Originally Posted by
ph887
Hello everyone,
I have never really been active on this forum despite knowing about it for about 5 years by now but reading your post I decided it would be a great time to start (or continue) my journey. For the past couple of years I have always been fascinated by lucid dreaming and wanted to be able to achieve lucid dreams frequently. Over the years I tried lots of different techniques but looking back on it I never really sticked to one for longer than a few weeks or months. I honestly don't know why it's seems so difficult for me to stay motivated for lucid dreaming over a longer period of time but I figured that regularly posting an update here in this forum might be a good way to force myself into staying motivated.
As you already mentioned, I also read about the gravity rc from both Hukif and Azul about a year ago and tried incorporating it into my daily life back then. I did notice an enhanced dream recall and better awareness in general but never got lucid directly from it. Keep in mind though that as I mentioned it was extremely hard for me to keep going with it and I only practiced it for about 3 months. I'm not trying in any way to say that it's not possible to achieve a lot better results during this time period but I just wasn't able to keep it up during my daily life (especially conversations) and honestly only really was able to consistently stay aware of my gravity while going for a walk with my dog due to not having a lot of distractions around me. Despite my "failure" with this method I would consider it as one of the best methods if you really put a lot of effort into it as from a logical stand point I think it has to work once the constant check becomes second nature.
All of my previous lucid dreams were dilds and never really induced through one specific dream sign but rather a sudden realization that this has to be a dream. Obviously I always did a reality check once I got that feeling but I feel like it's not really necessary at that point because I'm already sure that it's a dream before I even start the reality check. So summing up I never got lucid from a specific reality check but actually just an increased overall awareness. I'm not really sure if that's a good or a bad thing but as always it's probably just a personal thing and this seems to be working for me.
Not sure if any of my background or experiences are interesting for other people to read but just writing it down here has already helped me understand more about my problems with achieving frequent lucid dreams.
So here's what I'm going to do from now on (I'll just split it up into the same categories as you):
Memory:
I definitely need better dream recall so keeping a DJ (and actually using it) is a must for me
I've had success with suggestions when going to bed so I'm also going to do that for sure
Self awareness
I'm really willing to put all my effort into this topic this time so I will also start doing the gravity rc again and just keep going for at least like 3-6 months even if there are no immediate results
Meditation, probably in the morning and before going to bed
Dreaming
No drugs (should be pretty easy for me personally)
Learning how to fall asleep quickly as it seems that mantras and suggestions are by far most effective when used right before you fall asleep
Having a constant sleep schedule and trying wbtb whenever I have time for it
So that's all for my first post here, please just let me know if I should start my own thread in case you want to keep this one organized and just with your personal experiences. Sorry for any mistakes in my language as English isn't my first language.
I wish all of you great success and let's just keep staying motivated and on track because we all know how rewarding it will be once we achieve our goals!
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