Thread: New approach to lucid dreaming?

I've tried using mantras in this manner before with a bit of success and have been recently been thinking about trying it again, just to prove to myself that I have free will during my non-lucid dreams.

One time, I tried this by repeating I'm dreaming over and over while falling asleep in an attempt to say I'm dreaming during the dream. I actually did successfully incubate saying "I'm dreaming" during the dream, but a DC replied "No you aren't," and I said "Okay!" and never became lucid.

I think this has potential, but the main problem I've found with it is that many times it takes me a lot of time to fall asleep while repeating a mantra, and frankly I find it a bit of a pain repeating a mantra. I think these problems are fixable though, so I'm trying to figure how to fall asleep faster while repeating a mantra. I think that will be my project tonight.

Originally Posted by dolphin

I've tried using mantras in this manner before with a bit of success and have been recently been thinking about trying it again, just to prove to myself that I have free will during my non-lucid dreams.

One time, I tried this by repeating I'm dreaming over and over while falling asleep in an attempt to say I'm dreaming during the dream. I actually did successfully incubate saying "I'm dreaming" during the dream, but a DC replied "No you aren't," and I said "Okay!" and never became lucid.

I think this has potential, but the main problem I've found with it is that many times it takes me a lot of time to fall asleep while repeating a mantra, and frankly I find it a bit of a pain repeating a mantra. I think these problems are fixable though, so I'm trying to figure how to fall asleep faster while repeating a mantra. I think that will be my project tonight.

Iv noticed the last thing you think of before you sleep can have an effect.....maybe close your eyes and do whatever you do to get closer to sleep and when you feel comfortable and like your close to falling asleep maybe then say the mantra....i think maybe just saying it like 10.yimes before you sleep and do it everytime you sleep should help i think.Good luck dolphin and let me know if you have any luck =)