Thread: Trying to return to old dreams -- going with the flow vs. taking control

Originally Posted by wrinkledlion

Your point about thresholds and doorways is a really good one, I'd like to work with that... if you were trying to manifest something behind a doorway, how would you do it generally? Do you think to yourself verbally, "I'm going to open that door and see a [BLANK] on the other side," or do you engage in some sort of visualization from within the dream? Is it sort of a "knowing," like you just tell yourself that you know your desired dream object is behind the door?

Oh goodness I've tried this. I do it by setting a mental intention. Expectation is the key. I might say aloud in the dream something to the effect of "Behind this door is xyz!". Then I open the door. If it's not what I want, I close the door and try again. I think attempting a visualization is a GREAT idea, although I've never tried it.

Admittedly, the method I use doesn't always work. Although I remember one success: in this dream I was attempting to create a feast. I used the door trick while deliberately expecting a feast on the other side. 1st attempt I got a dining room with a table set with dishes, but no food! Second attempt I got my feast... but it was a feast of cookies! Sometimes you just gotta take what the dream gives you... anyway, I had no complaints!

Another thing you can try that works fairly often for me is just asking the dream. It's especially useful when you want to go to a specific place or find people. I ask the dream and it just whisks me off toward a direction. "Take me to the superhero base!" or something like that. The key to this strategy working is that you must be able to hold on to lucidity for longer. The ride can eat up your lucid time.

Another thing you can try, if you want a specific object, is to check your pockets (to give credit, I learned about this one from Lang). Just keep the expectation in your mind that whatever you need is in your pockets. Then check them!

You can also try creating a portal using a magic spell. You can even try casting a teleportation spell. I found it helps if you rhyme in your dream!

Spoiler for Teleportation Spell Example:

"Here I teleport and I sing,
Here I draw a little ring,
To go and find my friend Head,
And now I go, as I said!"

^ It actually worked!