Simple Lucid Dreams: stress free induction
This is a thread for all those who don't enjoy _ILD induction. This community has a knack for taking the simple process of becoming aware in your dreams, and turning it into over the top complex analytical systems. These systems might work for a few people, but a lot of people (me) are just confused and scared by them.
What happened to lay down --> have ld?
I mean, come on. Does over-complication solve anything? Do newbies now have more lucids than the newbies of 5 years ago? How many regular Joes/Janes who read these _ILD systems eventually have consistent lucid dreams -- without it interfering with their real lives in any way? Are _ILDs more vivid, more complex, more concrete, or more beautiful than less stressfully induced LDs? Lucid dreaming should be about chilling out and having easy free fun. Why make such a big deal out of it?
Keep in mind here that I haven't invented a new way to get lucid dreams. I'm basically just trying to pull away all the dogma and give you a logical, simple, instantly applicable way to get lucid. Mainly I just wanted to take away all the 'mind' stuff. You don't have to know anything about yourself, your dreams, or your 'subconscious' to do any of this. The dumbest high school jock could get lucids with this - that was the point.
Simple Lucid Dreams
stress free induction.
This is the simplest way I know of to get consistent LDs. You don't have to get 'good' at doing this because you're not directly inducing lucid dreams; Instead, you're indirectly setting yourself up to be in prime condition to naturally induce a lucid dream.
Because of this, the more lucid dreams you have this way, the easier it will be to get more in the future. You naturally learn to more easily notice when you are in a dream. Its stress free induction.
Basically just do most or all of these regularly:
Sleep for a long time.
The longer you're asleep, the longer your REM cycles become.
Relax before you fall asleep.
Do some meditation as you're falling asleep. A wound up mind is not an observant mind.
Keep a dream journal.
It doesn't have to take more than a minute each morning. Just write the gist of your dreams.
Wake up, count down.
Wake up at night and then count down from 1000 as you fall back to sleep. It doesn't matter what you do between getting up and counting down.
Reality check.
If you ever think about dreams, or see something that reminds you of dreams, pinch your nose and try to breathe through it. If you can't, you aren't dreaming right now.
Don't think about it.
Sitting around thinking about lucid dreaming all day won't get you more lucid dreams, It'll get you less. Find something else to do; anything else.
And do some of these when you really want to have a lucid dream. They aren't as powerful as the above, but they do have an effect. I ordered them randomly, not in level of importance:
Starve yourself.
Dreams become incredibly vivid when you're hungry. Be really hungry when you fall asleep.
Eat B6, B12, melatonin.
Don't take too much, but too little won't do anything. Too much of anything can kill - research deeply before using. You were warned.
Sleep with the light on.
You will sleep lighter, which is good for getting lucids.
Wear earplugs.
Sensory deprivation sometimes helps.
Keep a TV or radio on, without earplugs.
Sensory information can sometimes help. Doesn't matter how loud it is.
Sleep in a weird place.
On a couch, on a floor, in someone else's bed - anywhere you don't normally sleep.
Do something exciting.
Once I rode my bicycle from Florida to Virginia - I went from no lucid dreams to four a night instantly. Once it stopped being exciting, they stopped again. Try and do something that takes an entire day. Like a concert, or a hiking trip. Or whatever you would find exciting.
Avoid other's techniques.
If you want an induction method, create your own from scratch. A thousand variables effect what will and won't work for any given person. Even after creating your own, you'll need to totally change it over time, as you yourself change. You don't really need one - they're more trouble than they're worth.
Have lazy mornings.
Sleep as long as usual, then just lay there after you wake up for another few hours; drifting in and out of sleep.
Get horny.
Get sexually charged before sleeping. This means depriving yourself of certain things. Sexual dreams can easily become lucid dreams.
Sleep deprivation.
Sleep little or not at all one night, and the next night you'll have REM rebound. More REM equals more lucid dreams, especially when combined with wake up, count down. __
Yeah, that's it.
_ILD methods aren't worthless, they just contain a lot of stuff that most people don't need. You'll find that as you become lucid more often you'll start to spontaneously develop your own personal 'induction method.' As you notice things that are particularly potent for you, focus on them more.
Have fun. :)
