Thread: The Real (Easy) Way To WILD

I tried this tonight after just about 5 and a half hours of sleep. I woke up, used the bathroom, and layed back down. I don't remember for sure how long I tried it, but I was on my side, and as I layed there, I felt myself falling asleep. I did start to dream about something, but quickly woke up, and within seconds of waking up again, I started the technique over, and this time, after a minute or 2, thinking about my last dream, I felt myself literally fall between my bed and the wall. I started to crawl out, laid on my bed for a second and then got up, and started to walk downstairs....

The problem? I wasn't lucid. I WILDed myself right into a non-lucid dream. So I woke up after that. After about 2 hours of trying, I fell asleep again, woke up after around 15 minutes, and tried again. Within seconds I felt the vibrations, kept them going for 20 seconds or so, and could see a bright white light, taking up my entire vision, but the vibrations stopped. I did a Reality Check, but I hadn't made it into the dream

So in Conclusion:

1 Successful WILD into Non-Lucid Dream
1 Almost Successfull WILD


But, it is an improvement over the last few nights.

Glad you made progress, The Tao. The first scenario you described is actually the best (provides the quickest WILD's). If you briefly fall asleep but then wake up again, it's very easy to enter SP consciously. Obviously, this isn't required to do the WILD, but it helps in a way.

On another note: GAH! I wasn't able to WILD last night. It was like I temporarily had insomnia, and my body refused to go to sleep. Even when I TRIED to sleep normally, I still couldn't. I was tossing and turning for hours.

On the bright side, this caused me to come to a conclusion that may help some people. I'll edit my first post and add it in.

I tried it last night, but I don't believe I was sucessful. I'll try again tonight.

Total LDs since 3/15/08: 1

I've found out that I cannot WILD on my back. If I lay on my back, I can get extremely relaxed, but I can't get into SP. However, if I lay on my side, it takes about twice as long to get relaxed, but I can enter SP easier.

Oh and also, I forgot to mention that while I was laying there, I thought I entered SP. I felt myself start to spin a little bit, which was kind of fun cause I felt like I was off the bed. I must've done around 7 Reality Checks that night just to make sure.

Stupid question, but do you keep our eyes open or closed?

Originally Posted by Starliner

Stupid question, but do you keep our eyes open or closed?

I don't think you should move your eyes while trying to do this. It won't be easy not to if you have them open.

I've got a question. How do you not fall asleep instantly? When I'm tired (or I'm in bed), my subconscious takes over my conscious. Random thoughts fill my brain, similar to dreams, then I'm asleep.

How long does it take to fall into SP? I remember doing it for half an hour or so and still no vibrations.

Originally Posted by Namwan

How long does it take to fall into SP? I remember doing it for half an hour or so and still no vibrations.

It really depends. Sometimes I can go into SP within minutes, othertimes, like last night, it can take upwards of 2 Hours or more. Another thing to take into account is, many people experience SP differently. So while one person may experience vibrations, another may experience very little, if anything.

Try doing this to get an idea of what SP could be like for you:

As soon as you wake up, try to go back to sleep, and just when you think your about to fall asleep, think of something to keep your mind active. If you time it right, your body can fall into SP, and at the same time, you can re-activate your mind and keep it awake and experience the SP. I did that last night, but kept timing it wrong.

If a person is very tired, it is very likely that they will just go to sleep. It is important when WILDing to be tired enough to sleep but awake enough to stay awake. This might sound funny but a lucid dream is by definition being awake while sleeping.

Originally Posted by Venomblood

I've got a question. How do you not fall asleep instantly? When I'm tired (or I'm in bed), my subconscious takes over my conscious. Random thoughts fill my brain, similar to dreams, then I'm asleep.

I was able to WILD again last night. I didn't even try that hard, I would have fallen asleep unconsciously if SP hadn't come so quick.

Any more results from you guys?

So I tried a WBTB last night/early this morning, but I could not for the life of me concentrate on anything. So ended up falling asleep about ten seconds after I woke up. I had a lot of cool dreams, but no lucids.

I tried the technique for real this morning around 9:30 AM. I like it! I found it's so much easier to just let the mind wander. I kept it in check slightly though by giving myself a topic. I merely asked myself: what do I want to dream about? and my mind was off. The mind wandering made me tired very fast and my body felt like a dead weight about five minutes into it. I started to get vibrations and then....RING RING! I forgot to turn my damn phone on silent.

*secretly plots to kill boyfriend for interrupting her LDing*

Anyway, I tried it yet again this afternoon. Pretty much the same thing as above. I got to the vibrations and I was thinking to myself, "Yes! This is it! About to enter dreamland!" but as the vibrations ebbed away, nothing came to my mind's eye - no dream appeared. I suppose I gave up after that because I was pretty tired - lol. And then I had a pretty freaky dream that I'll be recalling on my blog pretty soon.

