DILD-1 Syllabus

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Professor: Puffin

Summary

Hello dreamers! :okbyenow:

This course is designed to teach you about the basics of the DILD, or dream induced lucid dream, method. I will be your teacher for three classes that focus mainly on awareness, and why it's important in successfully having a lucid dream. We'll also discuss the initial surge of excitement lucid dreams can produce, and how to combat it. Finally, you'll learn about two different dream control methods, and with the information given you'll be able to determine which one suits you best! :content:

Requirements

- You should be keeping a dream journal and have decent dream recall.

Class Overview

There will be classes on the dates below, each held in the Dreamviews IRC chat. All times are in -6 GMT, so be sure to adjust your timetable accordingly (click here for a time zone converter). Each class will have an estimated time of 45 minutes but may go on a bit longer, so be prepared.


[ Class 1 ] Saturday September 18th, 7:00 PM

What makes a lucid dream
Why recall is important + recall boosting tips
Why awareness is important
Why reality checking is important
Do dream signs help or hinder?
Best reality checks and why

Assignment: TBA

[ Class 2 ] Sunday September 19th, 7:00 PM

How to improve your awareness
External and internal awareness
Basic DILD strategies

Assignment: TBA

[ Class 3 ] Saturday September 25th, 7:00 PM

Combating lucid excitement
About false awakenings
Dream stabilization upon becoming lucid
Dream control upon becoming lucid
What next?

Assignment: TBA

Grading

There's no set grading system for this course, but as long as you attend all three sessions and provide input, you'll pass. :goodjob2:

Other Information

- Feel free to ask questions any time during the lectures! But keep in mind I have limited time to teach in each session, so important topics will be covered first.

- A maximum of ten students can enroll in this course, I'm not sure I can take much more than that!

September 18th Transcript

Spoiler for long transcript! :P:

