Quote Originally Posted by Schmaven
So far I've heard of hypnogogic states involving visuals, sounds, and sensations. Does anyone know if you can have hypnogogic tastes or smells?
I personally havnt experienced them, i think for me its because taste and smell arn't primary senses. In day to day life most people are focussed more on seeing and hearing, and this may play a part in hypnogogia.

Quote Originally Posted by AlexLou
So I've been trying this out and it seems to work in altering my state of consciousness toward sleep. I've been doing a variation where I imagine music instead and then my mind takes over and adds voices and does the music without my continued conscious control.
Sounds good, what type of music do you imagine out of interest? Is it music you know or random musical sounds?

So far I haven't been able to WILD with it but I think that's because I'm observing what's happening with too much excitement. So once I've been practicing this for a while I should be able to WILD with it.
Yeah, as far as wilding goes there's a fine balance to achieve between letting your consciousness slip away from its focus on the mind and body, and keeping a thread of awareness as this transition happens. Still, im happy to see that other people's minds take the bait when imagining hypnogogia