Thread: The Real (Easy) Way To WILD

This is just what I needed to read! I just tried to do an afternoon WILD and that's generally the mistake I make. I concentrate on just ONE thing, like counting, and if my thoughts stray I immediately try to "force" them back to counting and that seems to ruin the WILD for me anyway.

I'll give this a shot. I just have one question: is there any way to definitively recognize the point between sleeping and waking? When I go to sleep normally, I have no trouble letting my mind wander, but before I know it - I'm asleep! How can I pinpoint that moment so I can keep my mind conscious?

Worth a shot
It's alway good to see another perspective

Originally Posted by kaeraz

I'll give this a shot. I just have one question: is there any way to definitively recognize the point between sleeping and waking? When I go to sleep normally, I have no trouble letting my mind wander, but before I know it - I'm asleep! How can I pinpoint that moment so I can keep my mind conscious?

Thanks for the reply. To answer your question:

For me, I suddenly feel very light and clear-headed. At this point, I induce the feeling of heaviness. Almost immediately, I feel the vibrations and enter SP. The point for you may feel different, you may need to experiment.

Originally Posted by Sean999

Thanks for the reply. To answer your question:

For me, I suddenly feel very light and clear-headed. At this point, I induce the feeling of heaviness. Almost immediately, I feel the vibrations and enter SP. The point for you may feel different, you may need to experiment.

Ive always wondered but ive been too lazy to post, or ask anybody about this. For me, I never 'transition' into SP.

I dont even know if i have ever BEEN in SP, but I know for sure that Ive gotten to the vibrations and seen SOME very mild HI.

Today, I tried to WILD during a nap, and I tried to WILD last night during a WBTB.

I havent had any successful WILDs yet, but I think im close.

As for the transition, I dont 'suddenly feel light' or can 'think any clearer' but it feels like, something in my brain clicks, and i 'recalibrate'. It literally feels like somebody or some divine force, turned me on one side, then turned me 180 degrees to the other side, then back on to my back. All that feeling happens in a less second.

And it happens when i move my eyes, after them being still for a while, looking into the back of my eyelids. Ill still be 100% awake, but ill move my eye and BAMM, that 'recalibration' happens, and I get a LITTLE more numb from it.

I never got full blown HI, or SP. Although ONCE i got Exploding Head syndrome, which infact is something real. It is a sensation combined with auditory chaos. It feels like extremely loud banging, like the world is going to end.


Yeah, Im done rambling on.

My main question is about the recalibration thing... what is it? And does anyone else feel it?

Actually yes, I've felt it before. Exactly the same way you get it, I refocus my eyes onto the back of my eyelids. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I used it as a indicator whether I was anywhere near the vibrations.

But my recent WILD's didn't involve this sensation.

Originally Posted by Sean999

Actually yes, I've felt it before. Exactly the same way you get it, I refocus my eyes onto the back of my eyelids. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I used it as a indicator whether I was anywhere near the vibrations.

But my recent WILD's didn't involve this sensation.

OK, when I've gone to sleep normally without trying to LD, I don't think I've ever experienced what you and Moe are saying.

So, just to clarify, if I try this technique, do I let my mind wander but also concentrate on the fact that I want to enter a dream and get to that point where I "feel lighter" or "refocus my eyes"?

What if I let my mind wander, but I try to keep it on the topic of lucid dreaming or dreaming in general? LOL. I'm just afraid that if it wanders too much, I'll be asleep before I realize that point between waking and dreaming, you know? Regardless, I'm going to give it a shot. I know all techniques work differently for everybody - I just have to find what works best for me!

That's exactly what you want to do, just let your mind wander but make sure you do the thinking. Don't let it stray too far off.

Like you said, you're just going to have to find the transition point yourself, but the lightness is a good thing to look for.

Got it! Thanks, Sean! I'll try it tonight and report my findings.