Thread: My Technique keeps working

IMO HI's, VILDS, WILDS have been my best success. The trick to Galantamind and Choline is that all the reports from what I've done personally and seen on DV is false awakenings. Lately the two get me stuck in SP which means yeah I'm close but need to be able to break free and float out!!!

I've been trying to get back into Lucid Dreaming. I had mild success last night, in that my waking suggestions found their way into my dream. My method has always been to set it up for myself throughout the day whenever I think to do it. At any given moment I'll take a time out to question my reality and doubt any automatic answers, especially "yeah this is real, you're just doing this to lucid dream". It has to be a full on existential query if you catch my drift. Making a habit out of this usually pays off.

But I want to try your method since my mind has been playing tricks on me to keep me from realizing. I'll try it out tonight.

Oh, there was a reason I meant to speak up on this thread and I got distracted.

My roommate's girlfriend took some shamanism classes at NYU. She claims to have been on a spiritual journey through guidance. Curious, I asked her how she was taught to do it. She said she was instructed to lay down on her back in the dark, and to imagine herself in a comfortable and familiar place. a backyard was suggested as a jumping off point (interesting?). Once this place was imagined, she was to familiarize herself with it until a hole opened up which would swallow her.

Sounds like your method. It's an interesting symmetry.

Originally Posted by I H8 Reality

First of all I did create this technique by myself, and if you think otherwise can you list some sources or prove it. This technique I developed took three months of fine tuning, and was originally based on WILD.

Yes this technique is "technically" WILD, but the way that I created it is different from all other methods/techniques I've read or seen before.

I like the way your post is detailed better then his but Westoni posted this method on "09-18-2007, 05:29 PM " here:
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=43801

oh, be civilized people.

This sounds great I'll give it a shot tonight and give feedback. I'm hoping for the best

arg! no dice last night. i screwed it up. just wanted to go back to sleep, didn't think about why i was waking myself up.

Man, I got really close last night too! I went to bed really late, woke up a few hours later, and then as I was falling back to sleep I thought of my backyard. I tried to imagine myself in it, and then having a dream about being there. I felt myself falling asleep and simultaneously slipping into the dream, but then I got excited and it woke me up again. No luck after that.

Ah, I went to bed at 12:30pm last night so i set my clock for 9:00am. I woke up and I wasn't able to fall asleep again. The sound of my moms blow dryer didn't help either. So I'll give it another shot tomorrow and see how it goes.

Try waking up earlier then 9 am the light from outside, random noises like blow dryers, dogs etc are very very distracting. This of course means you may have to go to bed earlier . Shoot for something where its still dark out, but you have still already slept away the majority of your night.

well, i went to bed at about 12:30 last night. i work late so it's hard for to go to bed earlier than that. i set my alarm for 8 am. i woke up, hit it off, and passed out. i did think of my backyard as i was initially going to sleep at 12:30 (probably more like 12:45) and i do remember that i had a dream that took place in my back yard. so with that, i'll try it again tonight.

Yeah, I tried a variation with a 35 minute WBTB this morning. I didn't WILD, which was disappointing, but I did have a super realistic DILD a few minutes after giving up that started in my back yard.

Whats the Supine Position? xDD

Now that's a pretty funny looking picture! The second guy looks like he's dead! Anyway, I found it interesting because whenever I sleep on my side I never know what to do with my arms. Hence the reason that I never sleep on my side. I mean, it's like what do you do with these things!? They keep getting in the way! Or you could practice these Lateral Recumbent techniques that make you look like your trying to choke yourself.

Just as a side note I noticed that if you feel really tired during your brief awakening your odds of getting into a Lucid Dream is really high.

Some people say that they feel too awake and cant fall asleep during the brief awakening. This happens to me every now and then, however relaxing and not worrying too much helps a lot.

If you put a pillow in front of your body, you can put your upper arm on top of it and your lower arm just extend downward in front of you and lay it on the bed, or tuck it up under your head pillow. That's how I sleep best. It's hard for me to sleep on my back, but I can do it if I'm really tired. I can't sleep on my stomach though, ever.

Originally Posted by unseen wombat

If you put a pillow in front of your body, you can put your upper arm on top of it and your lower arm just extend downward in front of you and lay it on the bed, or tuck it up under your head pillow. That's how I sleep best. It's hard for me to sleep on my back, but I can do it if I'm really tired. I can't sleep on my stomach though, ever.

Falling asleep on your back isnt an absolute rule that you have to follow. Its just something that ive noticed helps me fall asleep faster.

If you can fall asleep faster in another position by all means go for it.

Yeah, that's basically a WILD technique. I try to WILD on my right side. It works much better than my left side or back, *for me.* It really depends on the person.

Falling asleep on your back isnt an absolute rule that you have to follow. Its just something that ive noticed helps me fall asleep faster.

If you can fall asleep faster in another position by all means go for it.

Oh, I thought you wanted to make it hard to fall asleep, so your mind is more awake or something. That's why I try to start WILDing from my back. I usually can't fall asleep though and I shift to my side after about 30 or 40 minutes

Originally Posted by Shady

Try waking up earlier then 9 am the light from outside, random noises like blow dryers, dogs etc are very very distracting. This of course means you may have to go to bed earlier . Shoot for something where its still dark out, but you have still already slept away the majority of your night.

Thanks for the advice I'm trying again tonight,
This time I'm going to bed at 10 so I can wake up earlier
I'll try using this technique for a week straight
If I still don't get a LD then I'll move on to another technique

..Wow this is chaining err i mean DEILD...... How do you have 5 stars for a thread thats already been said on here... Maybe because the title is irresistible?

I am a beginner lucid dreamer and this morning i woke up and went back to sleep, only i was imagining flying through the air. then suddenly i was "sucked" into the dream and i was lucid from the start! amazing!! but i found that i could only fly if i flapped both of my arms, which i shouldnt have to do if im dreaming

Originally Posted by kevinwhited

I am a beginner lucid dreamer and this morning i woke up and went back to sleep, only i was imagining flying through the air. then suddenly i was "sucked" into the dream and i was lucid from the start! amazing!! but i found that i could only fly if i flapped both of my arms, which i shouldnt have to do if im dreaming

Congratulations, keep trying and have enjoy your Lucid Dreams