Not going anywhere

[Taffy]

It's been about 5 months since I started seriously attempting to lucid dream. However, I feel I'm making no progress. After i started I was having about one lucid a month, sometimes two, but now months will go by without a single one. I know so much about lucid dreaming and pretty much have every technique memorized, but putting everything into action seems to be a problem. Also, my recall just won't increase. I was once at a point where i could remember at least 1-2 dreams a night (and I mean full blown clear dreams) whereas now I only remember fragments. I'm confused, shouldnt all of this practice be paying off? It seems like I'm only getting worse the harder I try.

[sisyphus]

Maybe it's time to refresh your motivation. In Zen, there is an interesting concept called "Beginner's Mind." The goal is to maintain the wide-eyed willingness and spirit of a beginner, even when you have gained much experience. What were your motivations and expectations when you started having success? And what are your motivations and expectations lately? Sometimes our goals become dull and generic. It's not enough to just say "I want to have lucid dreams." You need something specific and visceral to motivate you, like "I want to feel the rush of wind as I fly over New York City and look down on the skyscrapers."

[Taffy]

I'll try I guess. Thanks

[Erii]

Don't try so hard. Stop trying to LD for a few days. Also, tip, when saying mantras you have to say "AM" not "want to" or "will" you have to say "am" because thats the only way the subconscious think. In present tense. I was having a 2 week dryspell and I had multiple LDs last night just by saying "I am lucid dreaming" as I went to sleep. Just try some simple things for now You can't wake up one morning and become a champion lucid dreamer. It takes a lot of practice and hard work but its worth it in the end.

[Taffy]

Ah I always used "will". Thanks ^_^ Didn't even know that was an issue

[francis148]

.exactly same problem with mE

[dakotahnok]

Ah I always used "will". Thanks ^_^ Didn't even know that was an issue Also using "need" helps. The mind has two ways of thinking, in one it takes the important stuff and saves that for long term use. And the other it takes the un important stuff and and holds it for short term use. After some time passes all of the un important information is gone but the long term information stays. If you use the word "need" it has a larger chance of getting into the important information and it will stay in your brain longer.