Quote Originally Posted by TheKing View Post
Mine is a repost from my dream journal. For the duration of the class, I'll make this my journal then move everything there. This is a short bit of several dreams (I can remember dreaming more than once, but this one dominated it).

I woke up at 3:33 to the sound of the TV on in the living room. The living room is about 2 rooms down from the bedroom.

Since I knew I turned it off, I checked my phone for a dream check (no other light in the bed room). The time stayed despite tests, I checked my e-mail, and that stayed too. No changes at all, and when I looked at the e-mail in the morning, still there.

Confused, I went to sleep and had another dream. I woke up again (I want to say it was 4:24), and the TV was still on. I wake up this morning around 5, and the TV is off. The TV can only self-shut off if it's on a blue screen (I've tested this). Clearly, I was dreaming, but why couldn't I tell?
Reminds me of when I tried to do the finger-through-palm technique and it kept failing... which confused me immensely as to why this wasn't a dream (and once again, I wasn't wearing any pants - so you can imagine the insanity this caused in me!).

Sometimes, reality checks just fail. Like I can never push my finger through my palm, time stays the same, and sometimes, even writing stays the same.

So, when starting your lucid journey, sometimes the beginning few lucids are trial and error to find the reality checks that work for you.

I would like to point out, that it's really important to try to do two or three different reality checks When one (or two!) fails, it's always nice to have the back up.

I would suggest trying something a little more physical for your second check, if you're game. Try to jump on spot, just once. You are most likely to find that you'll float back down to the ground, rather than the way jumping feels IRL

If not jumping, maybe toss an object in the air, if you have one (like your keys). They should also float slower, rather than just fall.