CasperKid

Tonight was awesome. I got my dream recall back, but I lost a lot of the length and vividness associated with my dreams, probably because I'm trying to remember them from the beginning of the night instead of writing down notes periodically. I will try a note-taking method tonight and see what happens.

I woke up at 5am from my CAN and I didn't move or open my eyes. I tried using indirect techniques and this was the first time I felt the physical vibration of the successful indication that I can separate, but I didn't remember how to separate successfully! So I ended up cycling through about 3-4 different indirect techniques, but didn't do them aggressively enough to be able to get back into the dream stage and merge into the phase. I kept sleeping for another 2-3 hours after this and had maybe 3-4 more dreams, but even though I can guarantee they were long, vivid, and complex, I am having more and more difficulty remembering details or the length of a dream, which is probably more important than remembering a greater number.

Today's Mistakes:
1) Didn't review indirect techniques nor how to separate successfully.
2) Didn't perform the indirect technique aggressively to achieve phase.
3) Didn't write down dreams throughout the night. Waited until morning.

Solutions:
1) Review the booklet today and practice the indirect and separation techniques sometime before bed today.
2) Perform the technique with some aggression in practice and reaffirm the intention to perform aggressively before sleep.
3) Keep a notepad with pen handy by bedside. Write down dreams periodically.
4) Affirm the intention to LD with these techniques and not fully wake up upon hearing the alarm.
5) Continue to write down in the DJ about this journey and my dreams.