Thread: Is it possible to program something into a false awakening?

For example, I want to be furry in my next FA. Is there a way to "program" something like this beforehand? Or maybe I'll want my dream window open so I don't have to waste time breaking it or opening it manually to get outside.

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Mainly with things like this you have the same ideas about programming stuff like this:
incubation
expectation
lucid dreaming
Use things similar to any three of these to change your dreams or FAs, even non lucids. Does this make sense?

Originally Posted by Sensei

Mainly with things like this you have the same ideas about programming stuff like this:
incubation
expectation
lucid dreaming
Use things similar to any three of these to change your dreams or FAs, even non lucids. Does this make sense?

Not quite. You'll have to be more specific than that.

Originally Posted by Jacob46719

Not quite. You'll have to be more specific than that.

These are the three tools that people use to "program" their dreams. If you want to program FAs, which are just a specific scene in a dream, starting with the three existing methods of dream changing would be your best bet. If you have any questions about incubation let me know. Expectation is probably the hardest to change, and for you, lucid dreaming would be your best bet I think.

By incubation I assume you're not talking about eggs. Is there a list of ways to do this?

Create a prospective memory trigger with a mantra. It's not quite incubating the whole scene. It's more narrowly focused on one particular detail. But I find that it's more reliable than trying to incubate the whole scene.

The general recipe for a mantra like this is:

"The next time ______, I want to remember ______."

In your case, you might try: "The next time I wake up, I want to remember the window is open." I know people are always tempted to make the sentence shorter, but don't. The key words in the recipe have a strong significance to your unconscious, somewhat like hypnosis. The best times to recite the manta are during any mid-night waking prior to returning to sleep (such as with MILD, WILD, WBTB) and especially after a case when you missed the trigger (you wake after an FA that you didn't catch, but it is still fresh in your memory.) You can also do it during a daydreaming/rehearsal session paired with visualization or any other time you remember it.

Also...FAs are uncommon for me and I was wondering how to make them happen more often during non-lucid dreams.

More FAs, hmm. Not sure but your best bet is probably some external stimuli that disturbs your sleep just enough to cause an FA, but not enough to wake you. You could open the window shades to allow more sunlight in the morning (depends where you live and the arrangement of your bedroom, though). Or use a lamp on a timer to similar effect. Or an alarm with sound or vibration low enough that it doesn't wake you.