First attempt at WILD - thoughts
Hi,
I tried WILD for the first time last night. Im new to the technique and would appreciate your thoughts.
Took some supplements before bed at 12:00am. Set my alarm for 4:45am. Woke, felt really sleepy and spacey I think from the Melotonine and 5-HTP.
Spent 30 mins making a siglil - based on the statement of intent "This my will to lucid dream" (for those who dont know what Im talking about then Sigils are a way to program your subconcious - you write a statement of intent and then craft the letters into a glyph - you then "burn" this glyph into your subconcious).
Took L-Glutermine, Choline and Theanine washed down with a cup of Mugwort tea. at 5:20. Then performed a ritual to charge and activate the sigil and went back to bed.
I used auto hypnosis to relax my body and send it to sleep. Usual stuff - starting at the feet and then working upwards. Got a really good trance going - could not feel my body at all. Then started focusing on keeping my mind active by counting slowly upwards and after each number thinking "I am a lucid dreamer".
While counting I kept slipping into dreams - each would last for a second or two and as I tried to focus on the dream it would end. Also had plenty of stong visuals and the occasion loud thumping noise. MAybe I was trying too hard? Kept at it and soon I had a vivid dream of being in my kitchen. I was lucid and started to walk. Was really odd - I could "feel" my self walking but at the same time I knew I was lying motionless in bed. This "dreamette" lasted about 5-10 seconds when I again snapped back.
Then I had a set back. I swallowed involuntary - really hard - it took me totaly by surprise - I think my trance state was deep enough that I didnt know I needed to swallow. I changed the position of my head as per some advice I read on a thread here and went at it again.
Then diaster - my wife rolled over in bed and threw her arm over me - which broke the trance.
I decided that the "walking" experience was not bad for a first try at WILD and so rolled over onto my side and did a little MILD affirmations to see if I could still get a nice LD from this method.
This was cool as I had a full OOBE/AP event. I woke from a dream into the Hypnogogic state - strong vibrations and odd noises - oddly I normally let this state develop until its almost fever pitch but this time it came on so quickly that I had no problems rolling out after only a few seconds. I have OOBE/AP'd before and so knew what it was. I thought "I will now leave my body" and rose up into the bedroom. I felt much calmer than usual - and lingered for a while enjoying the sight of my wife and I lying in bed. I then thought "up" and slowly drifted up through the ceiling, through the attic and into the night. I then flew a couple of miles to another sub division and decided to land on a path in the park. I had been intrigued by the "walking dream" and decided to see if its possible to "walk" rather than float/fly when OOB. Walking was really odd - kind of like trying to walk in a swimming pool, then tried to run - which felt even odder. This was also a problem as it caused me to snap back - I think the intensity of the activity did this some how.
Here's where I would like your advice. During WILD each time a dream started (and I was lucid each time) the minute I tried to focus on letting the dream run or go off and do something I got to excited and it collapsed. Is there any good techiques for solidifying the dream in those few seconds without losing it? Maybe I was just too excited and will try to chill out a little next time. Its like I was on the threshold each time but couldnt quite cross.
On the whole I am very pleased with this - I had mulitple "mini" LD's - just couldnt keep them from collapsing. Was of course very pleased with the OOBE also.
Thanks for reading and please post your thoughts and POV's