Can you help me point out what I've done wrong or anything that might help? For the WBTB, I'm pretty sure I have to find a way to initially wake my mind up like a dose of caffeine or something...

Originally Posted by kaeraz

Anyway, I tried it yet again this afternoon. Pretty much the same thing as above. I got to the vibrations and I was thinking to myself, "Yes! This is it! About to enter dreamland!" but as the vibrations ebbed away, nothing came to my mind's eye - no dream appeared. I suppose I gave up after that because I was pretty tired....

Thats the problem I have, I can reach the Vibrations, but for some reason, have a real hard time transitioning into the actual dream from there.

Is there any WILD tips for starting the Hypnogogic Imagery after you get to SP?

If you haven't tried it already, you might want to try doing some imaginary tactile exercises after reaching vibrations. Basically, once the vibrations have come you can imagine that you have a dream body and imagine using this dream body to do something. It can be something simple like walking or something more complicated. I have on more than one occasion typed or walked my way into a lucid dream. By using my tactile imagination I am making energy and making the dream. The more I make, the more I receive.

L&L

Originally Posted by The Tao

Thats the problem I have, I can reach the Vibrations, but for some reason, have a real hard time transitioning into the actual dream from there.

Is there any WILD tips for starting the Hypnogogic Imagery after you get to SP?

Originally Posted by kaeraz

So I tried a WBTB last night/early this morning, but I could not for the life of me concentrate on anything. So ended up falling asleep about ten seconds after I woke up. I had a lot of cool dreams, but no lucids.

I tried the technique for real this morning around 9:30 AM. I like it! I found it's so much easier to just let the mind wander. I kept it in check slightly though by giving myself a topic. I merely asked myself: what do I want to dream about? and my mind was off. The mind wandering made me tired very fast and my body felt like a dead weight about five minutes into it. I started to get vibrations and then....RING RING! I forgot to turn my damn phone on silent.

*secretly plots to kill boyfriend for interrupting her LDing*

Anyway, I tried it yet again this afternoon. Pretty much the same thing as above. I got to the vibrations and I was thinking to myself, "Yes! This is it! About to enter dreamland!" but as the vibrations ebbed away, nothing came to my mind's eye - no dream appeared. I suppose I gave up after that because I was pretty tired - lol. And then I had a pretty freaky dream that I'll be recalling on my blog pretty soon.

Can you help me point out what I've done wrong or anything that might help? For the WBTB, I'm pretty sure I have to find a way to initially wake my mind up like a dose of caffeine or something...

"I got to the vibrations and I was thinking to myself, "Yes! This is it! About to enter dreamland!""

^thats your problem right there. you feel sleep coming/a dream starting and it excites you, so you don't fall a sleep. happens to me all the time, sometimes when im not even trying to WILD, i still notice that transition coming.

you just have to keep perfectly calm and ride it out. easier said then done, of course, but once you have a few WILDs, it's easier.

good luck hombre.

I'll try this.

However, I'll do my best at overcoming the fact that I fall asleep during my thinking...

I tried it a couple of hours ago after WBTB for about an hour but nothing happened. There's a point where my eyes move back and forth and I breathe really hard but then it stops and I don't go beyond that. However, I got my second lucid dream after I fell asleep ^-^

I don't really try to WILD. But thanks anyways.

I tried it out last night. After a WBTB, I did as you said, but instead of having SP, I had those... those vibrations all over my body. I haven't had vibrations in a long time so I was a bit nervous when they firstly went. I woke up and tried again... success! I let the vibrations pass, and I had an instant WILD, but it was very short though... it was very vivid. Lets see if I can do it again tonight.

Great job on the success, Fox Blade. As for everyone else, keep trying!

I'm still working out a good time for myself, because I wasn't paying much attention to it the first two times. I'll post any progress I make, and continue to help others out.

Keep the feedback coming!

Hey sean, is it true you have to keep absolutely still? And how long does it take to feel SP?

Yes, it's true you have to keep still. If you really have to move, do so, and don't think much about it. Just get back to WILD'ing.

For the time it takes to enter SP, it varies from person to person and from attempt to attempt. It can be quite unpredictable, but generally (I'm taking a guess here) the average time for the people on DV is twenty minutes.

I'll definetly try this tonight. Anything good and I'll post the results.

Even if the attempt was unsuccessful, post it here, along with what you did prior. I can analyze it and maybe even someone else can help out aswell.

I'm ending my two-week LD'ing break tonight, and will be back in full force.

Continue posting results and such!

This is a very good explanation, good job ima try this very soon