Thread: Anyone tried Tipharot's Intention technique?

Originally Posted by cooldreamer

I'm using this technique atm and I tried it last night with no result but had vivid dreams tbh. That might be because I drank some water before going to bed, i believe I heard that causes vivid dreams?
The reason I'm using this is because I would rather not wake up and go back to bed as it takes me a while to get back to bed.
I've read many books including Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, but that also didn't help unfortunately.

This is a shame, because WBTB is one of the powerful techniques you can try. I know that it takes a while to go back to bed, and that can be inconvenient. Unfortunately, that effort is the cost of lucid dreaming. It's rare for me to have a lucid dream without doing WBTB. Also, it's just brain chemistry. You need your brain to be in the right state to have a chance at getting lucid. It's like surfing a wave. No matter how developed your critical reflective attitude is, if your brain is too tired, you won't have a high chance of lucidity.

Also, I'm a strong believer of using a classic physical dream journal. The act of physically writing increases your intention to remember dreams and become lucid. Then when you wake up, you can always write it digitally too, if you like. The main idea is that the more effort you are putting in = the more intention you are setting. Intention is everything. Taking short cuts, like digital apps and looking for instant techniques, don't add the same amount of energy into it.

Originally Posted by HumbleDreamer

2. Do you think you are performing a test on "auto-pilot"? It is vital that you perform each reality check with a critical mind and full lucid awareness. Act like a detective in your dream, question the dream. do not simply assume that you are awake. Do you put emotion behind your RC? Be especially vigilant to perform a reality check whenever a waking event closely resembles one of your dream signs. Regularity and consistency are absolutely key, you are attempting to develop a new default lifestyle behavior.

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