Originally posted by jhk
I wonder how does it work... As we know the sleep cycle begins with NREM stages first time you fall asleep at night, when you successfully intiate WILD at that time, do you just \"skip\" it and go to REM first, or are those dreams happening in NREM?
Another good question.
Do we force REM. I really doubt it.
But rather does a lucid dream have to be in the REM stage? After all a lot of the trechniques are more or less forced for lack of a better word. induced. that's better.

IN the Book ETWOLD, Stephen LaBerge proved lucid dreaming by predetermining that he would move his eyes in a systematic movement to show he was in a dream. But I believe the EEG machines showed he was in REM. And when you are in REM your eyes generally move back and forth.
Was he over riding this natural response?
If he was, what other physical, involuntary actions could we override?
This brings about many questions!