vehicle for our awareness training. That's why we do them at the same time when we ask ourselves the awareness question "wow, am I dreaming" and we believe that yes, we are.

Like gab said. A very effective awareness training for that is RRC(not RC). It trains our self-awareness, which is also crucial for WILDs!
http://www.dreamviews.com/wild/13181...prep-part.html

IMO that's actually the proper way to become lucid. It's the initial awareness that makes you lucid, not RC's. Reality Checks are just confirmations that you're dreaming.

Originally Posted by Azul

IMO that's actually the proper way to become lucid. It's the initial awareness that makes you lucid, not RC's. Reality Checks are just confirmations that you're dreaming.

What is great is that, after you become good at self-awareness, you'll get a lot of these awareness initiated LDs, like the pros. Buut, it takes time, so patience

Yea I forgot to mention that happens when it starts to become second nature lol.

And it'll happen even more later. It becomes daily! No need for much techs anymore

Originally Posted by LouaiB

And it'll happen even more later. It becomes daily! No need for much techs anymore

What have you done personally for increasing your self awareness? I've read the guide but never truly understood. "Just know you exist" didn't really make sense to me in a practical way. Any advice?

Originally Posted by imrossed

What have you done personally for increasing your self awareness? I've read the guide but never truly understood. "Just know you exist" didn't really make sense to me in a practical way. Any advice?

Well, when you consider your awareness, your firing different parts of you brain. "I exist" is not a normal thought. Animals think, but a lot of them don't qualify for self-awareness. Train a lot during the day to consider your existence, you effect on everything, and everything's effect on you(including people), and what you did and will do in 5 minutes. Others put it as "living the moment". As long as you are considering your existence, you're doing it right. Also don't do it half-minded, or it'll lose it's effect. You gotta feel that "wonder" a little. In fact, I drew a flow chart Explaining the DILDing process. Of course it includes self-awareness. Want me to link it?

Originally Posted by LouaiB

Well, when you consider your awareness, your firing different parts of you brain. "I exist" is not a normal thought. Animals think, but a lot of them don't qualify for self-awareness. Train a lot during the day to consider your existence, you effect on everything, and everything's effect on you(including people), and what you did and will do in 5 minutes. Others put it as "living the moment". As long as you are considering your existence, you're doing it right. Also don't do it half-minded, or it'll lose it's effect. You gotta feel that "wonder" a little. In fact, I drew a flow chart Explaining the DILDing process. Of course it includes self-awareness. Want me to link it?

Hey that's a cool way to put it! Thanks, and ya I'd love to see the chart!

sorry, I meant cinsider your existance!
The chart is in a thread called "my own take on LDing techniques" in the general lucid discusion, my last post. (sry didn't link, on my phone)

I never have to RC in the dream world.

All my LDs come to me like yours did.

Originally Posted by SinisterDezz

I never have to RC in the dream world.

All my LDs come to me like yours did.

Surely self awareness. Bcz That much LDs highten your self-awareness. Congrats, you're part of the SA movement now!