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Note: I've stumbled upon some info suggesting that the WBTB technique, as described here, might not be the most scientifically solid approach to lucid dreaming. So going forward, I'm thinking of using Stephen Laberge's suggestion of morning naps. I'll finish up the current test sequence as planned and tweak things for the next one.

Current Test <6hr/20m/None>
Test Process:
3 nights in a row: Re-establish sleep rhythm. Go to bed at 11PM and wake at 7AM.
2 nights in a row: WBTB. Go to bed at 11PM. Wake at 5AM (6hrs). No supplements. Stay awake for 20m. Return to bed.
Repeat until four WBTBs are attempted.

Test Data:
#1: Weak Lucid (The Vanishing Plant, Night of Friday 10/6/23) <-- note that sleep schedule was not 11PM/5AM WBTB at this point, but counting it because 6hr/20m was still used.
#2: Attempted WBTB, No Recall (Night of Thursday 10/26/23) <-- isn't reflected in DJ because I had zero recall before or after WBTB.
#3: Attempted WBTB, No Recall (Night of Friday 10/27/23)
#4: TBD.

Test Results:
It's starting to look like 20m without Galantamine is not enough time awake to encourage lucidity for me. I will continue and get 4th data point (maybe a 5th to account for #1's weirdness), but already planning to try 30m plus Galantamine for the next test set, and then 30m without Galantamine after that.

Previous Configurations & Results
<6hr/10m/8mg (Galantamine)>
#1: Moderate lucid (Seeking The Elusive Fantasy Forest™, Night of Friday 9/8/23)
#2: Weak lucid (False Awakening and Fade, Night of Saturday 9/9/23)
#3: Weak lucid (False Awakening, Night of Wednesday 9/13/23)
#4: Moderate lucid (Silverlight Way, Night of Thursday 9/14/23)
It's 50/50. Some great lucids here, but still not the level I'm looking for.

Went to bed around 12:30AM.

Pre-WBTB

Shitty Future Cars:
It's night and I'm riding in a van. The streets are very narrow, similar to a previous dream with LM I had a few months ago.
The car hits a bump, and a futuristic AI voice says "that will be $7 to repair, and $70 for your injury."
I reflect about how shitty the future of cars is going to be.
...
I'm now at work, telling my coworkers about this event, and how shitty the future of cars is going to be.
They agree with me, and we decide that we should just drive old-ass cars forever.
But then one of them tells me that their Mom just died from a similar bump on the road.
It was one of those awkward moments, because we were just joking about such things.
But looking back, it didn't make sense because that same person was just laughing about it.

Woke for WBTB at 6:30AM.

150 words for the night.

WBTB
I stayed up for about 20 minutes, went for a walk, and watched a meditation video about a fantasy forest. Then I returned to bed.

Post-WBTB
No recall.

Went to bed at ???

Boomer Party:
I'm in CM's condo from a few years back.
I'm getting ready to go to a party but there is some issue with my clothes in my bag.
There is a guy at one point who is going to perform fellatio on me. Which isn't my preference.
But he wants to use some smartphone app. I take issue with the app.
I tell him that maybe I'm 'a boomer' for this, but I don't trust any of them such as TikTok, Facebook, etc.
Looking back, it is strange that I didn't take issue with the proposed activity, but I did take issue with using an app.
There wasn't an obvious indication that he was going to record with said app, just that he was going to use one, so it wasn't a privacy thing.

Supportive Snow:
I'm riding in a van with KD's mom. We're going up an incline on a snowy mountain road.
We're on the phone with my uncle J.
We see a jeep going down the next section of mountain. There road there is unfinished and heading downward.
The jeep is tumbling and flipping over multiple times.
I'm telling my uncle that the situation isn't looking good for us, but I'm not concerned about it.
We make it up to the turn where the jeep was, and mentally I'm now expecting to flip and have problems.
But when we go down, the snow cushions our descent. It bunches up and prevents the car from accelerating.

Woke up at ???

250 words for the night.

Stone Mushroom Island (LD)
I turn around within the center of the first floor of the main house in Syrano. My awareness begins to raise and I become lucid. I begin thinking about what I want to do and decide to grab some chocolate and then go exploring. I head to the front of the house, considering exploring in this area. I see the scene illuminated slightly with an yellow orange glow in the night. There’s a black SUV in the front. I decide to head back in though as I don’t feel like exploring the development area. I head over to the kitchen area and expect to find some chocolate bars in the upper right portion of the wooden cabinets to the left. I reach up to the right of the top shelf and find bar right away. I begin eating it as I head toward the window which has blinds on it, and it tastes very good! It has clear chocolate flavor, a bit muted but really good. I phase through the blinds and window wondering what is going to be in the area beyond. I enter into the area beyond and begin taking in the view of the beautiful night time scene, illuminated slightly by the buildings beyond. There's a large lake which extends quite far into the distance, although it’s not too wide. At the far edges, two story homes sit with steep roofs, windows illuminated in yellow. I begin to fly out over the lake, and feel an amazing sense of freedom as I do. I quickly find a small rock island to my left and land on it. It appears to have small growth of mushrooms sticking out of it which cover the surface of the small island. I begin to reflect on my lucidity and find it amazing that so many experienced dreamers stay in this state for long periods of time. I reflect on how it’s completely worth the effort. I continue to look around the dream scene, taking in the dark rock beneath me and the dark colored water of the lake. I begin to fly a bit farther down, yet have a false awakening.

2. Coffee Mug Telekinesis (LD)
I’m on the first floor of the main house in Syrano, interacting with some objects on the counter. I begin to have the impression that I’m interacting with dream objects, and that I need to continue to interact to stabilize the dream. My awareness raises and I become. Lucid. I leave the objects in front of me on the counter alone and turn to the left, heading toward the wooden cabinets. I decide to look for chocolate as in the previous lucid dream and quickly find a bar on the top shelf. I carry it with me toward the center area with the coffee table and couch. Bran is standing there with a coffee mug. I begin to play around with the black mug by using telekinesis on it. I move it up and down with ease, enjoying it and see the light brown liquid slosh around. I turn to Brandon.
“Like my lucid skills?!” I say with a comical, excited voice.
I begin to lose lucidity.