Thread: Summoning dream characters (so hard!)

I haven't had much success in summoning DCs myself... the only other thing I can think of is if you are able to use doors to teleport yourself, try using that to teleport to that DC's house. I think it could leave more up to your mind to create the situation that you're looking for instead of it feeling too forced, if that makes any sense. Maybe someone else has another idea?

Originally Posted by duke396

I haven't had much success in summoning DCs myself... the only other thing I can think of is if you are able to use doors to teleport yourself, try using that to teleport to that DC's house. I think it could leave more up to your mind to create the situation that you're looking for instead of it feeling too forced, if that makes any sense. Maybe someone else has another idea?

Yes... however the house of that dream character is my own, and still I can't find it, in the dreams where I'm lucid I can't summon it, in the dreams where it is present I'm not lucid, waiting for the two things to happen naturally at the same time could take forever...

I see. Well that could make things a little difficult. I'd still try teleporting yourself through a door to the DC and not the other way around, but that's just me. I really don't know how to help with this one considering what you've already tried. I think DCs are just stubborn. I pretty much can't interact with one without it freezing up, acting like a badly coded ai, or trying to fight me.

Originally Posted by duke396

I see. Well that could make things a little difficult. I'd still try teleporting yourself through a door to the DC and not the other way around, but that's just me. I really don't know how to help with this one considering what you've already tried. I think DCs are just stubborn. I pretty much can't interact with one without it freezing up, acting like a badly coded ai, or trying to fight me.

I think that my biggest problem is just finding it, it's personality is always the same a.k.a exactly what it should be.

Hmmm...what you have tried is what is generally recommended. I still have a few more ideas you may consider:

1. Alter expectations (pretend to be happy and know that this DC will appear)

2. Remember a time when the DC was there. Simply concentrate on re-living the dream while in the dream. That may be enough to bring it back.

3. Use daytime visualization. Make short visualization sessions (10 mins) where you concentrate as much to see your DC and maybe pretend you are already in a dream. Do this every day for couple of weeks, and when in dreams, bring back the memory of your visualizations. I think this should be quite effective.

4. Incubate dreams. Think about the DC pre bed or during WBTB.

Hope that helps!

Originally Posted by NyxCC

Hmmm...what you have tried is what is generally recommended. I still have a few more ideas you may consider:

1. Alter expectations (pretend to be happy and know that this DC will appear)

2. Remember a time when the DC was there. Simply concentrate on re-living the dream while in the dream. That may be enough to bring it back.

3. Use daytime visualization. Make short visualization sessions (10 mins) where you concentrate as much to see your DC and maybe pretend you are already in a dream. Do this every day for couple of weeks, and when in dreams, bring back the memory of your visualizations. I think this should be quite effective.

4. Incubate dreams. Think about the DC pre bed or during WBTB.

Hope that helps!

1) I've already tried it, my brain just won't get fooled

2) I've pretty much done that, unsuccessfully

3) Yes, over and over again and... wait, bring again the visualizations? Let me think for a moment...

4) Already tried


OK, I'll try the third technique, though I'll first try a new shock technique just in case, I'll stab myself in the dream, that should break the suspension of disbelief enough for my dream character to appear I guess

Here's something that might work:
Let's say this dream character's name is Joe. In the dream, just open any door and say " Hey! this is the door Joe is behind!" You'd be surprised at how effective something this obvious can be, I know this technique of dream control has worked for me before.

Originally Posted by loik

Here's something that might work:
Let's say this dream character's name is Joe. In the dream, just open any door and say " Hey! this is the door Joe is behind!" You'd be surprised at how effective something this obvious can be, I know this technique of dream control has worked for me before.

OK, I'll try it

Find a bush or corner or something where that character could hide from you and then just be sure that he/she will come from behind of that. If not try to look there and you have to be sure he/she is really hiding there.

Originally Posted by Hitokage

Find a bush or corner or something where that character could hide from you and then just be sure that he/she will come from behind of that. If not try to look there and you have to be sure he/she is really hiding there.

Already done, it didn't work

Originally Posted by Miguelinileugim

Already done, it didn't work

hmm this is the only thing that works for me
maybe your faith is not strong enough
you have to know that the person IS THERE

or maybe try something totally different and crazy something that will be more shocking for your and new, not connected with the fail attempts you made so far
I mean like try to make the character from clay or mud
huh I also remembered that sometimes I used another dream character and changed him to the one I wanted, just by commanding him/her to change

remember it is your dream and your world, you can change anything

Originally Posted by Hitokage

hmm this is the only thing that works for me
maybe your faith is not strong enough
you have to know that the person IS THERE

or maybe try something totally different and crazy something that will be more shocking for your and new, not connected with the fail attempts you made so far
I mean like try to make the character from clay or mud
huh I also remembered that sometimes I used another dream character and changed him to the one I wanted, just by commanding him/her to change

remember it is your dream and your world, you can change anything

That seems like the description of my new technique: Stabbing myself, it must work!

