Thread: How to VILD effectively

Hello Arby - Great tutorial, and I`m minutes away from going away and trying it.
I`ve read a WILD tutorial by BillyBob ( the one where he explains about the cavemen) and he said you need an anchor - be it pain, a noise, etc.
I was thinking if your tech needs an anchor to the real world as well. And if so , can I put on my headphones and listen to music while I fall asleep or is that just TOO distracting?

Hi, Azuraos =)

No, music won't be too distracting. I know exactly what thread you're talking about and i've talked with billybob about the whole anchor thing. Truthfully, the visualization itself should anchor you.

But music can aid visualization, especially if it's pure instrumental. (Not recommended if it's not). If you build a scene to the feeling of the music, it can help the structure of it greatly.

Thanks alot, I`ll continue WILD`ing since this is the method for me.. (sadly) because 90% of my dreams are nightmares , short and violent.
So I can`t really stop and do reality checks when the first thing I see is one of my relatives being mauled to death, or myself falling as soon as I`m dreaming.
I will start a dream journal (which will look a bit like a Stephen King novel - if he were on crack) for my dream recall - and get my damn dream world under control
Thanks again for a great guide, please keep it up I`ll let you know my progress with this.

Originally Posted by Azuraos

I will start a dream journal (which will look a bit like a Stephen King novel - if he were on crack)

Seriously though, this is a brilliant technique. I tried it yesterday, and got closer than ever to dreaming consciously. My scene is a beach, I imagine my feet sinking into the wet sand, the waves washing around my ankles, etc.
It also got rid of my main problem, my need to swallow. It kept my focus. Eventually though, I gave up with school looming over me. Gonna try again tonight, I'll keep you posted!

P.S. So in essence this is all about keeping you occupied during SP, right?
and controlling your first dream location?

also, sorry for double posting, but when you are visualizing, can it be in 3rd person view?