dreamcatcher81

I've been going over a lot of threads and noticing a trend. People are constantly worried about their methods. They're worried about following instructions to the polished details, when it's that very persistent attitude that I believe is failing them.

Everyone is different, no doubt about that. We all learn differently. And similarly, we all have our own - questionably unique - techniques when it comes to attaining lucidity. Some use WILDs while others might prefer a MILD (I love these acronyms!). But beginners, like myself, have studied other users' methods with hopes of achieving a lucid dream on the first try - most often ending up with a disappointing and demotivating failure.

There is no "perfect" method! The real trick is figuring out what method works the best for you! Of course, beginners need to learn from somewhere - I'm not saying don't learn, I'm saying don't look at it with such a focused eye. Try a few different methods, vary it up a bit, and see what sticks!

For those who are just starting out, here is what I believe is important - remember, I'm not claiming this to be The Method, I just think it makes logical sense:
What is required to have a lucid dream? Well, we need to be asleep. We need to fall asleep before we can be asleep. And we need to be asleep before we can realize we're asleep. If we're focusing so hard with falling asleep, it's never going to happen. If I said, "Don't think about peanut butter!", then you'll start thinking about peanut butter. Likewise, if you're thinking about trying to fall asleep, then you probably won't be falling asleep anytime soon, as you'll be too caught up in thought.

Instead, go to sleep as you naturally would! Cross your arms, cross your legs, curl up into a ball -whatever!- and just relax. Find a way to keep your goal in the back of your head (not forgetting it, just not thinking about it) and let your thoughts drift as they naturally would each night.

Be sure to have plenty of sleep! Go to bed at a reasonable time to ensure you get enough sleep with time left in the day to use on trying your techniques. If you try to have a lucid dream at 9pm, just going to bed, then more than likely you'll fall into a deep sleep because your mind hasn't had a chance to unwind.

Oh! And just because a particular method doesn't work one night, doesn't mean it won't ever work! People have dry spells with lucid dreaming, so it might not have been a good night to try anyway.

Once again, this is all my own opinion. I hope this helps and that you give a few different methods a try and that you find your perfect technique!

I'd really like to hear what you all think

I got this app last night, and used it.

I'm decently experienced and comfortable going lucid.

My experience last night 2xlucid dreams (2-5mins short), It was more of a CAN-WILD type lucid. The actual voice woke me up, and startled me. I turned it down some and the next time i heard it, it woke me up as well. I didnt open my eyes, remained still and fell directly into a dream and was lucid. However, this was interrupted shortly after because the voice once again woke me up. I stayed still and went lucid again. I was woken up shortly after it started and couldnt fall back asleep before the notifications so i turned it off. I had it set to 40 voices, this was waaaaaaaaaay to much. I might just use this as a can-wild aid and try to have the voices more spread apart.

Lucid spike experiment looks promising. I learned that the spike at original volume just before REM period (0-19mins) wakes me up in a relaxed state. Feels like im almost asleep but im fully aware of my surroundings. I have also learned when entering my REM period(20-35min) the spikes original volume is too low and i end up sleeping right through it. I will have to go in to my recording software and tweak vol settings to figure out a level that can either wake my mind up or my physical body. End of Report