Im fairly new to this dreaming phenomenon, and i have been experimenting with some of my theories. The past few nights i have been attempting to WILD (without success). Because i am a light sleeper, i set my alarm clock to go off during the non-REM state (so it would be easier to fall back asleep while awake). However, shortly before i fully wake, i experience an extremely short dream or false awakening. Now what im wondering is if the alarm clock could wake a person up from the deep stages of sleep, into REM, and then into waking life (like ascending from the deep end of a pool). Does anyone have any ideas of how to get an alarm clock that only goes off for a short time, ideally only enough to put a person into REM. It should be a failproof way to create REM at any time. That would make me a happy camper.