Consistency. Most of us do dream work every day, whether it be DJing, daily awareness, WILD attempts--whatever. If you take long breaks in between bouts of interest, you aren't giving time for the practices to become a lifestyle. |
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Hello everyone, first off happy new year (though it may be a bit late). |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
Consistency. Most of us do dream work every day, whether it be DJing, daily awareness, WILD attempts--whatever. If you take long breaks in between bouts of interest, you aren't giving time for the practices to become a lifestyle. |
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Stephen LaBerge's tips for MILD: (http://www.dreamviews.com/lucid-expe...ml#post2160952
Thanks for the advice, but when you speak of consistency, do you mean that even times when life gets stressful (aka exams for students or busy days for people at work) you don't drop LDing for a while? I always figured that during these times my dream recall would be too shitty and I'd be better off focusing on the important stuff. Unfortunately I've had too many of these since I'm a student so I had to drop LDing too many times. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
hmmm... You actually got 2 wrong. |
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What's the workbook in the DILD class all about exactly? If it's theory I'm all up there but the actual techniques just don't seem to do it for me. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
Yes, I mean not dropping the practice entirely. The same can be said for any practice. If you want to be a skilled lucid dreamer, but only practice when free time appears, you will never be very good (barring innate ability). On the other hand, if you sincerely make an effort to maintain a maintenance level of awareness and reality checks, as well as performing autosuggestion for a few minutes before bed, you'll be able to pick up where you left off once time allows. Otherwise you will spend all of your free time just getting back to baseline. |
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Last edited by ThreeCat; 01-08-2015 at 05:12 PM.
Stephen LaBerge's tips for MILD: (http://www.dreamviews.com/lucid-expe...ml#post2160952
My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
Well, LDing in general is not my profession, but rather a spare-time activity. Therefore I have to accept what others bring forth in terms of theory, of which I have read plenty. Could you explain in greater detail what you mean? If I really do think about LDing in the wrong way I'd like to adjust that. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
I may have the wrong end of the stick, but from your posts it seems like you believe that it is the techniques that get you lucid when they are only vehicles for the fundamentals, awareness and memory. How much time are you spending each day working on awareness and dream memory? |
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
I am well aware what actually matters but I do not see how those lack for me because I spend the walking part of my travels (which equals about 15 minutes) and whenever I remember to do so and I have time for it while working being mindful and aware. I'm not ultra-aware as to noticing each and every single detail around me but aware enough to check for the dream feeling and reality checks and noticing things I did not notice before. I also do not spend a set amount of time being aware/mindful, so it varies from day to day. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
Your post is making it sound like LDing is a job and techniques are tools you use to get the job done before your boss comes in to yell at you. |
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I think you might have a point Memm. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
Surely these are valid variants. "Induced" means "bring about or give rise to" and "initiated" means "cause (a process or action) to begin." I'm just using Google's definitions since I'm not at home and don't have access to my OED, but they seem sufficiently synonymous. The acronyms work out the same, so there doesn't seem any reason to quibble about the specific verb in play, so long as everyone understands what is meant. |
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I feel like this sometimes as well for sure, by reminding you of being excited about lucid dreaming I was also reminding myself. =] |
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Use my MTGTLD (Mantra Thought Guide To Lucid Dreaming) |
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escape the cycle of thinking where you believe a random technique will make you lucid. Practice the fundamentals, only you make you lucid. |
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
^^ Watch this video. I had only a few minor LDs in December, and after watching this video I've had 2 LDs in 3 days (one TOTM-worthy, and one short KILD today). It's messaqe is really important. It's all up to YOU. You don't need more TTTs! (tips/tricks/techniques). |
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Last edited by FryingMan; 01-12-2015 at 06:43 PM.
FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Thanks, I'll be sure to watch the video. |
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Last edited by Aziq; 01-13-2015 at 10:39 AM.
I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
The main help is to realize where I need to place my faith: in myself! Not in searching out yet another tip/trick/technique. And to keep that excitement going. |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
I'm not sure if most of my LDs were when I was most excited in LDing but I know for sure that they were most fun when when I was most excited. The LDs I've had recently have been rather dull. Being in a dream and suddenly realizing I was dreaming felt like how christmas morning felt when I was a kid. Nowadays they just give me a short feeling of proudness but that's kinda all there is to it. |
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I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.
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