Thread: WILD questions for experienced WILDers

well, i'm not incredibly experienced, though i've had between 7-10 WILDs of varying clarity.

if you feel constrained by time, it hurts your chances...as far as getting to the SP stage, i simply relax...sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. though if i am trying to make it happen, it doesn't arrive. i think relaxation and allowing it to come in its own good time are neccessary for the way i use. there may be other more efficient methods which others can suggest.

Also, I notice that each time I am slipping away and snap back to attention to start over again, I am extremely aware of my breathing--it's almost as if when I am immersed in the HI and lose focus, my breathing immediately becomes a responsibility of my conscious mind. Any thoughts on this? [/b]

don't ever consciously tell yourself to breath while attempting a WILD. about half a dozen times i have been very close to WILDing, in the full immersion of SP, and feel that i am not breathing, and must tell myself to...must consciously control it.
each time it broke my concentration and i awoke completely. i know this is coming at it from the opposite end as you are describing, but its really the same thing.
your unconscoius mind is completely capable of controlling your breathing. don't consciously control it. it will take care of itself.

oh, and now that i think of it, if you want to acheive SP very quickly, simply stay perfectly still each time you wake up during the night. after 5 hours the body returns with seconds sometimes if you don't move or start thinking alot.

i usually forget, and stretch or start thinking about whatever dream i just had, but the times i stay still with a clear mind SP reasserts itself almost immediately.

good luck..