Hello Dreamviews,

I am eagerly returning to lucid dreaming after a hiatus of roughly five years, during which for whatever reason my practice fell by the wayside. I am trying to perfect DEILD, but am unfortunately experiencing some difficulties, and am hoping to get some advice. Through autosuggestion/repetition, I am increasingly able to wake up from a non-lucid dream (no alarm) with my eyes closed and while remaining motionless.

However, I find that when I have the goal of lucid dreaming, my mind is too active and I cannot fall asleep. The times when I have been relaxed enough for something to start happening (vibrations), I focus too closely on it, get too excited, and then the experience stops. How can I overcome this? It seems like you have to navigate this frustrating paradox of trying while not trying. How much awareness is really required during DEILD to avoid slipping into a non-lucid dream? How do you hit that sweet spot of being conscious enough, but not too aware?

Thank you,
McDreamy