Quote Originally Posted by stjimmy View Post
In contrast, whenever I’ve DILDed or had spontaneous LDs, I’ve found myself in extremely vivid places and my lucidity has allowed me to exercise god-like control over dream world, completely at will.
I think what you're describing is the difference between REM dreams and non-REM dreams. REM dreams tend to be action packed and exciting, while their non-REM counterparts tend to be more dull. When WILDing, you haven't had a chance to enter the REM state yet. With DILDing, the odds are you are already in a REM phase, and it's that intense dream imagery that tipped you off that you were dreaming.

I believe that we are not slaves to our sleep cycles, and that you can kick start a REM cycle whenever you feel like it. Next time you WILD, start smashing shit, jump around doing Jedi moves, or just start flying. That should be enough to kick start a REM cycle, providing the dream intensity you're looking for.