Quote Originally Posted by Nailler View Post
After all that it's a miracle you're still here. My guess is that you're drowning in WAY too much theory on the subject, much of which is shite.

My suggestion is that you put aside everything you've seen, heard, and read on the subject and only refer to Stephen LaBerge's "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" until you get the hang of it. He's successfully taught thousands of people how to do it. If you follow LaBerge's instructions exactly, without getting inventive or adding in stuff from Dream Views or YouTube, you will sooner or later have a lucid dream.

By the way, whether you think it's easy, or think it's hard, you're right.

Niall
I think this is a really good point. "Knowing" too much can be bad. I myself went through this drowning phase but that's the way I learn, through total immersion and questioning everything.

But yet, my first LD was "100% LaBerge" basically. ETWOLD and ACILD[*]. ACILD is great because it takes all his techniques and organizes them into clear, easy-to-follow step-by-step exercises. Dream recall, RCs, Reflection/Intention, MILD, WBTB. That's the core, and you would certainly do well to focus just on them until you achieve some success. They WORK, keep at them. Stay positive!
[*] A Course In Lucid Dreaming. Google will find a pdf for you.