All in time my friend. Just keep practicing and perfecting the technique. Remember one thing may work for you but not others and you can always change it up! Congrats on the lucids though :] Have fun and welcome. |
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Hi guys, this week i had around 7 very short lucid dreams... all of them were WILDs, using this technique.. |
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All in time my friend. Just keep practicing and perfecting the technique. Remember one thing may work for you but not others and you can always change it up! Congrats on the lucids though :] Have fun and welcome. |
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Sometimes it helps to have something specific you would like to do in the dream. You can focus your attention on completing the task and it will help you remain lucid but allow you to somewhat 'forget' about waking up. For me, the short lucids usually come from trying not to wake up just making me think about waking up too much, and so I wake up. |
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Last edited by Xaqaria; 05-02-2010 at 09:40 AM.
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The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
Dream Journal Shaman Apprentice Chronicles
One of the things I found was, trying to exert control on a dream immediately upon becoming lucid will generally kick me out of the dream. So usually, when I realize I'm dreaming, I stop. Granted, this is a bit dependant on plot (for me), but if you're WILDing, I imagine there isn't a lot of plot happening once you transition (I don't WILD, so I wouldn't know... I'm a MILD'er, so there's always a dream in action when I realize it). So just stop. Something I do is focus on something smaller, like my hands or the wall, or whathaveyou. I find this helps me to ensure the dream is stable enough for me to start moving around. There's no set time limit... I guess I probably wait about 10 seconds, to make sure the dream isn't going to fade. During this time, I usually do something silly like grab my wrist and marvel at how it has sensation, because it didn't before But that helps me get in touch (literally ) with my dream body. |
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Replace the Hand thing with this: |
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Please check out this tutorial: Dream Stabilization and Clarity |
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Hgld1234 wuz here!
My dream goals
Complete a ToTM [] Hypnotize a DC [] Summon a DC [X] Teleport [X] Play with fire []
my best piece of advice would be to stop and think and take in your surroundings. In the lucid dream I had last night, I didn't even stop to think I was just like 'right! we're gonna have sex now!' and i had a very limited amount of control. There were lots of intrusions, also it wasn't vivid and seemed to be quite segmented in terms of time. In other dreams I've been able to just be alone and concentrate and it gets really clear and stable. Also I try to think about my list of goals straight away and it just calms me down. Take it slow. and 7 lucids in a week is awesome. WILDing is such a cool technique as well if you can get it (sadly I haven't been able to yet, but I'll keep trying). It's like an exciting meditation. |
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Reality Check
Spoiler for lucid dream goals:
Take in your surroundings with as many senses as you can. Notice all the intricate details around you. Make the dream as real as possible. Tactile sensations usually work well for me if the dream seems to be fading, but strangely rubbing my hands seem to do just the opposite. That's just me, though. Also, what Xaqaria noted about keeping a goal in mind will also be even more helpful in maintaining lucidity, I find I typically lose lucidity much easier if I don't have, and keep, a goal in mind. |
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What I used to do when the dream was going away was that I would spin in circles to stabilize the dream. At first my lucid dreams lasted in like 5 seconds, so be grateful ha ha ha. Now most of the time it at least stays for a minute. So far my longest time has been 15 minutes (relative). |
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