Relaxation advice, and any other LD advice welcome... Also my interoduction!!! :)
Hello everyone, Im new to the forum but Im really diggin it so far. So much information!
Anyways, Ive been practicing a few methods , Ive been doing RC's throughout this week (finger through palm, can I fly, and nose pinch). Also just practicing awareness and trying to observe small details and read texts. I also just mantra throughout the day "Am I dreaming, Is this a dream?" Ive noticed it carry over in a few of my dreams this past week. In one dream my mom gave me a shirt that said (this is a lucid dream). It didnt click though. Another one I was talking about lucid dream techniques with someone, and I still didnt realize. So I guess, what are ways to help you go from cues to conscious? Thats one question.
Another I have is, when trying to go to sleep and attempt a WILD or even just falling asleep in general it can be hard for me. Today I put togeather some of the things i have been reading during my REM rebound nap and it definitely helped but I still couldnt really fall asleep. heres what happened: I set the saltcube (random interval timer) to start in 20 mins. I layed in bed and performed counting + trying visualization. I caught myself drifting out a little bit. Couldnt relax enough to enter into deeper sleep. My mind remained pretty awake. I tried switching to just counting, and also just visualizing, and also visualizing plus mantra (i am entering a lucid dream). Finally during just mantra'ing I started to go deep enough and began lifting up. I slipped back into too much waking awareness however and couldnt go deeper into dream conscious state. So any advice for relaxing physically and mentally to help go deeper? I find when I perform these techniques I get energized in a way. Also, I notice my exhaling doesnt seem completely full. Any advice for emptying the diaphram while attempting WILD? I notice I sometimes have trouble exhaling full while going about my regular day aswell. Any advice will be much appreciated!!!
Heres my lucid dreams this week so far: In one, I was listening to a homemade audio induction with ambient background I made in ableton. It energized me listening to it. It became 530am still hadnt fallen asleep. Turned it off and fell asleep an hour later. Dreamed I was on a dock with a friend. Fell off into water and turned lucid. I started soaring through water but then almost immediately my alarm clock went off.
Next lucid dream a few days later: I drifted off but remained aware and heard this drumming pulling me in. I think it started as me drumming with some friends but then it was just a drum in front of me, and the drum started singing a higher pitch tone song. It reminded me of a shaman who was playing a drum and transforming in a dream I had a few weeks ago. This drumming was pulling me in and I was aware, I felt intense energy rushing through me and particularly building up at the sacral chakra. I managed to float up some but didnt keep the LD stable enough. I was flying a bit but it was fuzzy and I came out of it shortly after.
Much love and full speed ahead fellow explorers. This forum has become a real inspiration. I look forward to talking with you all.
