Hi everyone,
i've been reading this forum for over a month now as a guest and decided to join since i have some questions.

first of all, to hypnagogic imagery... i have trouble seeing it sometimes. i did the following.

1. go to sleep at 11:30
2. wake up at 5:00
3. stay awake for 10 minutes
4. go back to sleep trying to become lucid.

i saw a bunch of weird things happening and saw a scene of my friend showing me a techno song, and i could actually HEAR the song. then i had a scene where i got up and entered the bathroom, and realized i was lucid. but then i woke up instantly.

my question is: how and when can i see hypnagogic imagery? what time of the night do i need to try? and how do i convert this into a dream? i know about WILD but have never succeeded. please, someone help me.