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New technique for...
Okay so I came up with this a while ago and I'm not sure if it works properly for WILD but anyway here it is. All you need is a wall next to your bed. So go to bed when you feel ready for WILD and lay down on your side, facing the wall. Now lean your hand against the wall. The elbow should touch the bed but yor hand should touch the wall, at the highest point possible. Now just relax in this position. It doesn't take much effort to keep your hand up but it should take a little effort, and that's the thing: The moment you fall asleep your hand falls down next to you. You won't wake up entirely but it's a clear sign of you falling asleep. Hopefully it will only wake up your mind. Now it's up to you, keep your mind awake with the traditional ways (like climbing up stairs, whatever works best for you), you are close. When your hand falls down it's a sign of sleep paralysis, if I'm correct, so you can't be far from dreaming.
Pros:
You don't have to do pretty much anything
Cons:
Your hand could be too well balanced, staying up even when you fall asleep
Do you think this could work?
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A curious approach but I have my doubts considering that falling asleep isn't and equally easy and fast paced process for everyone.
Also, what do you mean by the hand touching the wall "at the highest point possible"? Are you saying that it should be placed vertically or more horizontally yet at an angle?
And probably the most curious question: has it worked for you and if it has then how many times?
All in all there really is no "good" or "bad" ways to achieve lucidity I would say. Considering that everyone's dream-related behavior and aspects are as different as everyone's egos I can be nearly sure that someone may find this method as proficient as it is for you.
I have a wall near my bed and considering that I am curious I'll try it out surely.
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It worked once for me, but back then I didn't know anything about lucid dreaming so I couldn't take advantage of it. Was actually pretty much by accident. I haven't tried this again but I suppose I could.
And about the position... It's a little hard to explain but the angle should be pretty high... because the higher it is the harder it is to keep the hand up. You'll have to optimize it. A lower angle means more pressure on the wall, making the position pretty stable... which is bad.