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    What are you doing with that cat?!?

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    Xanous
    , 02-22-2013 at 01:46 PM (791 Views)
    WBTB 3:30AM
    Strong Mugwort Tea
    4:00AM

    MILD

    I am working for my old boss. We wants us to stay late. F is telling me about it. I tell F, "Well eff him. I am not staying any later." I turn around and see my boss. Busted. He looks at me and says something about how he just wanted every one to go to the amusement park and pick up a form so that the company can let us have the day off at the park tomorrow. "Whatever, I don't care about that. I don't even want to go. It's 3:30 and I am going home."

    I still feel a little pissed and find F. I ask him if he is going to the park. He says yes. I decide maybe I will go. I don't understand why I have to get a form but a free day off work sounds really good.

    I arrive at some place in the country. There is a black leather fainting couch with wagon wheels on it. I lye down and it takes me on a dirt path on it own volition. I slow travel through a peaceful country setting and I feel contented to take it all in.

    Soon I arrive at a booth. I ask the lady for a form and she promptly hands me one. I ask her how I leave and she points to another wheeled fainting couch. I lay down and it takes me back. It travels very quickly this time and I feel myself surge forward.

    I phone rings. I look and the words are distorted but I see my wife's picture. I can't remember what we talk about. But I realize that during the conversation I was transported to where she is. I feel like I am in a lying potion but I seem to be standing. She is on a small a bed with our son and a gray cat. I recognize it as the stray we temporarily took in last year. I point and yell, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT CAT?!"

    She calmly replies, "We found him and you said we can keep him."

    Finally I realize this is a dream. I feel half awake now. I feel myself in my bed but still totally immersed in the dream. I ask my wife, "This is a dream isn't it?"

    "Of course it is, babe."

    I feel like I am waking up so I relax for DEILD. I get vibrations and I hastily get out of bed. I am standing in my room blind. I am trying to take it slow and be patient but I am frustrated. I remember something I read about surging forward in the void until a dream forms. I do just that.

    I feel myself phase through the bedroom door and an exterior wall. I wasn't even considering that. I feel the G forces and the speed of my body as I go into warp speed. I can see a bright light from behind closed eye lids. I try to see a scene form but I feel myself destabilize.I get brief vibrations and then I wake up. Maybe that was the wrong time for this. I try to DEILD but the urge to enter this in my DJ was too great.
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    1. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Congratulations on the LD... it actually sounds like you transitioned in from quite a cool NLD as well. Riding around the countryside on a self-propelled, black leather fainting couch doesn't sound like a half bad way to relax.

      So how are you feeling about the mugwort these days? Is the effect on dreaming very definable for you yet?
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    2. The Sandman's Avatar
      I remember something I read about surging forward in the void until a dream forms.
      I'll have to try this. I often find myself in a void--last night in fact.
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    3. Xanous's Avatar
      I don't know how much effect mugwort had but I think the MILD technique is what worked for me here.
      I had been resistant to really giving it a chance but recent events made me give it a closer look. First rereading LaBerge. It seems to be THE tek for him so I grew curious again. Then I accidentally stumbled on Naiyas MILD and like what I saw there. Coincidence brought it up in several PMs and posts. So I thought I should at least devote one night to it. I have to say that I really like it. Some times I just need something fresh and new to motivate me.

      The mugwort was the first real trial. Before I mixed a small amount with wormwood. I got a tip about preparing mugwort so I went for it.

      I'm not too happy with how the lucid turn out but this is typical when I am testing new things. I think time when I phase on purpose I'll remember my mindset here. I didn't care about being confined in the room. I just surged forward anyway. I was surprised to feel a tingle as I passed through.

      Really my biggest problem is being patient slowing down. OBE dreams need to be stabilized first. Also I forgot that I wanted to wait the vibration out to see if a dream would just form. I think subconsciously I am focused on being in my bed so naturally that's where I end up.

      Overall the dream was pretty cool. Even the non lucid part. I am fascinated by the fainting couch. Perhaps that part was mugwort induced. I will be trying mugwort again in the future.
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      Updated 02-22-2013 at 11:50 PM by Xanous
    4. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Cool, I'm glad that MILD worked out so well for you! Is this really your first time using MILD?

      I used MILD a while back and had okay results, but never got it to work like I wanted. But I was a much less experienced lucid dreamer then. I should probably focus on rebuilding that foundation... MILD is one of the very fundamentals. I like the results that SSILD brings, but "debugging" it can be a pain. You can sort of tweak the ritual itself but it's harder to make a causal connection between your results and what you attempted when executing the technique.

      It's interesting that your OBE experiences lack stability. My false awakenings are usually crazy vivid and convincing. Do yours come out sort of dark and cruddy? I wonder if it would help to really look for certain details in your room and expect them to be there. Just really get into the details of this familiar place, force your mind to generate them, and enjoy the stability that accompanies that, you know?

      Did you do your MILD as more mantra or more visualization of the scene you wished to experience? I remember that I'd always visualize these scenes festooned with "I'M DREAMING!!" banners.
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    5. Xanous's Avatar
      I've tried MILD before but idk I just didn't like it much. I went more for just imagining getting out of bed in a lucid dream and doing a few things. Then a little mantra. Rinse. Repeat. I just went for the OBE visuals because that's what I am used to. I just wanted it to work. I maybe when I get better I'll imagine something else.

      My OBEs are dark because my room is dark. I have to think around this. I then some times like last night I had issues opening my dream eyes. I forgot to mention it but I was unsure if I opened my real eyes. I really think I just need to slow down. I think your idea of looking for details would be a good move.

      Another thing that I notice is that when I have dreams where I am laying down I am really close to having some awareness.
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      Updated 02-22-2013 at 11:50 PM by Xanous
    6. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Thanks, man. You have inspired me to dust off MILD and take it for another spin. Frankly, I was a little embarrassed by the lack of well-roundedness in my technique pool. I've got 10 MILDs and 4 WILDs, and then nothing SSILDs, w/ a random DILD or two. Out of 67 LDs, that is pretty lop-sided.

      Broadening my horizons will be good for me! Thanks for the inspiration!
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