Thread: A novice trying to start.

In 40 years I have had lucid dreams on very few occassions and considered the experiences to be fascinating but without any repetition control. I now learn otherwise.

With 3 young kids it's hard to commit to anything (other than them) but I thought this was worth it. So I'll start at the beginning and write down all my dreams immediately on waking (those nappies can wait a bit) check my watch regularly, and try to concentrate on becoming aware of being in a dream state before falling asleep. I'll log my success or otherwise, as a discipline to myself so sorry if this sounds a bit self-centred.

What I do need is some pointers which helped anyone start because I'm flying blind really.

Thanks

Welcome to our forum! :yumdumdoodledum:

You've come to the right place to learn! Like you, I had occasional lucid dreams over the years. Now, after really working on it, I am up to 2-3 per week. I hope soon to be having them every night.

You might consider buying Stephen LaBerges Lucid Dreaming book as a start. Barnes & Noble has it, and Amazon probably also.

Look around, read, learn about Dream Signs, reality checks, MILD, WILD.
Practice and keep a positive attitude. But don't get frustrated if it takes a little while, everyone is different.

I know how demanding children can be on your time! I've got a couple myself!

Seeker pretty much said it..

But..welcome to the forum!!

Thank you both. I am excited.

One thing - I normally go to bed in a state of complete exhaustion, far too late (see the kids bit above) and get woken far too soon. Does this make a difference or do I HAVE to adjust my sleep pattern (this may not be such a bad thing in itself).

Once again, thanks.

You're OK going to bed exhausted.
What you need to do is squeeze in an extra hour in the morning.
LDing occurs in REM sleep. You are in an almost continuous state of REM in the last couple of hours before you wake up in the morning.

Welcome!emocleW This forum has a great attitude towards newbies. Seeker, I agree - it's ALL about that last hour or so for me. One thing i found that really helped me (I just started having very frequent lucids about two months or so ago) is to spend a lot of time reading stuff online about dreams and especially lucid dreams. Read other peoples' experiences. LaBerge's books and articles for shore. www.lucidity.com has some great articles. Just get really stoked about it and then committ to practicing the exercises. But yeah - do be patient. Some people are naturals, some take a good deal of time. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. And really enjoy your dream journal. Having a friend to tell your non-lucid dreams to really helps I think too. We'll always listen. Or read rather. Listen in that visual sort of way. That's a funny thought that just occurred to me - does anyone else kinda make up voices for the other people on the forum? Haha.

no...what does mine sound like to you?

Taxman...begrüßen.

OK Dream Journal day 1 - Bed at 11.00pm - broken sleep due to 2 year old waking throughout the night - finally woken at 5.30am. Have a vague recollection of some strange thoughts of diagrams but hardly a dream per se.

This is going to be a long haul.

welcome, taxman, your from london? i go to the British Embassy/international school in athens, greece. but i just moved here from the US in the summer.

Energetic resonations, flowing from your open circuits…
Can I plug myself in? and read all your fears that you keep locked away.
Just as the world is tugging at the safe that locks them tightly away,
Gravity is pulling your finger closer to the gun pointed at your head.
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Hello Lowercase Society. Back to the point, it sort of happenned on night 3 of this experiment. However, whilst I recognised the dream state and started to do the excercises to confirm, I began to wake. However, whilst dreaming I did try to read 'The Daily Telegraph' (of all things) twice without too much success (everything seemed out of focus) and after trying to concentrate on the floor, when I lifted my head I just got a kaleidoscope of colours. Then I woke up. I fell asleep again (very excited) and again, acknowledged that once again I was in a dream state. I tried to levitate but in truth the dream did not seem vivid enough to support my consciousness. I woke up. Does this sound familiar? I dont know - -I'm new to this.
Anyway, I was delighted with this small progress so soon. Thats all until anything significant develops.

This is going to be a long haul.[/b]

That's a problem. I've found that most of lucid dreaming and dream recollection is placebo. Get cocky about it and you'll progress more.

Originally posted by Taxman
Hello Lowercase Society. Back to the point, it sort of happenned on night 3 of this experiment. However, whilst I recognised the dream state and started to do the excercises to confirm, I began to wake. However, whilst dreaming I did try to read 'The Daily Telegraph' (of all things) twice without too much success (everything seemed out of focus) and after trying to concentrate on the floor, when I lifted my head I just got a kaleidoscope of colours. Then I woke up. I fell asleep again (very excited) and again, acknowledged that once again I was in a dream state. I tried to levitate but in truth the dream did not seem vivid enough to support my consciousness. I woke up. Does this sound familiar? I dont know - -I'm new to this.

I know excactly what you're talking about. When I first started lucid dreaming, the dreams were always flimsy (for lack of a better word). It was like once I started to realize I was dreaming, I started to wake up. Pretty frustrating, but I eventually was able to control it.

:yumdumdoodledum: :yumdumdoodledum: Welcome virusinyoursystem! :yumdumdoodledum: :yumdumdoodledum:

And, Howdy Neighbor! I am from Johnson City. About 80 miles north-east of you!

I've never heard of MILD, is it a Meditation induced lucid dream?

And good to know i can buy that book at barnes and noble...