Thread: How to WILD

I'm not sure I understand this idea about an 'anchor'. What are you supposed to do, concentrate on it and just go to sleep? Instead of actually trying to stay consious while entering a dream like any other WILD techniuqe? See, I'm confusedddddd.

Originally Posted by Repo!

I'm not sure I understand this idea about an 'anchor'. What are you supposed to do, concentrate on it and just go to sleep? Instead of actually trying to stay consious while entering a dream like any other WILD techniuqe? See, I'm confusedddddd.

Not concentrate on it per say, just passively keeping track of it while going back to sleep. That's why this version of WILD is so simple; you don't have to stay conscious throughout the whole experience.

I think the passive nature is key.
Counting down and all that stuff, for me at least, involves too much concentration.
I don't want to be waiting 2 hours for a wild to work.

I tried something more passive this morning. I woke up at 5.45.
Got up for a minute to pee, had a glass of orange juice.
Back to bed. Tried 61 point relaxation, but found I was constanly interupting myself having "mini-dream" type HI.

So I just made my hand into a fist and then focussed on it, trying to keep my mind empty apart from that focus.

Several induction techniques noted in Exploring the world of lucid dreaming have similar passive styles. Focus on a point on your head. Focus on a point on your throat.

In reality I suspect you could focus on your big to if you wanted to.

I have to admit, I didn't manage to stay conscious into a dream.
But I did wake up after a fairly long dream (non lucid) at 6.45. Which would suggest I entered sleep fairly quickly.

I'd rather have a failed Wild lose me 20 minutes sleep that 2 to 3 hours.
I would have no problem practicing this style of WILD during the working week.

I think I might have done this accidentally. See my "Accidental WILD" thread.

Might try it later tonight. And last night I had a DILD!

This seems to be working better for me that going for SP.
I was much more passive this morning whilst trying to Lucid.
Didn't manage a WILD, but had a short DILD, then woke up.
Decided to just go back to sleep, enjoyed watching some HI mini dreams (for the first time ever this wasn't a jolting experience).

Don't remember falling asleep, but I do remember a short normal dream sequence, after which I became lucid again. Your typical WBTB Dild In other words.

I'll still give WILD a try at the weekends, but this "passive" entry technique seems much better than relying on SP.

I've been using this technique for a few days now. I'm finding it very interesting! The first day, I tried using the light from my TV, but when I woke up by my alarm it was kind of light outside and so it was hard to discern the TV light from the outside light.

Now I use the white noise from my radio. On the second try, I laid there for a while but after 40 minutes just wanted to sleep, so I gave up. I fell asleep listening to the white noise and had a semi-LD. I can't remember much from it, so I can't say how lucid or long it was, but it was exciting that it kind of worked even though I failed before.

I've also noticed that the dreams I do have after going back to sleep really stick with me (they feel long and detailed), except I seem to be getting worse at recall. I think I need to try some 'I will not move when I wake' autosuggestion, because I don't give myself enough time to remember before I move. D:

Definitely going to keep working on this technique and my recall!