[19:56] == puffin [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[19:56] == mode/#DVA [+o puffin] by DreamBot
[19:56] <@puffin> Hey guys! :)
[19:56] <DawgBone> Evening, Puff.
[19:56] <OtisMcRainbow> yay
[19:57] <@puffin> I'll be back in two secs.
[19:58] <DawgBone> That was a short class!
[19:58] <Mette78> haha yeah
[19:58] <CrimsonStorm> Hello again
[19:59] <@puffin> Hi
[19:59] <@puffin> I thought there'd be more people than this
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> Same.
[20:00] <CrimsonStorm> Better than an hour before, though. :P
[20:00] <CrimsonStorm> Some still may show.
[20:00] <@puffin> Lol :P As for the lack of appearances, that's okay. We'll wait a few minutes
[20:01] <@puffin> -twiddles fingers-
[20:01] <@Alex> twiddle.
[20:01] <@puffin> Twiddle? :3
[20:01] <@puffin> That's such a funny word :P
[20:02] <@Alex> never heard
[20:02] <Mette78> oh no my eyes are shaking
[20:02] <@puffin> Sounds like tweedle.
[20:02] <Mette78> have you guys ever experienced alice in wonderland syndrome?
[20:03] <CrimsonStorm> tweedledee, tweedledum
[20:03] <OtisMcRainbow> Is the log gonna be saved and posted for those who didn't make it?
[20:03] <@puffin> Nope, I don't think so.
[20:03] <@puffin> As for the log, yes.
[20:03] <Mette78> k
[20:03] <CrimsonStorm> What's that, Mette?
[20:04] <Mette78> Alice in Wonderland syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[20:04] <Mette78> it's wicked if you don't freak out
[20:04] <Mette78> I get it like once a week or so, my feet feels like they're at my head and shit
[20:05] <Mette78> and when I look at heads in movies while having it, I can adjust the size somehow
[20:05] <@puffin> That's so strange!
[20:05] <Mette78> like I'm fooling my brain that they're really far away
[20:05] <Mette78> haha yeah
[20:05] <CrimsonStorm> Never happened to me, but that's really weird, in a kinda cool way.
[20:05] <@puffin> Totally
[20:06] <Mette78> hehe yeah
[20:06] == defqon1 [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[20:07] <@puffin> Hi Defqon1!
[20:07] <defqon1> hello
[20:08] <@puffin> I think we'll start now. There's enough people here
[20:08] == Frozenwolf [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[20:09] <@puffin> Or maybe we'll wait a few more moments :P Hi frozenwolf.
[20:09] <Frozenwolf> hey pufiin
[20:09] <@puffin> Glad you could make it, lol. There's quite a few people who still have to show up.
[20:10] <defqon1> maybe they dunno how to get in
[20:10] <defqon1> i didnt
[20:10] <defqon1> dav just appeared
[20:10] <defqon1> dva
[20:10] <defqon1> *
[20:10] <Mette78> I couldn't with windows explorer, via the site
[20:10] <Frozenwolf> Same lol
[20:10] <Mette78> I had to use firefox
[20:11] <Mette78> alex put u in this channel
[20:11] <@puffin> I'm using IE right now (I hate IE). :(
[20:11] <Frozenwolf> Lucid Avenger said he would come but it's 3 in the morning where we are so he might not come
[20:11] <CrimsonStorm> I got in fine, once I found the link to the IRC.
[20:11] <@puffin> Yikes :P
[20:11] <defqon1> i was up at 1am
[20:11] <CrimsonStorm> Come to think of it, I'm gonna go ahead and bookmark this.
[20:11] <@puffin> The link's in the DVA FAQ.
[20:11] <defqon1> but got the time wrong
[20:11] <@puffin> I got the time wrong too, got here an hour early :P
[20:12] <CrimsonStorm> Yeah, same thing happened to me.
[20:12] <Frozenwolf> Lol
[20:12] <CrimsonStorm> Be right back.
[20:12] <Frozenwolf> How many people from the class are in this chat?
[20:12] <@puffin> Everyone in here's signed up for the class.
[20:12] <@puffin> Except dreambot, alex, and statserv, haha.
[20:12] <Frozenwolf> Ok cool.
[20:13] <@puffin> We'll start in two minutes.
[20:13] <Mette78> 6 students
[20:13] <@puffin> Just hoping to catch a few last stragglers coming in :P
[20:14] <@puffin> 6 isn't bad.. Less than I'd hoped, but that's fine.
[20:14] <OtisMcRainbow> i may not stay for long... it's late for me now
[20:14] <OtisMcRainbow> almost bed time :(
[20:14] <@puffin> That's okay.
[20:15] <@puffin> Crimson, you back yet? xD
[20:15] <@puffin> -Wants to start-
[20:15] <Frozenwolf> Puffin I might not be able to come tomorrow I'll have to see how tired I am or I'm gonna be dead for school and the whole week.
[20:15] <@puffin> Don't worry about it.
[20:15] <Mette78> same here :(
[20:15] <@puffin> I'll be posting the transcript so you can read it over.
[20:16] <Frozenwolf> Ok thank you :)
[20:16] <Frozenwolf> LucidAvenger is online but he probably doesn't know how to get on
[20:16] <@puffin> I'll go PM him quickly.
[20:16] <CrimsonStorm> Back.
[20:17] <CrimsonStorm> I may be in and out just a little, but I should be here most of the time. Don't worry about it, I can catch up fine.
[20:17] <@puffin> K. Lucidavenger should be here momentarily, he just needed the PW.
[20:17] <@puffin> K
[20:17] <Frozenwolf> kk
[20:18] == LucidAvenger [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[20:18] <@puffin> Yay! Hey Lucidavenger.
[20:18] <Frozenwolf> Hey LucidAvenger
[20:18] <@puffin> Now we can start -muahaha-
[20:18] <CrimsonStorm> :-)
[20:19] <@puffin> Okay, as you guys know, this is a 3-period class for the DILD technique. I'm probably going to be uber sloppy at first, but hopefully that won't freak you guys out too much :P
[20:19] <DawgBone> Neatness doesn't count
[20:19] <LucidAvenger> Hello
[20:19] <@puffin> Okay, that makes me feel better. :P
[20:19] <OtisMcRainbow> :)
[20:20] <LucidAvenger> Soryr i'm lste
[20:20] <@puffin> So, hopefully you all know that lucid dreaming is basically being aware that you're dreaming. You don't need to be able to control your lucid dream, you just need the awareness to count that dream as a lucid.
[20:20] <@puffin> That's fine, at least you were able to come :)
[20:20] <LucidAvenger> Think i had an FA
[20:20] <@puffin> I get those a lot... don't usually become lucid though.
[20:20] <@puffin> If the lucid dream is only a second, or you don't get to do anything in it, it's still a lucid dream so you can add that to your LD count.
[20:21] <LucidAvenger> They my favourite oppurtunity
[20:21] <@puffin> I understand why; they're pretty stable.
[20:21] <Frozenwolf> I've had a few but not become lucid
[20:22] <CrimsonStorm> One of my only lucids was a false awakening. It was pretty cool.
[20:22] <@puffin> Recall is a really important part of DILD. I can vouch for this because today I had a nap, and I know I had two lucid dreams within it. But I could only remember one of them.
[20:23] <DawgBone> How do you improve recall, puffin?
[20:23] <@puffin> You can improve recall by taking vitamin B6 supplements, or drinking a glass of apple juice before bed.
[20:23] <Mette78> ah I can vouch for the apple juice! I think...
[20:24] <LucidAvenger> me too
[20:24] <Mette78> had some real apple juice, not concentrate, a couple of months ago
[20:24] <Mette78> also omega 3, and I had up to 8 dreams two times
[20:24] <defqon1> ive realised that if i actually keep a dream journal, i recall a fair bit more than i thought
[20:25] <@puffin> Real apple juice works well. :D You can also improve your recall by attempting to remember as much as you can right when you wake up. Basically you keep a sheet of paper and a pen at your bedside, and when you wake up, lie still with your eyes closed (this isn't a DEILD though). Stay relaxed, breathing deeply, and try to remember as much as you can. Staying still for a while after awakening helps your brain stay in dream mode, provoking more recall.
[20:25] <CrimsonStorm> I guess that means apples themselves also help.
[20:25] <CrimsonStorm> Well, it can't hurt.
[20:25] <DawgBone> right
[20:25] <@puffin> I'm not sure about apples themselves, but you could try.
[20:26] <@puffin> The next part of that recall technique is to, without moving, put your arm over the side of the bed and just jot stuff down on the paper, without looking at it.
[20:26] <@puffin> And that's basic recall improvement.
[20:26] <OtisMcRainbow> I tried that :/ but i had a FA where i wrote down everything :/
[20:26] <Mette78> oh, never tried that
[20:26] <OtisMcRainbow> i got so upset i had to stop doing that >.<
[20:27] <@puffin> Oh, I've done that before. Got up, brushed my teeth, ate toast... Woke up and did it all again, then woke up for real. I didn't feel like doing any of that again. :P
[20:27] <Mette78> haha I use to have those too! not real FAs but like, I think I'm writing them down, only to realise I'm only thinking about doing it
[20:27] <@puffin> Lol
[20:27] <Frozenwolf> I never tried to write wihtout looking but whenever I wake up i think about my dreams then turn on my light and write them in my DJ
[20:27] <@puffin> I'll be talking about how to catch FAs in the next lesson, or later if we have time.
[20:27] <Mette78> so puffin do you write them down without looking only to make sure u get every detail?
[20:28] <Mette78> why not just lie there for a few minutes until u cant remember any more
[20:28] <@puffin> The less you open your eyes and the more you relax, the more your body is relaxed, prompting recall. It's best to try recalling as much as you can before moving, yes :)
[20:29] <@puffin> But if you get so much recall in your head, you might forget some of it as you're writing it down. It's a tough line to draw sometimes.
[20:29] <@puffin> -drinks warm milk- yulch.
[20:29] * LucidAvenger performs a RC
[20:29] <Mette78> ah, ok
[20:29] <@puffin> Any other questions about recall?
[20:29] <defqon1> what about recording
[20:30] <defqon1> i record myself describing my dream and writ it down later
[20:30] <DawgBone> I do that too
[20:30] <@puffin> Recording is basically just writing everything you remember down. Personally, I sometimes jot down sentences, or just make jotnotes. I use the above technique every morning with the sheet of paper, and write everything down, in more detail, in my Dreamviews dream journal.
[20:30] <Mette78> is it best to strain the memory to try to recall, or just lie there?
[20:31] <OtisMcRainbow> i just write down basics, and anything i happen to remember on spot then go over it again later to see if i can get more out of it
[20:31] <@puffin> I suggest not straining to recall, because it stresses you out if you can't seem to recall anything; by then it totally kills your chances of recall. But it's different for each person.
[20:32] <@puffin> OtisMcRainbow is right, sometimes you can just write down a few sentences and then you'll remember all the other details during the day.
[20:32] <Mette78> what about when you can't remember more after just lying there?
[20:32] <@puffin> Sometimes that's all you can remember; in that case, write it down.
[20:33] <@puffin> Try thinking of keywords and asking yourself if you had a dream that occurred in your house, at college, school, or one that involved your friends or a character from TV. That might help, too
[20:33] <OtisMcRainbow> I ofen will pass something during the day, like a clock and something will pop into my head like "Ohh hey all the houses on that stree in my dream started with $"
[20:33] <OtisMcRainbow> 4 not $
[20:33] <@puffin> That happens to me, too. All the more reason to be aware during the day!
[20:34] <@puffin> Did I cover everything with recall....
[20:34] <@puffin> -thinks-
[20:34] <LucidAvenger> yes
[20:34] <Frozenwolf> Yes
[20:34] <DawgBone> yes
[20:34] <@puffin> Okay, moving on
[20:34] <Mette78> yes
[20:34] <LucidAvenger> unless of course a mantra but thats MILD?
[20:34] <@puffin> Yeah, that's MILD. I won't be discussing MILD unless we have extra time in the end of class
[20:35] <LucidAvenger> okay
[20:35] <@puffin> Here's a quick question for you guys, everyone try to answer: what causes you to become lucid?
[20:35] <@puffin> [no penalty for wrong answers :P]
[20:36] <DawgBone> general awareness
[20:36] <LucidAvenger> an awareness that you are dreaming?
[20:36] <Frozenwolf> Being aware that something in your dream can't be real
[20:36] <CrimsonStorm> Self-awareness, in particular.
[20:36] <OtisMcRainbow> the realization you are dreaming, or something is not real/possible
[20:36] <Mette78> I just know it's a dream spontaneously
[20:36] <Mette78> mostly because of something I see or experience
[20:37] <@puffin> Good, it's pretty much awareness. And Matte, most people do suddenly realize that they're dreaming. Something doesn't necessarily have to be wierd or strange in the dream in order for the person to become lucid.
[20:37] <Mette78> yeah, most of the time I just get lucid like that
[20:38] <OtisMcRainbow> ok i'm out, i will be sure to res the log in the am night class
[20:38] <OtisMcRainbow> read
[20:38] <@puffin> Sometimes you're slightly aware in the dream, and then you see a trigger like something that looks off, and then you become more aware.
