Lucid Quirks

**Quiver** · 10-03-2007 06:47 AM

Are there any personal little rituals you do to to increase your chances of LDing?? I'm not talking about autosuggestion or dream scripting, but things lacking any kind of scientific or logical basis! ie. sleeping on only one side of the pillow, studying a treasured object, reading a specific quote

I myself have a bunch of little dream catcher key chains I bought at the dollar store and put in my room. The last thing I do before finally allowing myself to sleep is to touch the dream catcher (for good luck??? I really dont know). I sleep with it on the floor beside me

Hoping some more of you out there have some pre-lucid quirks, dont leave me hanging!

**Wavefunction** · 10-03-2007 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Quiver

Are there any stupid little rituals you do to to increase your chances of LDing?? I'm not talking about autosuggestion or dream scripting, but things lacking any kind of scientific or logical basis! ie. sleeping on only one side of the pillow, studying a treasured object, reading a specific quote

I myself have a bunch of little dream catcher key chains I bought at the dollar store and put in my room. The last thing I do before finally allowing myself to sleep is to touch the dream catcher (for good luck??? I really dont know). I sleep with it on the floor beside me

Hoping some more of you out there have some pre-lucid quirks, dont leave me hanging!

I always post in the Goodnight Thread, does that count? Other than that, no, I don't have any stupid rituals

**Clairity** · 10-03-2007 04:07 PM

I always say a "prayer of protection".. if that counts as a quirk.

**thegnome54** · 10-03-2007 04:41 PM

There's really no such thing as a 'stupid' ritual. Any ritual which you believe may somehow help you get more lucid dreams, even if you're aware that your belief makes no sense, has the potential to subconsciously help you have more.

Dreaming depends a lot on your expectations, so if you expect to have a lucid dream, no matter the method used to create this expectation, your chances will rise.

**Woho** · 10-03-2007 05:33 PM

I put on my dream pants

**Quiver** · 10-03-2007 06:44 PM

I worded that poorly, I mean the little things that make you different from other lucid dreamers, your personal charms or habits

Dream pants?! I've got to get me some of those =D

**thegnome54** · 10-03-2007 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Quiver

I worded that poorly, I mean the little things that make you different from other lucid dreamers, your personal charms or habits

Sorry, I didn't mean to criticize your thread. I just wanted to reassure people that they shouldn't feel stupid about doing these things - if you think they help, they probably will.

Myself, I don't really have any odd things other than telling myself that I will have one before I go to bed.

**Lucidbulbs** · 10-04-2007 12:40 AM

Weird ritual? I must have something... maybe it's my attmeptive dream incubation? But that's not stupid, it's just habitual.

**Meakel** · 10-04-2007 02:53 PM

Just having finished eating some apples for meself. Having the appley taste in my mouth. My dream apple me calls 'em. I know a friend who has dream burritos. But that might just be the fact that they're microwave burritos.