Here's a technique that is very simple, yet very weird and effective.

I've noticed that after having a great lucid dream I want more of them. (well, duh! ) My interest in them peaks, I visit these forums, read, answer questions, etc. My excitement about LDs build up. I go to sleep and use autosuggestion like "I will have a lucid dream tonight". I'm excited about going to sleep.

What usually follows is a dry spell. All this excitement and effort to have another LD seems wasted.

This was until I discovered this technique that is very effective in releasing this energy and effort and actually having a great LDs that reward all the effort you put into LDing.

Here's the technique, it's simple and it works best after a scenario similar to the one described above:

Go to bed, clear your mind. DO NOT THINK about lucid dreaming. DO NOT even say the word lucid dreaming in your head. DO NOT think about dreams or expect anything (if you are actually expecting the LD to happen you are very likely to fail). This "not thinking" is VERY different from completely forgetting about lucid dreaming. You dont think about it yet acknowledge its existence. You acknowledge that you are actually using a technique, but dont think about the technique. You are just going to sleep putting all concern about lucid dreaming, induction techniques, suggestions you usually use, in the back of your mind. They exist but you dont think about them. You are aware of their existence but you do not think about them.
Your mind is free of excitement or expectations.
(Sorry for redundancy, but I have to make this clear).

It's safe to feel confidence in the technique. Everything else must be put aside.

Earlier I used a model that still applies - when you read about LDing you wind up your inner LD spring. As long as you keep winding it up you wont have LDs, but when you use this technique to unwind you will get LDs.

What happens later that night is you have a lucid dream. Usually it is a dream induced LD, but variations occur.

I've used this technique for a few nights in a row. The first couple nights is pretty easy as you just put your faith in the technique. After that, especially if you are successful expectations start to surface and they are bad. Replacing them with confidence and thinking about what you want to do in a LD during the day works well to counter that.


Enjoy and please post here if you have success with this technique.