[20:38] <@puffin> Bye otis!
[20:38] <LucidAvenger> Bye
[20:38] <Mette78> bye dude
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[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> Cya
[20:38] <@puffin> I'm not a huge supporter of dream signs, can anyone guess why?
[20:39] <LucidAvenger> Unreliable
[20:39] <defqon1> whats a dream sign?
[20:39] <Mette78> yeah
[20:39] <DawgBone> to recognize dream signs you have to be aware .. and if your are ...
[20:39] <CrimsonStorm> Than you probably are lucid anyways.
[20:39] <@puffin> Ah, sorry about that. *facepalm* A dream sign's a cue that you're dreaming, like seeing a purple cat, being in your old school, etcetera.
[20:39] <CrimsonStorm> Pretty much what I think.
[20:40] <@puffin> Dawgbone and Crimson are right, you need awareness to recognize dream signs in the first place. And if you already have awareness, you already have a chance at becoming lucid.
[20:40] <@puffin> Dream signs are unreliable, like LucidAvenger said. They don't always appear in your dreams.
[20:40] <DawgBone> excellent point
[20:40] <@puffin> Aaand, I just lost my train of thought.
[20:40] <@puffin> D'oh.
[20:41] <LucidAvenger> lol
[20:41] <@puffin> Moving on. :P
[20:41] <Mette78> ah, that's why I never do realitychecks
[20:41] <Mette78> I'm already lucid
[20:41] <LucidAvenger> So you just go jump off a building? :D
[20:41] <@puffin> Reality checks - a manual check to make sure you're dreaming.
[20:41] <LucidAvenger> to fly
[20:41] <Frozenwolf> lol
[20:42] <@puffin> Lol @ lucidavenger. :P That's exactly what a reality check, or RC, is meant to prevent.
[20:42] <LucidAvenger> Superman style
[20:42] <@puffin> In real life, anyways.
[20:42] <@puffin> Ironman style :D
[20:42] <LucidAvenger> Im always afraid my reality check is lying and it is RL when im dreaming
[20:42] <CrimsonStorm> I like reality checks, not really as a way to make me lucid, but to be the last check once I'm reasonably sure I am.
[20:43] <@puffin> That sometimes happens to me too; it's good to just increase your general awareness so you're more conscious, and so you're more certain you're dreaming.
[20:43] <@puffin> Same here, crimsonstorm.
[20:43] <Mette78> yeah, doing a rc makes my dreams more stable and vivid
[20:43] <@puffin> Usually, RCs involve the sense of touch or sight, which helps stabilize the dream in general.
[20:44] <@puffin> Here's a list of RCs in case you don't know them all.
[20:44] <@puffin> Nose-plug RC - it basically involves plugging your nose and seeing if you can breathe through it. If you're dreaming, you'll be able to breathe through it like nothing's blocking it, and there won't be pressure like in real life.
[20:45] <LucidAvenger> I'm sorry but i have to go now i will read the log. Sorry and bye
[20:45] <@puffin> Finger counting RC - look at your hand(s) and count how many fingers you have. You might have more or less than five, or have tiny fingers branching off the existing ones!
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[20:45] <@puffin> Okay, see you later!
[20:46] <Mette78> haha yeah fingers branching off looks fun
[20:46] <Frozenwolf> I normally use the finger counting and nose plug
[20:46] <@puffin> Digital clock RC - look at a digital clock and note the time. Turn away, and then look back again. The time may have changed. Or, you know how digital times are made of those long rectangle thing? The first time you look at the time, a few of these rectangles might be missing, which looks rather creepy.
[20:47] <defqon1> the only time i really became lucid was after looking at a digital clock
[20:47] <@puffin> I use the nose-plug check 99% of the time, because it's easy to use and you don't need a bright environment for it to fail or succeed.
[20:47] <@puffin> You probably had pre-existing awareness that increased when you looked at the clock.
[20:47] <defqon1> Yeah i did indeed
[20:48] <@puffin> Reading RC - sometimes text will be upside-down, look strange, or just "off" in general. But then again, I've had numerous dreams where everything read out normally, and I even properly spelled something in a sandbox at one point. In my opinion this isn't as reliable a RC for some people
[20:48] <DawgBone> interesting
[20:48] <Mette78> yeah sometimes your brain tells you that a certain word is spelled like that
[20:49] <Mette78> totally messed up, just like the brain tells you seeing a flying elephant is normal, right?
[20:49] <Frozenwolf> lol ya
[20:49] <CrimsonStorm> Yeah, I've tried a few, and I like the nose-plug one the best.
[20:49] <@puffin> Finger-through-palm RC - Hold your hand out, and try pushing the index finger of your other hand through it. If you're dreaming, it'll go through, which is a pretty cool experience. Although you might have to push a little to get it to go through.
[20:49] <Mette78> I haven't tried the noseplug one, only counted fingers and watched a clock, not digital though, but I knew I was dreaming
[20:49] <@puffin> The logic center of your brain is often turned off in dreams, which is why we take everything as "normal" in a dream.
[20:49] <CrimsonStorm> It's simple, reliable, and like you said, and be done anyone.
[20:49] <Mette78> also trying to fly
[20:49] <CrimsonStorm> *anywhere
[20:50] <@puffin> Yep
[20:50] <Mette78> noseplug + fingercount ftw
[20:50] <@puffin> Sometimes you don't even need to do a reality check; in this case, you're either not lucid enough to remember, or you're so lucid you know for a fact that you're dreaming.
[20:50] <@puffin> anyways, I've got a few more, I'll just C+P from my computer here.
[20:50] <Frozenwolf> k
[20:51] <@Alex> c+p, eh
[20:51] <@puffin> Lights RC: flick a light switch on and off to see if the light levels change. In dreams, there's a chance the switches won't work.
[20:51] <@puffin> Lol. :P
[20:51] <@puffin> Same goes for computers and other electronics, although I don't usually see computers in my dreams.
[20:51] <@puffin> Location RC: Where are you right now, and can you recall how you got there? In a dream you can be somewhere with no memory of how you ended up there.
[20:51] <@puffin> And that's it.
[20:52] <Frozenwolf> What about checking gravity? IT's often different in dreams.
[20:52] <Mette78> making the RCs aren't my problem, I need to make myself remember doing them more often
[20:52] <@puffin> Gravity works normally for me in dreams. I think it depends on the person.
[20:52] <Mette78> the more I go around and question the waking world, the bigger chance of me question the dream right?
[20:52] <Frozenwolf> Ok because I had a dream the other night where he gravity was different but I didn't realise int he dream
[20:53] <@puffin> Yes. :D Every few hours during the day, make yourself more aware than normal - look around, read a paragraph of text or a sign, and do a reality check.
[20:53] <@puffin> Since we don't question that we may be dreaming while we're in the dream itself, it's important to do this in real life, no matter how certain you may be that you're awake.
[20:53] <Mette78> can you overdo it?
[20:53] <@puffin> I don't think it's possible to overdo it, no.
[20:54] <Mette78> atm I do it like... 6 times every hour
[20:54] <@puffin> The more awareness, the better.
[20:54] <@puffin> And that's a good start.
[20:55] <Frozenwolf> I try to do it every hour but sometimes I forget while at school
[20:55] <@puffin> Questioning reality and raising awareness is probably the most important thing you need for DILD
[20:55] <DawgBone> right
[20:55] <Mette78> do it often in school Frozenwolf, I have alot of dreams regarding my old school
[20:55] <Mette78> might be worth it when u finish it
[20:56] <Frozenwolf> Same, most of my dreams happen in school.
[20:56] <@puffin> It's hard to remember at first. You can write notes in your agenda or binder, and then raise your awareness when you read them. But be careful not to rely too much on cues or notes, because there's a good chance you might not have them in your dream.
[20:56] <@puffin> Dreams occurring in school alot is considered a dream sign, so don't RC only when you're in school. Generalize them.
[20:56] <CrimsonStorm> Yeah, a lot of mine do as well.
[20:56] <@puffin> Same :P
[20:57] <@puffin> Either that or I teleport to school because I just like being there in dreams.
[20:57] <Mette78> I've been out of school for 4 years, still have alot of them
[20:57] <@puffin> I had a dream that I was in kindergarten once. o__o
[20:57] <defqon1> lol
[20:57] <Mette78> haha
[20:57] <@puffin> Anyways, this class is almost over, so I have a small assignment.. :P
[20:57] <Frozenwolf> lol
[20:57] <DawgBone> ha
[20:58] <@puffin> It's not necessary to complete the course, but it'll help you get a better understanding of RCs and awareness.
[20:58] <@puffin> Questions:
[20:58] <@puffin> 1) pick three of the above reality checks and explain the pros and cons of each.
[20:59] <@puffin> 2) why is it better to question reality everywhere, and not just when something specific happens?
[20:59] <@puffin> And that's it.
[20:59] <@puffin> not too much I hope xD
[20:59] <Frozenwolf> Nope
[20:59] <CrimsonStorm> Not at all.
[20:59] <DawgBone> sounds good
[20:59] <@puffin> Okay, that's good.
[20:59] <Mette78> ah :)
[20:59] <Mette78> yeah
[20:59] <defqon1> lol wish uni was this easy
[20:59] <Frozenwolf> Do we need to make a workbook?
[21:00] <CrimsonStorm> I was thinking the same thing about high school, def. haha
[21:00] <@puffin> I don't think you need to make one for this course, I won't be asking that many questions. You can always just write them down in your DJ or something
[21:00] <Frozenwolf> Ok
[21:00] <@puffin> Any other questions before I go and watch Gandhi? :P
[21:01] <@puffin> [good movie, holy crap]
[21:01] <Mette78> hmm let me think
[21:01] <@puffin> Take your time
[21:01] <defqon1> so the idea is
[21:01] <defqon1> in real life, do reality checks often, so that it may become habbit
[21:02] <Mette78> I got a personal question if that's ok :)
[21:02] <Mette78> since you get LDs alot, I was wondering how fast you learned
[21:02] <defqon1> so there may be a chance you in your dream you will do one
[21:02] <defqon1> and realise ur dreaming
[21:02] <@puffin> You should only do reality checks to confirm that you're dreaming. Don't make raising your awareness and RCing become habit, that's death for DILDing! :P
[21:02] <Mette78> and did you do it, like you just taught us?
[21:02] <CrimsonStorm> Or probably more importantly, be aware of yourself and your perceptions, and think about if you're truely awake. RC's just help test this.
[21:02] <@puffin> If it becomes habit, you'll end up RCing without becoming aware in the dream.
[21:03] <defqon1> ah
[21:03] <@puffin> I had my first DILD within a week of joining DV. That sounds a bit fast compared to some other people, but the rate of learning's different for everyone.
[21:03] <@puffin> I sort of put an emphasis on awareness right away, as soon as I read the DILD tutorial, and maybe that's why I got an LD so fast. I used the same techniques I'm teaching you guys :)
[21:04] <Mette78> hmm ok
[21:04] <@puffin> Or probably more importantly, be aware of yourself and your perceptions, and think about if you're truely awake. RC's just help test this. - exactly!
[21:04] <Mette78> so basicly, walk around and just "feel"
[21:04] <Mette78> not RC everytime, just feel
[21:04] <Mette78> and be aware of how it feels to be awake?
[21:04] <Mette78> ah
[21:04] <Mette78> didn't read what you wrote hah
[21:04] <@puffin> Yeah. Be skeptical, and know how it feels to be fully conscious and awake.
[21:04] <@puffin> Lol
[21:04] <Mette78> yeah I thought that today when I was out runnin
[21:04] <@puffin> anything else?
[21:05] <Frozenwolf> Puffin in a dream if I am aware that I'm dreaming for a few seconds but have no control and then lose the awareness is it a lucid?
[21:05] <Mette78> the road was covered in darkness, and I thought it had disappeared haha, had to RC
[21:06] <@puffin> As long as you're aware, it's a lucid, regardless of whether you had good control or not, and regardless of the length. People who are beginning to DILD sometimes wake up from excitement when they first become lucid, and might think it wasn't a lucid. But it doesn't have to be more than a few instances long to count.
[21:06] <Frozenwolf> Ok then i guess I had my first lucid this morning :D
[21:06] <@puffin> I count each of my dreams that I become aware in, even if they're only minute.
[21:06] <Mette78> gratz hehe
[21:06] <@puffin> Congrats! :D
[21:06] <@puffin> How'd it happen?
[21:06] <Frozenwolf> thank you :)
[21:07] <CrimsonStorm> Nice work!

