Thread: Shadowwolf6tail's DILD Workbook

I just returned home from a trip to Vancouver where my sleep schedule was greatly affected. Yesterday I got up at 4:00 Vancouver time and went to bed at 12:00 midnight. The next morning I woke up 2:00 Vancouver time from a lucid dream. My first one in months. In this dream i successfully flew horizontally but when I tried changing altitude I failed.

Congrats on your lucid!! With flying (and dream control in general), expectation is huge. Truly believe that you will fly with altitude changes and it will work! Trust this and remove all doubt and you will be amazed!

I had so many dreams last but I forgot them all while trying to remember the most interesting one where I was talking to a dream character. I realized I forgot the others panicked and tried to remember them and for got the one I about the dream character. I was left there cursing myself. I woke up to a gradually building alarm and stayed still so i could remember. Anything else I could do?

Originally Posted by shadowwolf6tail

I had so many dreams last but I forgot them all while trying to remember the most interesting one where I was talking to a dream character. I realized I forgot the others panicked and tried to remember them and for got the one I about the dream character. I was left there cursing myself. I woke up to a gradually building alarm and stayed still so i could remember. Anything else I could do?

My recommendation would be to not panic/don't stress about it. I lay calmly recalling the subject of the initial dream and commit it to my memory and then move on to the next one. For example: "Dad mad, Dad mad, Dad Mad, ok next dream- girl at door, girl at door, girl at door, ok Dad then girl...what else did I dream? Did my driving dream sign come up? How about my train/bus dream sign?" Of course I do this mostly when I wake up naturally. Is there a way to slow down the gradually building alarm?

What are some ideas for mantras for lucid dreaming in general?
I have a mantra for dream recall and waking up in dreams are there any useful ones I could add to my repertoire?
Also, I've heard some foods can be helpful to lucid dreaming, any truth to this?

Originally Posted by shadowwolf6tail

What are some ideas for mantras for lucid dreaming in general?
I have a mantra for dream recall and waking up in dreams are there any useful ones I could add to my repertoire?
Also, I've heard some foods can be helpful to lucid dreaming, any truth to this?

I think that the most powerful mantras are done along with visualization. Lately I seem to be having success with recognizing general dream scenarios and I will sometimes use a mantra like: "I am taking control (in an unusually bold way)...that is a dream scenario!" while also visualizing what that would be like in the dream or what it actually was like a previous time it made me lucid. Sometimes I will put specific dream signs into a mantra, especially if it is a common dream sign for me or if it is one that has been showing up 2 or more nights in a row (or starting to appear to be a new recurring/common dream sign). E.g. "I am on vacation again, I'm dreaming!"

On your other question...I have heard about mustard being helpful but I am not sure. Fresh pressed 100% apple juice (not concentrate) seems to help, especially around 6-8 ounces of it before bed but I have no scientific data to support that. If it does work, it is only a supplement to your practices, not a one stop solution for sure.

After a long dry spell of not remembering dreams I remembered one last night! It was of me turning garbage cans into planters. It was real vivid too! But not lucid. I was so close too because I had somebody mention lucid dreams to me.

Please consider this challenge for yourself as well...I think it would apply to you as well based on your OP in the workbook. It is intended especially for the younger DV members:

Link to specific post in>>http://www.dreamviews.com/dild/15062...ml#post2089545

Originally Posted by fogelbise

OP

What does OP mean.
And, Challenge accepted.

Originally Posted by shadowwolf6tail

What does OP mean.
And, Challenge accepted.

Excellent! OP can mean Original Poster or Original Post. So your original post in this workbook (the very first post in it).

Ah, thanks for the terminology clarification.

After two whole weeks of unremembered dreams, I had an amazing amount of dreams last night. All of them were so clear that it took me an entire hour to write them all down in my dream journal. Hopefully this marks the end of my dry spell of lucid dreams but I'll just have to see.

Congrats on breaking the recall dry spell. Did you do anything differently to get your recall back?

No. Its interesting because I tend to write down anything I do during the day to possibly aid my dreaming. The only thing I could think of is that I was trying to connect the image of a wolf with lucid dreaming. So that every time I saw a wolf I'd do a reality check. Before, I was using fear as a reality check reminder but I live a pretty safe life so I haven't been getting reminded very often. Of course, I do reality checks whenever I remember to do them not just when I see one of the signs.

Originally Posted by shadowwolf6tail

No. Its interesting because I tend to write down anything I do during the day to possibly aid my dreaming.

