Thread: No LDs! How do you know you are progressing?

When I wake and recall I’ve questioned events or objects in the dream this helps but usually I ask one question then either confabulate a reason and don’t question it further or a dream character gives me an answer and I don’t question it further. Apart from that I usually get annoyed that once again I’ve missed the most reoccurring dream sign I have - seeing people I know.

I’ve never seen my self RC in my dreams the closest I think I’ve come was once putting my hand in my pocket and feeling a small bag of something and On another occasion looking at a coin with kanji Marks written on It ( as I looked at the coin I thought “this is similar to my...oh look at the Japanese writing that’s cool”) one of my RCs is trying to break a Totem in my right pocket With my right hand( 3 coins I’ve glue together it has a particular feel. And weight to it)

Originally Posted by Ant101

When I wake and recall I’ve questioned events or objects in the dream this helps but usually I ask one question then either confabulate a reason and don’t question it further or a dream character gives me an answer and I don’t question it further. Apart from that I usually get annoyed that once again I’ve missed the most reoccurring dream sign I have - seeing people I know.

I’ve never seen my self RC in my dreams the closest I think I’ve come was once putting my hand in my pocket and feeling a small bag of something and On another occasion looking at a coin with kanji Marks written on It ( as I looked at the coin I thought “this is similar to my...oh look at the Japanese writing that’s cool”) one of my RCs is trying to break a Totem in my right pocket With my right hand( 3 coins I’ve glue together it has a particular feel. And weight to it)

Okay. First thing. Don't get annoyed when this happens. Getting annoyed and frustrated is going to set you back from your goal. Think of it as a positive sign you're at least questioning your state. And, a plus, now you know where you need to grow: critical reflective attitude.

If you're missing your dream sign (people you know - kind of vague), then you need a different dream sign. I would go more specific. Are you RCing in daytime waking reality to everyone you know? No? Then you can't expect to do that in a dream.

When you describe the coin, you lost your focus and got distracted by the dream image. What that says to me is that you need to build your present moment awareness. Meditate more.

Your RC target (totem) is a bit complicated. Try to keep it simple, although you had a great success one time with putting your hand in your pocket! Celebrate that. I strongly recommend looking at your hands. They're always there, and so very easy to look at. No complicated motions, no breaking anything.


Most importantly: Celebrate your successes, no matter how small! You need to build the positive momentum to get the ball rolling. It's like a snowball effect. Once you see yourself succeed, you will be motivated to try more, and you will succeed even more just from that mental attitude.