Aware but Unaware???

Been getting more and more interested in lucid/vivid dreams lately. I had one a couple of weeks back and I was very aware I was dreaming and managed to make myself fly. Never have I flew in a dream, I have fallen but never flew. It made me feel like yeah maybe we can control our dreams if we practice. The strange thing is that I have had a number of vivid dreams since and I have had zero control. I go to sleep thinking about being aware and wake up knowing I had a dream or a number of dreams but nothing since. It has been a couple weeks now and I am still trying but I am just curious as to other people experiences when first starting out? Any good tips?

It will take time to start controlling your dreams. It took me a while to get the hang of it, though I still don't have the best control... :|

Yeah when I did fly it was really out of control but really cool. I will just keep on trying. Any hints as to how to 1. get your mind right before going to bed 2. realize you are dreaming? 3. Control it once you do?

When I did manage to make myself fly I started thinking wholly shit I am do this and I almost immediately woke up.

I also find that when I go to bed I am thinking so much about what I am trying to do that I have a hard time falling asleep until I sort of forget about it.

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Originally Posted by Drumsterone

Any hints as to how to 1. get your mind right before going to bed 2. realize you are dreaming? 3. Control it once you do?

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1) Don't understand.

2) There are many ways to do it. You should start off with DILD, and WILD is popular among newer people, though it takes a lot of time and effort.

3) You will find multiple ways around the forum. With me I just concentrate on what i want to happen, and it happens. It took me a while to get the ability, though. :P