Good! I feel that this practice can help with recall and recall helps with lucid dreaming.

The only thing I could think of is that I was trying to connect the image of a wolf with lucid dreaming. So that every time I saw a wolf I'd do a reality check.

Do you see wolves a lot? Did you see this thread: http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...ghlight=wolves ?

I've just had the biggest success and failure, in my lucid dreaming career. I had the most vivid and eventful lucid dream I've ever had. I explored the physicality of the world (ran and jumped and smashed stuff) and talked to my subconscious however, after I woke up, I lost all of the dream except for about 3 fragments. Now I'd like to re-focus my attempts of dreaming on improving my dream recall. Currently I use my dream journal every morning when I wake up and a recall mantra before I fall asleep.

I have noticed that I've actually become lucid at the end of many dreams but I'm not very excited and the dream still fades out to a light or dark grey color. I was wondering if there is a name for this? It seems as though dreaming has stopped and I'm looking at my eyelids but I know that they aren't my eyelids because my closed eyes have a different color.

Originally Posted by shadowwolf6tail

I have noticed that I've actually become lucid at the end of many dreams but I'm not very excited and the dream still fades out to a light or dark grey color. I was wondering if there is a name for this? It seems as though dreaming has stopped and I'm looking at my eyelids but I know that they aren't my eyelids because my closed eyes have a different color.

It may just be that that particular dream has run it's course, especially if you are not seeing your normal waking eyelids. Similar experiences are often called "going into the void" but either way it is a great opportunity to attempt to form your next dream. You can either patiently wait in this grey while rubbing your hands and reminding yourself that you are dreaming or you can start to imagine where you want to be next. You can even simply proclaim something like "Hey, that sounds like the ocean" or anything that you want to experience next. If you prefer, use a different sense..."That looks/smells/feels/tastes like _______."

The past two days I've had two lucid dreams, however, I'm having trouble getting my vision working while dreaming. My hearing, smelling and physical sensations are all fine and feel like read life. The visual aspect of my lucid dreams AND normal dreams are still severely lacking. Everything looks like there is a grey film over them and sometimes I don't see anything. I'm trying to use mantras and meditation to clear up the problem, but it has persisted and I am beginning to worry.

Welcome back. I am sorry to hear about this vision trouble (anyone with tips feel free to chime in). I am confident that you can improve this while lucid. I don't have much experience with that issue except in the void where I patiently wait it out or start visualizing a scene, sometimes molding it based on what any of the sounds I might hear remind me of (example: static = waterfall or old analog TV static.). The rare times I have had vision issues from the beginning I either know it will clear up and it does...or in one recent case the vision trouble reminded me of my sleep mask so I "removed" it and voila. For your grayish trouble...maybe know that it is just dirty safety goggles that you can remove or put on some dream glasses or just wipe the "gunk" off of your face. You may have to practice the scenario during the day to be better at remembering the solution(s) you choose.

Originally Posted by fogelbise

maybe know that it is just dirty safety goggles that you can remove or put on some dream glasses or just wipe the "gunk" off of your face

That sounds like a good idea. I haven't tried something like that before.
The grayish thing is quite weird its almost as if light is shining through my closed eyelids however when I open my eyes the room is pitch black. I'm currently searching the forum for suggestions or things that I could adapt to my situation, but I will be sure to try the goggles idea next time I find myself with the grayish tint.

I had a lucid that started clear but became blurred a bit, and I "removed the blurring goggles" from in front of my eyes and everything cleared up again.

You may want to try focusing on your waking experiences and recalling them at bedtime, try to make clear visual memories and to recall these images when you do the recall. In general, the answer to "how can I make <something> better in dreams?" is to work on it while awake.....good luck, let us know how it goes!

Fuzzy dreams have turned into no dreams. I haven't had dream recall for the last few days.

If you're tired or stressed, just concentrate on getting caught up on sleep and well-rested. Instead of full WBTBs try micro-WBTBs where you just quickly reset intention and head back to sleep. Recall goes up and down naturally for everybody. Keep trying, and you'll keep getting better and better at it. I compiled a list of recall tips, the link is in my signature, read through it, you may find something helpful there…..let us know how it goes!

I broke the no dream streak last night with the most dreams I've ever recalled. I recorded not 1, not 2, not 3, not 6 not, 4 but 5 dreams! An all time personal record. They were all of decent length. All I did was set back my WBTB time from 4:45 am to 3:30 am.