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[21:07] <Mette78> a last question, how long have you been doing this puffin?
[21:07] <@puffin> Since November 2009.
[21:07] <Mette78> ah
[21:07] <@puffin> Almost a year. :3
[21:07] <Frozenwolf> I was playing golf and I hit a ball into the water and instead of sinking it just rolled on the surface and I thought to myself that that can't be real and I must be dreaming.
[21:07] <Mette78> consistently too?
[21:08] <@puffin> Pretty consistently, yes. I had a few WILDs along with my DILDs at first, but then totally lost the ability to enter SP. I had SP a few weeks back, twice, but never managed to enter a dream. So my lucids now comprise solely of DILD.
[21:08] <@puffin> Cool :)
[21:08] <Mette78> ah ok
[21:09] <Mette78> I'm glad I found this site, never had anyone to talk to about this kind of the first months
[21:09] <Mette78> so I kinda lost interest during the summer
[21:09] <Mette78> but it's more interesting now than ever :)
[21:09] <@puffin> My LD count dipped a bit during the summer, then rose like crazy. Then I entered school last week; it dipped again, and then rose. :P
[21:10] <CrimsonStorm> I'm trying to get some of my friends interested in it, hasn't seemed to work too well.
[21:10] <@puffin> If there's no other questions, I'd best be going. if someone remembers a question, they can PM me.
[21:10] <Frozenwolf> That happened to me with rrecall.
[21:10] <@puffin> Same. :P Lucid dreaming's sort of a hit-and-miss with people
[21:10] <DawgBone> Thanks for the class, Puffin! See you tomorrow.
[21:10] <CrimsonStorm> Same time tomorrow?
[21:10] <@puffin> No problem.
[21:10] <@puffin> Same time, yes ;D
[21:10] <Mette78> I got no more questions :) nice lesson puffin! I won't make it tomorrow though, I won't sleep more than a few hours tonight, it's already 4 am here
[21:10] <Frozenwolf> Thank you Puffin for the class :)
[21:10] <@puffin> Welcome guys, see you later!

