Great job on the lucids, keep it up, and yes, work more intensely perhaps on dream recall -- you may want to review my recall tips, the link is in my signature. Also, review the messages in the "important links" thread in this forum: |
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Hello, thought I'd post an update. |
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Great job on the lucids, keep it up, and yes, work more intensely perhaps on dream recall -- you may want to review my recall tips, the link is in my signature. Also, review the messages in the "important links" thread in this forum: |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Since my last update, I have had another two lucid dreams. Both only a few seconds long, the last one I had was this morning after taking G+C, I really struggled to get to sleep though, and my recall was very poor. But I've got more motivated recently, and my aim is 4+ lucids in July, one a week! |
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Good luck with your goals, congrats on your lucids! Having a well-rehearsed "just got lucid" ritual can help extend the ones that can be saved (meaning you're not already done with dreaming/sleeping). |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Consistency has been by problem recently, mostly with the dream journal. |
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Good to see you around here again Barry. The mindset that really helps me extend many of my LD's when they seem to be fading is: Not following the "normal" path back to my waking body. Try not to over think it. Consciously or unconsciously many people expect to wake up when the dream is fading…really knowing that there is another option seems to open up the option to continue dreaming much more often. I got this idea from Sageous in an NREM discussion and it clicked for me. I like to think of it as floating in the ether…staying with my dream body (usually in the void) knowing that I need not return to my waking body. Sometimes you are just at the end of REM, but don't expect that you are or that "it is over." It is even easier with the G+C combo. |
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Something important for every newbie: http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...-read-imo.html
Listen while you work or before bed? http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews-podcast/
More great audio: http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews-audio/
My lucid dreaming journey: http://www.dreamviews.com/members/fo...boutme#aboutme
Decided to take the G+Ch last night, like a lot of people I find it hard to sleep after taking it so I never take it too often. It gave me two lucids last night, and I had multiple FA's. My memory of the lucids are a bit foggy, possibly because instead of waking up from the lucids immediately, I instead had a FA and then woke up. But I was definitely lucid. They were both relatively short, 1st one about 10 seconds and the 2nd maybe 20-30 seconds. G+Ch is brilliant though, even on just 4mg and 250 Ch it consistently gives me lucids! |
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Last edited by Barry; 07-09-2015 at 02:39 PM.
Awesome! I am glad the fade redirect is working for you! Congrats on your LD's!!..and on your cum-pletion…haha. A year or so back I had a sexual LD so convincing that I was sure I was going to wake up to find that I had my first wet dream in decades…alas it wasn't so…haha. |
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Something important for every newbie: http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...-read-imo.html
Listen while you work or before bed? http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews-podcast/
More great audio: http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews-audio/
My lucid dreaming journey: http://www.dreamviews.com/members/fo...boutme#aboutme
Thanks haha |
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Since I started trying to Lucid dream again in February 2015, I've had 17 lucid dreams, around 10 at least I'd say have been from G+Ch. Kind of disappointing really, but It could be worse I suppose. I took G+Ch again last night, 4mg galantamine + 250 choline. In one of the dreams I got a feeling I was dreaming, and the finger reality check failed twice! but on the 3rd attempt I counted 6 fingers on each hand and became fully lucid. I remained calm, rubbed my hands together and told myself 'this is a dream', but I 'woke up' into an FA before waking up for real. It's a bit frustrating, I'm not sure why I keep waking up! |
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You should consider those as 17 successes, many people try for years and never get lucid at all, so that's quite an achievement! |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Did MILD at WBTB last night, ended up having a dream about doing MILD at WBTB |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Decided on 4mg, didn't get lucid even though: |
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Well it sounds like you were really close, since dreaming about lucid dreaming is a sure sign that lucidity will come very soon. |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Unfortunately I stopped practicing about 4 weeks ago after a consistent 6 months On the bright side I've had 2 lucid dreams in 10 days! God knows how haha, and three lucid dreams in less than a month. I plan to start again slowly, firstly dream journaling again. |
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Congrats on the LDs! Sometimes we try so hard we exhaust ourselves in our practice, leaving our intention engines out of fuel for the night. LDing is all about finding the "just right" balance of focus and relaxation. |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
Had a minute long ld this morning, felt really realistic too! |
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