My extreme technique for attaining Lucidity
Well it's not anything real special, but I will try to explain what I do.
It starts with the first moment that I wake up in the morning. I will ask myself If I am dreaming right now. And of course you have to think about what ever dreams you were having when you first wake up. I get up and start to get ready for work. I wont let any other thought enter my mind, except for the idea that I could be dreaming at any moment. I pay attention to every little thing that I do. I ask myself where am I, what am I doing? I am at home getting ready for work. Is there anything abnormal about my home? Is this the right house? is everything in the right place. I go into the bathroom and turn on the light. Is the light switch working right. I look in the mirror. Is there anything strange about the way I look in the mirror? stay aware this could be a dream at any moment. I proceed to brush my teeth and shave. I keep asking myself if there is anything dream like about each thing that I do.
Is my razor working right? ( I use an electric razor) OK I am leaving the bathroom. Does everything still look normal? am I still in the right place? I get dressed. is there anything strange about each article of clothing I am putting on. I keep asking myself every step of the way. what am I doing now? is there any dreamsigns present? when I leave the house. Is there anything abnormal about my yard? or the neighborhood? I get in the car. does the door handle work right? does the car start? are the headlights working? is the car operating right? does the steering work? Where am I going? where am I coming from? do the streets look normal? etc. etc. All the way to work don't let any other thought enter my mind. This could be a dream at any moment stay aware. when I am very motivated and serious, I will literally try and go through the entire day without letting any other thought enter my mind.
when I am at work, I pay close attention to if I am at the right job, doing the right work. And every step of the way through my work day, I try to pay attention to every little detail, of everything that I am doing. What people are around me? what are they doing and talking about? I will try and generate that feeling, of when you first become Lucid in a dream. and really try and feel if I am dreaming now. When I catch myself thinking about other things. I will stop myself, and try and go back over the things I was just thinking about. And ask if there was anything dream like about the things I was thinking about. This is probably a good time to do a reality check as well. because this is precisely the kind of moment you will find yourself dreaming.
I try to remember to really try and stay focused, during what I think of as critical points during the day. these are the easiest times to lose track.
When you get into a conversation with somebody! If you can, try and stay aware during the conversation, while still listening to what the other person is saying. keep asking yourself if there is anything dream like about the conversation or the person you are talking to.
when you end up getting to involved in any kind of unexpected activity. It's easy to completely forget to pay attention. Thats exactly what happens when you are dreaming!
If I am watching a movie, I will try to stay aware through the whole movie. I will try and pay attention to the fact that I am sitting in a room watching a screen. Because almost every time I am watching something on TV, or in a movie theater in a dream. I will get sucked into it, and what I am watching becomes the dream.
When I start to get tired of paying attention to every detail. I just go like this to try and keep my thoughts from wandering to much. I will start counting. 1 is this a dream 2 is this a dream 3 is this a dream. all the way up to ten and start over. And while I am counting and saying that. I will just try and observe everything in my surroundings. I also try to pay attention to sounds that hear.
I know that it's pretty much impossible, to keep a single thought in your mind for an entire day. But with enough motivation, it can be done for almost the whole day. I think it's the really trying to do it, that counts the most.
Another thing that I do, is during the day I will visualize my self back in one of my dreams. Then noticing a dreamsign, and becoming Lucid.
then I will imagine what I would do if I became Lucid during that dream.
I think this part is important. during the day, don't think of a Lucid Dream as something that will happen in the future. Pretend that you know for a fact, that you will become lucid the next time you are dreaming. And let yourself feel the excitement that knowledge brings.
Then on the nights, when I get more than three or four hours of sleep. I will do the wake back to bed thing. this works well for me. but only when I am already on the edge of getting Lucid. or already getting Lucid dreams. it doesn't really do anything during bad dry spells. unless I am already about to beat it.
What I do is, I wake up after a couple of hours sleeping. I walk around the house looking at everything. and I don't let a single thought enter my mind. except is this a dream right now. I will walk around for about ten to fifteen minutes doing this. then I will lay back down, close my eyes. and say this is a dream, this is a dream. over and over until I fall asleep. then a lot of times I will go right into a Lucid dream.
Note: It normally takes me, between a month to two months before I start getting Lucid. It also depends on how much I am able to keep my mind on it. It's a lot of work but its well worth it. I have had nights where I was Lucid all night long. And have gone through periods where I could get Lucid almost at will. Also remember that you only have to focus that hard during the beginning stages. once you get a good momentum going, you will be able to become lucid with a lot less effort. you will have to keep your mind on it to keep the momentum up. Just not quite so extremely. I have probably forgotten some things but I will add stuff as I think of them.
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