Thanks for the log:). For my other classes you need a chat name and password to enter. This one just let me in:)
:facepalm: curse over complicating things. And lol my dream told me to wake from the dream and turn my alarm off to go to the dild class :-o (half an hour after it went off)

September 19th Transcript

Spoiler for long transcript:

[19:38] == puffin [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[19:38] == mode/#DVA [+o puffin] by DreamBot
[19:38] <@puffin> I'm on the DV site. :P I couldn't get in.
[19:38] <+slayer> wb Puffin
[19:38] <@Alex> oh man
[19:38] <@Alex> u were in here
[19:38] <@Alex> with mibbit
[19:38] <@puffin> Nope. xD
[19:38] <@Alex> and then u disconnected again
[19:38] <+slayer> pft mibbit
[19:38] <Fagelspindel> Alex: plz change my name, or I'll have to relog and you have to put me in here again hah!
[19:38] <@puffin> You sure?
[19:38] <+slayer> Just use the DV IRC
[19:39] <@Alex> yes, we saw it
[19:39] <@Alex> [02:36] Puffin ([email protected]) has joined
[19:39] <@Alex> [02:37] Puffin ([email protected]) has disconnected: Quit: Mibbit.com - Easy and fast Webchat ajax IRC Client
[19:39] <@zebrah> ahhh
[19:39] <@puffin> oh o_o
[19:39] <@zebrah> well i gotta do homework byw now
[19:39] <@puffin> Well, lol... I didn't see any of your posts.
[19:40] <@zebrah> llol?
[19:40] <+slayer> Bye zebrah
[19:40] <@zebrah> bye
[19:40] == zebrah [[email protected]] has left #DVA [""]
[19:40] <@puffin> bye!
[19:40] <+slayer> I AM PUMMPED FOR THIS CLASS
[19:41] == Fagelspindel [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: Page closed]
[19:44] == Matte87 [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[19:45] <@Alex> learn to get in here urself finally
[19:45] == CrimsonStorm [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[19:45] <CrimsonStorm> You got the pass then?
[19:45] <Matte87> if I learn the password I will
[19:45] <@Alex> nah i moved him in
[19:45] <@Alex> that lazy ass
[19:46] <+slayer> I just got in by guessing the password
[19:46] <+slayer> Spent hours doing it
[19:46] <@Alex> lol chanpw bruteforce
[19:46] <@Alex> the pw is "mirrors"
[19:46] <@Alex> learn it
[19:46] <+slayer> I did it so much
[19:46] <+slayer> DVA was just like
[19:46] <+slayer> "SCREW IT YOU'RE IN"
[19:46] <Matte87> done
[19:46] <+slayer> And here I am./
[19:46] <Matte87> might be gone tomorro
[19:46] <CrimsonStorm> Is it really that hard to look up the thead? Took me less time than it took Alex to insert you. :P
[19:46] <Matte87> but who knows :O
[19:47] <@Alex> Crimson is right
[19:47] <CrimsonStorm> Thread, that is.
[19:47] <@Alex> Matte is just a lazy hobo
[19:47] <Matte87> I've told you, the site is damn slow for me for some reason
[19:47] <@puffin> OMG hi Matte. ;o
[19:47] <@Alex> cheap excuse
[19:47] <Matte87> and I suck at finding things in it, so many threads
[19:47] <CrimsonStorm> And that still sounds dirty. >_<
[19:47] <Matte87> alright I suck at finding stuff on the forums
[19:47] <Matte87> guilty
[19:47] <@Alex> a google speed index of 83, dawg
[19:47] <Matte87> huh
[19:47] <@Alex> theres no other vb on the web with such a high index
[19:47] <@Alex> not a single one
[19:47] <@Alex> even vb.com has only 65
[19:48] <Matte87> what, my connection?
[19:48] <@Alex> so dont get on me that "dv is slow"
[19:48] <Matte87> well, my router is the one fucking things up, I don't think it's properly installed
[19:48] <Matte87> not lying
[19:48] <+slayer> 13 minutes :3
[19:48] <Matte87> ah now I found it
[19:48] <Matte87> piece of cake
[19:49] <Matte87> chat room info
[19:49] <Matte87> and hi puffin! haha
[19:49] <Matte87> how are you this fine evening?
[19:49] <CrimsonStorm> Haha, hey Puffin
[19:49] <Matte87> morning*
[19:49] <CrimsonStorm> *evening
[19:50] <@puffin> What's up? :P
[19:50] <@puffin> O_O
[19:50] <CrimsonStorm> Eh. US history notes. Not much.
[19:50] <CrimsonStorm> ?
[19:50] <@puffin> Want to see this movie nao. Wow.
[19:50] <CrimsonStorm> What movie?
[19:50] <@puffin> "stone" - robert deniro, ed norton, milla jovovich
[19:51] <@puffin> Looks great.
[19:51] <Matte87> I decided to come anyways today, didn't wake up that early this morning :) wouldn't wanna miss the class
[19:51] <Matte87> btw, the assignment, u want it in the channel or in pm?
[19:51] <@puffin> PM would be better. But I don't really need it, as long as you did it. :P
[19:51] <@puffin> feel free to send it over if you want corrections.
[19:51] <+slayer> I missed yesterday's class ;___;
[19:51] <@puffin> *if there are corrections to be made :P
[19:51] <@puffin> Did you find the transcript?
[19:52] <@puffin> http://www.dreamviews.com/f85/dild-1-syllabus-103441/
[19:52] <Matte87> ah ok :)
[19:52] <@puffin> Second post
[19:52] <+slayer> slayer, you do not have permission to access this page.
[19:52] <@puffin> -_o
[19:52] <@puffin> Okay then...
[19:52] <@puffin> ALEX!!
[19:52] <+slayer> This is my punishment for missing out yesterday isn't it?
[19:52] <@puffin> where do I post it, then? :P
[19:53] <@puffin> Wasn't me. ^_^
[19:54] <CrimsonStorm> You logged in, slayer?
[19:54] <+slayer> Wait what
[19:55] <+slayer> Logged in to what
[19:55] <CrimsonStorm> Dreamviews forums.
[19:55] <+slayer> I am on dv right now
[19:55] <+slayer> yes
[19:55] <CrimsonStorm> Ok.
[19:55] == DawgBone [[email protected]] has joined #DVA
[19:55] <CrimsonStorm> I tryed to look at the DVA board the other day, but forgot I wasn't logged in, so it wouldn't let me in.
[19:55] <DawgBone> Hi folks
[19:55] <CrimsonStorm> Just making sure the same didn't happen to you. :)
[19:56] <CrimsonStorm> Hey, DawgBone
[19:56] <+slayer> So let's see here...
[19:56] <+slayer> I am the oldest here
[19:56] <+slayer> yay
[19:56] <Matte87> no ur not lol
[19:56] <Matte87> you're 20 right?
[19:56] <+slayer> Join date
[19:56] <@puffin> I'm 16. oldest of all of you. ;D
[19:56] <+slayer> Woah 20
[19:56] <Matte87> aah
[19:56] <@puffin> Lol.
[19:56] <+slayer> I'm 18
[19:56] <@puffin> Darn.
[19:56] <Matte87> right, my bad
[19:56] <+slayer> And I'm talking about join date :x
[19:56] <+slayer> I joined in 2007
[19:57] <@puffin> Ah. I joined in late 2009.
[19:57] <+slayer> I'M OLDER THAN THE TEACHER
[19:57] <@puffin> Definitely not the oldest then
[19:57] <CrimsonStorm> Same here, puffin. On both counts.
[19:57] <@puffin> D;
[19:57] <+slayer> young wippersnappers
[19:57] <Matte87> I'm way older than u in age
[19:57] <+slayer> How old are you?
[19:57] <@puffin> But I'm.... uh..
[19:57] <+slayer> 47a?!
[19:57] <Matte87> 23
[19:57] <+slayer> oh
[19:57] <@puffin> Wow. I feel really young now, thanks ALOT. >_>
[19:57] <Matte87> in my prime
[19:57] <+slayer> Puffin is female so everything else basically doesn't matter
[19:57] <@puffin> Haha
[19:58] <Matte87> haha don't worry puffin, be happy while you're young
[19:58] <Matte87> you will start to sag soon haha!
[19:58] <@puffin> :C
[19:58] <CrimsonStorm> 16 is a pretty good age.
[19:58] <Matte87> wrinkles and shit
[19:58] <+slayer> Yeah because people wi
[19:58] <@puffin> Lol
[19:58] <+slayer> Wait what
[19:58] <+slayer> Oh
[19:58] <+slayer> Nevermind
[19:58] <+slayer> Oh god
[19:58] <@puffin> If I'm going to sag soon, what does that say for you? :O
[19:58] <+slayer> Nothing
[19:58] <+slayer> CLASS
[19:58] <+slayer> Starting
[19:58] <+slayer> soon
[19:58] <@puffin> your face = SAG
[19:58] <+slayer> dild
[19:58] <@puffin> DILD.
[19:58] <@puffin> :D
[19:59] <+slayer> Wait
[19:59] <+slayer> so what happened last time
[19:59] <+slayer> I was gone
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> Puffin taught us the magic secret to LDing, and we all hat 7 lucid's last night.
[19:59] <@puffin> I'll PM the transcript. BRB
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> Shame you missed it.
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> *had.
[19:59] <+slayer> D:
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> :D
[19:59] <CrimsonStorm> I wish.
[20:00] <Matte87> sry was taking my time, my old fingers are slow...
[20:00] <Matte87> ;)
[20:01] <Matte87> I ain't even got a beard yet, late in puberty
[20:01] <Matte87> so I don't worry, plus guys are in their prime at 25, and stay fit until 30
[20:01] <Matte87> :P
[20:01] <@puffin> This doesn't seem like a lot of people. Again. :P
[20:01] <Matte87> :(
[20:01] <@puffin> [has emailed transcript to slayer]
[20:01] <+slayer> Oh god this is big
[20:01] <CrimsonStorm> Not enough facial hair to grow a beard, though enough to have to shave.
[20:02] <@puffin> Mhmm. xD
[20:02] <CrimsonStorm> Gotta love puberty.
[20:02] <Matte87> exactly CrimsonStorm
[20:02] <CrimsonStorm> Haha, it was a pretty long lesson.
[20:02] <+slayer> Anyone care to summarize what happened yesterday? x__x
[20:02] <@puffin> What a lucid dream is/isn't...
[20:03] <+slayer> Ok
[20:03] <DawgBone> awareness
[20:03] <@puffin> Lol. Uh, why dream signs aren't as good as you think they are...
[20:03] <CrimsonStorm> Reality checks of various types, and pros and cons
[20:03] <@puffin> Awareness, yeah. pretty much
[20:03] <+slayer> dream signs aren't good?
[20:03] <+slayer> Oh my
[20:03] <@puffin> Recall
[20:03] <+slayer> I'll read through all of it when I get the time
[20:03] <CrimsonStorm> Recall, yes.
[20:03] <@puffin> Mkay
[20:03] <CrimsonStorm> Apple juice. :D
[20:03] <@puffin> And vitamin b6. 8D
[20:04] <@puffin> I'll be right back, getting cookies
[20:04] <@puffin> 'cuz I'm stuck teaching you guys for the next hour :P
[20:04] <DawgBone> yum
[20:04] <CrimsonStorm> How much have you found that that helps? b6, that is.
[20:04] <+slayer> I'll be a good boy
[20:04] <CrimsonStorm> Great, now I want cookies.
[20:04] <CrimsonStorm> *steals*
