Thread: Sensei's Secrets

What area the tags you type up? Titles or dream signs?

Originally Posted by Patjunfa

What area the tags you type up? Titles or dream signs?

I really don't use dream signs other than the dream feeling. Everything else is waaaay too unpredictable to be focusing on at all for me.

This is what a non lucid looks like:
Dr. Who tardis Hell. Thomas. Daniel. Transform. Out of bullets. Button Combos. Kitties.

This is the edited version though. Tardis was spelled tarnis, and Out was our.

This is what a lucid looks like:
Old man says that he will train me. I show him Chidori. Doesn't break cloths. Josh dad. Saturday mornings.

Back yard. Fighting with. Lucid. demolish. fly away.

I usually try to write down a "person, place, and a short plot" This means that even if I don't remember the dreams, the tags can bring it out. The tags take about a minute to type up and then I can do some awareness exercise and then go to sleep. I do this like 5 times a night.

Originally Posted by Sensei

I show him Chidori.

You should've showed him Rasensan .

Cool thread!
I'd be interested to Hearn ow your practice, experience and LD count progressed as you discovered what worked for you. How were your 1st few months-1st year of practice. From your podcasts, you have a wee baba, congrats...you still manage to Ld despite other demands....I'm guessing it makes some form of difference?

Did u say u had an alarm every minute? If so that's hardcore and really pushes the bar up for determination...

When you say "I am ðreaming", is this similar to illusionary form?

Fair play for your generous sharing ��

Cool, generally takes me 10-20 mins writting dreams. Even on a Wbtb...I can see how 1min on many Wbtb would be effective and easier. Really I'm writting for the sake of continuing dream recall in order to foster lucids. Not as a detailed account as I do, as if for some analysis (which I don't do). May b hard to break pedantic habit of trying to make dream coherent. Will try tho as b great to save time...

Do you have just awesome dream recall or how do you manage to capture the dream in a minute? I find it takes me a while to remember the detail of the dream, then as I am writing I remember more of the details and so end up writting them, and then its 25 minutes...The odd time I have lots of recall straight away without having to replay the dream much...I'd love to spend less time on recall and writting and so enable more time for morning meditation.

Actually just listening to your audio now (things you wish someone told you b4 starting lucid dreaming), where you answer this question. you don't consistentaly dream journal. you dream journal with purpose, writting short tags and if dream doesnt really interest you, you don't write it. I'd be interested to see if I only spent a while remembering dreams and only writting every few days would dream recall go down or not....may see...Thanks for all your contributions on this site

This pretty much sums everything you need for a good lucid dream

Excellent! Everyone should read this. I realized the same exact things after I tried to find things on my own, not relying on DV tutorials or techniques. Not that I don't give DV a credit, but I wasted so much time being frustrated with lucidity. Your tutorial will save lots of newbies' time.

Being lucid is state of consciousness. It's not the techniques that lead you to permanent lucidity. Just relax and be a spectator of everything around you, which is what 'awareness' is...

And trying the hardest is the worst thing you can do

This whole thread is inspiring me to give up...

Ik this is an old thread, and I’m really sorry if this is necro-posting. But I love the Sherlock quote!

This is an awesome thread, I'm glad it got bumped. Some real, top-notch information in here.

Nice one, Sensei! Thanks for the effort you put into this, 4 years ago.

Originally Posted by Keeboard

Ik this is an old thread, and I’m really sorry if this is necro-posting. But I love the Sherlock quote!

Thanks! I can't see the Sherlock Quote. Maybe I am blind.

Originally Posted by slash112

This is an awesome thread, I'm glad it got bumped. Some real, top-notch information in here.

Nice one, Sensei! Thanks for the effort you put into this, 4 years ago.

Glad you liked it! I keep linking people to this because it is kinda my fundamentals to keep going back to.