Can you Attain Lucidity just by looking at a Picture before Sleep without saying Mantras?

[voByJunior2013]

I've tried to say a bunch of mantras over and over as i fall asleep. Ranging from "I will remember.." and "I will look at my hands and realize" and also mantras about what i wish to dream about. But it gets tedious having to use my mouth to say them or to constantly say them in my mind. It gets confusing. Can i just make a picture with the written sentence and pictures of what i wish to do or what i want to dream about, and just stare at it without thinking or saying anything? Will that be enough?

[Memm]

Short answer is: of course you can.

[FryingMan]

I'd recommend a small adjustment to your mantras: avoid future tense, use present tense only, otherwise your brain may interpret "will" to mean some point in the indeterminate future. Using present tense gives it a "now and always" connotation.

[JadeGreen]

I think you should take Fryingman's advice on mantras. I think looking at a picture would be a better way to induce a certain dream scenario. (Such as if you want to dream of being in a forest, look at pictures of a forest) But not necessarily the best way to become lucid.

[SonatArctica]

according to Dr. Gerhard Eggetsberger (an Austrian scientiest) using symbols for neuro-programming prior sleeping is very effective. the science behind it: approx. 20 minutes before sleeping the Thalamus shuts up. The Thalamus is the censor in our brain. So when this censor becomes silent suggestive formulas (wether symbols or/and mantras) easily slip into the subconscious and become powerful over time. here you can read the articles (sorry just in german): Powergedanken - De - Hypnose Symbole - De - Hypnose i have been having the same idea but didnt try it yet. but soon good luck and report us back! Cheers