[20:05] <@puffin> back.
[20:05] <+slayer> wb
[20:05] <@puffin> Vortman cookies, the circle ones with the sugar on top. oh my god. :P
[20:05] <DawgBone> it's nice to share ...
[20:05] <@puffin> really yummy
[20:05] <@puffin> Sorry, only have two. ;)
[20:05] <DawgBone> rats
[20:05] <@puffin> I have six super twizzlers, or whatever those things are called.
[20:05] <@puffin> super... nibs? :P
[20:05] <CrimsonStorm> [21:04] <CrimsonStorm> How much have you found that that helps? b6, that is.
[20:06] <Matte87> ninjabot says 50-250 mg
[20:06] <CrimsonStorm> Sorry, badly worded.
[20:06] <@puffin> I used 50mg for a few nights and it worked well for me. I'm just not that good at taking supplements.
[20:06] <CrimsonStorm> How effective have you found it?
[20:06] <@puffin> 50-250 is good
[20:06] <CrimsonStorm> Ok.
[20:06] <@puffin> It helps me get out of dryspells, going from 0 recall to 1 or 2 a night consistently.
[20:07] <CrimsonStorm> I'll try it, eventually.
[20:07] <@puffin> Just tell me when you guys want to start the class. :P There isn't too much to cover this time.
[20:07] <CrimsonStorm> Next time I make it to the store.
[20:07] <+slayer> IM READY
[20:07] <CrimsonStorm> Anytime, really.
[20:07] * slayer waits
[20:07] <@puffin> Okay then. :P
[20:07] <@puffin> ...how the heck do you do those commands?
[20:07] <+slayer> you mean /me?
[20:07] <@puffin> Anyways.
[20:07] <@puffin> Yeah
[20:08] <+slayer> Say /me does something
[20:08] * puffin says thanks.
[20:08] <@puffin> :D
[20:08] <+slayer> yay
[20:08] <+slayer> I helped
[20:08] <+slayer> A+ slayer
[20:08] <@puffin> You should be the teacher.
[20:08] <+slayer> TODAY CLASS
[20:08] <@puffin> you don't need me anymore. Byebye
[20:08] <+slayer> WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT CATGIRLS
[20:08] <Matte87> lol
[20:08] <@puffin> NOOO my class again. xD
[20:08] <+slayer> lol
[20:09] * CrimsonStorm backs away slowly.
[20:09] <@puffin> Okay, we will start now :P
[20:09] <+slayer> Ok
[20:09] <@puffin> So hopefully you've read over a bit of the transcript slayer... :P
[20:10] <@puffin> this class is pretty much building on from the last one.
[20:10] <+slayer> I kinda skimmed through it...
[20:10] <@puffin> Good enough :P
[20:10] <+slayer> I have it open
[20:10] <@puffin> Mkay
[20:10] <@puffin> I'm going to tell you guys how to improve your awareness in more detail this class.
[20:10] <@puffin> After all, awareness is important.
[20:10] <Matte87> sweet :) been thinking about that all day
[20:11] <@puffin> and if you have any ideas, feel free to shout them out. there's tons of ways to improve awareness!
[20:11] <+slayer> Ok
[20:11] <@puffin> We can break awareness down into two types - external and internal
[20:11] <@puffin> Internal first... it's pretty much focusing on your body, what position you're seated in, what you're eating at the moment, and anything having to do with you as an individual.
[20:12] <@puffin> An internal reality check would be the nose-plug.
[20:12] <@puffin> It has to do with your breathing and pressure inside your nose.
[20:12] <@puffin> When you choose to question reality, ask yourself why you're doing what you're doing. See if you can feel your heartbeat.
[20:13] <@puffin> There's also a slightly different approach - you can meditate once or twice a day, in five minute periods... just relax, deepen your breathing, and see if you can hear what's going on around you. Being able to focus on external sounds while you're relaxed is a good way to guage both internal awareness, and external.
[20:13] <@puffin> any questions so far?
[20:13] <CrimsonStorm> Also for internal, your thoughts and feels, right? Like trying to think how you got where you are, what you were doing before.
[20:14] <Matte87> ah, feeling
[20:14] <@puffin> Exactly. It can also be considered external awareness too, because it involves your surroundings. :3
[20:14] <Matte87> being more aware of your body, got it
[20:14] <@puffin> I've found that in dreams, I don't feel or notice myself breathing, even if I focus on my body. That might be a good RC.
[20:14] <@puffin> ...for some people.
[20:15] <CrimsonStorm> Or maybe try to hold your breath.
[20:15] <CrimsonStorm> Interesting thought.
[20:16] <@puffin> Moving on, external awareness is the more simplistic type for most people. It pretty much involves looking around, as CrimsonStorm said, and seeing if you can remember how you got to where you are. Think about if it's really possible that you're at where you are. If you're dreaming, you may have no memory of how you got to a certain place.
[20:16] <@puffin> That too can work as an RC.
[20:16] <@puffin> "can I remember how I got here?" - either yes or no.
[20:16] <@puffin> If yes, do another RC just to make sure. Really be skeptical because you won't be skeptical in a dream.
[20:17] <Matte87> how often should we do that? I guess internal awareness is something you do very often, but external
[20:17] <Matte87> a couple of times a day is enough right?
[20:17] <@puffin> More common checks include seeing if the time changed, seeing if the sky looks normal, and really just looking around to see if anything looks distorted.
[20:17] <+slayer> Do it when you think about it?
[20:17] <@puffin> Yeah, I'd say a few times a day is good.
[20:17] <@puffin> Every time you think about it, you should do it.
[20:18] <Matte87> k
[20:18] <@puffin> Because if you only do it every few times you think about it, if you do it in a dream, you may not consider the possibility that you could be dreaming
[20:18] <@puffin> ...If that makes sense. :P
[20:18] <@puffin> funny wording, sorry about that.
[20:18] <+slayer> That was confusing
[20:18] <+slayer> lol
[20:18] <Matte87> the ultimate thing, would be to question and "feel" 24/7 right?
[20:18] <@puffin> I tried xP
[20:18] <Matte87> have internal awareness on at all times
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[20:19] <+slayer> SOMEONE IS LATE FOR CLASS
[20:19] <Matte87> not like, question, but be aware of how you feel
[20:19] <@puffin> Yes. I wouldn't do it EVERY single minute of every day, though, because then you'll get so used to being aware that you won't be able to increase your awareness anymore. You'd soon get used to it.
[20:19] <OtisMcRainbow> bit me >:(
[20:19] <@puffin> >_> Otis.
[20:19] <CrimsonStorm> You're welcome, Otis.
[20:19] <CrimsonStorm> :P
[20:19] <@puffin> U AR LATEE!
[20:19] <Matte87> spanking!
[20:19] <+slayer> detention
[20:19] <@puffin> GET TO UR DESK
[20:19] <Matte87> spanking
[20:19] <+slayer> Oh no wait I like Matte's idea
[20:19] <+slayer> spanking
[20:19] <@puffin> AND SAT DAOWN
[20:19] <OtisMcRainbow> ;-;
[20:19] <Matte87> lol
[20:19] <@puffin> or, yeah, what matte said.
[20:20] <@puffin> >D
[20:20] <CrimsonStorm> Your choice.
[20:20] <@puffin> Anyways, ignore the interruption. ^^
[20:20] <@puffin> Lol
[20:20] <+slayer> Continue puffin
[20:20] <+slayer> with the lesson
[20:20] <Matte87> hehe yeah continue plz
[20:20] <@puffin> More ways to increase your awareness (external) is to listen in on conversations people are having. By this, I don't mean for you guys to be total snoops or eavesdroppers :P
[20:21] <@puffin> Basically analyze the words and sentence structures the people are creating, and see if they really make sense.
[20:21] <+slayer> Suuuure
[20:21] <@puffin> You could if you want. ;D
[20:21] <Matte87> hahah
[20:21] <Matte87> ok
[20:21] <Matte87> how things work that is
[20:21] <@puffin> And I'm not sure whether or not to label this as a reality check, and I'm also not sure how to word this well, but...
[20:22] <Matte87> and look like
[20:22] <@puffin> When you dream, you aren't aware. When you become lucid, you're aware but you're not usually fully, 100% conscious. When you get your first lucid, remember how conscious you felt when you woke up
[20:22] <@puffin> And this might make it easier to tell if you're dreaming
[20:22] <@puffin> Yeah
[20:22] <+slayer> Yeah
[20:23] <CrimsonStorm> YEah
[20:23] <Matte87> ok, combobreaker
[20:23] <@puffin> :(
[20:23] <Matte87> sry, Yeah
[20:23] <@puffin> Darn. Matte why do you always have to ruin things :C
[20:23] <@puffin> Lol moving on. xP
[20:23] <Matte87> I'll zip it :|
[20:23] <@puffin> Jk
[20:23] <Matte87> ;)
[20:24] <@puffin> I don't think I told you guys some easy ways to catch FAs the last class, so here I go
[20:25] <@puffin> Every time you wake up in the middle of the night, after recalling your dreams if you wanted to do that, raise your awareness. If it's dark, do a reality check that doesn't need visuals in order to work/fail, like the nose-plug. It's quick and easy to use.
[20:25] <@puffin> That sounded like I was promoting something
[20:25] <@puffin> The same thing should happen when you get into bed, and get out of bed. Do a reality check, and look around to see if things look wierd.
[20:26] <+slayer> I remember a false awakening I had
[20:26] <@puffin> Tell us :3
[20:26] <Matte87> what if you never have FAs? I've had like one total
[20:26] <+slayer> It didn't last long
[20:26] <+slayer> I woke up
[20:26] <@puffin> I'd still do it, just in case you do have one.
[20:26] <Matte87> ok
[20:26] <@puffin> Did you become lucid, or... no?
[20:26] <+slayer> I saw that some cartoon was on
[20:26] <CrimsonStorm> I had a lucid FA once.
[20:26] <+slayer> Well
[20:26] <+slayer> I knew it was a dream
[20:27] <+slayer> I knew I was in my room, but it wasn't really my room
[20:27] <+slayer> It was all decerated and stuff
[20:27] <+slayer> But I was freaking tired and was like "whatever"
[20:27] <+slayer> and fell back asleep :V
[20:27] <Matte87> haha
