Thread: SilverBullet's Key to Lucid Dreaming Revived

Intention and belief are important, but if that is all you have, then you're in trouble. A quadriplegic can intend to walk (and even believe they can--this is called insanity), but without reconstructive technology, this is not happening.

On the other hand, if you have absolutely no belief in yourself, then lucid dreaming is not happening. The key is to balance things out.

SilverBullet has a point. We all ARE lucid dreamers, and all of us (unless we, due to trauma, don't dream) have this capability. Telling yourself that lucid dreaming is hard is stupid, because you will make it hard. But there is a learning curve, and pretending like it doesn't exist is equally stupid.

The problem with this is when people tell themselves they will lucid dream, or that they are a lucid dreamer, and then have no dreams, frustration and doubt set in, which kills their entire impetus to lucid dream. Most of the time, there is a lack of persistence here. People tell themselves lucid dreaming will be easy, and when they don't have a lucid dream in one or two weeks, they decide it is hard and give up.

I agree with Sensei's little face; telling yourself you will lucid dream, and even going to sleep BELIEVING that it will happen isn't enough most of the time. You need to study the techniques, get some experience under your belt, keep a dream journal, talk to other dreamers, edit your techniques, reconsider your techniques, maybe purchase a sleep mask, try some supplements, try different sleeping positions, try different WBTB times, try different WBTB time lengths, try different WBTB activities, try auditory cues, try having a partner cue you, set some alarms, train yourself to be calm in the dream state, do your reality checks . . . . and everything else I'm not going to mention. Once you see some consistency, belief will flow naturally.

Originally Posted by OneUpBoy71

I know how you feel about this thread Sensei, I saw your thread. And I know it goes against all that we have been taught as Lucid Dreamers, but you should give it a try man. Then again though you probably already have a method that you're sticking with, so it'd makes sense if you don't want to.

This doesn't really go against common understanding of lucid dream practice. Belief is important--some people have lucid dreams after hearing another person talk about it (like my wife!). Stephen LaBerge, Charlie Morley, and other lucid dream teachers emphasize the importance of positive thinking. But it is by no means the secret to LDing.