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^^ I think so too... thanks! |
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LD Goals
[ ] Do the ToTM [X] Stabilize a dream [ ] Earth Bend
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
Did you feel any fatigue after that, did it take effort? I'm wondering if it's possible to have fully restful sleep after 4 hours of lucid dreaming. On focusing on areas of the brain, that reminds me that in a recent lucid dream I felt the dream collapsing and when I lost visuals focused on fast forward motion, like my whole body was being propelled froward. A new dream scene formed but during that motion I felt a sort of mechanical scraping in the centre of my brain, I'm not sure if it was a hallucination or an actual physiological response in my sleeping brain. |
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
I've never felt fatigue after a night of lucid dreaming. The only times I've ever felt fatigued from LDing were while napping in the afternoon, where I would have what I used to call marathon lucid naps and chain a dozen or so LDs over the course of 1.5 - 2 hours. It would become incredibly exhausting after the 2 hour mark, and I would usually choose to just stop and allow myself to wake up at that point because I'm too tired to continue sleeping, an odd notion, I realize. When I would finally wake up, sometimes I was so exhausted that I would literally have to roll out of bed. I believe that the reason I would become so exhausted during those naps, was because my body would often times enter and exit SP in between some of the LDs, so I would be going in and out of SP/vibrational state several times within just an hour or so, and I assume this might be physically taxing on the body's systems in some way. At least, that's the only explanation I can think of. But when I spend hours LDing at night, I usually remain in SP for most of the time, and only enter and exit a few times during natural transitions to and from REM to NREM. |
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You seem to have indirectly achieved the aim of sleep yoga, to remain aware of all stages of sleep, I'd love to get to that level of lucid dreaming some day |
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Last edited by Ctharlhie; 04-12-2012 at 03:11 PM.
My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
Well for me it comes and goes and really just depends on my sleep schedule, so it's not like I can do it every night. I think sometimes I just get lucky. But I feel like there are already so many WILD/DILD tutorials even just on this forum that I wouldn't be able to add too much new content to make it worth the time it would take to write. |
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I guess I'll see where I stand in 5 years time, I forget that even the most experienced oneironauts started out where I am now at some time. |
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
Intent in Lucid Dreaming; Break that Dry-Spell, Escape the Technique Rut
Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
I guess there are no shortage of grand masters on this forum, so my amateurish content will be of little value if not misleading. I have requested this thread deleted and I'm leaving DV. Good luck lucid dreamers! |
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Last edited by CosmicIron; 04-12-2012 at 07:37 PM.
For what it's worth, I just came off a 2-1/2 to 3 hr LD session and my head is pounding and I'm exhausted (I am in a really good mood, though). I think this response sort of corresponds to what Nina said about her afternoon naps, as the session was well after my night's sleep. Oh, and yes, the last hour or so was a long series of hard-fought extensions, so there was definitely some effort; if that was what you meant. |
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Nina: |
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Last edited by Sageous; 04-12-2012 at 10:38 PM.
I don't agree with everything that everyone has been discussing here. There is a lot of open ground regarding lucid stabilty and techniques. I have personally asked CosmicIron to stay as he has made a great contribution to the forum with his SSILD induction. |
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Please click on the links below, more techniques under investigation to come soon...
Well if you don't agree, post away! We don't get mad at other people for having different views, it is all for the growth of LDing, no? And for the spiritual ones the growth of the spirit too. And who knows, maybe it is actually agreement with misunderstandings? |
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Please click on the links below, more techniques under investigation to come soon...
Ah alright, have some well deserved rest first then. |
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No one here claims to be a "grand master". You were the one coming here claiming to be the expert. If you are always going to be so overly defensive about sharing your ideas and experiences, and become frustrated when those ideas are questioned, then you should probably just stick to teaching newbs how to LD, as you have been, because they don't have the knowledge and experience, and will accept your quasi-expertise without question. Good luck. |
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Thank you mcwillis, I appreciate your message. The SSILD thread will stay and I will do whatever I can to help those in need, albeit probably outside the scope of the forum. If I do make refinement to the technique, as it is still evolving, I will come back to update the thread. Ou have my word on that. Again, thank you and many good wishes. |
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This is my last reply. Lucid dreaming is a relatively under-developed territory. To make it go beyond the cult status we need as many "newbs" as possible, and to make them at least taste some success. If you guys are truly the experts, in comparison to my "quasi-expertise", then please help those poor individuals, instead of just showing off your lucid dreaming prowess and how advanced your skills are to the point it is beyond any tangible techniques. Teach your stuff to thousands of people, make them your equal. If you do that you have my full respect and apology. Otherwise, go ahead turn this thread into your showroom on how your lucid dreaming expertise is so great that it defys the limit of physiology. Do it as you wish. I'm gone. |
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^^ Um, CosmicIron, if you're still not gone, I believe the one who was touting their thousands of LD's and thousands of LDer's he's "worked with," was you, and not us. |
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Last edited by Sageous; 04-13-2012 at 05:23 PM.
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