[20:27] <Matte87> you newbie
[20:27] <CrimsonStorm> I had tried to have a WILD earlier in the night, failed and fell asleep. But I did an RC kinda randomly, and I was dreaming, so...
[20:27] <@puffin> Okay, that must've been a lucid then. Lucids are usually called out because the person gets a sudden rise of awareness in the dream, even if it's not that much. Sometimes I get lethargic when becoming lucid, too :P
[20:28] <@puffin> I'll be right back, just getting something to drink... -forgot to get something before class-
[20:28] <+slayer> CLASS PARTY WHILE TEACHER IS GONE
[20:28] <CrimsonStorm> I got out of bed, which was for what ever reason really difficult to make my body do. I stablized a little bit, but it was still really dark. When I tried to make it brighter, I woke up.
[20:29] <CrimsonStorm> I dare someone to lock the door!
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[20:29] <CrimsonStorm> ohwait
[20:29] <+slayer> Oh hey
[20:29] <+slayer> Defqon
[20:29] <CrimsonStorm> Hey
[20:29] <+slayer> Late to class I see
[20:29] <+slayer> Your punishment is either detention
[20:29] <+slayer> Or a spanking by Puffin
[20:29] <+slayer> and we all have to watch
[20:29] <+slayer> you get spanked
[20:29] <defqon1> lol
[20:29] * puffin spanks defqon1
[20:30] <@puffin> >D
[20:30] <Matte87> lol
[20:30] <defqon1> owww
[20:30] <@puffin> Now you'll never be late again. SIT DOWN!!! >D
[20:30] <Matte87> I'd try to stay out of trouble, got a girlfriend...
[20:30] <@puffin> Lol.
[20:30] <Matte87> I'll*
[20:30] <defqon1> lol i dunno how to get in here
[20:30] <defqon1> alex had to move me
[20:30] <+slayer> ANYWAY
[20:30] <+slayer> Continue
[20:30] <defqon1> more like idk the pw
[20:30] <CrimsonStorm> "/join #DVA 'password'"
[20:30] <CrimsonStorm> password is mirrors
[20:30] <@puffin> Without the ' ' of course.
[20:31] <defqon1> thanks
[20:31] <defqon1> all good now
[20:31] <CrimsonStorm> No prob
[20:31] <@puffin> Okay, so... I covered everything I was planning to for this class. Do you guys want to move on, or wait for next time?
[20:31] <CrimsonStorm> Continue, puffin
[20:31] <CrimsonStorm> Oh.
[20:31] <+slayer> SUMMONIUNG
[20:31] <@puffin> we'd be covering control and how to not become overexcited
[20:31] <+slayer> TEACH ME SUMMONING
[20:31] <CrimsonStorm> Haha, that wasn't answering your question.
[20:31] <@puffin> Lol
[20:31] <Matte87> I say we continue
[20:31] <+slayer> My god I don't want to summon another old guy in armor
[20:31] <@puffin> Okay, sure thing
[20:31] * puffin is ROFLing
[20:32] <Matte87> yeah, slayer has been here for two years, without being able to summon a catgirl, he got bb
[20:32] <@puffin> So, basic dream control
[20:32] <@puffin> lol
[20:32] <+slayer> 3 years
[20:32] <Matte87> only some dude in armor
[20:32] <+slayer> I've been here 3 years
[20:32] <Matte87> haha
[20:32] <CrimsonStorm> Win.
[20:32] <Matte87> 3 then
[20:32] <@puffin> EXPECTATIONS.
[20:32] <+slayer> I have not been able to summon my own catgirl
[20:32] <@puffin> Dun-dun-dun...
[20:32] <+slayer> I have seen catgirls, but I haven't been able to summon one
[20:32] <+slayer> HELL
[20:32] <@puffin> Expectations are everything!
[20:32] <+slayer> A catgirl claimed to be my dream guide!
[20:32] <@puffin> xD
[20:32] <+slayer> And yet I can't summon a catgirl
[20:33] <OtisMcRainbow> xD
[20:33] <@puffin> So hopefully you've all watched a certain movie more than once.
[20:33] <Matte87> shhhhh
[20:33] <@puffin> You know what's going to happen in it during the second viewing
[20:33] <@puffin> >____>
[20:33] <Matte87> yeah
[20:33] <+slayer> For the most part
[20:33] <@puffin> Yeah, yeah... Let's say a movie you've seen many times over again, then :P
[20:34] <@puffin> So, you know when the bad guy's going to leap out from behind the desk and kill the innocent bystander, right?
[20:34] <@puffin> Figuratively speaking of course
[20:34] <+slayer> Yeah
[20:34] <Matte87> yea
[20:34] <@puffin> It's the same principle in dreams.
[20:34] <@puffin> If you are in a house and want to teleport to a rainforest, don't open the door and mindlessly say "there'll be a rainforest outside".
[20:35] <CrimsonStorm> Deja vú to LaBarge's book.
[20:35] <+slayer> Bad things happen to innocent bystanders in my dreams ,__,
[20:35] <@puffin> You have to visualize what it'll look like behind the door. Will there be trees arcing over you, and a path right in front of the door? Dirt on the ground, macaws flying and pooping on you? :P
[20:35] <+slayer> Great
[20:35] <@puffin> This is where it can help to daydream a bit about the setting beforehand.
[20:35] <+slayer> Now I'm going to think about things pooping on me while I dream
[20:35] <@puffin> That was for you, slayer, btw.
[20:35] <@puffin> Lol
[20:36] <+slayer> the visualizing thing before I look?
[20:36] <Matte87> hmm
[20:36] <@puffin> Macaws pooping on you. Might motivate you to summon a catgirl just a bit more.
[20:36] <@puffin> God knows how.
[20:36] <+slayer> I've always wanted to see what my own brain could come up with
[20:36] <@puffin> It's worked well so far. :P
[20:37] <@puffin> But for some things, it's best to just know what you want.
[20:37] <Matte87> what's a macaw?
[20:37] <Matte87> some sort of bat?
[20:37] <@puffin> parrot.
[20:37] <Matte87> ah hahah
[20:37] <@puffin> Lol
[20:37] <Matte87> I was thinking of ace ventura 2, cuz of the poop
[20:37] <+slayer> lol
[20:37] <+slayer> Love that movie
[20:37] <Matte87> puffin: Does it help to close your eyes?
[20:37] <@puffin> Never seen it! o_o want to, though. Anyways, if you're going to summon a DC, you don't have to search behind doors and walls for one.
[20:37] <Matte87> or does that just increase the chance of waking up
[20:38] <@puffin> Not in the dream. Don't ever close your eyes in the dream.
[20:38] <@puffin> You have to be focused on the scenery around you for the dream to remain stable.
[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> Really?
[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> Huh.
[20:38] <@puffin> Sometimes it doesn't destabilize, but it often does. Best not to take the chance.
[20:38] <Matte87> hmm makes sense
[20:38] <@puffin> As for summoning DCs, all you really have to do is either:
[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> Only if you EXPECT it too. :P
[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> *to.
[20:38] <CrimsonStorm> I can't type tonight.
[20:39] <@puffin> - look behind you and expect them to be there. Visualize them sitting/standing on the ground, or being up in a tree.
[20:39] <@puffin> - Go around a corner and use the same visualization technique.
[20:39] <@puffin> It's like when someone's walking up behind you and you can already hear them talking; you know what the person looks like and how they'll be moving.
[20:39] <@puffin> Then you spin around and see them.
[20:39] <@puffin> Questions?
[20:39] <Matte87> cool :)
[20:39] <+slayer> Um
[20:39] <Matte87> I summoned food once by turning around, so I know that will work
[20:39] <DawgBone> interesting
[20:39] <Matte87> expectations!
[20:40] <+slayer> Ok
[20:40] <Matte87> no questions here
[20:40] <@puffin> I've summoned tons of food! It tasted good, too :P
[20:40] <@puffin> Okay
[20:40] <Matte87> ever dreamfruit?
[20:40] <+slayer> What should I do if I don't get what I want?
[20:40] <Matte87> try it!
[20:40] <Matte87> yeah what then?
[20:40] <@puffin> Turn around and get the image of what you summoned out of your head. Without getting frustrated, just take a few moments to re-visualize it and try again.
[20:41] <@puffin> You can always try commanding the dream to give you what you want when you're turned around again, too
[20:41] <+slayer> If I keep trying to summon things and turn around I'll be surrounded by old guys in armor ;__;
[20:41] <@puffin> "Dream, give me a catgirl" in a commanding way
[20:41] <@puffin> That's not the kind of expectations you want to cultivate in a dream xD
[20:41] <Matte87> hahah man you gotta have some buried shit wanting to come up
[20:41] <CrimsonStorm> Question:
[20:41] <@puffin> Don't even think about old people, just about the person you want to summon
[20:41] <@puffin> Sure
[20:42] <CrimsonStorm> We may talk about it later, but what do you do when your dream isn't very clear? Like, if it's dark, or blurry, or something like that.
[20:42] <@puffin> That's really just a clarity/stabilization issue.
[20:43] <+slayer> Rub your hands?
[20:43] <+slayer> Touch things?
[20:43] <@puffin> Drink apple juice or take vitamin b6 to help de-blur your dream.
[20:43] <CrimsonStorm> Alright, I'll try it.
[20:43] <Matte87> I think he meant while in them
[20:43] <@puffin> And yes, using the sense of touch can help ground yourself in the dream too. Focus on something for a few instances and the detail will start to pop out.
[20:44] <@puffin> Just about to get to that :)
[20:44] <Matte87> ah sry :P
[20:44] <@puffin> Don't worry :P And then there's... dream spinning.
[20:44] <+slayer> Spin round and round
[20:44] <+slayer> to change your scenery
[20:45] <+slayer> Right?
[20:45] <@puffin> It's basically just, yeah, spinning around in a circle while in the dream. It helps your mind work to fill in missing pieces of the dream, and also helps to teleport. Now, there's one common error people make when dream spinning.
[20:45] <@puffin> DON'T SPIN TOO FAST!
[20:45] <+slayer> Falling down
[20:45] <+slayer> Oh
[20:45] <@puffin> This will just destabilize the dream :P
[20:45] <@puffin> I've never fallen down myself. But I suppose it's possible, lol
[20:45] <Matte87> I've spun once, and I fucked it up
[20:45] <Matte87> woke right away