Usually I just:

1: call the persons name and expect them to come or

2: expect them to be behind me

It might work for you :3

Originally Posted by Miguelinileugim

That seems like the description of my new technique: Stabbing myself, it must work!

chacha stabbing alright

Originally Posted by ScarlettSkye108

Usually I just:

1: call the persons name and expect them to come or

2: expect them to be behind me

It might work for you :3

I'm trying the first one and the second doesn't work... but thanks

*Moved to Dream Control

Originally Posted by Miguelinileugim

That seems like the description of my new technique: Stabbing myself, it must work!

Have you had a chance to try that yet? Not something I'd probably do but I'm curious how it worked out. I have to admit when I first read that you were going to stab yourself, in my mind the conversation quickly escalated to a full scale ritual with sacrificing virgins and chanting to the gods... Then again, I'm a little off in the head.

Originally Posted by duke396

Have you had a chance to try that yet? Not something I'd probably do but I'm curious how it worked out. I have to admit when I first read that you were going to stab yourself, in my mind the conversation quickly escalated to a full scale ritual with sacrificing virgins and chanting to the gods... Then again, I'm a little off in the head.

Nope, in the end I didn't use that technique. I just used what I call the stopped watch technique, in the same way that you cannot look at a watch twice (or thrice to be sure) without the numbers changing (my favourite reality test), I couldn't look twice at the same spot of the room without it changing.

And because the furniture changed, I thought "if everything changes then she could appear here!" and she appeared, I did it!


Maybe stabbing myself wasn't necessary after all...

The way I summon people in my dreams is simple. I just call out to them over my shoulder as if they're behind me. It's simple.

Me: "Hey Dad?"
Dad: "Yeah son?"
Me: "I know you're just a symbolic representation of my father, but could you give me a quick hand?"
Dad: Walking around the corner, "Sure, what do you need?"

Another trick I'll use is that I'll grab someone and channel fire which spreads from where my hand is touching them to cover their entire body. At the same time, I focus on who I want this body to be. As the flames retreat, once again starting to retreat from where I'm grabbing them, they reveal the person I was thinking about. It's literally like the first person is burned away to reveal the second.

Very nice Miguelinileugim, I wouldn't have thought to try that. Glad it worked for you

SuperOhm I like the fire idea. That sounds like it would be very effective, my only concern is if I try that and the DC just runs away screaming and on fire instead of changing to another person. I've noticed my dream control has been a little unstable... Something will happen, just not necessarily the way I intend. Either way it would be interesting!

I've had no luck summoning DCs in the past, so when I get back to working on that I'll definitely give one of these methods a try. I've tried expecting the DC behind me, searching for the DC, arranging a meeting place that I "know" the DC will be, and asking the DC out loud to show up, none of them worked.

Originally Posted by SuperOhm

The way I summon people in my dreams is simple. I just call out to them over my shoulder as if they're behind me. It's simple.

Me: "Hey Dad?"
Dad: "Yeah son?"
Me: "I know you're just a symbolic representation of my father, but could you give me a quick hand?"
Dad: Walking around the corner, "Sure, what do you need?"

Another trick I'll use is that I'll grab someone and channel fire which spreads from where my hand is touching them to cover their entire body. At the same time, I focus on who I want this body to be. As the flames retreat, once again starting to retreat from where I'm grabbing them, they reveal the person I was thinking about. It's literally like the first person is burned away to reveal the second.

Good idea! For now I'll stick with the watch.

Originally Posted by duke396

Very nice Miguelinileugim, I wouldn't have thought to try that. Glad it worked for you

SuperOhm I like the fire idea. That sounds like it would be very effective, my only concern is if I try that and the DC just runs away screaming and on fire instead of changing to another person. I've noticed my dream control has been a little unstable... Something will happen, just not necessarily the way I intend. Either way it would be interesting!

I've had no luck summoning DCs in the past, so when I get back to working on that I'll definitely give one of these methods a try. I've tried expecting the DC behind me, searching for the DC, arranging a meeting place that I "know" the DC will be, and asking the DC out loud to show up, none of them worked.

Try the stopped watch technique first! It can't fail!

Definitely will. Aside from summoning I'm sure that can have plenty of other cool effects on the environment I'm gonna jot that down somewhere so I won't forget.

After trying to summon a handful of characters for weeks I just got angry and decided to stand in one place and demand that they be presented to me or else I will just stay there and do nothing.

Next thing I see is a bus arrive unloading the characters en masse.