Quote Originally Posted by paigeyemps View Post
Hey TheJester, good to see you're at least determined to have a plan you want to follow through, that's very nice.

Some things I personally think you should prioritize with regards to lucid dreaming are:
- dream recall and journalling (tbh i think the most important thing this aspect does is put you in the proper mindset wherein you think 'dreams are important to me' and consequently let your subconscious help you out)
- meaningful mantra/s. I cannot stress this enough. As a MILD practitioner, i really think you should stick to a mantra that is close to your heart and really reminds you to do what you intend to do. I personally like to do my mantras in a 'commanding' or exclamatory way like. "reality check!" or "this is a dream!". That way the emotion compounds the effect of the words.
- decent sleep schedule
- overall awareness. Try to pay attention to yourself and surroundings more. The more you do this, the more you develop the ability to recognize the different feel of the dream. You dont even have to do a lot, just try to wonder every few hours or so whether you're dreaming and why or why not.


Good luck!
Paigeyemps, you've saved me once again. That helps a lot. I've always kept a journal, and recently have been learning more and more the importance. My recall is pretty good, as far as I can tell. Mantras are something I need to look into or get help with - you said that the mantra should be close to your heart. So, does that mean I could use a lucid dreaming goal to form a mantra? Like, if my goal was to meet a character, it could be "I will meet X"? This has always confused me, since most people say the mantra should be along the lines of "I will dream tonight". My sleep schedule, honestly, is rather erratic, and I've been a bit confused on whether it was absolutely key or only a potential factor. As for overall awareness, I feel like I used to have much better awareness, since I was absolutely constantly thinking about lucid dreaming, and lately I've been wondering whether to go with ADA, go with "normal" reality checking of just checking whenever something unusual happens, or some alternative awareness technique. I honestly can't say what to go with.

Thanks for you help once again!