[20:45] <Matte87> but I spun when I was a kid
[20:45] <@puffin> You were probably going too fast/the right speed.
[20:45] <Matte87> I remember being in the dark, then I entered some light, and started to wake up
[20:46] <@puffin> Hmm.
[20:46] <Matte87> so I spun around for some reason, and I stabilized it!
[20:46] <CrimsonStorm> I spun, and I'm not sure it really did anything. Didn't wake me up, but didn't seem to change anything.
[20:46] <Matte87> I was around 9-10 then
[20:46] <Matte87> never thought about it much, and haven't tried it more than twice back in the days
[20:46] <@puffin> Sometimes spinning doesn't help. It mainly uses the sight to stabilize the dream, but if there's nothing to stabilize, nothing will improve.
[20:46] <Matte87> what's your favorite stabilization technique puffin?
[20:46] <Matte87> how do you do it
[20:47] <@puffin> When I first become lucid, I do the following, usually in order.
[20:47] <@puffin> - Look around briefly, while rubbing my hands.
[20:47] <@puffin> - Go to the nearest wall or object and rub my hand along it. Sometimes I feel like an idiot while doing this, if I'm rubbing myself up against a wall, but... :P
[20:47] <@puffin> Of course, this is all after I've done a reality check.
[20:48] <+slayer> pervert
[20:48] <@puffin> Then I just fly off or whatever
[20:48] <@puffin> Thanks slayer :)
[20:48] <+slayer> :3
[20:48] <@puffin> I think that covers it... did I miss anything...
[20:48] <Matte87> hahah
[20:48] <Matte87> hmm
[20:48] <Matte87> do you ALWAYS do a RC? even if you know you're dreaming?
[20:48] <@puffin> Oh! I've never done this myself, but don't think of yourself lying in bed.
[20:49] <@puffin> RCs help by stabilizing the dream, so you can do them even if you're positive that you're dreaming.
[20:49] <@puffin> Thinking of or visualizing yourself lying in bed just destabilizes the dream. You have to stay focused on the dream to remain in it
[20:50] <Matte87> oh I got another one I've been wondering about, lying down in dreams is not good right?
[20:50] <Matte87> ah got it answered, thx :)
[20:50] <OtisMcRainbow> Q: i have problems failing RC's what do i do?
[20:50] <@puffin> No, I don't recommend lying down in dreams.
[20:50] <@puffin> Otis - what RCs are failling for you?
[20:50] <OtisMcRainbow> like. I know i'm dreaming... but i can't poke my finger through my palm, and if i plug my noes i can't breath
[20:51] <@puffin> Usually if you're lucid enough, you won't need a RC to know that you're dreaming. They don't cause lucidity, and are only used as a test to make sure you're dreaming
[20:51] <OtisMcRainbow> I ofren Pass gravity checks too
[20:51] <CrimsonStorm> gravity usually works normally for me.
[20:51] <@puffin> I always pass gravity tests; it works the same for me as in real life. every time.
[20:51] <@puffin> *too
[20:51] <Matte87> I can fly like a bird
[20:51] <Matte87> always low gravity :)
[20:52] <DawgBone> A macaw?
[20:52] <Matte87> haha
[20:52] <+slayer> lol
[20:52] <@puffin> If you guys have any other questions just let me know. I'm going to end the class pretty soon; otherwise we won't have anything to talk about next class :P
[20:52] <+slayer> don't poop on my head plz
[20:52] <Matte87> I'm gonna try to remember to RC next time
[20:52] <@puffin> Lol
[20:52] <+slayer> What are we learning next class?
[20:52] <@puffin> Not sure xD I think we might have learned everything this one!
[20:53] <defqon1> also where can i get the log cos i obviously missed a fair bit
[20:53] <@puffin> But I'll think of something
[20:53] <OtisMcRainbow> I flew once, but it was rather awkward... i can't fly unless i'm flapping my arms :/
[20:53] <OtisMcRainbow> I try not to fly
[20:53] <@puffin> I'll be PMing the log to people. I posted it in a thread but it's not visible to you guys, so...
[20:53] <@puffin> Just ask if you want the log.
[20:53] <+slayer> DV is down :(
[20:53] <@puffin> ...yeah.
[20:53] <@puffin> Server can't be found. great
[20:53] <OtisMcRainbow> I'll take a copy of the log since i was late... :/
[20:53] <@puffin> Just post "LOG" in capitals.
[20:53] <@puffin> if you want it :P
[20:54] <Matte87> I'm alright, got a good memory
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[20:54] <OtisMcRainbow> LOG
[20:54] <OtisMcRainbow> :p
[20:54] <+slayer> Bye statserv
[20:54] <@puffin> lol
[20:54] <DawgBone> I'll cut and paste mine
[20:54] <Matte87> what's the assignment for this week fröken?
[20:54] <+slayer> Assignment?
[20:54] <defqon1> LOL
[20:54] <defqon1> i mean
[20:54] <defqon1> LOG
[20:54] <Matte87> haha
[20:55] <@puffin> 1) What's needed to summon things in a dream?
[20:55] <@puffin> and 2) Why shouldn't you dream spin too fast?
[20:55] <@puffin> Pretty easy.
[20:55] <+slayer> Do I just write the answers down and PM you?
[20:55] <@puffin> You don't have to show them to me, but you can post them in your DJ or whatever.. if you want, that is. :P
[20:55] <OtisMcRainbow> Do we need to PM you our assignments or keep them in a DJ?
[20:55] <Matte87> hey, add a bonus assignment, will make me even more motivated!
[20:55] <OtisMcRainbow> yay lag
[20:55] <Matte87> 3)summon something or try spinning in an LD
[20:56] <@puffin> Fine. ;D
[20:56] <OtisMcRainbow> D:
[20:56] <Matte87> sweeeet
[20:56] <+slayer> Wait what
[20:56] <OtisMcRainbow> i will so fail no 3
[20:56] <+slayer> so I just have to write down the answers in my DJ
[20:56] <+slayer> and I'll get like an A+
[20:56] <@puffin> Haha
[20:56] <+slayer> and a degree or something
[20:56] <@puffin> So that's it for this class
[20:56] <@puffin> A degree. IYD.
[20:56] <@puffin> x3
[20:57] <+slayer> IYD?
[20:57] <+slayer> Oh
[20:57] <+slayer> Ha ha
[20:57] <+slayer> So funny
[20:57] <Matte87> hehe
[20:57] <Matte87> that's what I'm gonna summon!
[20:57] <Matte87> mohaha
[20:57] <CrimsonStorm> Alright, sounds good.
[20:57] <CrimsonStorm> Pun very much intended?
[20:57] <@puffin> I'm getting LAG
[20:57] <@puffin> Definitely intended :P
[20:57] <CrimsonStorm> So am I.
[20:57] <@puffin> Any last questions?
[20:57] <+slayer> Ok well
[20:57] <CrimsonStorm> :D
[20:57] <+slayer> Um
[20:57] <Matte87> hmm
[20:57] <+slayer> how 2 form babby
[20:57] <OtisMcRainbow> lol, good night then :) ttfn
[20:57] <DawgBone> Thanks for the class ...
[20:58] <@puffin> No problem
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[20:58] <CrimsonStorm> No questions here.
[20:58] <@puffin> K
[20:58] <Matte87> I'm fine
[20:58] <+slayer> I have a question.
[20:58] <+slayer> Very very serious question.
[20:58] <@puffin> Okay :)
[20:58] <@puffin> ....uh-oh.
[20:58] <Matte87> lol
[20:58] <+slayer> So serious
[20:58] <+slayer> I'm not even joking.
[20:58] <Matte87> serioussmerious even?
[20:58] <@puffin> D:
[20:58] <+slayer> Puffin can I haz pics of you with cat ears?
[20:58] <+slayer> To help
[20:58] <+slayer> me summon
[20:58] <+slayer> that is
[20:58] <+slayer> not because
[20:58] <Matte87> hahah
[20:58] <+slayer> I'm weird
[20:58] <+slayer> or anything like that
[20:58] <@puffin> STALKER D:
[20:58] <Matte87> hahahah
[20:58] * slayer coughs
[20:59] * puffin runs away
[20:59] <CrimsonStorm> :O
[20:59] <+slayer> IT'S TO HELP ME SUMMON CATGIRLS IN MY DREAMS
[20:59] <+slayer> TEEEAAAAACHHHHEEEERRRR
[20:59] <CrimsonStorm> Hahaha, run puffin!
[20:59] <+slayer> ;__;
[20:59] * puffin shouts something inaudible from far away
[20:59] <Matte87> if you never show your face to guys on the internets, they will fantasize
[20:59] <@puffin> Lol
[20:59] <+slayer> I am bad with the ladies
[20:59] <@puffin> I know first-hand.
[20:59] <@puffin> *shudder*
[20:59] <Matte87> slayer will see u as this super hot 16 year old model with cat ears
[20:59] <@puffin> Haha. Good enough
[21:00] <Matte87> bad slayer!
[21:00] <+slayer> D:
[21:00] <Matte87> u perv
[21:00] <+slayer> I am not a perv ;__;
[21:00] <@puffin> You're not? :O
[21:00] <+slayer> puffin am I a perv
[21:00] <+slayer> D:
[21:00] <Matte87> haha stop lying
[21:00] <+slayer> SAYS THE PERSON WHO RUBS UP AGAINST WALLS
[21:00] <@puffin> |D
[21:00] <@puffin> Rofl
[21:00] <@puffin> I think I've had enough haha
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[21:01] <Matte87> me too hehe
[21:01] <@puffin> I'm going to hang up now, if there's no other silly inquiries lol
[21:01] <+slayer> so no pictures then?
[21:01] <Matte87> thanks alot for the class puffin :) was great
[21:01] <+slayer> no cat ears
[21:01] <@puffin> NAO >(
[21:01] <+slayer> I am sad
[21:01] <Matte87> until next time!
[21:01] <+slayer> Maybe tomorrow
[21:01] <@puffin> Maybe I'll post a user image or something though.
[21:01] <Matte87> gonna nail that 3) assignment mohha
[21:01] <@puffin> Bye guys!
[21:01] <defqon1> cya
[21:01] <+slayer> Bye
[21:01] <CrimsonStorm> Cya
[21:01] <Matte87> byebye
[21:01] <+slayer> Thanks for the class
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[21:01] <CrimsonStorm> Goodnight, everyone!
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[21:01] <+slayer> wait
[21:01] <@puffin> what
[21:01] <@puffin> >_>
[21:01] <+slayer> nvm
[21:01] <+slayer> It wasn't letting me join DV
[21:01] <@puffin> x3
[21:01] <@puffin> mkay
[21:02] <@puffin> bye!
[21:02] <+slayer> OH HEY
[21:02] <+slayer> NOW THAT WERE ALONE
[21:02] <@puffin> o___O
[21:02] <+slayer> :V
[21:02] <@puffin> BYE

I'd have joined this class if I wasn't already in MILD-1 :/

Next month!

thank you for the log :) sorry I couldnt make the class

I'm not going to be able to make the final lesson tonight. :( Bad luck that this and the date of my homecoming dance conflicted, and I'm already committed to that, so... Sorry! I'll get the transcript when I get back.