Thread: How to VILD effectively

Oh, one more thing I'd like to add, I tried this last night with a WBTB and I had three short semi-lucids (they were pretty unstable though). I can say that those are the best results I ever got on my first try of a tech.

Ah, lots of replies since I last checked.

Ivi, would you describe it as a functional dreamscape or a flash/amalgamation of different sights/things that rush by pretty quickly?

Zaph: I don't see any problem with music. Indeed, dancing might be a good idea =)

Ozzi: You shouldn't have to think about/repaint the landscape as you turn. IF you have to, that means that instead of your hand being "physical" in your mind, it's just a drawing on your mind's eye. once you can get things to be "physical" and stable though stimulation of the senses, it'll fill itself in.

I've not encountered SP much doing V-WILD

poj: REM periods seriously help. This has been tried and tested and is essentially fact. Trying when you have no chance of REM is only useful for fooling around-not if you want to induce something for the sake of LDing

LDG: I think I see what you're getting at. I'd have to say that I agree.

You're getting your own theories and ideas, which is awesome. The V-WILD field seriously need some people to attack the underlying theory. I'd be thrilled on day if you made your own V-WILD tech =D

Xanadu: Really? I find visualization flows more easily when I'm tired. Well, some kinds of tired make me not in the mood but normally It's helpful

poj again: sounds great =)

Those of you who are having trouble seeing an actual picture when attempting to visualize don't blame it all on yourself.

People who are more left-brained don't see in pictures as easily, but they can sense it more.

On the flip side people who are more right-brained tend to see in pictures.

Originally Posted by Brassfire

Those of you who are having trouble seeing an actual picture when attempting to visualize don't blame it all on yourself.

People who are more left-brained don't see in pictures as easily, but they can sense it more.

On the flip side people who are more right-brained tend to see in pictures.

I don't agree with the left vs. right analysis. They both must work together to create visual spaces. Scientific study has shown this.

The only superiority that the right brain would have is in plain painting shapes on you mind's eye which is NOT what we're trying to achieve.

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.